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The Sword of Antietam

CHAPTER IX
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Jackson's perhaps.

It's a rough country, and all these forests and ridges and hills will help the defense.

I understand that the farms in here are surrounded by stone fences and that, too, will help the Johnnies." "But we'll get 'em," said another confidently.

"The battle can't be put off any longer, and we're bound to smash 'em in the morning." They remained in the darkness for a while, trying to see what was passing toward the Southern lines, but they could see little.

There was some rifle firing after a while, and the occasional deep note of a cannon, mostly at random and the little group walked back.
"I'm going to sleep, Dick," said Warner.


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