GDG- The Bliss Farm Torching

[Batrinque at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/4/2008 11:28:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
cameron2 at optonline.net writes:

Exact  times can be difficult or impossoble to pin down, given non-standard 
time,  differences in watch settings (or, no watches at all), and varying  
accounts.  My best guess would be some time not too long after noon,  and 
more likely by the 14th CT.
 
 
The veterans of the 14th CVI were very clear and strong in their claims  that 
it was they who fired the Bliss Farm buildings and apparently Bachelder  
accepted the validity of their statements.  As for timing, I have never  seen 
anything definitely on it, but it would seem that around noon or a little  after 
would be right -- the regiment withdrew to the base of Cemetery Ridge  first 
and then after a short interval returned to the crest of the ridge a bit  north 
of the Angle, arriving there before the great bombardment began (about 1  PM, 
I think).


Bruce  Trinque
Amston, CT




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