- Joined
- Jan 16, 2015
Laura,
Yes, and the sentence that you have highlighted in bold must be a reference to Wofford's brigade, which came in on their right as described. Zook and Kelly had just forced back the 7th and 3rd South Carolina of Kershaw's brigade from the Stony Hill (where the current road makes a loop). Part of the right wing (Companies C, F and G) of the 140th Pennsylvania extended into the field north of the loop, facing south, and first observed the approach of Wofford's brigade coming from the Peach Orchard toward their right rear, which they initially presumed to be friendly troops. Coming under fire, likely by the skirmish line of the 3rd Georgia Battalion, they realized it was the enemy and the right wing pulled back to the wood line, facing west, to counter the new threat, but Zook's position was rendered untenable by Wofford's advance, and they hastily fell back to the stone wall along the Wheatfield Road, before continuing their retreat. Not all of them made it - some were wounded and/or captured. However, the 57th New York, being in the second line, had a head start on the rest of the brigade.
Yes, and the sentence that you have highlighted in bold must be a reference to Wofford's brigade, which came in on their right as described. Zook and Kelly had just forced back the 7th and 3rd South Carolina of Kershaw's brigade from the Stony Hill (where the current road makes a loop). Part of the right wing (Companies C, F and G) of the 140th Pennsylvania extended into the field north of the loop, facing south, and first observed the approach of Wofford's brigade coming from the Peach Orchard toward their right rear, which they initially presumed to be friendly troops. Coming under fire, likely by the skirmish line of the 3rd Georgia Battalion, they realized it was the enemy and the right wing pulled back to the wood line, facing west, to counter the new threat, but Zook's position was rendered untenable by Wofford's advance, and they hastily fell back to the stone wall along the Wheatfield Road, before continuing their retreat. Not all of them made it - some were wounded and/or captured. However, the 57th New York, being in the second line, had a head start on the rest of the brigade.