Capitolo 5
City of Jefferson, and for this motive hinterland on rump. Very of ours
neighbors had accompanied him, all of them buying earth my father,
four sections that assure. I had the youngest brothers that grow, and the
per annum my greatest brother reached his/her majority my father you/he/she equipped him
with teams, wagons and two men of black entrusted, and we started for the
stings nearer on the River of Ohio, our destination that is the new earths
in the west. We embarked on the first boat, while going down adrift Ohio,
and on the other rivers, reaching the last Thule of our hopes among
one month. Earth was new; I liked it; we lived on game and wild
turkeys, and when once we had built a house of trunk and we had opened some
fields, we was to the peace with the earth.
But this happy existence was of the short duration. Gossips of war arrived
us in our western elysium, and I became my face back, as it did many
another child of Virginia. My brother was judicious enough to remain
behind on the new farm; but with nothing to brake me I founded soon
me in St. Luigi. There I satisfied spirits of relative, anxious for the arrival
you fray, and before reaching my majority I was bearing arm and I was bringing
the grey one of the Confederation. My regiment saw very small service
during the first year of the war, as it was situated the westerner
division, but to the beginnings of 1862 that part has been taken in numerous actions.
I will never forget my first look of the cavalry of Texas. We had
him moved out of Corinth, under cover of the obscurity to attach Grant to
Pittsburg Sbarcando. When day broke, orders were given for opening out and
allows the cavalry to pass before and reconnoitre our forehead. I had
always felt proud of horseback riding of Virginian, but those Texans were in
a class alone. Centaur-as them their horses sat, and for ours
fun, while passing to all bridle, it swung from their saddles and
picked up hats and handkerchiefs. There was anything on the Texans
that fascinated me, and I resolved on Sundays morning, if you/he/she is saved, to