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Updated: June 23, 2025
I ought to have been relieved an hour ago; and if they had such news as that, and had remained there, they would have been sure to have sent, to order all videttes to use special vigilance.
Two would be enough, more than enough for me, still weak, and armed as I was with a weapon in the use of which I had little skill. How would they be armed? Doubtless with bows, lances, tomahawks, and knives. The odds were all against me. At what point should I find them? They were videttes. Their chief duty was to watch the plains without.
Two videttes had been placed by Sumpter, on the road along which Tarlton had advanced, who fired upon his van and killed one of his dragoons, upon which they were both sabred.
There was water in abundance. A branch of the San Pedro swept past the walls of the mission. There were yams in the spoliated gardens; there were grapes, and pomegranates, and quinces, and melons, and pears, and peaches, and apples; and with all these was our repast garnished. It was soon over, and videttes were thrown out on the tracks that led to the ruin.
Pacing the circle of the cabin clearing, she counted the videttes one in the western pasture, one sitting his saddle in the forest road to the east, and a horseman to the south, scarcely visible in the gathering twilight. She passed the barnyard, head lifted pensively, carefully counting the horses tethered there. Twelve!
Soon we turned to the left again, swept close by several cavalry videttes, and knew then that we were bound for a ride through a country that might or might not be within Lee's outer lines, at that time extended so thinly in many places that his pickets were far out of touch with one another. To this day I do not know precisely where we went, nor precisely what for.
To Sawyer it was left, it would appear, to look out for the front that is, toward Ashland and Hanover Courthouse. Sawyer sent the Seventh Michigan out on picket, the outer line advanced as far as Atlee's Station. When Hampton came in from Hughes's cross roads, he did not stop to skirmish with the videttes.
She's the skirmish line scouts videttes whatever you please to call 'em. There's no-one up yet none of the family over to our place. We are hungry, Cal. I hope this is waffle morning?" Caleb smiled at him, less impersonality in the mirth.
Those who stood nearest followed him, and were again followed by the next, so that at last the few who had already hastened out of the city when they saw no one coming after them lost the desire of coping alone with the six hundred horse. All accordingly returned to the Meer Bridge, where they posted watches and videttes, and the night was passed tumultuously under arms.
One night a squadron of Federal horse commanded by Major Seidel, a gallant and skillful officer, moved out from Readyville on an uncommonly hazardous enterprise requiring secrecy, caution and silence. Passing the infantry pickets, the detachment soon afterward approached two cavalry videttes staring hard into the darkness ahead. There should have been three.
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