Atdaylightthebuglesounded\"Rightforward！foursright！\"again,andthe300ofusresumedouronwardplodovertherocky,cedar—crownedhills。
Inthemeantime,otherthingsweretakingplaceelsewhere。OuresteemedfriendsoftheSixty—fourthVirginia,whowereincampatthelittletownofJonesville,about40milesfromtheGap,hadlearnedofourstartinguptheValleytodrivethemout,andtheyshowedthatwarmreciprocitycharacteristicoftheSouthernsoldier,bymountingandstartingdowntheValleytodriveusout。Nothingcouldbemoreharmonious,itwillbeperceived。Barringthetriflingdivergenceofyewsastowhowastodriveandwhobedriven,therewasperfectaccordinourideas。
Ournumberswereaboutequal。IfIweretosaythattheyconsiderablyoutnumberedus,Iwouldbefollowingtheuniversalprecedent。
Nosoldier—highorlow—everadmittedengaginganequalorinferiorforceoftheenemy。
About9o\'clockinthemorning——Sunday——theyrodethroughthestreetsofJonesvilleontheirwaytogiveusbattle。ItwasherethatmostofthemembersoftheRegimentlived。Everyman,womanandchildinthetownwasrelatedinsomewaytonearlyeveryoneofthesoldiers。