. Harper's weekly. THE REBEL ASSAULT ON FORT SAUNDERS—THE FIGHT OV1 SR THE DITCH.—Sketched by Mis. Theodore R. Davis—[See Page 23.] HARPERS WEEKLY. [Januaky 9, 1864. THE SCOUTS NARRATION. It WAS in the Weak mountain country of Eastnnessee; the evening was growing late, and then Hi re was ; lower and lower, luit we derived Iroirade-ire lei 1; attempt at a LllL Illll than Charlie Leigh ton the scout, as he carelesslylounged there, with the ruddy gleams of the dyingcamp-fire occasionally flickering over his intelligent lace, and his curling black hairwaving


. Harper's weekly. THE REBEL ASSAULT ON FORT SAUNDERS—THE FIGHT OV1 SR THE DITCH.—Sketched by Mis. Theodore R. Davis—[See Page 23.] HARPERS WEEKLY. [Januaky 9, 1864. THE SCOUTS NARRATION. It WAS in the Weak mountain country of Eastnnessee; the evening was growing late, and then Hi re was ; lower and lower, luit we derived Iroirade-ire lei 1; attempt at a LllL Illll than Charlie Leigh ton the scout, as he carelesslylounged there, with the ruddy gleams of the dyingcamp-fire occasionally flickering over his intelligent lace, and his curling black hairwaving fitfully in the night wind, which now camedown from the mountain fresher and chillier. It happened in Western Virginia, said he. Ihad been personally acquainted with our command-er, General R., hefore the war commenced, andhaving intimated, a short time previous to the dateof my story, that I desired to try my luck in thescouting service—of which a vast deal was requiredto counteract the guerrillas with which the BlueKidge fairly teemed at that time—one night, lut


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