Posted some pictures of the McDowell Battlefield, Jackson's first victory of the 1862 Valley Campaign. This battlefield is really
out of the way, and probably one most of you haven't been to. It is well preserved and you will most likely have
it all to yourself.
The view of Sitlington's Hill from the Union lines. Union troops crossed this field to attack Sitlington's Hill.
Capt. Henry Hyman Battery I, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, positioned his guns here.
The hill was so steep that the artillerists dug trenches to elevate the cannons enough to reach the Confederates.
1st Ohio
McDowell Presbyterian church served as a hospital for both armies. The dead were buried across the street in its cemetery.
Soldiers carved their names and dates into the church wall.
The house of Confederate Capt. Felix Hull. It was Federal headquarters before the battle and Gen. Stonewall Jackson's
headquarters afterward.
Confederates used this valley to reach the top of Sitlington's Hill
Looking down the Confederate lines to the top of Sitlington's Hill, and the position of the 12th Georgia Infantry
The exposed angle in the line occupied by the 12th Georgia. Attacked from two sides, they suffered heavy losses.
The Union managed to get some guns on the hill in the distance and fired straight down the Confederate line.
Looking down at McDowell from the right flank of the Confederate line.
Trail leading back down the mountain from Sitlington's Hill.