The story of a connoneer under Stonewall Jackson, in which is told the part taken by the Rockbridge artillery in the Army of northern Virginia . and landed hundreds of yards below, many onthe side from which they had started. I crossedin a ferry-boat on my recently acquired horse,having left my faithful old charger, his headencased in mud to the tips of his ears, with min-gled feelings of sadness and gratitude. A great curiosity to understand this battleand battlefield induced me to visit it at the firstopportunity, and in 1887, twenty-four years af-ter it was fought, I, with Colonel Poague, g
The story of a connoneer under Stonewall Jackson, in which is told the part taken by the Rockbridge artillery in the Army of northern Virginia . and landed hundreds of yards below, many onthe side from which they had started. I crossedin a ferry-boat on my recently acquired horse,having left my faithful old charger, his headencased in mud to the tips of his ears, with min-gled feelings of sadness and gratitude. A great curiosity to understand this battleand battlefield induced me to visit it at the firstopportunity, and in 1887, twenty-four years af-ter it was fought, I, with Colonel Poague, glad-ly accepted an invitation from the survivors ofPicketts division to go with them to Gettys-burg, whither they had been invited to meet thePhiladelphia Brigade, as their guests, and goover the battlefield together. After our arrivalthere, in company with two officers of the Phil-adelphia Brigade, one of Picketts men and anintelligent guide, I drove over the field. As apart of our entertainment we saw the Pickettmen formed on the same ground and in thesame order in which they had advanced to thecharge. Farther on we saw the superb monu-. Edward A. Moore (February, 1907) FACING 200 UNDER STONEWALL JACKSON 201 ments, marking the location of the differentFederal regiments, presenting the appearanceof a vast cemetery. The position held by theFederals for defense was perfect. Its extentrequired the whole of the Confederate armypresent to occupy the one line they first adopt-ed, with no troops to spare for flanking. Itsshape, somewhat like a fish-hook, enabled theFederal army to reinforce promptly any partthat was even threatened. Its terrain was suchthat the only ground sufficiently smooth for anenemy to advance on, that in front of its cen-ter, was exposed throughout, not only to mis-siles from its front, but could be raked fromthe heights on its left. And, in addition to allthis, the whole face of the country, when thebattle was fought, was closely intersected withpost and rail
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