There will be no intermission between Acts THIRD and FOURTH
After the ball. Residence of the Ellinghams.
The citizens of Charleston knew almost the exact hour at which the attack on Fort Sumter would begin, and they gathered in the gray twilight of the morning to view the bombardment as a spectacle.--NICOLAY, _Campaigns of the Civil War, Vol. I._
"I shall open fire in one hour."--BEAUREGARD'S _last message to_ MAJOR ANDERSON. _Sent at 3:20 A.M., April 12, 1861_.
When the Union Army under Gen. Sheridan and the Confederate Army under Gen. Early were encamped at Cedar Creek, almost twenty miles south of Winchester, there was a Confederate signal station on Three Top Mountain, overlooking both camps; [Transcriber's note: Unreadable] another, near the summit of North Mountain, on the opposite side of the valley.--_Official Records and Maps_.
The Shenandoah Valley. Night and Morning. Three Top mountain.
While the two armies lay opposite each other, General Sheridan was called to Washington. Soon after he left, a startling despatch was taken by our own Signal Officers from the Confederate Signal Station on Three Top Mountain.--POND, _Camp. Civ. War, Vol. XI._
On the morning of October 19th, the Union Army was taken completely by surprise. Thoburn's position was swept in an instant. The men who escaped capture fled to the river. Gordon burst suddenly upon the left flank.--POND, _supra._
Washington, 1826. Residence of Gen. Buckthorn.
"I feel that we are on the eve of a great era when there is to be great harmony between the Federal and Confederate."
The Orchestra, under the direction of MR. GEORGE PURDY, will perform the following selections:--
1. Overture--Le Caïd Ambroise Thomas 2. Waltz--Ruby Royal Louis Gregh 3. Selection--War Songs Arr. by George Purdy Introducing the following selections: Kingdom Coming, When This Cruel War Is Over, Babylon Is Fallen, [Transcriber's note: Unreadable text], The Vacant Chair, Tramp, Tramp, Johnny Comes Marching, Who Will Care For Mother Now? Tenting on the Old Camp Ground, Rally Round the Flag. 4. [Transcriber's note: Unreadable text] 5. March--[Transcriber's note: Unreadable text]
THANKSGIVING DAY, EXTRA SHENANDOAH MATINEE
SEATS SECURED TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE DURING THE [Transcriber's note: Unreadable text] OF SHENANDOAH.