... his helpless yet laughable condition. That was a noisy night, and it has always been a matter of wonder to me that we remained undisturbed, with the enemy less than three miles up the river, as General Birney , with whom we then were, has left on record. There was no stopping to wring out. But close up! was the order after crossing, and the dull rattle made by the equipments, the striking of the coff...