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The Daily Dispatch: September 30, 1863., [Electronic resource], Runaway. (search)
whom he greatly resembles. These Virginians are the most conceited and egotistically braggarts that I ever encountered, and most of them are extremely ignorant. During the week I was a prisoner with the command I heard more rodomontade than ever I heard before in my life, or ever expect to hear again. It is reported that Roger A. Pryor has joined the Third regiment as a private. Twice while I was with them the Union cavalry offered them battle — once near Little Washington and once at Sperryville — but on both occasions the bold rebels, though in superior force, after discharging their carbines, galloped away. I afterwards expressed to several of "the chivalry" my surprise, as a civilian, at their retreating before inferior numbers, and was told that that was "strategy." How I reached Richmond. It is enough to add that Fitzhugh Lee sent me to Gen. Stuart, at Culpeper, and that the latter, after satisfying himself, from my answers and conversation, that I was a true frien