GDG- Re:Cushing spent the day yawning ...Ho-Hum!

[Richard M Kadas]

Gentlemen,
  In the original post the word coppice was used to describe the stand of trees near which Cushing's battery was posted. This is a term which is frequently used. My question is whether the term coppice is being used interchangeably with the word copse. If so, it is in error as the term coppice refers to a typically European form of renewable arbor culture not just any small stand of trees. Was the use of the term coppice intentional? And, is it based on irrefutable data?
  Dick

jack <jlawrence at kc.rr.com> wrote:
  Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Greetings,

On July 3rd, Cushing was shot. He died 1 1/2 hours later.

I see nothing ortunate about that.
He saw little action on July 2nd.

I would state that to imply anything else is despicable, but that would 
impugn the comity of the group.

Cushing fired a few rounds on day two. Wrignt was South, way south, of 
Cushing that day. Period.

Regards,

Jack



If chuck implied anythi
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> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> Hardly the situation. When Cushing [Woodruff and Arnold too] topped the 
> ridge
> that morning he was met with Confederate arty fire which was kept up on 
> and
> off until dusk (various rates). Unfortunately for Cushing, as it were, the
> enemy used the then not so famous coppice of trees, off his immediate left
> (front), to gain range. Fortunately for Cushing, however, as on July 3rd, 
> Confederate
> ordnance was it's usual inferior product. They had him zeroed but failed 
> to
> silence him. Again as July 3rd Hancock saw to it that the batteries 
> attached to
> his corps July 2nd supported his regiments then engaged to the front. 
> Cushing
> engaged on and off all day July 2nd firing over 300 rounds of various
> ammunitions. Nothing to, ho-hum, yawn about.
>
> What's unique about Cushing when Wright's line struck west of the trees is
> the fact Lieutenant George Dwight, 2nd Corps Ordnance Officer, was with 
> him [the
> battery] at that time. Dwight wrote a lengthy note to Hunt (on request) 
> about
> what occurred that day at that time mentioning only Brown's misfortunes.
> Other then suggesting he sent two of Cushings caissons to Gillette's 
> trains before
> the firing stopped not one word is mentioned of either Cushing and or
> Arnold's engagements [to a degree]. To him it was just another ... ho-hum 
> engagement
> as it were. I would imagine had either of those batteries been overrun 
> Dwight
> might have made note of it.
>
> Best ... yawn,
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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