Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-21

know all thiS?"
major" replied his commander,
chow don't YOU know all this? There's
the map. here are the separate bodies
of the enemy. and your eyesight Is
GOOD"
c.eao v,,,ss No yeDlv for awhile. He
.4,,,l;.d +ba man with an expression of
800 ,.is5oTp ST suppose" he said.
SS,..ac+lx, atba nroner thing to do is /
=, $780, The main force on this side. |
s.;,,.e =, \ -h,at - hesore the others
-, -, :, .,.,sss >,
.s,rhst !. not NV Dlan. shall &C
-. o.. ~ hr;dosn
..1v9'.,,,Sst ore Won going TO do at the |
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...,,- ,.ow
&C. 80. -
.1.,5 - ceo-oornered nm that point.
with a river on each flank, and in rear ?'
eve will hold the bridge"
Snafle scratched his head. "G-g-gen-
eral." he said. Il don't remember ever
having seen campaign like that laid
down in any OF the books"
Its very simple, major. Your plan
of attack on the main force up here
would never do The others would
cross the bridge, unite, and you would
have td&ight them all together. Cen
tlemen. Won understand what we have
To do. let us be Off"
As look back on all that was ac-
| complished on that eventful morning,
l wonder If the general did not wave
| a magical wand over the enemy to COM
pei him to his purpose. l remember
| the night march to the bridge; our men
/ moving stealthily as we approached it,
to surprise the guard, and springing
| up suddenly before the two piclets
who drowsily watched; then'our whole
| force gathering across, the main guard
surrounded In their tents, the little
knot of prisoners huddled together in
the gloom.
remember the general posting VIII
ton NJ tbe west end of the bridge. with
;D.+,,,ct;ons 70 hold n while the rest
90 nc vent IN attach the force PUNK
had ranorted ON the east hank. A
lud;crons scene thrusts itself on nv
,nemorv amid the volleys. the shouting
| - orders confederate wells. turmoil
death While we march northward to
o+,acl. the confederates on the east
hank there. on the other side of the
river within sight, but out of range,
,,orcbirg in n parallel line with us, IL
the force we left on the west bank.
Thev can't trouble us, for the bridge
, q several miles below and held by Will
toD and the only shots we fire at them
ore o-ibes. We come upon the enemy
we are going to attack, advancing to
! meet ms Two lines Of battle-theirs
the smaller; a short, sharp fight;
: Snaf4e 10 the rear: surrender. And al
. tbis while across the river stands the
force that has beaten us, looking or
5 with no power to assist their com
, rades. On stump stands their com
mander, gesticulating, swearing, shak
d ing his fist at us, brandishipg his
I saber, shouting like mailman.
e Then we hurry back TO the bridge
!, where we find Wilton fighting the ad
: vance of the force on the west bank
$ With the assistance of two captured
e guns. the general leads us against tn
:, advancing foe, and, falling upSn II INK
/, n thunderbolt, puts it to rout.
e nut who is this pursy, red-faced
e vvild-eved little man squirting toward
" the general, every corlSscrew curl shak
s ing like the spring of a bird-cage? !
d is Snafile. Some momentous question
ia on his mind.
n "G-g-r-general," he began. befor
r coming fairly within heaFing. ''w-v
a win Won have the k-k-kindness to eS
% Main how the d-d-devil it was thu
Is v-Nv-ve were not b-b-bagged instead {
the enemy? V-vv-we did everythin
u w-vve could to get ourselves into
- t-t-t-trap. 1t seems to me that plan {
= oarapaign w-w-was the most tiff
II lie trimmed on his is and could get 4
further.
..AIaior., said the general, in the so
u vo;ce he could assume when he wishe
.,ur success is due to YOUR markt
ability in getting into their rear.
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