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CHAPTER III
OUR FIRST BATTLE
On the March-Little York Raid-Under Fire-Our First
Battle-Oak Hill (Wilson's Creek)-Death of General LyonOur
First Charge-Enemy Retires-Impressions of First Battle-Death
of Young Willie-Horrors of a Battlefield-Troops
Engaged-Casualties.
WELL, eleven o'clock came, we mounted our horses
and rode out on the road to Dug Springs, under
orders to move very quietly, and to observe the
strictest silence-and, when necessary, we were not
even to talk above a whisper. The night was dark
and we moved very slowly. About three o'clock in
the morning an orderly came down the column carrying
a long sheet of white muslin, tearing off narrow
strips, and handing them to the men, one of
which each man was required to tie around his left
arm. From our slow, silent movement I felt as if
we were in a funeral procession, and the white sheet
reminded me of a winding sheet for the dead. As
we were not uniformed these strips were intended as
a mark of the Confederate soldiers, so we might
avoid killing our own men in the heat and confusion
of battle.
At daylight we were halted and informed that
General Lyon's forces had withdrawn from Dug
Springs. After some little delay our army moved
on in the direction of Springfield, infantry and artillery
in the road and the cavalry on the flank,39
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Barron, S. B. The Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas cavalry, Ross brigade, book, 1908; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27719/m1/45/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.