Mohawk Peter Legends of the Adirondacks And Civil War Memories
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Early in the morning of the fourth day before the memorable siege began, the general, accompanied by his staff and escort, crossed the pontoon bridge over the Holston river, and proceeded at a "trot march" several miles toward what is now termed in military parlance the "firing line, " — then "the front. " As we drew nearer, we heard stray shots — skirmish firing-r-but presently this increased in volume in some woods directly in our front and to our right. Orders were given to aids and orderlie...s, who dashed off in several direc- tions ; we, of the escort who remained, endeavoring to fathom, by alert observation, just what was hap- pening beyond our sight but not our hearing. Oc- MY EQUINE BENEFACTRESS 185 casionally a stray bullet would come our way, but high up among the branches of the trees ; for it was a fairly well wooded country, and appeared to be a succession of long ridges and narrow valleys, that we had crossed at a rapid pace. The firing rapidly increased, near and far, and a general engagement appeared to be forthcoming.
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