His grave is a few miles from my home and I will pay my respects today.
Posted on 07/02/2010 4:06:00 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
Jul 2, 1863:
The second day of battle at Gettysburg
General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia attacks General George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac at both Culp's Hill and Little Round Top, but fails to move the Yankees from their positions.
On the north end of the line, or the Union's right flank, Confederates from General Richard Ewell's corps struggled up Culp's Hill, which was steep and heavily wooded, before being turned back by heavy Union fire. But the most significant action was on the south end of the Union line. General James Longstreet's corps launched an attack against the Yankees, but only after a delay that allowed additional Union troops to arrive and position themselves along Cemetery Ridge. Many people later blamed Longstreet for the Confederates' eventual defeat. Still, the Confederates had a chance to destroy the Union left flank when General Daniel Sickles moved his corps, against Meade's orders, from their position on the ridge to open ground around the Peach Orchard. This move separated Sickles' force from the rest of the Union army, and Longstreet attacked. Although the Confederates were able to take the Peach Orchard, they were repulsed by Yankee opposition at Little Round Top. Some of the fiercest fighting took place on this day, and both armies suffered heavy casualties.
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What a beautiful day it is here in northern New England. I hope I don’t get sunstroke when I’m riding my All-American Farmall tractor in the 4th of July parade Sunday.
When the restoration was done years ago, the same firm from Alabama received the contract. Many of those that worked on that fence were relatives of those who fought for the 15th Alabama.
Amazing house, with lots of priceless possessions of Joshua Chamberlain.
Good Morning!
You'll like this... while my wife and I were staying in Agusta, Maine, a few years ago we were able to tour the museum there, right next to the state capital.
I bought a replica of the 20th Maine battle flag at the museum. We then went to tour the capital. They were in recess, and very few people around. We were able to get to the porch, on the second or third floor, of the capital.
I took out the flag and held it out over the balcony and let it wave in the wind above the grounds of the capital.
I now have the flag hanging in my classroom, and tell my students that it flew over the Capital of Maine!
On the other hand, Lee retained about half of Stuart's cavalry division with the main body of the army. Whether they were stretched too thin or whether they were misused by Lee's headquarters, Hill's corp had no eyes to screen ahead of it.
Yes. The little things.
Like, if 18-year-old Irish immigrant Mary Ryan had not gone to work at the Richmond Armory on March 13, 1863, the Confederates may well have prevailed on the third day.
The little things.
The pistol that misfires at Chamberlain sits in the museum in Augusta, Maine. Extraordinary.
Have a Happy Independence Day Weekend.
..... after the Battle of Brandy Station ,, Longstreet ordered Stuart’s cavalry to forage for their animals which were in poor condition after the 12 hr. battle ,,, Longstreet deverted Stuart and Stuart took the blame . After the second day Lee was pissed that Longstreet drug his feet all that day instead of securing both round tops and commanding the field of battle . On the third day Lee punished Longstreet by ordering a frontal assault on the norths fortified line ,,, this would have never happened if Stonewall Jackson were still alive . Jackson would have attacked the norths line on the end and made them turn and lose cover behind the stone wall . To the south Gettysburg was their Fredericksburg and the rest is history .
Stuart did not deserve as much blame as he has taken over the last 147 years for the souths defeat at Gettysburg .
That picture makes the thing look better than it appears to the viewer on Confederate Avenue. The camera must have been at or near ground level because as you ride along the road, you are not looking up at it like you do all the other generals but down. And there’s no pedestal. It’s really poorly done and poorly located.
But then, our 5th NH monument is ranked as the ugliest on the battlefield and justifiably so, although the NY monument on Little Round Top to me is really gross.
One of the few good things I can say about Ted Turner, he created a masterpiece. Just wish they would finish the trilogy on the Civil War he was planning.
I will watch it tonight on You Tube. You're right, an excellent movie, although I think Longstreet's beard makes him look like a Wookie.
Is that the place on Congress street?
As good a film as "Gettysburg" was, "Gods and Generals" was just as big a turkey. The financial shellacking that Turner took on that one prevented "Last Full Measure" from being filmed. Maybe for the best.
my 20th maine flag is flying outside my house in denver colorado. needless to say none of my neighbors have a clue what it means.
The script was one of the worst in history. I can't remember a movie that had cornier dialogue. Sitting through it was painful. The only reason I forced myself to do it was because a friend of mine was in it.
I apologize. I should have worded my response differently.
I’m in Gettysburg right now! Seems like a sad place to me.
So many many men died here.
Just east of the church, I believe, where Harriet Beecher Stowe penned, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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