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

[Jack Kelly]

Chuck,

> The Georgians described being under shell fire from the moment they came
> into the open field. Who do you suppose it to be if not Cushing and 
> Arnold?
> They had a clear field of fire.

The Georgians were under fire from Brown's battery!  From "The History of 
Battery B",
"Lieutenant Brown ordered the battery to change front left oblique and to 
begin firing four-second spherical case shell."

The battery continued firing at the advancing Confederates with 3-second, 
2-second, 1-second fuses, then switched to canister and double canister. 
Only the two left sections could fire on the Georgians, since the right 
section was screened by the other guns.  Finally, Brown ordered the 
withdrawal of the battery through the opening in the stone wall to left of 
the 69th PA.  #4 was left out in front of the lines, while #6 was abandoned 
closer to the wall.  The two guns were recaptured after the Confederate 
repulse.

Regards,

Jack Kelly