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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 19. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.19 (search)
uth is, he had ridden into Richmond, a distance of fifty miles, to have an interview with President Davis and General Lee, and receive his final instructions as to the part he was to take in the great battle that was impending, and he did it so secretly that the army knew nothing of his absence, and Richmond nothing of his presence within her walls. It was on this ride that a characteristic incident occurred. Before day Mr. Mathew Hope, a respected citizen living in the lower part of Louisa county, was awakened by the clatter of horses' hoofs in front of his house. Asking Who is there? he received for an answer: Two Confederate officers who are on important business, and want two fresh horses to ride into Richmond. Have you two good horses? Yes, I always keep good horses, was Mr. Hope's reply; but I cannot lend them to every straggler who claims to be a Confederate officer on important business. You cannot have my horses. But our business is very urgent. We must and wil