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

[DShultz180 at aol.com]

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

You are right in what remained of Wright's left was south of Cushing ... 50 
yards south by 50 west perhaps. Contrary to popular belief Cushing was on the 
crest, not at wall, with the coppice of trees blocking his field of fire.   He 
could not physically (fully anyway) or logically engage Wright near the rough 
ground. 

You are wrong, however, about his engagement July 2nd. His principle 
engagement was not Wright, as you correctly suggest, but rather the Bliss and McMillan 
properties. No canister was fired from his tubes that day but rather 300-odd 
rounds of bolt, case and shell. 300 rounds seems a bit until when one 
considers his engagement totaled 10 hours which amounts to roughly 50-rounds per tube, 
or 5 rounds per hour. Again, nothing to write home about after 
Chancelorsville but nevertheless a very significant engagement July 2nd. Everyone wonders 
about Posey. Go to a map and look at that brigade's deployment. For the sake of 
a continued GDG discussion come back and tell me that that brigade did not 
have it's hands full with Woodruff, Cushing and Arnold's, combined 18 guns 
heaving hundreds of rounds into the Bliss Orchard? I am sure Wright's far left also 
bore the brunt of Cushing's practice until passing beyond that battery's field 
of fire. His primary target was, however, Confederate artillery beyond the 
sunken road.

And yes, you are correct, Cushing died from wounds received July 3rd. How 
would that indicate his battery was not significantly engaged July 2nd? 

> Dave
>