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5th page. I enclose a little trophy from
Fort Magruder. I picked it
up in an officer’s quarter.
[Main body of letter continued]
found wanting.
Next day we took possession of the works in
regular style, Col. Riley having ascertained on
the previous night that the rebels had made
another “skedaddle,” nearly as heroic as that
from Yorktown; which, however, still stands in
history as the embodiment of “chivalry,”
being [rayther?] ahead of Williamsburgh.
After camping near the fortifications
for several days, to enable the men to rest
and recruit their strength, to bury their
dead comrades, and to allow the roads to
dry up, we again started off on our chase
after the Southern Confederacy, which was
still hovering in the dim distance. Every
mile of our route gave evidences of that
“good order” which the rebels generally
claim as characteristic of their retreats.
Cannon, caissons, forges, wagons of all de-
scriptions and sizes, ambulances, ammuni-
tion for all sizes and kinds of ordnance,