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The Scouts of Stonewall

CHAPTER XV
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But Jackson never ceased to urge them on.

They were bringing their batteries that way, too, and men and horses alike tugged at the cannon.
"If we ever get through," said Harry, "we're bound to do big things." "We'll get through, never fear," said Dalton.

"Isn't Old Jack driving us ?" "Here we are!" Harry shouted suddenly as his feet felt firm ground.
"And here's the whole division, too!" exclaimed Dalton.
The regiments and brigades of Jackson emerged from the forest, and with them came six batteries of cannon which they had almost carried over the swamp.

The whole battlefield now came into sight, but the firing and the smoke were so great that it seemed to change continuously in color and even in shape.

At one moment there was a ridge where none had been before, then where Harry had seen a creek there was only dry land.


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