We left
Fincastle on the morning of May 17, 1861, amid the cheers, good wishes,
farewells and tears of mothers, wives and sweethearts. The ladies had prepared
neat little pin
cushions supplied with pins and needles, also bandage cotton and hospital
necessities, some of
which were needed before we had gotten five miles from Fincastle. Trooper
Frasier spied a
”frizzly hog” and called the attention of his comrades, which
created so much laughter
that his horse on seeing the hog and hearing the noise, became unmanageable
and threw
Frasier, whose head had to be bandaged, there and then in vinegar and brown
paper.
We marched off gaily... following the flag presented to us by the Botetourt
ladies
and carried by Wm. McCue... We were cheered on our way by the waving of kerchiefs
and throwing of bouquets as we passed on, following the blue ridge road until
we came to Buford’s Station, where we enjoyed the hospitality of Mr.
Paschal Buford.
Our next stop was at Liberty, now called Bedford City. Here the kind people
of the town
took us into their homes and entertained and accommodated us for the night.
We were welcomed into every home and invited to stop with them again if we
should pass
that way... We left Liberty on the morning of May the 18th, and took dinnner
near
Forest Depot at Col. Radford’s home. We reached Lynchburg the night
of the 18th and
as two companies had preceeded us and were enlisted as A and B, we came in
as Co. C.
We remained here three days, occupying tobacco factories and keeping our horses
in Friend’s warehouse. We were furnished with tents and moved out near
the
fairgrounds and were mustered into service on the 23 of May, by
Gen. Jubal A. Early. By this time Co. D from Franklin County had
arrived and the remaining six companies came in in a few days.
Pvt. Rufus H. Peck, Co. C
2nd Virginia Cavalry
Virginia Regimental
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