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| Author: | tony best [ Mon May 22, 2006 12:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | 720PM Day 1 |
The ebb and flow of battle was like unto a great pinwheel, spinning around to the left now, as the Union took back parts of Culps Hill, only to lose a few more feet of Cemetery Hill as darkness closed.... mercifully. --- tony best <tbandjb3@zoominternet.net> wrote: > Cela > 720PM > > the three New york regiments from three differnt > corps should all have been pulled back but they had > been ordred to hold, They knew not why but the men > paid the price. > > The humerous and popular Pvt Brown of the 76th had > been nicked in the neck, it cut the jugular and he > died a bloody death, Beside him Pvt Carter his dour > companion cradled the dying brown and was his by > debree from a cannon shell which knocked him down, > > The 54th New York from Von gilsa had ceased to exist > as a Regiment, Small to begin with it now numbered > less than 40 men. They were now oredered to be a > flank scout unit and wandered off towards Cupls > Hill. Capt Avery now led this little band, Sgt > O`Tooles squad now had him, Cpl Neilmark Uram and > Wilhelm, every one else was dead or on his way to > the rear seriously wounded. > > The 107th NY of Ruger was still on the line but at > least was out of direct line of fire. > -Tony- > Colonel Tony Best Army of Georgia |
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