GDG- Winter Stomp (The Rans Wrong Wright Tour)

[Laurence D. Schiller]

I'm afraid I don't have that letter - but that is most interesting. Thanks.

Laurie Schiller


>Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
>I believe there is a piece of evidence that will clear this up.
>
>Wright wrote a letter to his wife describing the brigades move.
>In this letter that John Archer read parts, if not all of the letter 
>pertaining to the move east by Wright, he detailed the ground and 
>farm (Codori I believe if I remember correctly) and Finally the 
>rough ground and how it seemed as if they were climbing a hill.
>John was giving a Bliss Farm tour and concluded it with Wrights 
>attack on July 2nd and read this letter to his wife to us as he had 
>us on the ground that he described.
>
>It was blatantly obvious to the group of us that were listening to 
>this recitation of the letter that we were on that rough ground and 
>it must hav seemed like they were climbing a hill.
>This was two years ago and I can't remember it clearly.
>Maybe Laurie or someone can obtain a copy of this letter because it 
>is pretty concrete proof from Wright himself that he was south of 
>the Copse.
>
>Regards,
>Karl
>
>
>Message: 1
>Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 11:25:25 -0500
>From: "Chuck Teague" <chaplain.chuck at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: GDG- Winter Stomp (The Rans Wrong Wright Tour)
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>Let me seek to pose the issue in simple terms. In the bigger picture, there
>are two points so strong that they would seem to be incontrovertible.
>
>First. the Confederate accounts from participants and observers are
>consistent that Wright's Brigade crossed the stone wall, breached the Union
>line, and captured the Federal guns on the crest of the ridge.
>
>Second, the Federal accounts from those units to the south of the Copse
>(Hall, Harrow, and Webb's Brigades) are consistent that the enemy attack
>they faced was stopped clearly short of their line.
>
>If anyone can contradict these two basic points I would be most interested
>in your evidence. Thank you.
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Dr. Laurence Dana Schiller
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