GDG- Gettysburg The second day

[Alan David Brunelle]

P. Sturdevant wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> A point frequently overlooked when attempting to understand the
> breakdown  of the en echelon attack on July 2nd is that Posey did not
> just half-heatedly support Wright's  attack on purpose; the federals
> located in the Bliss Farm buildings on his flank would have been fatal
> to his brigade if he had ignored them by advancing with Wright. He HAD
> to send half of his brigade to deal with them.
> He had no choice.
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Wasn't Posey ordered by Anderson to clear out the Bliss Farm area 
_prior_ to the time he would have needed to support en echelon the 
attack? I was under the impression that before Wright got going, 
Anderson had sent orders to do so.

Alan