Date: Mon, 18 Jul 94 13:29:38 EDT
From: tomt%erinet.com@KSUVM.KSU.EDU (Thomas L. Townsend)
Subject: Longstreet's Countermarch at Gettysburg
According to Harry Pfanz's _Gettysburg, the Second Day_, during Longstreet's
march from the Herr Ridge position of early July 2, 1863 to the attack
positions opposite the Peach Orchard/Devil's Den area, Alexander's artillery
skirted the cleared hill southeast of Black Horse Tavern from where the
Federal force on Cemetery Ridge could have spotted them. However, McLaws did
not follow the track that the artillery made and instead recommended a
counter-march. The counter-march delayed Longstreet's assault probably two
or more hours.
Has any study been done on why McLaws chose not to follow the artillery
around the rise?
Tom Townsend
tomt@erinet.com