Richmond, itself the capital of the Confederacy, around which so much centered, had only forty thousand people.
The Winchester regiment was detached that afternoon and sent to join the column under McPherson, which was expected to reach Jackson first.

Dick was mounted again, and he rode with Warner and Pennington on either side of him.

They speculated much on what they would find when they approached Jackson.
"If Joe Johnston is there," said Warner, "I think we'll have a hard fight.

You'll remember that he did great work against us in Virginia, until he was wounded." "And they'll know, of course, just when to expect us and in what force," said Dick.

"Slade will tell them that.