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"The cadets are said to have behaved like veterans throughout the fight, and five days later the battalion was ordered to Richmond. At the Confederate capital the boys were garlanded, cheered by thousands, intoxicated with praise as they wheeled proudly around the Washington monument, their drummers and fifers playing " Your Bold Soldier Boy." They were presented with a stand of colors by the Governor of Virginia, after listening to a speech of commendation from President Davis."
Cullings from the confederacy: A collection of southern poems, original and ... By Nora Fontaine M. Davidson
And from the same book:
"The cadets marched into Staunton the afternoon of the second day, their drummers and flfers playing " The Girl I Left Behind Me." The town was filled with grim Confederate soldiers, some of whom were inclined to poke fun at the trim boy soldiers. " The band belonging to a regiment of grimy veterans struck up the air " Rock-a-bye Baby " when the cadets marched by," said Mr. Wise, "and the men took up the air, accompanying it by rocking their guns in their arms as if putting them to sleep." It was not long before this regiment was among the first to congratulate the lads on their gallant conduct in the fight that followed."
Cullings from the confederacy: A collection of southern poems, original and ... By Nora Fontaine M. Davidson
And from the same book:
"The cadets marched into Staunton the afternoon of the second day, their drummers and flfers playing " The Girl I Left Behind Me." The town was filled with grim Confederate soldiers, some of whom were inclined to poke fun at the trim boy soldiers. " The band belonging to a regiment of grimy veterans struck up the air " Rock-a-bye Baby " when the cadets marched by," said Mr. Wise, "and the men took up the air, accompanying it by rocking their guns in their arms as if putting them to sleep." It was not long before this regiment was among the first to congratulate the lads on their gallant conduct in the fight that followed."