This is the spot where Gen. Lee and Gen. Jackson met to plan for the famous Stonewall Jackson Flanking Movement.

They sat on a small wooden box next to a campfire and talked things over. (I wish I was there)

They divided their smaller army in the face of a superior force. Stonewall took his men on a 14 mile march completely around the Union's left side.

the last meeting site

Gen. Lee had 45,000 men. Hooker 70,000 men. Lee already split men off to protect Fredricksburg. Now he was going to divide his army a second time. Stonewall took his whole Corp. of 32,000 men for his maneuver and left Lee with about 13,000. Lee was facing Hooker with only a few men to protect his command. Stonewall started on his march at 4:00am May2, 1863.

High Risk but for a possible great reward...This was the Genuis of these two men.