The story of a connoneer under Stonewall Jackson, in which is told the part taken by the Rockbridge artillery in the Army of northern Virginia . Robert A. Gibson UNDER STONEWALL JACKSON 41 life saved by the daring interposition of one ofhis men. His horse lived to carry him out, butfell dead as soon as he had accomplished it;and, after his death, every hair was pulled fromhis tail by Ashbys men as mementoes of theoccasion. Jackson fell back slowly, and, on reachingHarrisonburg, to our dismay, the head of thecolumn filed to the left, on the road leading to-ward the Blue Ridge, thus disclosing t
The story of a connoneer under Stonewall Jackson, in which is told the part taken by the Rockbridge artillery in the Army of northern Virginia . Robert A. Gibson UNDER STONEWALL JACKSON 41 life saved by the daring interposition of one ofhis men. His horse lived to carry him out, butfell dead as soon as he had accomplished it;and, after his death, every hair was pulled fromhis tail by Ashbys men as mementoes of theoccasion. Jackson fell back slowly, and, on reachingHarrisonburg, to our dismay, the head of thecolumn filed to the left, on the road leading to-ward the Blue Ridge, thus disclosing the factthat the Valley was to be given up a prey tothe enemy. Gloom was seen on every face atfeeling that our homes were forsaken. We car-ried our prisoners along, and a miserable-look-ing set the poor Dunkards were, with their longbeards and solemn eyes. A little fun, though, wewould have. Every mile or so, and at everycross-road, a sign-post was stuck up, Keezle-town Road, 2 miles/ and of every countrymanor darky along the way some wag would in-quire the distance to Keezletown, and if hethought we could get there before night. By dawn n
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