Bloody ShirtChapter 3
I rode quickly to Ladd. The road from Stuarts Draft to Sherando was hilly and steep, so I went by Lynnhurst. Most of the houses along the road were burned out. I was very fearful for my parents. I turned at Mt. Torrey Road and slowed. I tried to gather myself for the worst. At the Furnace, I tied the packhorse at the edge of the stream behind the old furnace. I checked the Sharps and the Henry. Both were loaded and ready. I walked my horse around the bend. My family's house was gutted. The...