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Updated: September 11, 2025
The pendulum was swinging; he was home in the dear and dread world. The sound increased; the earth began to shake with the tread of men; the tremendous guns began again their bellowing. Longstreet swung into action, with the brigades of Kemper, Anderson, Pickett, Willcox, Pryor, and Featherstone.
It is the work of five minutes, as sudden as the swoop of an eagle. The uproar of the day began. The second line of the enemy's works was assaulted; but, exasperated by their losses, the Rebels fought with great stubbornness. The Ninth Corps was moved up from the left to support the Second. Longstreet, on the other hand, was brought over to help Ewell. The Fifth and Sixth became partially engaged.
But the entire Southern army under Lee, assisted by his two great corps commanders, Jackson and Longstreet, was making ready to meet the Army of the Potomac under McClellan. The spirit of the Army of Northern Virginia was high, and the news that the enemy was marching was welcome to them. When Harry awoke the sun had passed its zenith and the cool October shadows were falling.
Longstreet demurred. He wasn't certain that it could be done this way, nor did he like the idea of imposing upon her. But, she told him quickly, it could be done; she had acted for another gentleman in this capacity, Mr. Nate Kemble of the Quigley mines. She knew all about it. As for imposition, she broke into a timid little laugh.
"While at the same time," continued the officer, "I and so was General Gary satisfied these same men had robbed them." We were now again under our old commander, Lieutenant General Longstreet. He had recently returned to the army, convalescent from his severe wound at the Wilderness, and was placed in command of the north side.
Lee was evidently very anxious that there should be no battle on his right until Longstreet got up. This is evident from the fact that notwithstanding the early hour at which I had ordered the assault, both for the purpose of being the attacking party and to strike before Longstreet got up, Lee was ahead in his assault on our right. His purpose was evident, but he failed.
Turning back, he was mistaken in the smoke by his own men for a Northern cavalryman, and they fired upon him, just as Jackson had been shot down by his own troops in the dusk at Chancellorsville. The leader fell from his horse, wounded severely, and the troops advancing to victory became confused. The rumor spread that Longstreet had been killed.
'She had the hunch then. By now Courtot and Devine and the rest are in the saddles, if they are not, some of them, already squatting on the job at Last Ridge! I'm on my way. Pony, come alive. Chase over to the court-house; take Longstreet with you and file on the claim if it isn't too late. As his last words came back to them he was out on the street and running.
'The bet's made, gents, he said briefly. 'Coming in, Longstreet? Longstreet looked confused. Before he could frame his answer, Howard made it for him. And he directed it straight to Courtot. 'I haven't had time to tell Mr. Longstreet about all of the undesirable citizens hereabouts, he announced steadily. 'No, he's not coming in.
He did not wait for the customary raise of Chavez, but slipped five dollars into the pot and sat back, beaming. Nor did the Mexican hesitate. He pushed out to the centre of the table with slow brown fingers two twenty-dollar gold pieces. 'You you raise me? asked Longstreet. 'Si, señor. Tirty-fife pesos mas. Longstreet curbed a desire to warn the man, to insist that he reconsider.
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