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Though successful as a medical man, Dr. Derwent no longer practised; he devoted himself to pathological research, and was making a name in the world of science. His wife, who had died young, left him two children; the elder, Eustace, was an amiable and intelligent young man, but had small place in his father's life compared with that held by Irene. She was to arrive at Ewell in time for luncheon.
Men decamped without firing, or threw down their arms and surrendered, and it was so easy that I began to think of traps. At length we got under fire from our own skirmishers, and suffered some casualties, the only ones received in the movement. Our whole skirmish line was advancing briskly as the Federals retired. I sought Ewell, and reported.
Little more than half of those horsemen returned. Dusk fell and the blue were in full retreat. After them swept the grey the Light Division, Jubal Early, Ewell, Jackson's own. In the corn fields, in the wheat fields, in the forest thick, thick! lay the dead and wounded, three thousand men, grey and blue, fallen in that fight of an hour and a half.
The Battery, riding now stiffly 'eyes front, was halted unexpectedly in Ewell, filling the whole of the village, to the village's extreme content. Many minutes elapsed. Rumour floated down that something, was wrong in front. Captain Resmith had much inspectorial cantering to do, and George faithfully followed him for some time.
Another was Richard S. Ewell not, like all the foregoing, a West Point graduate, with training and notable service in United States armies and wars, but, like many Federal generals, a volunteer, who achieved high rank by efficient activity. In naval affairs, naturally, the South had little chance to show her mettle, having neither navy-yards nor navy, and all her ports being blockaded.
Later, after he had heard Jackson seriously declare that he never ate pepper because it produced a weakness in his left leg, he was confirmed in this opinion. With all his oddities, perhaps in some measure because of them, Ewell was adored by officers and men.
Mark soon made the acquaintance of the stablemen, and a few pints of beer put them on good terms with him. Every day he took rides round the neighborhood, going out early, stabling his horse, and after having a chat with the ostlers, strolling round the place. Clapham, Ewell, and Streatham were also visited.
And here President Davis has made me a major-general, and I don't know! Draw up to the table, sir, draw up! You can drink coffee; I can't. Can't sleep at night; don't want to lie down; curl up on the ground and think of my fifty dragoons. Well, sir, and what does General Jackson say?" "I have a letter for you, sir." He presented it. Ewell, head on one side like a bird, took and opened the paper.
They say he's real pious and as simple as they make them but Lord! there hasn't been anything simple about his late proceedings." Stafford laughed again. "Religious as Cromwell, and artless as Macchiavelli! Begins his orders with an honourable mention of God, closes them with 'Put all deserters in irons, and in between gives points to Reynard the Fox " Ewell took his cigar from his lips.
His three corps were already in full motion toward the Potomac; and suddenly the thunder of artillery came on the winds of the mountains. Ewell, the head of the Southern spear, was driving at Milroy, holding Winchester. The struggle was brief.
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