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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Historical sketch of the Rockbridge artillery, C. S. Army, by a member of the famous battery. (search)
n of the company consists of three six-pounder brass field pieces, one twelve-pounder Howitzer and two ten-pounder parrot rifled guns, one travelling forge, two baggage-wagons and a wagon used as a battery-wagon, with proper harness; also ninety-one horses, most of which are in good condition. Return to the Valley. Four days after General Jackson's transfer to the Valley of Virginia, the infantry of his old brigade also returned, travelling by the Manassas Gap railroad; and on the 9th November the Rockbridge Artillery, without any escort, commenced its march across Loudoun county, passing several villages and crossing the Blue Ridge at Snicker's Gap, and the Shenandoah river by a rope-ferry at Snicker's Ford. On our first night out on this march, we went into camp, unfortunately, near a distillery. Some of the men had got very thirsty while they had been cooped up for the last several months, surrounded by so many strangers, and here was a chance to quench their thirst, which