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Title: The story of a connoneer under Stonewall Jackson, in which is told the part taken by the Rockbridge artillery in the Army of northern Virginia
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Moore, Edward Alexander, 1842- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Artillery. Rockbridge Battery, 1st
Publisher: New York and Washington, The Neale publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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N FORT HARRISON WINTER-QUARTERS ON THE LINES—VISITS TO RICHMOND The desolation and dejection of the people ofLexington hastened my departure, but beforereturning to the army I spent two weeks mostdelightfully at ■ Oakland, the hospitable homeof Mrs. Cocke, in Cumberland County, Virginia.This was the last opportunity I had of enjoy-ing the ■ old plantation life, the like of whichcan never again be experienced. It was an ideallife, the comforts and advantages of which onlythose who followed it could appreciate. Two ofMrs. Cockes sons, who had passed many yearsat school and college in Lexington, were athome—one on sick-leave; the other, still ayouth, equipping himself for the cavalry ser-vice, which he soon entered. William, the eld-est son, had been killed at Gettysburg and hisbody never recovered. Every day at twelve oclock sharp deliciouswatermelons were brought from the icehouse tothe shade of the stately oaks which adorned thespacious lawn; then, two hours later, after a 260
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Robert Frazer FACING 260 UNDER STONEWALL JACKSON 261 sumptuous dinner, a small darky brought fromthe kitchen a shovel of coals (matches were nota Southern product) to light our pipes. So thetime passed. It was to this hospitable homethat General Lee retired with his family imme-diately after Appomattox, and was living onthis estate when he accepted the presidency ofWashington College. My wounds being now sufficiently, or rathertemporarily, healed, I embarked about bedtimeat Cartersville on the canal packet boat. Onmy way to a berth in the cabin I noticed, bythe dim light, a striking-looking man clad inwhite lying in his berth. On the deck of theboat were a score or more of negroes, male andfemale, singing so boisterously that the otherpassengers could not sleep. Such conduct atthis time was felt to be significant, and the moreso as the officers of the boat refrained from in-terfering. Without intimation there was a leapfrom my neighboring bunk, a hurried scrambleup the stairway, follo

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