. The recollections of a drummer-boy . down to sleep, chilled to the bone and shivering likean aspen. At six oclock we were roused up, and a pretty appearance wepresented too, for every man was covered with mud from neck to heel. A 3IUV MARCH AND A SHAM BATTLE. •9 However, daylight having now come to our assistauce, we uiarcljed onin merrier mood in the direction of Tort Royal, a place or village onthe Rappahannock, some thirty miles below Fredericksburg, andreached our destination about ten oclock that forenoon. As we emerged from the woods and came out into the open fields,with the river in
. The recollections of a drummer-boy . down to sleep, chilled to the bone and shivering likean aspen. At six oclock we were roused up, and a pretty appearance wepresented too, for every man was covered with mud from neck to heel. A 3IUV MARCH AND A SHAM BATTLE. •9 However, daylight having now come to our assistauce, we uiarcljed onin merrier mood in the direction of Tort Royal, a place or village onthe Rappahannock, some thirty miles below Fredericksburg, andreached our destination about ten oclock that forenoon. As we emerged from the woods and came out into the open fields,with the river in full view about a fourth of a mile in front, we fully. THE quartp;rmasteks triumph. believed tliat now, at last, we were to go at once into battle. And so,-indeed, it seemed, as the long column halted in a cornfield a short dis-tance from the river, and the pontoon trains came up, and tlie pioneerswere sent forward to help lay the bridges, and signal-flags began fly-ing, and officers and orderlies began to gallop gayly over the field — ofcourse we were now about to go into our first battle, ^I guess well have, to cross the river, Harry, said Andy, as we 80 RECOLLECTIONS OF A DRUMMER BOY. stood together beside a corn shock and watched the men putting downthe pontoons, and then well have to go in on em and gobbleem up. Yes; gobbling up is all right. But suppose that over in thewoods yonder, on the other side the river, there might happen to be alot of Johnnies watching us, and all ready to sweep down on us andgobble U8 up, while we are crossing the river — eh ? That wouldnt benearly so nice, would it? Hah! exclaimed Andj^ ^Id just like
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