GDG- McPherson Farm in the battle

[Dennis Lawrence]

Edward McPherson Farm:
Historical Study
Kathleen R. Georg


Chapter V: The Farm and the Battle of Gettysburg

Buford, in the meantime, clattered down Washington Street, finding the 
inhabitants of this twice-visited town in a "terrible state of 
excitement"46 about the Rebel intruders. Directed out the Cashtown Pike, he 
saw no large hostile forces awaiting him, and pushed his troopers as far as 
the McPherson farm buildings and the ridge on which they set 47 (thereafter 
called McPherson's Ridge, although McPherson probably owned less of it than 
any other of his neighbors). Here they halted and sized up the decoy, 
Buford keeping a rein on those who may have been eager to pursue the 
all-too-willing Confederate regiment. His ploy not producing the expected 
results, Pettigrew went back to his divisional commander and reported what 
his pickets saw as a reason for returning with fifteen empty wagons. Heth 
was determined to get "those supplies" and was granted permission by his 
corps commander to proceed to Gettysburg at first light on the morrow. Hill 
summarily ordered Pender to follow closely at Heth's heels as a support, 
and ordered Anderson to march early so he could also be in supportive 
distance...............


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