"Gettysburg - Culp’s Hill - July 2, 1863 - Satellite Map" Topic
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| Tango01 | 26 Oct 2020 9:18 p.m. PST |
"As twilight on July 2, 1863, brought an end to the fighting on the Union left, Gen. Richard Ewell's assault on the Union right flank continued. Just before sunset, three brigades of Gen. Edward "Allegheny" Johnson's Confederate division began its charge up the steep, boulder-strewn slopes of Culp's Hill. Opposing Johnson's 4,700 Confederates, were the roughly 1,400 New Yorkers of Gen. George Sears Greene's brigade. Greene's men were charged with holding the extreme right flank of the Union army and protecting its supply and communication artery, the nearby Baltimore Pike…"
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| John the Greater | 27 Oct 2020 12:57 p.m. PST |
It is interesting to note, looking at the map, that in addition to the infantry units mentioned in the text there were 26 guns positioned off Johnson's flank. |
| Tango01 | 27 Oct 2020 1:14 p.m. PST |
Good observation!….. Amicalement
Armand |
| donlowry | 28 Oct 2020 8:59 a.m. PST |
Not of much use in the dark, though. |
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