GDG- Buford at Fairfield

[J. David Petruzzi]

Tom,

Heth didn't write about it in his memoirs, either, or his B&L article.  So
how far up the foodchain the information went we may never know.

It was quite dark when the skirmish happened (near the Musselman Farm), and
perhaps the southerners couldn't identify who they were trading shots with.
Only some of Gamble's 8th Illinois Cavalry was involved.  Perhaps it was
thought to be militia, and so maybe no one thought it important enough to
tell Heth or Hill.  According to a missive sent by Buford that morning to
Reynolds about it, the Mississippians withdrew to Cashtown (the note was
found on Reynolds after his death, and is in the NA (not in the OR).

J.D.

J. David Petruzzi
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>>Eric,

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

Tom

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>>