REMINISCENCES OF JUDGE E. C. MONCURE
"I rode by the side of General Lee from Guiney Station in
Caroline to within a few miles of Spotsylvania Court House.
We were being pressed closely by the enemy, and the soldiers
who had preceded us were almost worn out and were lying by the
roadside resting and sleeping. General Lee rode up to them and
said very gently, "I know you are tired and sleepy, but you do
not want to be taken prisoners. The enemy is advancing on us
and will be along before daybreak, and it is better for you to
move on."
Some of the men were in bad humour and replied, "It is easy
for you to tell us to move on. You are mounted and have all
the rations you want." Then some one recognized General Lee
and whispered "Marse Robert." In an instant every man was
on his feet while there went up a shout, "Yes, Marse Robert,
we will move on and go anywhere you say—even to hell itself."
