McClellanfoughtadrawnbattleagainstusatAntietamandshowedhimselfareallyablegeneralintheoperationsinfrontofRichmond。Thearmyhaveconfidenceinhim，andheisbyfarthebestmantheyhavegotsofar，butthefoolsatWashingtonhavenowforthesecondtimedisplacedhimbecausetheyarejealousofhim。Burnsidehasshownhimselfagoodmaninminorcommands，butIdon\'tthinkheisequaltocommandsuchavastarmyasthis；andbesides，weknowfromourfriendsatWashingtonthathehasprotestedagainstthisadvanceacrosstheriver，buthasbeenoverruled。YouwillseeFredericksburgwilladdanothertothelonglistofourvictories。\"
VincentsharedatentwithanotherofficerofthesamerankinGeneralStuart\'sstaff。Theysatchattingtilllate，anditwasstilldarkwhentheyweresuddenlyarousedbyanoutbreakofmusketrydownattheriver。
\"Thegeneralwasright，\"CaptainLongmore，Vincent\'scompanion，exclaimed。\"Theyareevidentlythrowingabridgeacrosstheriver，andthefirewehearcomesfromtworegimentsofMississippianswhoareposteddowninthetownunderBarksdale。\"
Itwasbuttheworkofaminutetothrowontheirclothesandhurryout。Thenightwasdarkandaheavyfoghungovertheriver。A
perfectroarofmusketrycameupfromthevalley。Drumsandbuglesweresoundingallalongthecrest。AtthesamemomenttheyissuedoutGeneralStuartcameoutfromhistent，whichwascloseby。