"Oh, I see," said Stuart, the light breaking on his face. "You consider
the victory already won, sir?"

"Beyond a doubt."

"Then if you think so, General Jackson, I think so, too," said Stuart,
as he saluted and rode away.





CHAPTER IV

ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK




The division of Jackson reached Fredericksburg the next day and went
into camp, partly in the rear of the town, and a portion of it further
down the Rappahannock. Harry, as an aide, rode back and forth on many
errands while the troops were settling into place. Once more he saw
General Lee on his famous white horse, Traveler, conferring with Jackson
on Little Sorrel. And the stalwart and bearded Longstreet was there,
too.

But Harry's heart bled when he rode into the ancient town of
Fredericksburg, a place homelike and picturesque in peaceful days,