And the Yankees dash up every now and then, and fire a volley into your rear.

Now that is the way we were marched that livelong day, until nearly dark, and then the Yankees began to crowd us.

We can see their line forming, and know we have to fight.
THE BATTLE OF CAT CREEK About dark a small body of cavalry dashed in ahead of us and captured and carried off one piece of artillery and Colonel John F.House, General Maney's assistant adjutant-general.

We will have to form line of battle and drive them back.

Well, we quickly form line of battle, and the Yankees are seen to emerge from the woods about two hundred yards from us.