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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
o roads, one along the south end of Maryland Heights, already mentioned, and another through Solomon's Gap, a slight depression in Elk Ridge, about five miles north of the first. At the south end ofge, two miles from the Potomac. Understanding that there was a road running from the top of Solomon's Gap, along the ridge, to the heights commanding Harper's Ferry, I directed General Kershaw, withl Mahone's brigade, commanded by Colonel Parham, with orders to send a brigade to the top of Solomon's Gap, to protect the rear of General Kershaw, and also to take precautions to guard the pass overhere the road came into the valley, and directed General Semmes to withdraw the brigade from Solomon's Gap, leaving a mere guard, and to tell General Cobb, on his arrival in the vicinity, to take comereby completely cutting off my route up the valley to join the forces with General Lee,--as Solomon's Gap, the only road over Elk Ridge, was just in front of the one over the Blue Ridge, occupied by