Under Fire: A Tale of the Shenandoah Valley — page 131: what you’re looking at

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124 A STUNNING SURPRISE. sary noise, and, therefore, the deadly struggle con- ‘tinued almost in silence. The man was evidently one of the enemy’s scouts, prying about to ascertain the condition of things in the Union camp. He had encountered his match in the Union cap- tain, however. Chetwood managed to break the giant’s hold as they fell, and, turning him, he came on top. Quickly Captain Chetwood brought his revolver into use as a bludgeon, soon beating the Confederate scout into insensibility. Leaving him where he had fallen, Chetwood moved quickly toward the Union capm, but not half the dis- tance had he gone when an ear-splitting yell welled up along the hill, followed by the crash of wens feet and crack of musketry. a a oa Ot CHAPTER XXIII. A STUNNING SURPRISE. Back to the Union camp went Captain Chetwood. with the fleetness of a deer. From ten thousand throats a deafening yell went up through the misty depths beyond the Union lines, and this was followed almost instantly with the crash and flash of musketry. ‘The shout Of battle now began, and rushing sound Of onset ended soon each milder thought.’’ The surprise was complete, and the panic frightful. The roll of drums, bugle calls, and shouts of officers arose on every side, and the troops tushed frantically to arms; but before any line of pattie could be ™ GComicbooks (E(0)