. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . a ?d 6tfji 5 a-a a £ 294 STONEWALL JACKSON IN THE SHENANDOAH. 295. take your mounted howitzers to the field, in some safe position in rear ofthe line, keeping everything packed on the mules, ready at any momentto take to the mountain-side. Three miles below Lewiss there is a defileon the Luray road. Shields may rally and make a stand there. If he does,I cant reach him with the field-batteries on account of the woods. You cancarry your 12-pounder howitzers on the mules up the mount
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . a ?d 6tfji 5 a-a a £ 294 STONEWALL JACKSON IN THE SHENANDOAH. 295. take your mounted howitzers to the field, in some safe position in rear ofthe line, keeping everything packed on the mules, ready at any momentto take to the mountain-side. Three miles below Lewiss there is a defileon the Luray road. Shields may rally and make a stand there. If he does,I cant reach him with the field-batteries on account of the woods. You cancarry your 12-pounder howitzers on the mules up the mountain-side, and atsome good place unpack and shell the enemyout of the defile, and the cavalry will dothe rest. This plan of battle was carried out to theletter. I took position in a ravine about twohundred yards in rear of Poagues battery inthe center of the line. General Tyler, whohad two brigades of Shieldss division, madea very stubborn fight, and by 9 oclock mat-ters began to look very serious for us. DickTaylor had not yet come down out of thewoods on Tylers left flank. Meanwhile I was having a remarkabletime with our mules in the ravine. Some ofthe shot aimed at Poague
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