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The Daily Dispatch: August 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Intercepted Epistles. (search)
ing orders — received them at last and went through Winchester; stop in town until late, and bid farewell, I suppose for the last time, to Winchester, about 5 o'clock; marched nearly all night; slept about two hours; found ourselves on the road at daylight, the 19th, weary indeed; rested a while and then marched to the Shenandoah; rested there about five hours, waded the stream and pitched out again to the relief of Beauregard, who they said was pressed by over whelming odds; arrived at Piedmont station about one hour after dark, completely worn out; went to sleep, but was aroused by a rain in a few minutes; crept under a shelter of wheat, but got wet, having left my coat in the wagon; dried myself, procured a shawl from Uncle Washington, and slept until after midnight; was roused up by orders to "fall in;" did so, and crowded on board the cars for Manassas, where we arrived about 10 o'clock A. M. of the 20th, rested a while, bought some butter and prepared to eat, having done without