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     Arụmarụ na Ndagwurugwu N'okpuru. 

Na 18th anyị na-ele anya ọnọdụ iji kpuchie Winchester, na Gen, Anderson bịara na nkewa nke Kershaw, ndị agha Cutshaw nke Artillery, na brigades abụọ nke ndị agha ịnyịnya n'okpuru Fitz Lee. General Anderson họọrọ m, mana ọ jụrụ ịnara iwu, ma kwenye ka m kwadoo na mmegharị ọ bụla m nwere ike ịtụ aro. Anyị achọpụtala na nke Torbert na Nkewa nke Wilson nke ndị agha ịnyịnya sitere na ndị agha Grant abanyela na ndị agha Sheridan, na nke ikpeazụ ahụ buru ibu.

Na 19th, isi ndị agha m kwagara Bunker Hill na ndị agha ịnyịnya Lomax mere nyochagharị na Marlinsburg na Shepherdstown, ebe ndị agha Anderson niile dị nso na Winchester.

Na 28th, ndị agha ịnyịnya anyị nwere ụfọdụ ọgụ na ndị iro na Opequon, na na 21st, site concert, e nwere n'ozuzu ije kwupụta Harper's Ferry-iwu m na-aga site Smithfield chere Charlestown, na Anderson si kpọmkwem ụzọ site Summit Point. . Otu ìgwè ndị agha ịnyịnya ndị iro si n’Opequon chụpụrụ, ma akụkụ ụfọdụ nke ndị agha ịnyịnya anyị chụrụ ya gaa n’ebe Summit Point. Ahụrụ m ndị agha Sheridan na nso ebe nchekwa Cameron, ihe dị ka atọ

n'igbodo isi okwu nke Mazi Chrisman natara n'aka General Torbert, onye isi ndi agha ndi agha ndi agha Federal, nchedo edere ede na-ekwu na n'ime izu ufodu o lekọtara, ma gosi ezigbo obi ebere nye onye merụrụ ahụ nke ọma. Onye agha gọọmenti etiti. Mgbe m na-agafe Middletown, a gwara m na a nwarala otu n'ime ndị agha m ma kwụgbuo ya dị ka onye nledo. E meghere ili dị n'ụkwụ osisi ahụ, nwanne ya nwoke na ndị ọrụ ụlọ ọrụ ya ghọtara ozu ahụ dị ka ihe nzuzo nke 54th North Carolina Regiment. Onye iro a chọtara nwoke a, na Middletown na-abịa na onye agha Confederate nke e bepụrụ ụkwụ ya, ma kwuo na ọ bụ nwa amaala, ma a chọtara akwụkwọ n'ime onye ya na-egosi na ọ bụbu nkọwa zuru ezu dị ka nọọsụ na. ụlọ ọgwụ. Na ọnọdụ eziokwu a, a kwụgburu ya dị ka onye nledo. A naghị ewe ya n'ọrụ n'ụdị ọ bụla, ma bụrụ onye na-agụghị akwụkwọ, na-enweghị ike ịgụ ma ọ bụ ide ihe, na ọdịdị ya na ọchịchọ ọgụgụ isi pụtara ìhè gbochiri echiche nke ịbụ onye e were ya n'ọrụ. M gaara azaghachi ozugbo site n'ịkpọgide onye ọrụ e nyere ọrụ, ma ajụjụ nke m mere nyere ihe ụfọdụ mere m ji kwenye na nwoke ahụ anọgidewo n'azụ, ma gbalịsie ike ịgafe maka nwa amaala ka ọ zere ije ozi na onr agha; ma ya mere achọghị m itinye ndụ nke ndị-ọrụ m na ndị nwoke ndị nọ n’aka ndị iro, site n’itinye ikpe ya maka mmegwara. Otú ọ dị, ndị iro gburu ya abụghị nke na-akpachaghị anya na obi ọjọọ.