GDG- Brigidier Edward L. Thomas' Brigade on July1

[Alan D. Brunelle]

ernscave at aol.com wrote:
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> I have worn my fingers to the bone using Google to figure out what exactly Brigidier Edward L Thomas's brigade was doing on July 1st at Gettysburg. His August 12th report tells me nothing. His brigade was in Pender's Division and I know what Lane, Perrin and Scales were doing. Does anyone know the answer? 
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 From _Brigades of Gettysburg_ by Gottfrid, pg 656-657

"As the division [Pender's] advanced again in the afternoon to support 
Heth's attack on McPherson Ridge, General A.P. Hill held Thomas's 
Brigade back to support Pegram's artillery. [AAG] Major Joseph Engelhard 
reported that the brigade was 'retained by ... Hill to meet a threatened 
advance from the left.'"

and

"The brigade remained there until sunset, when Pender ordered it to take 
position on the right of the division, where it again pulled support duty."

He notes that the brigade wasn't used much over the second and third 
days either, sounds like more than 1,300 soldiers not used very well...

Alan