. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . I •^^.^ lightened before the\ were returned to thewagons. It did seem at times as if there wereneedless delays with the trains, partly due, nodoubt, to fear of danger ahead. While I wasguartling our pontoon trains after leaving BigBethel, the teams stopped all along the to the front, I found one of the lead-ing teams badly mired, but not enough to justifythe stopping of the whole train. Ihe lazycolored driver was comfortably asleep in the!saddle. Get that team out of the mud!I yelled, bringing him to his senses. Heflourished hi
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . I •^^.^ lightened before the\ were returned to thewagons. It did seem at times as if there wereneedless delays with the trains, partly due, nodoubt, to fear of danger ahead. While I wasguartling our pontoon trains after leaving BigBethel, the teams stopped all along the to the front, I found one of the lead-ing teams badly mired, but not enough to justifythe stopping of the whole train. Ihe lazycolored driver was comfortably asleep in the!saddle. Get that team out of the mud!I yelled, bringing him to his senses. Heflourished his long whip, shouted his mule ■lingo at the team, and the mules pulled frantic- ■.ally, but not together. Cant you make your ;mules pull together? 1 inquired. Dem mules!pull right smart I said the driver. Cocking:and capping my unloaded musket, I brought Iit to the shoulder, and again commanded jthe driver, Get that team out of the mud! jThe negro rolled his eyes wildly and woke up all over. He first patted his saddle mule, spoke ■to each o
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