Horses, Hostages and Apple Cider JEB Stuart's 1862 Pennsylvania Raid, Civil War
Horses, Hostages, and Apple Cider : J. Stuart's 1862 Pennsylvania Raid. This is book number 424 of 500 copies. Signed by the author John W. First Edition, printed in June 2002 by Mercersburg Printing. 140th Anniversary Edition, October 2002. 8.5" x 11" and 112 pages. Loaded with photos and maps. At the time that this book was published, the author was a resident of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The book took 6 years for him to complete. It was published in time for the 140th anniversary of the raid. Only 500 copies were printed. Not only does it cover the strategic perspective of the raid, it also examines the raid from the viewpoint of civilians, using letters, diaries, and recollections of descendants of people affected by the raid. It follows Stuart's travels from modern-day West Virginia into Maryland and then into Pennsylvania. Stuart and his troops traveled 120 miles in 3 days, much of it in the rain and eluded 20,000 Union troops. They passed through Mercersburg, Chambersburg, St.
Thomas and Scotland before moving on to Adams County. A total of 30 hostages were taken, as well as more than 1200 horses. A rare and informative book about a fascinating bit of Civil War history.