The story of a connoneer under Stonewall Jackson, in which is told the part taken by the Rockbridge artillery in the Army of northern Virginia . ventful of that eventful year. Onreaching the Rapidan, a few miles distant, wewere ordered to leave all baggage we could notcarry on our backs, and in that August weatherwe chose to make our burdens light. This wasthe last we saw of our baggage, as it was plun-dered and stolen by camp-followers and shirk-ers who stayed behind. Having recuperated somewhat during my stayin camp I had set out, with the battery, for themarch, but a few days of hot sun soo
The story of a connoneer under Stonewall Jackson, in which is told the part taken by the Rockbridge artillery in the Army of northern Virginia . ventful of that eventful year. Onreaching the Rapidan, a few miles distant, wewere ordered to leave all baggage we could notcarry on our backs, and in that August weatherwe chose to make our burdens light. This wasthe last we saw of our baggage, as it was plun-dered and stolen by camp-followers and shirk-ers who stayed behind. Having recuperated somewhat during my stayin camp I had set out, with the battery, for themarch, but a few days of hot sun soon weak-ened me again, so I had to be excused fromduty, and remain with the wagons. Part of aday with them was sufficient, so I returned tothe battery, sick or well. Soon after my re-turn, about sundown, Arthur Robinson, of Bal-timore, whom I had regarded as a sort of dude,brought me a cup of delicious tea and severallumps of cut loaf-sugar. Cut loaf-sugar! Whatassociations it awakened and how kindly I felttoward the donor ever afterward! As I droppedeach lump into the tea I could sympathize withan old lady in Rockbridge County, who eyed a. Wiixiam M. Wiixson (Corporal) facing 98 UNDER STONEWALL JACKSON 99 lump of it lovingly and said, Before the warI used to buy that by the pound. On the following morning, August 18, E. B. Stuart came dashing into our campbareheaded and, for him, very much excited. Hehad just narrowly escaped capture by a scout-ing-party of Federal cavalry at a house nearVerdiersville, where he had passed the his hat, he mounted and leaped thefence with his horse. His adjutant, however,Major Fitzhugh, in possession of General Leesinstructions to General Stuart, was captured,and thus General Pope informed of the plan ofcampaign. Four days later General Stuart,with a large force of cavalry, having passed tothe rear of the Federal army, captured, at Cat-letts Station, General Popes headquarterswagon with his official papers and personal ef-fec
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