. 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 . ts. Purvis moved into my room. Weare left sole heirs of all the plunder. Colonel Perkins cameup to see me this evening and promised to do what he couldfor me in Washington. George received a letter from Julia to-day. I will answerit to-morrow. The parties wdio went oft to-day were CaptainsPrice, Marberry and Morrison, Lieutenants Kyle, Blanton,Murrav, Tormey
. 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 . ts. Purvis moved into my room. Weare left sole heirs of all the plunder. Colonel Perkins cameup to see me this evening and promised to do what he couldfor me in Washington. George received a letter from Julia to-day. I will answerit to-morrow. The parties wdio went oft to-day were CaptainsPrice, Marberry and Morrison, Lieutenants Kyle, Blanton,Murrav, Tormey and Baylor, and all the privates. Purvisand myself passed the night very quietly. Received fromMrs. Egerton one box of cheese, six hams, four beef tongues,one dozen jars of pickles, and three bottles of essence ofginger. Wrote to Captain Thomas G. Baylor by George. April 3d.—-A very fine day for the boys to go down thebay. I made an earnest appeal this morning to ColonelBuchanan (our new commandant) to have removed to ourquarters Captain Glenn, Mr. Rouss, Drs. Stocker and Lucas,and R. Lucas, Jr. He said he would give my application afavorable consideration. Received a very kind letter fromMiss Nannie Comegys, of Chestertown, Robert. T. Craig-hill. 112 Bull Run to Bull Run. Before giving an account of my journey, after leaving FortDelaware,^ I wish to explain a portion of my fathers is verv patent that the expression for several mornings, George and Murray are in bed asleep/ was intended as areflection on our conduct. Filial duty may have required meunder other circumstances to have risen early and made thefire, but sleep was the greatest comfort enjoyed in prison,and I often remonstrated with my father for his early risingand begged him to permit me to sleep away as much of prisonlife as possible. Indeed, making the fire was a pleasure, forI craved some occupation and employment. The petition mentioned in my fathers diary was notgranted, and our countymen were
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