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Title: History of the colored race in America : containing also their ancient and modern life in Africa ... the origin and development of slavery in the Old World, and its introduction on the American continent : the slave trade : slavery ... : the Civil War, emancipation, education and advancement of the colored race ...
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Alexander, William T
Subjects: Blacks African Americans Slavery
Publisher: Kansas City, Mo. : Palmetto Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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en the Blue Eidge and theAUeghanies. Maddened by his defeats, Early rallied hisforces and again entered the valley. Sheridan had posted hisarmy on Cedar Creek, and feeling secure, had gone to Wash-ington. On the 19th of October, Early surprised the Unioncamp, captured the artillery, and sent the routed troops flyingin the direction of AVinchester. The Confederates pursued asfar as Middletown, and there paused to eat and rest. On theprevious night, Sheridan had returned to Winchester, and wasnow coming to join his army. He rode twenty miles at fullspeed, rallied the fugitives, and gained one of the most signalvictories of the war, and completely ruined Earlys army. We give the story of Sheridans ride, as related by ThomasBuchanan Eead, Avhich portrays vividly the wonderful energyof the man. As Eoscoe Conkling said of General Grant, so we can sayof Sheridan: He was not great in things promised or thingswritten, but great in the arduous duties of things done. CO W W d > CO* 5d I—I d
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THE CIVIL WAR. 327 SHERIDANS RIDE. Up from the South at break of clay,Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay,The afFrightened air with a shudder boreLike a herald in haste, to the Chieftains door,The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roar.Telling the battle was on once more,And Sheridan twenty miles away. And wilder still those billows of war Thundered aloug the horizons bar; And louder yet, into Winchester rolled, The roar of that red sea uncontrolled, Making the blood of the listener cold. As he thought of the stake in that fiery fray, And Sheridan twenty miles away. But there is a road from Winchester Town,— A good, broad highway leading down; And there, through the flush of the morning light, A steed, as black as the steeds of Night, Was seen to pass, as with eagle flight. As if he knew thetei-rible need. He stretched away with his utmost speed; Hills rose and fell; but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles awaj. Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering South,The du

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