Received by Grapevine, and confirmed by Fresh Fish
“General Lee is thought to be moving northward—”
“Yaaaih! Yaaaaaihhh! Yaaaaih!”
“He has certainly left the Rappahannock. Ewell has been observed moving toward the Valley, probably with the intention of falling on Milroy at Winchester—”
“Yaaaihhhh! Yaaaaaihhh!—”
“—and crossing the Potomac at Williamsport. Longstreet and A.P. Hill are in motion—”
“Yaaaih! Old Pete! Yaaaih! A.P. Hill!”
“If General Lee crosses the Potomac, surely all will be well. We trust in God that it’s true.”
“Amen,” said the prisoners. “Amen, amen!”
The reader turned the page.