“Van Dorn riding like an Indian—”
“He did fine in the Comanche War. Did you ever hear about the arrow?”
“Van Dorn and two thousand of us—two thousand horse!”
“Dead night and all of them fast asleep!”
“Holly Springs—Grant’s depot of supplies—three months’ stores for sixty thousand men—”
“Burnt all his supplies—cut his lines of communication—captured the garrison!—Hurrah!”
“Ulysses S. Grant’s campaign’s deranged—”
“Reckon Vicksburg’s safe for this time! Reckon he’ll have to trot Sherman back to Memphis—”
“Reckon he’ll have to clear out of Mississippi himself!”
“Light as hell in the dead night and all of them scampering! Hurrah! Van Dorn and two thousand horse—”