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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reminiscences of the army of Northern Virginia. (search)
with him), he leaned forward on his hands and immediately went to sleep. Not long afterward he roused himself and said to Colonel Boteler: I am going to send you to Richmond for reinforcements. Banks has halted at Williamsport and is being reinforced from Pennsylvania, Dix, you see, is in my front and is being reinforced by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. I have a dispatch informing me of the advance of the enemy upon Front Royal, which is captured, and Fremont is now advancing toward Wardensville. Thus, you see, I am nearly surrounded by a very large force. What is your own, General? I will tell you, but you must not repeat what I say, except at Richmond. To meet this force I have only 15,000 effective men. What will you do if they cut you off, General? After a moment's hesitation Jackson cooly replied: I will fall back on Maryland for reinforcements. He evidently meant what he said, and it is a matter of curious speculation as to what would have been the re