Under Fire: A Tale of the Shenandoah Valley — page 49: what you’re looking at

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42 TRAFTON ELUDES HIS NEMESIS. | can lend the injured would simply be a Christian: act on your part.’’ “T never shirk a duty, sir,’? said the officer, ‘I trust we part friends. ’ “Wecan never be friends, Major de Banyan,’’ re- plied Royal, coldly. “CAs you will, ’? answered the major, shrugging his shoulders. A moment later the three were outside the car. Royal and his friend hastened to offer their aid elsewhere, while the officer, tearing off his coat, made good his word. An hour later a wrecking train came from the near- est large town, bringing a corps of doctors. A large number of the more seriously injured of the passengers were put on board the cars and carried away for hospital treatment. The work of clearing the track now began in ear- nest, and before dark the line was open. The dead were stretched in rows upon the erass, and presented a solemn spectacle. One could easily fancy, in the light of the military operations now in progress, that a battle had been fought in the vicinity. The accident had delayed thaihe many hours, and several trains were waiting to proceed up and down the road. Royal and Moses got on board the first north-bound accommodation, and went on to the next town. Here they put up for the night, and on the ensuing morning continued their jourrey to Richmond. The closer they drew to the vicinity of the early operations of the war, the more portentous were the scenes and military preparations they saw on every hand. Bodies of armed men hastily gathered together were frequetnly discovered marching along the coun- try roads, comicbooks.co