Garnett

[samgrant]

That account would seem to confirm that he was blasted to pieces, most likely unidentifiable, uniform or not.

[ole]

Not exactly, Sam. If he'd have been blown in half, each half would have screamed "GENERAL"! I go back to the idea of the number of bodies strewn in front of the central point, and the weary detail which was gathering the thousands of bodies doing the onerous duty. Were I in that detail, I suspect I wouldn't bring down the officers to mess up my day any further. "Plunk him in with the rest."

ole

[5fish]

Originally Posted by samgrant

That account would seem to confirm that he was blasted to pieces, most likely unidentifiable, uniform or not.

The last account I read Garnett was sick and wearing a coat because he felt cold. He was riding atop his black horse and waving his hat urging his men forward. He was seen knock from his horse. I read non-thing about him being blown to pieces. His body was left on the field.

If he would have lived, he would have spent the rest of his life trying to redeem himself from what Jackson had done to him. In the end, dieing a historical event was he only way of finding redemption.

[samgrant]

Originally Posted by ole

Not exactly, Sam. If he'd have been blown in half, each half would have screamed "GENERAL"! I go back to the idea of the number of bodies strewn in front of the central point, and the weary detail which was gathering the thousands of bodies doing the onerous duty. Were I in that detail, I suspect I wouldn't bring down the officers to mess up my day any further. "Plunk him in with the rest."

ole

Did I say "half"?

(I think we've beat this dead general longer than one would beat a dead horse - just an observation).

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[M E Wolf]

Dear List Members,

I have had an acquaintance of mine who related to me, while driving his Morgan horse in the area of Hartwood, Virginia (Near Goldvein, VA) his horse was shot at by a passenger in a speeding car. It was thought at the time he discharged the gun as to frighten the horse but, his horse was well trained and road savy and didn't shy. It wasn't until hours later, that he discovered a wound to the horse's neck.

In thinking about General Garnett and his horse--the gash could have been indeed from the grape shot/canister; and--its very possible that if General Garnett rose in his stirrups as to be better seen by his men; the timing and angle, especially if the horse was lowering into a mild slope, that would have placed the horse's head, neck area lower than the rider's belly--might have been such as to not catch the horse fully and yet the rider got it. Pity, there was no film to review of this event.

This acquaintance and I had often had our horses out during re-enactments as to further expose them to sounds and action.

Just some thoughts.

Sincerely,
M.E. Wolf