"
He left the lobby of the hotel, and Dick was rather puzzled. It was
his first thought to tell Colonel Winchester about him, but he finally
decided that Watson's own advice to him to keep silent was best. He and
Colonel Winchester took the train from Washington the next day, and on
the day after were with Pope's army on the Rapidan.
Dick detected at once a feeling of excitement or tension in this army,
at least among the young officers with whom he associated most. They
felt that a storm of some kind was gathering, either in front or on their
flank. McClellan's army was now on the transports, leaving behind the
Virginia that he had failed to conquer, and Pope's, with a new commander,
was not yet in shape. The moment was propitious for Lee and Jackson to
strike, and the elusive Jackson was lost again.
"Our scouts discover nothing," said Warner to Dick. "The country is
chockfull of hostility to us. Not a soul will tell us a word. We have
to see a thing with our own eyes before we know it's there, but the
people, the little children even, take news to the rebels.
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