GDG- Brandy Station numbers
Philip Laino
laino at optonline.net
Fri Oct 5 08:43:26 CDT 2007
Being that Brandy Station can be considered part of the Gettysburg
Campaign, here's my query:
In North and South, Vol.5, No. 3, in an article by Patrick Brennan,
an Order of Battle appears on page 22.
I am trying to understand the numbers of troops involved. This Order
of Battle lists for Buford "5,793 men, including infantry and horse
artillery." Yet when I add up the breakdown - from the same list - is
shows Buford with 2061, artillery with 375, and Ames with 1500. Adding
these figures up, I get 3936. Are the missing 1857 men part of the
reserve kept at the ford and not brought forward until later?
Any help?
Phil Laino
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