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who saw the Confederate Army.
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He said it was nothing but, quote,
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"A set of ragamuffins. It seemed as if
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every cornfield in Maryland had been robbed of its scarecrows.
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None had any underclothing.
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My costume consisted of a ragged pair of trousers,"--
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this guy apparently joined--
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"a stained dirty jacket, an old slouch hat,
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the brim pinned up with a thorn,
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a begrimed blanket over my shoulder,
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a grease-smeared cotton haversack
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full of apples and corn, a cartridge box full