. Bull run to Bull run; or, Four years in the army of northern Virginia. Containing a detailed account of the career and adventures of the Baylor Light Horse, Company B., Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., with leaves from my scrap-book. eal easier than wewere. The men behind me were still as mice, and their silencesomewhat oppressed me. ! informed the guard that we werea scouting party sent out by General Stevenson (commanderat Harpers Ferry), to arrest some disloyal citizens at Sharps-burg, and belonged to the Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry, buthad not been given the countersign, and did not
. Bull run to Bull run; or, Four years in the army of northern Virginia. Containing a detailed account of the career and adventures of the Baylor Light Horse, Company B., Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A., with leaves from my scrap-book. eal easier than wewere. The men behind me were still as mice, and their silencesomewhat oppressed me. ! informed the guard that we werea scouting party sent out by General Stevenson (commanderat Harpers Ferry), to arrest some disloyal citizens at Sharps-burg, and belonged to the Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry, buthad not been given the countersign, and did not know we pass through any of our troops. The Sergeant very cour-teously responded that they belonged to the Sixth Pennsyl-vania Cavalry, and had been sent to that post on that day;that he would call the oi^cer of the guard, who. no doubt,would pass us through—and he proceeded to make his then, for the first time, recognized the cavalry camp onthe north bank of the canal, and our better judgment calledfor a retreat, as we were largely outnumbered. The officer, a captain, was soon fully satisfied of our gen-uineness, leaned up against my horse and kindly offered topass us through and back. But the risk was too Seth M. Timberlake. 2/6 Hull Run to Hull Run. \isions of rope tloaicil l)cf()rc inc. Die boys, in making arnn on the hank in Sharpshnr^-. wonld Hkely create some dis-inrhancc if ihcir checks were not prom])tly honored, and thetroops at Shephcnistown, rcceivin!:;- notice, would prol)ablybar onr retreat, and aU wonld, most likely, be hnnj^- np beforemornini;. In order, however, to fnrther allay snspicion, Iinfornieil the Captain that 1 did not like the bnsiness intrustedto me (and to his honor be it said, he didnt, either), andwould rather he would decline to pass, as then I couldgo back and report to General Stevenson that he had failedto give me the countersign, and we cr)uld not get to Sharps-burg. To this he readily assented, and 1 ordered t
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