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BOOKS: The Capture of Jefferson Davis

woods. We went forward about one mile or so when suddenly out of the darkness came the challenge, "Halt, who comes there?" I answered, "Friends." Then came the order, "Dismount and come forward and let yourself be known." I could just see the forms of men about twenty or thirty yards away, and seeing there was a large number of them I spoke to my men to retreat, as we turned our horses about, I shouted "Go to hell." At this they fired a volley which wounded three of my six men. Turning back we soon met Colonel Harnden coming up on a gallop at the head of a squad of men. I told the Colonel that we had run into their pickets, and that some of my men were killed or wounded. The Colonel said, "Get out of the way and let us get at them." I then got my men out of the road, and the Colonel, with his men, went forward at a gallop, but they soon received a volley which checked them for a moment, the balance of the men coming up, the Colonel got them into line and then charged upon the enemy, but before doing so, the enemy gave

BOOKS: The Capture Of Jefferson Davis

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