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New Market Throughout the history of the Virginia Military Insitute, it is very easy to find examples citizen soldiers. None, however, exemplify the ideal of the citizen soldier better than the cadets that fought in the battle of New Market. Many of the boys were still awoke a few hours later when, at nine o ' clock, the clatter of horse ' s hoofs come up the avenue in front of the barracks. Then the drums began beating the long roll for the emergency, and the sleepy cadets arose, quickly dressed and assembled. In the darkness they could see a small group of officers gathered about a lantern near the statue of Washington in front of barracks ' archway. They were reading something. Then the adjutant read it to the assembled corps. It was a dispatch from former Vice-President of the United States, Maj. Gen John C. Brekinridge. Sigel was moving up the Valley. He was at Strasburg, probably heading for Staunton. 1 would be glad to have your assistance at once, ' the dispatch said. The order was read amid breathless silence. Then, parade dismissed, the companies broke ranks one by one to make their preparations for the march to Staunton. As they went, wrote Cadet John s. Wise, ' the air was rent with wild cheering at the thought that hour was come at last. ' (The Battle Of New Market by William C. Davis.) It was at about 2:45 that Sunday afternoon, exactly one year otter Gen. Stonewall Jackson had been laid to rest, that Gen. Breckinridge called on Col. Scott Ship and the Corps to fill the gap in the confederate line. Put the boys in . . ., he said, and may God forgive me for the order. Indeed they were put in and it was through their input that the confederate forces mounted a major victory in the battle for the Shenandoah Valley. As the confederate line weakened, the Corps became front line troops. Then, under heavy fire, charged up Bushong Hill and siezed one of the Union connons. After the battle five cadets lay dead, five others lay mortally wounded, and 47 others recieved wounds that day. As a result of the actions of the New 10 Cadet Life
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