Stoneman’s Raid – Rain, Mules and Ammunition – Part 2
Following a last briefing with Gen. Joseph Hooker on April 11, George Stoneman “issued orders for the whole Corps to be in readiness to move at daylight on…April 13, leaving by direction one brigade behind for duty with the Army.” Col. Benjamin ‘Grimes’ Davis, a meticulous planner, left little to chance. Knowing the pack trains…