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The Coaling's guns tore into the advance-did the flanking regiments arrive in time?
A Confederate brigade must seize Lewiston Coaling’s high ground before Union artillery destroys them-did the flanking regiments arrive in time?
The Coaling's guns tore into the advance-did the flanking regiments arrive in time?
In this episode, we follow the opening hours of the June 9, 1862 fight at Port Republic and the tactical race centered on a small ridge called the Lewiston Coaling. The episode traces Jackson’s plan, the river crossing, and the pressure on the clock as a flanking column labors through woods-could timing and terrain decide the day?
Date: June 9, 1862
Location: Port…
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