CHAPTER IX.
Sheridans Raid—Turning Out Lively—Crossing the North Anna—Massa Linkum's Sojers—The Tables Turned—The Name of Mother—A Yankee's Benediction—Pushing On Front Beaver Dam—“The Kingdom Comin'”—The Grave of Massa Tom—Foraging on the Enemy—The Old Planter and the Vandal Horde—Yankees Without Horns.
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URN out, men!”
“Turn out, lively!”
“Saddle up—mount at will!”
We turned out lively enough. The rebels were shelling our bivouac on the banks of the North Anna River. It was just at daylight. Our dreams of home were interrupted by the “pinging” of bullets, and the more distressing sounds of missiles of larger caliber.
“Look out there!”