ficer, he could not
control them, and he was radiant as the looting Seth Moore himself. He
went out to report the find and to take measures concerning it. On his
way he met hundreds of the Southern youths who had already put on heavy
blue overcoats found in the captured stores. The great revulsion had
come. They were laughing and cheering and shaking the hands of one
another. It was a huge picnic, all the more glorious because they had
burst suddenly out of the storm and the icy wilderness.

But order was soon restored, and wrapped in warm clothing they feasted
like civilized men, the great fires lighting up the whole town with a
cheerful glow. Harry was summoned to new duties. He was also a new
man. Warmth and food had doubled his vitality, and he was ready for any
errand on which Jackson might send him.

While it was yet snowing, he rode with a half dozen troopers toward
the Potomac. On the other side was a small town which also held a Union
garrison. Scouting warily along the shores, Harry discovered that the
garrison was still there. Evidently the enemy believed in the protection
of the river, or many of their leaders could not yet wholly believe that
Jackson and his army, making a forced march in the dead of winter, were
at hand.

But he had no doubt that his general would attend to these obstinate
men, and he rode back to Bath with the news. Jackson gave his worn
troops a little more rest. They were permitted to spend all that day and
night at Bath, luxuriating and renewing their strength and spirits.

Harry slept, for the first time in many nights, in a house, and he made
the most of it, because he doubted whether he would have another such
chance soon. Dawn found the army up and ready to march away from this
place of delight.

They went up and down the Potomac three or four days, scattering
or capturing small garrisons, taking fresh supplies and spreading
consternation among the Union forces in Northern Virginia and Maryland.
It was all done in the most bitter winter weather and amid storms of
snow and hail. The roads were slippery with sleet, and often the cavalry
were compelled to dismount and lead their horses long distances. There
was little fighting because the Northern enemy was always in numbers
too small to resist, but there was a great deal of hard riding and many
captures.

News of Jackson's swoop began to filter through to both Richmond and
Washington. In Richmond they wondered and rejoiced. In