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This is the site of Lee's
greatest
victory. It is now nothing more than the brick foundation of the
Hotel/Tavern
that marks a Crossroads in north centeral Virginia. The battle
plan was
Jackson's, not Lee's, and it worked very well.
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This
marks the spot where Stonewall Jackson was shot. The victory would cost
the South one of its best Generals. The
accidental shooting of Jackson would contribute to the South's losing
the war.
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Family lore describes a Hile female
that
married into the Jackson Family
sometime before 1800.
The family
info is that she was "Stonewall's" grandmother, greatgrandmother (or
earlier).
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After
the battle at Pittsburg landing (Shiloh) the Yankees headed
south for this railroad junction at Corinth, Mississippi. After
its' capture Memphis
becomes unattainable . . .
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and
has to be abandoned by the Confederates. That is why the southern
forces attacked here to retake the town. The 2nd Texas was part
of
that attack.
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This is the redoubt
which was
attacked
by the 2nd. Texas. They left a number
of dead behind
when the attack failed.
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Today the memory of these
men is defiled
by PC attitudes which are based on inaccurate perceptions. This
is one
reason that I've created this web site.
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