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Moreover , the whole army lost in missing too few men to base such a theory on ; the loss was just a baker 's dozen in both Beauregard 's and Johnston 's forces . For my part , I think it more likely that , if you were there at all , you were there as a scout , or as a vedette . General Evans -- Old Shanks , the boys call him -- began the battle with the Fourth South Carolina . He was at Stone Bridge , and found out before nine o'clock that McDowell had turned our left and was marching down from Sudley . You might have been sent out to watch the enemy ; yet I am confident that Evans would have used his cavalry for that purpose , for he had a company of cavalry in his command . A more plausible guess might be that you were out foraging that morning and got cut off . I will look up the Fourth South Carolina for you , and try to learn something .