GDG- The Bliss Farm Torching

[Alan D. Brunelle]

Robert G. Pielke wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> Given the ambiguity about the Bliss torching time, I wonder why almost everyone is so certain about
> the beginning of the cannonade at 1 pm?? [There seems to be a kind of universal agreement about this,}
>
> ??
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> Bob Pielke

Hi Bob -

I don't have the details right here, but I think it was due mostly to a 
professor in town who recorded /some/ things quite accurately - time & 
weather conditions. Didn't he put it @ 1:07pm?

But as Bruce states, there was quite a lot of "first hand" accounts 
providing a number of various start times, but more frustratingly, a 
/lot/ of variance in the end-time (or, more precisely, the duration of 
the cannonade). I think values here go anywhere from 45-60 minutes up to 
2-3 hours.

The start time would have been pretty easy to figure out - plus/minus a 
little. The end time may have been harder due to the fact that there 
must have been some artillery fire continuing as the Confederates 
started there infantry assault.

It would be /so/ much easier if the soldiers providing the information 
carried clip-boards around with accurate time pieces jotting down all 
this interesting stuff... :-)

Regards,
Alan