GDG- Buford at Fairfield

[Tom Ryan]

Eric,

How do we know this?  I do not see any mention of it in Heth or Hill's
reports.

Tom

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Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:


Tom,

Heth definitely knew about it, and I'm sure Hill did, too.  Beyond
that, it's hard to say.

Eric

On May 4, 2008, at 10:36 PM, Tom Ryan wrote:

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> When Buford ran into two Mississippi regiments at Fairfield on June
> 30 on
> his way to Gettysburg, is there any evidence that the Mississippians
> reported that contact with Union cavalry up the command chain, and,
> if so,
> did General Lee learn about it?
>
> Tom Ryan
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>
>