Chapter 11

FROM YORKTOWN TO FALMOUTH.

1863.--Curiosity Satisfied.--Pastimes on the York River. --Religious Services; their Influence.--Raid to Mathias Court House.--Sickness and Recovery.--From Gloucester Point to Falmouth.--Exciting Details.--Correspondence of Mr. Young.--The Press.--With the Army of the Potomac again.--Cavalry Fight at Brandy Station.--Bold Charge of the First Maine Cavalry.--The Chivalry fairly Beaten.-- Death of Colonel B. F. Davis, Eighth New York Cavalry.-- Interesting Letter of a Rebel Chaplain.--Casualties.-- What was Gained by the Reconnoissance.--Pleasonton and Kilpatrick Promoted.--Rebels Raiding in Maryland. 203