...ack, when obliged; take a new position; hold it in the same way; and I will be back to join you in the morning. Colonel Patton reminded him that his brigade was small, and that the country between Cross Keys and the Shenandoah offered few advantages for protracting such manceuvres., He therefore desired to know for how long a time he would be expected to hold the army of Fremont in check. He replied: ...