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

[jack]

Dave.

I stand corrected by those more knowledgeable than I.

I was comparing his day 2 to what occurred on day3, and was less than clear.

Sorry.

Regards,

Jack

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DShultz180 at aol.com>
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Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 11:46 AM
Subject: GDG- Cushing spent the day yawning ...Ho-Hum!


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
>> <<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
>>
>
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