Monthly Archives: November 2016

I started walking toward the area that Stonewall had been grazing and resting, but he had vanished.  I decided to continue for a ways and came to a church on the road running north along South Mountain’s eastern face. As … Continue reading →

I made it to the eastern base of South Mountain and turned into an ancillary road to wait the passage of our troops down the mountain.  It was getting dark, with the sun already hidden by the mountain backdrop. I … Continue reading →

The road to the gap wasn’t very wide, and the Yank cavalry that took it running down were heading straight into the Yankee Infantry coming up. One of the tenets of Sun Tzu in his epic book “Art of War” … Continue reading →

  Suddenly, Major Mosby appeared at my side on horseback. “Lieutenant, you arrived just in the nick of time,” he loudly proclaimed over the hoorahs of our men. Pointing downhill at the advancing Union Infantry, I shouted over the din, … Continue reading →

  I figured we had about two miles to go over treacherous ground.  There was no path or trail along this part of the South Mountain ridgeline. I had to pick the way to keep horses from falling due to … Continue reading →

Due to the narrow cut of the mountain road, the Yanks could only ride two abreast. They weren’t taking any precautions, but barreling up the mountain ready to give us ‘what for’.  This worked in our favor. I could feel … Continue reading →