. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . rts of the enemy tillwe should reach him. This sudden interposition of a force at a mountainpass indicated a purpose on the part of the adversary to hold me in check,while overwhelming forces were being brought against Jackson. This placedus in a desperate strait; for we were within relieving distance, and mustadopt prompt and vigorous measures that would burst through all oppo-sition. Three miles north was Hopewell Gap, and it was necessary to getpossession of this in advance of
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . rts of the enemy tillwe should reach him. This sudden interposition of a force at a mountainpass indicated a purpose on the part of the adversary to hold me in check,while overwhelming forces were being brought against Jackson. This placedus in a desperate strait; for we were within relieving distance, and mustadopt prompt and vigorous measures that would burst through all oppo-sition. Three miles north was Hopewell Gap, and it was necessary to getpossession of this in advance of the Federals, in order to have that vantage-ground for a flank movement, at the same time that we forced our way byfootpaths over the mountain heights at Thoroughfare Gap. During the nightI sent Wilcox with three brigades through that pass, while Hood was climb-ing over the mountain at Thoroughfare by a trail. We had no trouble ingetting over, and our apprehensions were relieved at the early dawn of the 29thby finding that Ricketts had given up the east side of the gap and was many 5i8 OUR MARCH AGAINST VIEW OP JACKSONS POSITION AS SEEN FROM GROVETON CORNERS. FROM A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH. The farthest ridge is the line of the unfinished railway. Jacksons center occupied the ground in the right of thepicture. There, on elevated open ground, the front of a deep cut, stands the. Union monument. [See map, p. 509. ] hours in advance of us, moving in the direction of Manassas Junction. Hisforce, instead of marching around Jackson, could have been thrown againsthis right and rear. If Rieketts had made this move and the forces in fronthad cooperated with him, such an attack, well handled, might have given usserious trouble before I reached the field. As we found the pass open at early dawn and a clean road in front, wemarched leisurely to unite our forces on Manassas plains. Before reachingGainesville we heard the artillery combat in front, and our men involuntarilyquickened their s
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