This is the story of the last casualty of the 2nd Battle of Manassas, VA in 1862. At the "unfinished railroad" area where Jackson's Confederate troops had repulsed Federal advances, I had to go on a recon mission while Chris read the account of the previous clash of the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac. After moving down the ditch where the original clash took place, I was attacked by at least 200 Union deer ticks and quickly retreated back to my wife's position at the entrance to the trench. At this time she went damn near hysterical, screaming that I had deer ticks all over my feet! I thought they were ants and was calmly brushing them off. After much commotion, shoes and socks were removed and left at the battlefield, and we retreated back to Hagerstown, MD for a full tick check which revealed two Union "skirmishers" in a delicate area. They were captured with a tweezers and executed on site.
Cocktails were definitely in order at this point, so we ventured out across town through the "low rent" district of Hagerstown. At this time we observed three Hagerstown police officers about to engage in a tactical "event" complete with sawed-off shotguns drawn! Perhaps there were more Yankee ticks holed-up there! We didn't stick around to find out!
Chris is planning our next road trip! (Actually it was a great trip, one I've waited almost fifty years to take!)
Chris is planning our next road trip! (Actually it was a great trip, one I've waited almost fifty years to take!)
Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that's right for you.
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