Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere: Bridge

Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere: Medieval

​​Part IX of XIII
 
“… The bridge Johnny.”
“Look at that hill.”
“Like a wall.”
“With every Reb shooting at the same spot.”
“Concentration of fire.”
“Kill zone Gus.”
“Feels like a drawbridge.”
“Over a moat.”
“To a castle wall.”
“Medieval.”
“Castles worked for awhile Reb.”
“A few could defend from many.”
“Just like here.”
“Gus, after the Yanks crossed at Snavely’s, they headed toward the bridge and not Harper’s Ferry Road and Lee’s line of retreat.”
“The left is floating again.”
“In the air and by orders.”
“And not only the Ninth Corps Reb.”
“The left flank of the Army of the Potomac.”
“Burnside …”
 
Next Up: 13 April and part X of the series Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere: Refuse.
 
Posted by Bryan W. Brickner

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