In Smog and Thunder

Growing up near Elysian Park, Juan Gomez de los Angeles dreamed of playing baseball for the Dodgers, but his pitching arm got him no further than varsity baseball at Marshall High School. Gomez had become a site manager for a small construction company before he was summoned by a higher calling. Major General Juan Gomez de los Angeles had only been the Supreme Commander of the Southern Army for six months before he led his troops into its offensive against the North, which he held no love for. In his teens Gomez lost his virginity in an unsatisfying manner in San Francisco at a Grateful Dead concert and had despised the city ever since. Despite facing superior firepower in entrenched positions, his veterans were able to gain a crucial foothold in the Battle for the Mission.

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