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To: snippy_about_it; SAMWolf; Iris7
Evening Grace Folks~

A captain in the 149th would later offer a glimpse into the hell they feared this hill would become. "The pale faces, starting eye-balls, and nervous hands grasping loaded muskets, told how terrible were those moments of suspense."

Greene's troops fought savagely against Steuart's frantic lunges until Wadsworth was able to spare two regiments when the pressure eased on the north end of the hill. "When the commmander of the first of these reported to him on the firing line, the battle racket was so terrific that Greene had to give up trying to shout above the uproar, and instead wrote his name on a card which he handed to the colonel by way of indentification."

"It took a great many mistakes to lose that battle. And I myself made most of them."
~Gen. Richard Ewell~

66 posted on 03/21/2005 5:15:51 PM PST by w_over_w (I've tried learning from my mistakes but I always get information overload.)
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To: w_over_w

Evening w_over_w.

The battle on Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill often get overlooked in "general" accounts of Gettysburg. The batte for the Round Tops get all the coverage on Day 2. Yet, IMHO, the Culp's hill flank would have been easier to turn.


69 posted on 03/21/2005 7:42:30 PM PST by SAMWolf (Liberal Rule #6 - Lie about the past, then try to repeat it.)
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To: w_over_w

LOL. Good tagline. Suits me!


74 posted on 03/21/2005 9:52:49 PM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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