The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-05-10
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Valley OF Desoiation.

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NM still running and Sheriians
" fevriine. the customary sad
truce was declared IN ORDER
Ia permit the removal Ut the wounded
from the lieid and the decent disposal
OF The dead Not only soldiers. hit
civilians frnm far and near focked
ulpn the scene. From Winchester.
Kernstown. Newtown. Middletown. up
from the valley aud down from The
mountains came men and women.
searching amid the heaped up horrors
where aie the battle lines had stood
Some came for .,'ye and sOne--ans--
for boot Sunset Redeemed the CHASTITY
field; then fell the inky pnll of Night.
and the inn.erhs III the ghOstIy minis
trints twinEis IN the gloom far he
you'd the clfriii.g camps.
Geetrudp tiiiitgham. Madeline West
nnd Jenny Bt,9ihor,i. led by Sergeant
Barker atid followed by tile faithflA
Josephns. made up one of the most IN
dctatlaabe groups of rescuers They
md ascerta,ned that kprchivai West
Mas not among the living Feder;i,
truoI,>. either IN the celebrating camps
All IN the hOSl,itai tents Now ut hast
the, sought Il pitltul uncertain, com
fost in satisfying themselves that he
was nus-;alAppR the dead .s,n The fie.d
General Haveril told me- said ter
srnde that although our n mean tie
southern trouI,s We're defeated they
iauas~.i to carry on considerable
number OF prisoners. believe Colo
mel West Is among them.
Il knuw Captain lleartsease is.
murmuted Jenny fururniy.
ri n1thine worse has befalien my
brother than that added Madeline. Il
suppose ought to be, thankful. AS Ut
least he will now he Out ut the awful
fighting But II Is d cruel lnjnstite
II that wicked wretch captain Thorn
ton Is still to be at large
rhey rode on IN silence for General
Huckthorn mad seen to II that they
We're provided with mounts until at
last Gertrude exclaimed:
II can't rest anyway. I'm going on
Josephns- will follow inc. You girls
will ~ All right won't you, dearsy'
Where are you goiugi' cried the
other two aghast
ION to the ford. and then to Fishers
bill. or Strnsburg. or wherever they
have gone Don't mind me. III hring
you comforting news. or ! won't come
back AT aii Good night"
And i.e!ure they could persuade her
that was what she fled from now. as
from Undesirable tOrture-shc rode on
exultan,ly into the darkness of the
mountain shadows like. another Val
kyrie bearing her stricken warriors
soul to the glorious and blissful Val
halla.
Belle B.,ss,uet was deserted For
miles around stretched the heart sick
ening lrinoramm Of fenceIess. trunir'.d
fields. ruined farms aud empty grana :
ries.
For Sheridan had accomplished only
too Hterall, III. fearsome tasI assign
eti him by t;entai Grant:
I'm pushing up the Shenandoah valt
iey ii ~ desirable that nuth
Aug should he left to invite the pnrmy
to return. Take all provisions. .forage
aud stock wanted TOR the Nae Of yOnr
command such as canuUt be consum
ed destroy"
The same dest1tutiun that compelled
Early to retreat as far as Newmarket,
furry miles south of Cedar Creek. to sup
niy and georganize the broken COnfed-
crate forces prevented Sheridan from
following them into this region. His
cavalry. however. during this pause
In the movements OF the main army
was set about a campaign against the
guerrilla bands Of MOsby and Gilmore.
II was not until fortnight after the
battle OF Cedar Greek that Gertrude
Ellingham and the small party VI
friends ana netxnbos who tenrne5ec
WITH ner ana likewise followed thu
path Of necessity. 40 welt a. u dut,
and affection. In moving southwark art
~ the army. came up with the corps
thai bad been General Ramseurs ant
which included hef brother Roberts
rsGament
Hut General Ramseur bad been Kill
ed, the cuvairy was for the most par
dismOunted. ana CuiOnel dillingham;
PRECISE whereabouts could not be as
>certained He had gone out on rat
With the irregulars who were harass
ting Sheridapx rear to prevent bis cal