. Field, fort and fleet; being a series of brilliant and authentic sketches of the most notable battles of the late civil war . the highway between him and Aldie were three thousand Con-federates with artillery, but this route offered him the only hope ofsuccess. He had scarcely moved out when he was attacked. Theorder was to ride down anj force in front, and while this was doneit resulted in a running light lasting more than an hour, withStuarts men ahead, in rear and on both flanks. Duffie cut his way througli, but he brought with him only thirty-one men out of his whole comman
. Field, fort and fleet; being a series of brilliant and authentic sketches of the most notable battles of the late civil war . the highway between him and Aldie were three thousand Con-federates with artillery, but this route offered him the only hope ofsuccess. He had scarcely moved out when he was attacked. Theorder was to ride down anj force in front, and while this was doneit resulted in a running light lasting more than an hour, withStuarts men ahead, in rear and on both flanks. Duffie cut his way througli, but he brought with him only thirty-one men out of his whole command. Of the remainder scarcelyone was taken prisoner, but nearly all of them were killed withsabre or bullet. The fight at Aldie was a square battle with the sabre, and theConfederates were again forced to acknowledge that the Federalcavalry could not only stand a charge, but make one in turn whichcarried something more than cheers with
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