ual--about 10,000 each.

Some idea can be formed of the captured stores when it is remembered
that to provide for an army such as McClellan's, 600 tons of ammunition,
food, forage and medical supplies had to be forwarded from Washington
every day. If he kept a thirty days' supply on hand, we have the
enormous sum of 18,000 tons that either fell into the hands of the
Confederates or was destroyed.

When I reached Harrisonburg I found the Sixth Virginia Cavalry had left
the valley with Jackson's army. I followed as rapidly as possible, and
met the regiment at Gordonsville, with Jackson's army, coming back from
the battle and hurrying on toward Manassas to attack Pope, who had
gathered an army there to protect Washington while McClellan was
besieging Richmond. I joined Company A of the Sixth Virginia Cavalry and
felt that I was a full-fledged cavalryman and was ready to take part in
anything that the regiment was called upon to do.

CHAPTER IV.

_From Seven Pines to Antietam._

"On that pleasant morn of early fall,
When Lee marched over the mountain wall."

"Over the mountains, winding down,
Horse and foot into Frederick town."

A part of Pope's army, under Banks, had been pushed forward as far as
Cedar Run, about half way between Manassas and Gordonsville. Jackson met
this force and scattered it like chaff, and then moved rapidly toward
Manassas. He did not move in a straight line, but made a detour to the
left, and by rapid marches placed his army in the rear of Pope at
Manassas.

One day the army covered forty miles. Riding along the dusty highway,
Jackson noticed a sore-foot, barefoot infantryman, limping along, trying
to keep up with his command. Coming up to him, he dismounted and told
the soldier to mount his horse, while he trudged along by his side. The
next day the same soldier was found among the dead, with his face turned
up to the sun, having given his life for the man who gave him a lift.
It was this lift that had cost him his life; but for it, he would have
been among the stragglers, too late for the battle.

My command, during the march, got in frequent touch with the enemy, and
at one point, namely, Catletts Station, on the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad, came very near capturing Gen. Pope himself. We got into his
camp at night and into his tent, and took his boots and spurs, and
papers that gave Jackson some valuable information.

As soon as Gen. Lee was satisfied that