. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . April 23a, 1861, Robert E. Li>c. with the rauk of iu;i,ior-general, wasappointed by Goveruor Letclier commauder-lu-cblef of tUe military audji:i\al forees of tlie State of Virginia, and aseunied charge of the militaryditiMisos of the State. June 8th. 1801. in accordance with the proclamationof (roveruor Letcher, he traueferrert the command to the ConfederateStates, but lie remained the rankins otiicer of the Virginia military forees. JACKSON AT HARPERS FERRY IN 1861. 119. them
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . April 23a, 1861, Robert E. Li>c. with the rauk of iu;i,ior-general, wasappointed by Goveruor Letclier commauder-lu-cblef of tUe military audji:i\al forees of tlie State of Virginia, and aseunied charge of the militaryditiMisos of the State. June 8th. 1801. in accordance with the proclamationof (roveruor Letcher, he traueferrert the command to the ConfederateStates, but lie remained the rankins otiicer of the Virginia military forees. JACKSON AT HARPERS FERRY IN 1861. 119. them at the risk of bringing on a battle. He ordered the posting of gunsso as to command the road for half a mile or more, all to be aecm-atelytrained on the track by the light of day, and ready to be discharged at anymoment. Infantry companies were stationed to fire into the trains, if theartillery failed to stop them. Pickets were posted ont two or three miles,with orders to fu-e signal-guns as soon as the first troop-laden train shouldpass. About 1 oclock at night we heard the rumbling of an aj^proach-ing train. The long roll was beat; the men assembled at theii- assignedpositions and insilence awaited thesound of the sig-nal-guns. A nerv-ous cavahjnnanwas the vedette. Asthe train passedhim (it was theregular mail) hethought he sawsoldiers in it, andfired. Pop ! pop !pop ! came downthe road from suc-cessive were in-serted and lan-yards held taut, to be pulled when the engine should turn a certain pointfoui hundied yards distant from the battery. By great good luck
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