GDG- "We again bore the brunt of the battle at Gettysburg."

[Alan D. Brunelle]

DShultz180 at aol.com wrote:

> Two of the single most important rounds were fired by the FEds were 
> discharged July Second in my opinion. The first was of course the one which knocked 
> Hood out. No one knows who fired that round. Suggesting it was Smith is 
> speculative in that it could have been Clark, Bucklyn or even Winslow. Whom ever fired 
> that round of shrapnel did great damage and unknowingly so. 

One should probably then include the shot that took Pender out as well?

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> The second most important round fired July Second was no accident. Spying a 
> group of mounted officers on Blocher's Knoll from a point just north of the 
> Evergreen Gatehouse, Dilger personally sighted Wiedrich's Number Four piece 
> (section commanded by Lt. Schmidt) that had been placed just west of the pike near 
> Battery K. Stepping back he directed the gun crew exactly how to handle their 
> piece and with the pulling of that lanyard knocked General Jenkins out of that 
> battle. What an artillerist, what a shot! 
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>   

Ranks right up there with the shot that hit Bishop/General Polk at Pine 
Mountain in terms of artillery accuracy...

Alan