The Fight for Ricketts' Guns

Shells exploded overhead as Ricketts’ men dueled Stonewall Jackson’s artillery across the field while sharpshooters’ bullets thumped into the wooden limber chests and, on the rear slope, horses screamed and died. Then, from the far woods, the rebel yell rose through dense smoke as Confederate infantry started across the field. Up to that moment the Confederates appeared to be losing the battle, and possibly the war, but here the momentum shifted toward the unexpected climax at Ricketts’ guns.

Sudley, Virginia · United States