Smithville Road (West) - Terrain Study (Cross Plain)

This terrain study follows a division along the Smithville Road from the North Fork entry point on the west side of the map to a point just east of Cross Plain town. It leaves the map edge at 8:30 a.m. The march took about 1 hour and 5 minutes. The first farm on the march is A. Stroud, where the road curves southeast through some woods and then due east again towards the Criswell Farm.  At Criswell, the road curves 90 degrees and almost due south to the Moody farm and then southeast again towards Cross Plain town.

There are some changes in elevation affecting line of sight. The Stroud Farm is visible shortly after starting on the march, but then disappears from line of slight briefly. It takes about 15 minutes for the lead regiment to reach A. Stroud and start on the curve towards Criswell.

At around 8:48, the Glover Farm is visible in the distance to the east (Union Road to Pilot Hill), but Criswell (much closer and on the Smithville Road) is at times obscured by the rolling hills)  At around 8:55, the head of the column is near Criswell, but the rear is still passing in the vicinity of A. Stroud.

The screenshot a 9:04 is taken from east of the Smithville Road, looking at the marching column as it moves between Criswell and Moody.

The lead regiment reaches Cross Plain town around 9:20 and the entire division is deployed in reserve columns just past the east end of town at 9:55 a.m.

Although the elevation going south-north through town is not significant, the east side of town has significantly lower elevation than the western and center parts of town.