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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 1 1 Browse Search
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army 1 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: November 29, 1861., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: July 24, 1863., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army, Chapter 13: results of the work and proofs of its genuineness (search)
th all his might whatsoever his hand found to do at the call of duty. At the battle Manassas, while charging the enemy, he bethought him that his ammunition was expended; and stooping over a dead soldier, he gathered from his belt a handful of cartridges and transferred them to his own box with such quickness and dexterity as not to be thrown out of his place in the ranks— a remarkable instance of coolness in a young volunteer for the first time under fire. When I related this to Colonel Robert Preston, of the Twenty-eighth, God bless the boy, said the gallant old soldier. You were not present on the night when we contemplated a surprise of the enemy's outposts near Washington. When the temper of the men had become such that it was thought necessary to call for volunteers, company by company, and to take only such as were willing to go, at the call, three men from Company E stepped to my side without hesitation or a moment's deliberation; one of the three was William Cocke. A