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Gettysburg: The Withdrawal

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Dick Stanley

Saturday, the Fourth of July, dawned clear for the fourth day in a row, according to Spartan Band diarist William H. Hill. The late Gen. Barksdale’s Mississippi Brigade had withdrawn during the night along with the rest of the division, … Continue reading →

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Barksdale’s death

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Dick Stanley

No one might ever have known what happened to the Mississippi Brigade’s commander, General William Barksdale, but for the kindness of two Union soldiers: Private David Parker of the 14th Vermont and Musician Robert A. Cassidy of the 148th Pennsylvania. … Continue reading →

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Night on the battlefield

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Dick Stanley

The survivors of the Mississippi Brigade retreated in the evening twilight of July 2, 1863, back to the Peach Orchard and the vicinity of the Sherfy farm. More than twenty Rebel cannon were awaiting them there, having moved from Seminary … Continue reading →

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The Mississippi Brigade attacks

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Dick Stanley

By some accounts, Gen. William Barksdale, of Columbus, Mississippi, the 13th Regiment’s colonel at muster in 1861, spent the late afternoon of July 2, 1863, in frustration. He was trying to get his division and corps commanders to allow his … Continue reading →

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Preparing to attack

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Dick Stanley

Barksdale’s Mississippi Brigade formed in the Pitzer Woods on Seminary Ridge, behind a low stone wall in the late afternoon of July 2, 1863. It was a clear and warm Thursday. “…the order was given to ‘strip for the fight,’ … Continue reading →

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Marching and countermarching

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Dick Stanley

Thursday, July 2, 1863, was clear and warm, according to Spartan Band diarist William H. Hill: “General Lee brought all of his forces up this morning in front of the enemy. Both parties skirmished all the morning.” Barksdale’s Brigade could … Continue reading →

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Anticipation

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Dick Stanley

On June 30, 1863, a Tuesday, the brigade left its camp near Chambersburg and marched 8 miles on the Chambersburg Pike to just east of Fayetteville, in the vicinity of the village of Greenwood. There, at the western foot of … Continue reading →

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The Journey: On to Pennsylvania

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Dick Stanley

“The Division left camp at 3 a.m. and commenced the march for Maryland,” Spartan Band diarist William H. Hill recorded on Wednesday, June 24, 1863. “The whole army is in motion for the enemy’s country,” 17th Regiment diarist Robert A. … Continue reading →

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