Augusta County: Diary of DeWitt Clinton Gallaher (1864-1865)

        As we were marching along in lower Orange or Louisa County,I heard a wonderful cheering of our men. The cause was thatmost of our Regiment and Brigade were from the section wherethe mountains were and the boys had been down in the Godforsaken "lowlands" and were so sick of them that when theyfirst caught sight of the Blue Ridge, their hearts werethrilled and a joyous shout and cheer went up. It reminded oneof the "Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks" who cried with joy"Thalatta! "Thalatta!" (The Sea! The Sea!) When they got sonear home! (See Zenophon's Anabasis for this.)