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Back in the saddle again after recovering from his wounds, Mosby devoted more attention to attacking the Orange and Alexandria and the Manassas Gap railroads and to harassing attacks for the rest of the winter.
From Piedmont, the Artillery and Cavalry proceed to march the remaining twenty-five miles, or so, to Manassas Junction, by the roads.
The intrigues, the insubordination of McClellan's pets, have almost exclusively brought about the disasters at Manassas and at Bull Run, and brought the country to the verge of the grave. But the people are not to know the truth. CONSUMMATUM EST! The people's honor is stained the country's cause on the verge of the grave. Will this outraged people avenge itself on the four or five diggers?
"He is acting just now as aide to General Jackson. You have been all this while with General Magruder on the Peninsula?" "Yes, until lately. We missed Manassas." He stood beside the garden wall, his gauntleted hand on the gatepost. A creeper bearing yet a few leaves hung from a tree above, and one of the crimson points touched his grey cap. "I am now on General Loring's staff.
I bowed my head, making no other reply; for the sight of Stuart brought back to me also many memories; the scouting of the Valley, the hard combats of the Lowland, Cold Harbor, Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, and that last greeting between Jackson and the great commander of the cavalry, on the weird moonlight night at Chancellorsville.
Lincoln generously and patiently adhered to his agreement to let McClellan have his own way. Precisely at the same time that this evacuation of Manassas gave to McClellan's enemies an argument against him which they deemed fair and forcible and he deemed unfair and ignorant, two other occurrences added to the strain of the situation.
He is buried on the place under a marble tomb, with a sort of brick shed all around it. There is nothing on the tomb but the word Washington. His wife is buried by him, and it says on hers, Martha, Consort of Washington. All the gentlemen took off their hats while we stood there. To-morrow we are going to Manassas, if there is a boat. Uncle is going to see. I am having a splendid time.
It was reported, I know not upon what authority, that when he and General Hill were riding over the field, and Hill essayed to explain the unfortunate affair, the commander-in-chief shook his head, and said in grave tones: "Say no more, general have these poor dead soldiers buried." From the hill above Bristoe, General Lee, accompanied by Stuart, looked out in the direction of Manassas.
McDowell thereupon set out to rejoin his troops, but lost his way in the forest and went back to Manassas.
He rides up and salutes. "General," says he, breathlessly, "a United States Army has reached the line of the Manassas Gap railroad, and is now but three or four miles from our left flank!" Johnston clenches his teeth nervously. Thick beads of perspiration start from his forehead.
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