ttle. Orderly Danforth was killed in the first volley, and was
immediately carried back to the rear. His was a beautiful corpse as it
lay the next day in full uniform on the leaves of the grove, his own
heart's blood staining those delicate, lady-like features. E. G. Sackett
received a ball through the arm, but, nothing daunted, he eagerly rushed
forward, and another passed through his lungs. He died on the following
morning. F. M. Palmer was shot through the neck, while getting over the
fence on the left. He lived two weeks. Coburn also received a mortal
wound, and lived six days. Walworth, Winsor, and Warner, were each
wounded in the arm, so as to unfit them for further military duty.
Gardner, D. Kingsbury and Stephen Kellogg, received flesh wounds.

The wounded were removed to Winchester during the night. The next
morning the enemy gave a few artillery salutes, as an invitation to
pursue, which was accepted by the Union troops. The pursuit was
continued to Strasburg, where the division encamped several days.

The next business was to drive the enemy up the valley. The division
reached Harrisonburg and vicinity on the 3d of May, having arrived at
Edenburg, April 1, and at New Market, April 17.

After two days the troops fell back to Sparta, and formed in line of
battle. As the enemy nowhere appeared, the privates supposed it was done
for a General drill.

[Sidenote: March to Fredericksburg.]

An order from the War Department indicated that Shields' division must
leave the Valley, to join McDowell's forces at Fredericksburg. A general
inspection was held on the 10th of May, to ascertain who were not able
to march a week. These were sent to Strasburg, among whom were Corporal
Cochran and J. S. Kellogg. The sequel did not prove them to be beyond
danger and hardship even there.

The division was set in motion at 8 P. M., May 12, and advancing by the
Sperryville pike, through the gap in the Massanutten Range, it passed
through Front Royal, Thoroughfare Gap, Gaines' Cross Roads, Warrenton,
Catlett Station, and reached Fredericksburg, May 22, having made a march
of 132 miles in nine days. Many stirring street scenes occurred between
the "band box soldiers" of the Army of the Potomac and the
weather-beaten, mud-stained, ragged cadets of Shield's Western troops.
The next day was spent in washing, bathing, and purchasing soft bread,
gingerbread, and cheese.

It was soon found that the division had arrived in the vicini