The Battle of South Mountain at Fox's Gap - "prelude to emancipation" - deserves an accurate portrayal. "Hood's Defeat near Fox's Gap" discloses the most significant discovery on the battlefield of Fox's Gap in 160 years, soundly and undeniably refuting every author who has written about the actions of Confederate General John Bell Hood during the battle. Based on a careful understanding of the history of the roads and land tracts associated with Fox's and Turner's Gaps, and the details of specific landmarks mentioned in primary documents, the author presents a more detailed and accurate geographical and topographical study of the battlefield than any previously presented. The correct placements of Hood's troop positions reconfigures the entire placementof the competing forces in the battle, setting the record straight on the achievements of the Union army in the battle, and the Confederate casualites. Rebuffing a significant amound of incorrect material published about this battle, this new account of the battle of South Mountain gives the reader the opportunity to re-examine and re-interpret the Maryland campaign. Read Less