GDG- Biddle on Day One
Chris Army
c_army at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 9 13:34:15 CDT 2007
<<In researching the last sentence below, I found in David Martin's bookGETTYSBURG JULY 1 (revised edition) on page 341 the following:"The deciding factor in persuading Lee to make the engagement a general onewas probably the fact that he could see Doubleday shifting Biddle's troopsfrom Hill's front to face Daniel along the Chambersburg Pike."Okay, I'm confused. No where can I find Biddle's brigade being deployed thatfar north Is it possible that Martin is actually referring to theredeployment that Jim Cameron described below? >>Pfanz believed it to have been Stone's troops moving to meet Daniel's, not Biddle's. I'd have to look at the time frames, which it's been a while since I've done, put it could possibly have been Paul's brigade moving, as well, that was seen.Jim Cameron>>
It was likely Stone’s troops in this case. If I recall my time references correctly, at one point Biddle was faced North earlier in the day, but changed direction to face Hill due to shelling from Oak Ridge. Biddle was not deployed as far north as the Chambersburg Pike at any time.
Regards,
Chris
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