GDG- Strong Vincent's Position

[Kathy or Jim Semler]

Dale Gallon does extensive research for his art work. This is his painting 
of  Strong Vincent meeting the courier. LRT in background.

Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JIM COOKE" <cooke1863 at embarqmail.com>
To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: GDG- Strong Vincent's Position


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> The entire brigade may have been in the Wheatfield, but Zack could also be 
> correct. If they were the lead brigade of the division, where were the 
> following brigades? Wouldn't the following brigades been closer to the 
> courier than Vincent? How is it that he was approached first? It was a 
> good thing for the AOP that such a determined commander answered the call 
> to defend the heights.
> Busy day/week here; there was an "Army" of esteemed members in attendance 
> here for the anniversary programs. The book I see people carrying arounf 
> the field most often is Maps of Gettysburg.
> JC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: zfry at kent.edu
> To: gettysburg at arthes.com
> Sent: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:29:59 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: GDG- Strong Vincent's Position
>
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>
> I led a CWEA tour several years ago with an LBG, and we presented it
> that Vincent's brigade was in defilade west of the George Weikert farm,
> with Vincent personally riding in the direction of the Wheatfield at the
> time of his being intercepted by Capt. Jay of Sykes' staff.
>
> With my compliments,
> Zack Fry
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