GDG- Re: Gettysburg Digest, Vol 32, Issue 41

[Biggsk at aol.com]

Norman Levitt writes:

Ths  passage is a bit ambiguous, but I read it as meaning that as Wright 
pressed  his attack forward, his flanks were exposed and thus the Federals were 
able to  place brigades on both his flanks in preparation for a successful  
counterattack.  Other members, however, read it as meaning that the  Federal 
forces attacked by Wright had exposed flanks.  I think this is  unlikely, but 
perhaps somebody has additional reasons for construing it this  way.  Responses?
 
Since I am the guy that did this newspaper post from Andrews I will  chime in.
 
I interpreted the passage as being Wright's Brigade broke into the second  
Union line and that their flanks were unsupported by friendly troops and the  
Federals, seeing this, reacted by moving troops to counter it in some  manner.  
The "wedge into timber" is clearly a metaphor and does not  describe a 
particular grouping of trees in the Cemetery Ridge area.
 
>From Andrews account they clearly broke the first and second Union  lines.
 
Just my ten cents - and since there aren't pay toilets anymore I thought I  
would offer it here.
 
Greg Biggs