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Title: Wearing of the gray; being personal portraits, scenes and adventures of the war
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Cooke, John Esten, 1830-1886
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate
Publisher: New York, E.B. Treat & Co. Baltimore, J.S. Morrow, (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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gh his breast; and,coming opposite the other, Ashby seized him by the throat,dragged him from his saddle, and putting spur to his horse, borehim off. This scene, which some readers may set down forromance, was witnessed by hundreds both of the Confederate andthe Federal army. During Jacksons retreat Ashby remained in command of therear, fighting at every step with his cavalry and horse artillery,under Captain Chew. It was dangerous to press such a man.His sharp claws drew blood. As the little column retired sul-lenly up the valley, fighting off the heavy columns of GeneralBanks, Ashby was in the saddle day and night, and his gunswere never silent. The infantry sank to sleep with that thunderin their ears, and the same sound was their reveille at dawn.Weary at last of a proceeding so unproductive, General Banksceased the pursuit and fell back to Winchester, when Ashbypursued in his turn, and quickly sent intelligence to Jackson,which brought him back to Kernstown. The battle there fol-
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ASHBY. 75 lowed, and Ashby held the turnpike, pressing forward withinvincible ardour, flanking the Federal forces, and nearly gettingin their rear. When Jackson was forced to retire, he again heldthe rear; and continued in front of the enemy, eternally skir-mishing with them, until Jackson again advanced to attackGeneral Banks at Strasburg and Winchester. It was on a brightMay morning that Ashby, moving in front, struck the Federalcolumn of cavalry in transitu north of Strasburg, and scatteredthem like a hurricane. Separated from his command, but burst-ing with an ardour which defied control, he charged, by himself,about five hundred Federal horsemen retreating in disorder,snatched a guidon from the hands of its bearer, and firing rightand left into the column, summoned the men to surrender.Many did so, and the rest galloped on, followed by Ashby, toWinchester, where he threw the guidon, with a laugh, to afriend, who afterwards had it hung up in the Library of theCapitol at Eichmond.

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