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| + | <p>5th page I enclose a little trophy from <br />Fort Magruder. I picked it <br />up in an officer's quarters.</p> | ||
| + | <p>found wanting."</p> | ||
| + | <p>Next day we took possession of the works in <br />regular style, Col. Riley having ascertained on <br />the previous night that the rebels had made <br />another "skedaddle," nearly as heroic as that <br />from Yorktown; which, however, still stands in <br />history as the embodiment of "chivalry," <br />being rayther [underscored] ahead of Williamsburgh. After [struck-through]</p> | ||
| + | <p>After camping near the fortifications <br />for several days, to enable the men to rest<br />and recruit their strength, to bury their <br />dead comrades, and to allow the roads to <br />dry up, ['dry up' underscored] we again started off on our chase <br />after the Southern Confederacy, which was <br />still hovering in the dim distance. Every <br />mile of our route gave evidences of that <br />"good order" which the rebels generally <br />claim as characteristic of their retreats. <br />Cannon, caissons forges, wagons of all de-<br />scriptions and sizes, ambulances, ammuni-<br />tion for all sizes and kinds of ordnance</p></html> | ||
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<html>[5]
5th page I enclose a little trophy from
Fort Magruder. I picked it
up in an officer's quarters.
found wanting."
Next day we took possession of the works in
regular style, Col. Riley having ascertained on
the previous night that the rebels had made
another "skedaddle," nearly as heroic as that
from Yorktown; which, however, still stands in
history as the embodiment of "chivalry,"
being rayther [underscored] ahead of Williamsburgh. After [struck-through]
After camping near the fortifications
for several days, to enable the men to rest
and recruit their strength, to bury their
dead comrades, and to allow the roads to
dry up, ['dry up' underscored] we again started off on our chase
after the Southern Confederacy, which was
still hovering in the dim distance. Every
mile of our route gave evidences of that
"good order" which the rebels generally
claim as characteristic of their retreats.
Cannon, caissons forges, wagons of all de-
scriptions and sizes, ambulances, ammuni-
tion for all sizes and kinds of ordnance
