“Jackson’s Valley Campaign”, Confederate Veteran, Sept. 1898, pgs 419-421

We went into camp for a day or two, then crossed

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 the South Fork and went into camp near Weyer's Cave. We stayed there about a week, then started across the Blue Ridge for Richmond , to help Lee against McClellan. The first day we camped on top of the Blue Ridge . Well, we next got to Richmond , and as we were moving along, waiting our turn to be put into action, Longstreet's men captured some prisoners, and among them were the noted Pennsylvania Bucktails. As they came up to us we said: "Hello, boys! we are getting you, ain't we ? "Yes, they replied, "but Fremont and Shields are giving Jackson h 1 in the Valley,"

We said, "Do you see that man there on that horse? That is Jackson , and we are his men." Then we told them that we had "done up" Fremont and Shields, and would do them up.

One of them threw his hat on the ground and said: "You will do it! it is no use to try to lick Jackson ."