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Frederick County 275th: Hood's Defeat Near Fox's Gap

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History & Genealogy
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Curtis Older presents a brand-new analysis of the Confederate defeat at Fox’s Gap, part of the battle of South Mountain focusing on Confederate Brigadier General John Bell Hood’s troop movements. Other authors did not correctly analyze the geography and topography of the battlefield. The failure to understand the topographical characteristics of the battlefield has led to false assumptions about Hood's movement. Pictures of this discovery on land that will soon be part of the Fox's Gap battlefield will be shared.