GDG- East Cemetery Hill

[Margaret D. Blough]

>>I guess the other question is could a night attack from Long Lane been successful?<<

Night attacks in the Civil War were rare and had a very poor track record. One of the most famous, the Confederate attack on a Union division under John W. Geary at Wauhatchie (Brown's Ferry, TN)  under Longstreet and Bragg on the night of October 28-29, 1863, ended with a Union victory after Hooker sent two divisions to Geary's relief at Wauhatchie Station and the final establishment of the Cracker Line that brought food, ammunition, and reinforcements to Union troops beseiged at Chattanooga and the eventual end of the siege.

Regards,

Margaret

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From: "Chuck Schmitz" <CSCHMITZ at columbus.rr.com> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
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> Without a coordinated attack from the Long Lane are I don't think the attack 
> from the east would have had long term success. I guess the other question 
> is could a night attack from Long Lane been successful? There was a lot of 
> skirmishing there throughput 2 July and into the night. I believe the 73rd 
> Ohio suffered over 40% casualties. 
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> Chuck Schmitz 
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