GDG- Wrights Brigade.

[Batrinque at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/5/06 1:28:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
bluzdad at yahoo.com writes:

> I had been on a tour of Day 2 at Gettysburg conducted by noted Civil War 
> historian Ed Bearss. He brought us up to and just below "the copse of trees" 
> and stated that Wright's advance ended at that point and could not be held due 
> to lack of support. I was amazed that they had proceeded that far. 
> 

Pfanz's reconstruction of events is that Wright's left wing pushed up towards 
(but not into) the Copse of Trees but that the "penetration" occurred south 
of the Copse where Wright's right wing found a gap in the Union infantry line.  
And that the penetration was very quickly and effectively opposed by Union 
forces in the area.  

Bruce Trinque
Amston, CT