"Yes," said he; "all these great events required more than eight months."
"More than a year!" I exclaimed; "what year is this?"
"Here is my record," said he; "here is yesterday's record."
He opened it at a page opposite which was a blank page. The written page was headed June 3,1862. Below the heading were written some eight or ten names,--Private Such-a-one, of Company A or B, such a regiment; Corporal Somebody of another regiment, and so on. Upon one line there was nothing written except B. Jones.
Then the doctor brought me a newspaper, and showed me the date. The paper was the Richmond Examiner; the date, Wednesday, June 4, 1862.
"This is to-day's paper," said the doctor.
I laughed.
He continued: "Yes, war has been going on for more than a year. The great effort of the United States army is to take Richmond, and the Confederates have an army here to defend Richmond. Here," he added, "I will show you."
He went to the door of the tent and held back the canvas on both sides.
"Look!"