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Fitz John Porter (search for this): chapter 2.23
John S. Mosby (search for this): chapter 2.23
A bit of partisan service. by John S. Mosby, Colonel, C. S. A.
Before the first battle of Bull Run I had enlisted as a private in a company of Confederate cavalry of which William E. Jones, a West Point officer, was the captain, and that had been assigned to the 1st Virginia regiment of cavalry, commanded by Colonel J. E. B. S The men were asleep in the school-house and their horses were tied with halters to the trees.
If they had staid inside they could easily have driven us
Colonel John S. Mosby, C. S. A. From a photograph. off with their carbines.
But every man ran for his horse, and we were just in time to scatter them.
We got all the horses, ickly raised up in bed and asked what this meant.
I said, General, get up — dress quick — you are a prisoner.
What!
exclaimed the indignant general.
My name is Mosby; Stuart's cavalry are in possession of this place, and General Jackson holds Centreville.
Is Fitz Lee here?
Yes.
Then take me to him; we were classmates.
Very
Percy Wyndham (search for this): chapter 2.23
Edward C. Washington (search for this): chapter 2.23
John D. Barker (search for this): chapter 2.23
E. H. Stoughton (search for this): chapter 2.23
Joseph Hooker (search for this): chapter 2.23
Joseph E. Johnston (search for this): chapter 2.23
A bit of partisan service. by John S. Mosby, Colonel, C. S. A.
Before the first battle of Bull Run I had enlisted as a private in a company of Confederate cavalry of which William E. Jones, a West Point officer, was the captain, and that had been assigned to the 1st Virginia regiment of cavalry, commanded by Colonel J. E. B. Stuart.
We joined Stuart at Bunker Hill, a small village on the pike leading from Winchester, where General Johnston had his headquarters, to Martinsburg, where Patterson with his army was lying.
Stuart was watching Patterson.
In a few days Patterson advanced and took possession of our camp, and our regiment retired toward Winchester.
Here I took my first lessons in war. Patterson had no cavalry except a battalion of regulars, and we had no artillery; so he contented himself with throwing an occasional shell at us, and we got out of the way of them as fast as we could.
One day we were lying down in a large open field holding our horses when a battery sudd
Carswell McClellan (search for this): chapter 2.23
George M. Patterson (search for this): chapter 2.23