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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Historical sketch of the Rockbridge artillery, C. S. Army, by a member of the famous battery. (search)
addle and bridle of the dead horse. The battery fell back a few miles and went into camp, and remained near Strasburg several days. About the 27th it fell back as far as Rude's Hill, where it remained for the most part till about the middle of April, occasionally marching northward, and engaged in picket duty. While at Rude's Hill, we were joined, on March 28th, by John R. Hummerickhouse, Ed. H. Hyde, Robert E. Lee, Jr., Arthur Robinson, and March 31st, by Francis T. Herndon. About April 20th, the battery arrived at the western entrance to Swift Run gap, at the foot of the Blue Ridge, having left the pike near Harrisonburg, and passed by McGaheysville road around the southern end of Massanutton mountain. The weather was typical spring weather, except the sunshine. Instead of sunshine and showers, we had snow-storms and showers, and spent several nights, without tents, sleeping on rail-piles to keep out of the mud and water. This stopping-place, or camp, near Swift's Run ga