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Identifier: wearingofgray00cook (find matches)
Title: Wearing of the gray; being personal portraits, scenes and adventures of the war
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Cooke, John Esten, 1830-1886
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate
Publisher: New York, E.B. Treat & Co. Baltimore, J.S. Morrow, (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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gainst the par-sons, its ancient tavern, its modest roofs, the whole surroundedby the fertile fields waving with golden grain—all this we lookedat with unusual interest. For in this little birds nest, lost as itwere in a sea of rippling wheat and waving foliage, some Yan-kee cavalry had taken up their abode; their horses stoodready saddled in the street, and this dark mass we now gazed atfurtively from behind a wooden knoll, in rear of which Stuartscolumn was drawn up ready to move at the word. Before hegave the signal, the General dispatched Colonel Fitz Lee roundto the right, to flank and cut off the party. But all at once thescouts in front were descried by the enemy; shots resounded;and seeing that his presence was discovered, Stuart gave theword, and swept at a thundering gallop down the hill. Thestartled blue birds, as we used to call our Northern friends,did not wait; the squadron on picket at the court-house, num-bering some one hundred and fifty men, hastily got to horse—
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stuarts ride around mclellan. 177 then presto! they disappear in a dense cloud of dust from whichecho some parting salutes from their carbines. Stuart pressedon rapidly, took the road to Old Church, and near a place calledHawes Shop, in a thickly wooded spot, was suddenly chargedhimself. It did not amount to much, and seemed rather anattempt at reconnoissance. A Federal officer at the head of adetachment came on at full gallop, very nearly ran into the headof our column, and then seeing the dense mass of gray coats,fired his pistol, wheeled short about, and went back at full speed,with his detachment. Stuart had given, in his ringing voice, the order: Formfours! draw sabre! charge! and now the Confederate peoplepursued at headlong speed, uttering shouts and yells sufficientlyloud to awaken the seven sleepers! The men were evidentlyexhilarated by the chase, the enemy just keeping near enoughto make an occasional shot practicable. A considerable numberof the Federal cavalrymen were over

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