On August 25, 1862, beginning his march to Manassas, Stonewall Jackson left the vicinity of Jeffersonton, with about 20,000 troops and two brigades of Stuart’s cavalry, marched onto the road between Waterloo Bridge and Amissville, and once past the latter place turned onto the
wagon road (RR 643) leading north to the Rappahannock and crossed the river at Hinson’s Mill. The remnants of the mill race can still be visualized. There are two great stones facing each other, one at the edge of each bank. There are drill holes in the surface of the stone, possibly anchors for a wooden bridge structure. On the left bank there is a cleared track that passe up the slope and
through the woods (and a clearing) to a paved road (RR 743) that takes you to Orlean and on to Salem at Thoroughfare Gap.
Overflight of Hinson’s Mill
The House Shown at Bottom is at end of
Road Track leads past it down to surviving mill race
Higher View
White marks are hugh boulders that Were used as bridge pier. Cut in forest on right Is location of gravel road. There is a dirt road At the curve that goes down to the left bank
About the author: Joe Ryan is a Los Angeles trial lawyer who has traveled the route of the Army of Northern Virginia, from Richmond to Gettysburg several times.
