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In a message dated 4/9/2007 11:32:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
cameron2 at optonline.net writes:

I must  admit to never having paid too much attention to the matter one way 
or the  other, and taking Alexander's statement more or less at face value.  I  
suppose it could be that the Union artillery was under some fire discipline,  
with instructions not to fire on enemy batteries not being overtly hostile, 
in  order to discourage the kind of artillery duels commanders tended to frown  
upon.  



In his post-battle report, Hunt stated: "As the enemy was evidently  
increasing his artillery force in front of our left, I gave instructions to the  
batteries and to the chiefs of artillery not to fire at small bodies, nor to  allow 
their fire to be drawn without promise of adequate results; to watch the  
enemy closely, and when he opened to concentrate the fire of their guns on one  
battery at a time until it was silenced; under all circumstances to fire  
deliberately, and to husband their ammunition as much as possible.  

Bruce  Trinque
Amston, CT




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