Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere: Fords

Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere: Line of Retreat

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​​Part VI of XIII

“… Lee is desperate.”
“Yanks are pressing.”
“To address the threat, Lee removes the Rebs guarding Snavely’s.”
“How many?”
“Several thousand Gus.”
“Shows how Lee thought.”
“Fords matter.”
“Lee had thousands guarding Snavely’s and hundreds the bridge.”
“Snavely’s was the key.”
“How many Rebs were left at the fords?”
“A skirmish line and some cavalry.”
“Imagine that.”
“To be clear, there were three fords at Snavely’s.”
“Three?”
“One connecting a field because the Snavely’s farmed both sides of the crick.”
“The other two?”
“One by the Snavely homestead, and another called Myer’s Ford.”
“These two fords led where?”
“Up to Harper’s Ferry Road, Sharpsburg and Lee’s line of retreat.”
“You don’t say.”
“I just did.”
“Who’s the Napoleon?”
“General Sturgis …”

Next Up: 7 April and part VII of the series Johnny Reb and Gus Yank Somewhere: Hazards.

Posted by Bryan W. Brickner

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