GDG- Re: Guns captured by Wright have been Identified.

[Laurence D. Schiller]

 From everything I have read, Heth did not see the horse holders who 
were back behind Herr Ridge. Remember, there are a series of ridges 
here and Heth wouldn't have been able to see over them.

Laurie


>Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
><< As with Johnston's example, Heth not only had nothing to gain by lauding
>Buford's efforts (emphasized by the fact that it began the battle that was
>ultimately lost) but for about 20 years after the war he steadfastly
>maintained that he never faced any Federal cavalry whatsoever on July 1.
>Read only Confederate accounts, and the first two hours aren't even a blip
>on the screen.  >>
>
><<In a way, it's actually very understandable that Heth and his troops may
>not
>have realized who and what they were up against.  Unless prisoners were
>being taken, or the advance was coming across dead bodies in cavalry
>uniforms, about all there would be to be seen was puffs of smoke a few
>hundred yards off.  Except for the men actually out on the skirmish line,
>for the troops back in the column all they'd have known was that there was
>some kind of contact up ahead, and that it was holding things up somewhat.
>Entirely routine for any movement in hostile territory.  Little wonder it
>doesn't get much attention in the Confederate accounts.  For most of Heth's
>men, things didn't turn into a big deal until the infantry action started.>>
>
>	This raises the curiosity about whether Buford's horse 
>holders and horses
>were visible to the oncoming Rebel troops.  Does anyone know whether they
>were out of their line of sight or not?  If not, that should have been a
>strong indication of what they were facing.  Certainly the Rebel officers
>with field glasses should have picked that up.
>
>Tom Ryan
>
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