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40 THE LONE STAR DEFENDERS
that is, we horsemen took the brush and marched
parallel with the road, in order to guard against
ambush and surprises. We moved slowly in this
manner nearly all day without coming up with the
enemy-at noon we took a short rest, and dinner,
and here many of us consumed the last of our three
days' rations.
Along in the afternoon, as we were considerably
ahead of the infantry, we filed into the road and
were moving slowly along, when suddenly we heard
firing in our rear. Of course every one supposed the
infantry had come up with the enemy and they were
fighting. We were immediately halted, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Lane came galloping back down the
column shouting, "Turn your horses around, men,
and go like h 1 the other way." Instantly the
column was reversed, and the next minute we were
following Colonel Lane at full speed. For two or
three miles we ran our tired horses down the dusty
road, only to learn that some of the infantry, who
had stopped to. camp, were firing off their guns simply
to unload them.
We then retraced our steps and moved on up the
road to Wilson's Creek, nine miles from Springfield,
and camped on the ground that was to be our first
battlefield. We came to the premises of a Mr.
Sharp, situated on the right hand or east side of
the road. Just beyond his house, down the hill,
the creek crossed the road and ran down through his
place, back of his house and lot. On the left hand
or west side of the road were rough hills covered
with black jack trees, rocks, and considerable underbrush.
Before coming to his dwelling we passed
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Barron, S. B. The Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas cavalry, Ross brigade, book, 1908; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27719/m1/46/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.