Stonewall Hinkleman And The Battle Of Bull Run - Plot & Excerpts
Henry’s house. Our artillery has stopped the Union troops cold. (I’m going to say “our” while they’re keeping me from getting killed!) At the bottom of the hill, the Yankees are hiding behind the trees along Young’s Branch to form a new battle line in the turnpike. But they’re not going to be pinned down long. Yankee reinforcements pour down Matthews Hill, while above them more Union artillery begins firing at us. Maybe now’s a good chance for me to bid Bull Run good-bye. It’s been great, folks! The bullets, the slaughter, little old ladies scared to death! Reenactments have never looked so good. There’s a wood of cedar trees about a quarter of a mile to the rear. Nothing but an open field separates me from its shelter—and promise of escape. I step down from the porch to the yard and start walking away from the house, away from the Confederate line. Cyrus and everyone are all looking the other way, down the hill at the Yankees. I try to act casual in case anyone’s looking.
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