To: ConservativeHideout
Great post, CH! My ggggrandfather was with Battery "C", Fifth U.S. Artillery. He took a piece of shrapnel at the Clump of Trees 3july1863. I have all his pension records and my cousin has his unit's Blazon.
Lamh Foistenach Abu! 3 posted on
04/14/2010 3:40:47 PM PDT by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
When I visited that point on the battlefield many years ago I wept at Lee’s foolishness. It was suicide. No army in history could have taken that position after a march of a mile over open ground under fire.
18 posted on
04/15/2010 4:45:33 AM PDT by
LS
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