Gettysburg

[rhettbutler1865]

Rhett,
My interest in your experience is far from attacking you! I find this fascinating and sincerely hope you find more information on your previous activities!!! If you do and are not comfortable posting the newly discovered data, please consider sending me a PM. I am anxious to hear more.......

I never saw this until now...Thanks. I'll P.M. you after I go to this "past-life regressionist" in Chicago! I'm sceptical, but who knows?

 

[Ed Rowe]

It was Capt. Henry E. Thompson's squadron of the 6th Michigan Cavalry, led by Custer, that lost the 32 men at Hunterstown on July 2, 1863, not Lt. Col. William G. Delony of Cobb's Legion Cavalry (see page 33 of the article). I can attach the page, if desired. If I remember correctly from my research, only 8 of Delony's men died at Hunterstown.

 

[Ed Rowe]

May sound like a strange Q but do you know what color your horse was or any distinguishing characteristics?

Also, in an earlier post you referred to Nathan Pugh "and his expensive horse." How do you come to that conclusion? Was it a wonderful, noble beast? Or did Pugh just have the reputation of wealth? Was Young your Brigade commander? Do you know his rank at the time?

What about the man last name Cheeseboro? What was his first name and rank? Do you know what became of him?

What about Clanton or Sinkfield. Do you recognize either of those names?

Do you recognize this man?
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Sinkfield was actually Lt. Francis A. Sinquefield, and he was in Georgia to get new remounts during the Gettysburg Campaign.

 

[Ed Rowe]

Wright lived to the end of the war.

The fighting at Hunterstown occurred on July 2 about 3 miles +/- north of the battle on the East Cavalry Field that took place on the 3rd. Cobb's Legion suffered some serious casualties at Hunterstown, but does not seem to be as heavily involved the following day. The battalion command structure at the time appears to have been Colonel Pierce M. B. Young, Lieutenant Colonel William G. Delony and Major Gilbert J. Wright. At Hunterstown Young was unhorsed and Delony received a saber wound in the head. I do not see any mention of Wright being injured.

I don't believe Gilbert J. Wright was at Gettysburg because he was in Winchester, VA on July 5, 1863 in command of a detachment from Cobb's Legion Cavalry Battalion. Ont that date, he signed a forage requisition for seventy horses as Capt. G. J. Wright

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