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William W. Bennett, A narrative of the great revival which prevailed in the Southern armies during the late Civil War, Chapter 15: winter of 1862-63. (search)
are permitted to pick their way through the rocks as best they can. The feelings of our people in the Valley, as they saw the troops move on with the head of the column filing off towards the mountains, were very sad. As we marched through Winchester the band played Old Folks at Home. We saw ladies, young and old, looking oh with sad faces, many of them weeping. Could we have spoken to these sorrowing ones, we would have said, Be not alarmed, Stonewall Jackson is somewhere. Friday, October 31st.-In lines and off at 7 o'clock. Many are limping with blistered feet and swollen joints. The barefooted stood the march better than those whose shoes were not a good fit. Many are carrying their shoes in their hands to-day. The Shenandoah river is to wade this morning, and we are anxious to get to it, hoping that the water will be some relief to scalded and burning feet. Some stripped their feet and legs, others plunged in with shoes and socks on. The water was almost freezing cold