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But it was only a short stay, for in a brief period Hunter ' s army came along. From the top of the Barracks I witnessed the approach of this army, with its glittering bayonets and immense wagon train. We were ordered to burn the bridge, and some of us exchanged a few shots with the Yanks who were drawn up in the field across the river ; but alas, what could the handful of McCaus- land ' s men and Cadets do against such a horde of enemies? Almost nothing, and we were hurried through Lexington to the tune of exploding shells, and cries of the ladies along the country roads to Balcony Falls. The charred and blackened walls of the Institute, Mess Hall, and the professors ' dwellings, told the tale of wanton destruction which this army was guilty of. We retired to Lynchburg, where we had the pleasure of wit- nessing the defeat of that same army, and aided in an humble man- ner in saving Lynchburg from the horror of being a captured city, and in inflicting such a defeat to Hunter ' s army that it was never set in the field again. Once again we returned to the Virginia Military Institute, but what a change had a few days wrought ! We gazed with saddened hearts at the vandalism which had vented its spleen on our Alma Mater. Most of us had lost everything — clothes, books, affectionate tokens, etc. All was gone in the destroying flames which swept away instruments, apparatus, text-books, archives, pictures, aye, even the bronze statue of Washington, which adorned the arch front. We were all furloughed and told to get to our homes as best we could. I can not now recall the date of our arrival home ; but jn a short time thereafter, while we were enjoying the comforts of Home, Sweet Home, the battle of Fort Harrison was fought, and at every corner of the principal streets the provost placed sen- tinels with orders to arrest every able-bodied man, whether prop- erly furloughed or not, and send him to the front. I was ordered by General Pat T. Moore, commanding the Reserves of Richmond, to assemble all the Cadets, arm them at the arsenal, and report to him at the outer works at Osborne Turnpike. In obedience to this order, I corralled about thirty-two furloughed Cadets, to whom were added a few gentlemen from the basement offices in the State Capitol ; and after getting arms and accoutrements from the arsenal, 16
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