infomanpa
1st Lieutenant
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2017
- Location
- Pennsylvania
I am trying to determine what new information was discovered over the last 50 years that changed what we understand about the initial alignment of the brigades of Hall and Harrow on July 3.
George Stewart and Edwin Coddington published books in the 50's and 60's that placed Hall's brigade in 2 lines and Harrow's in a single line, which is consistent with the monument placements on today's battlefield For some reason, these historians did not agree with those who placed the monuments for Harrow's regiments. Why? See below comparing the monument alignment vs. Coddington/Stewart.
To make things more confusing, all recent maps show four regiments (7th MI of Hall's brigade, 19th ME, 15th MA and 82nd NY of Harrow's brigade)being located as a second line as shown below. (notice that this particular map incorrectly identifies the 19th ME as the 16th ME.)
What's going on here? Why the second line? Which source was discovered?
George Stewart and Edwin Coddington published books in the 50's and 60's that placed Hall's brigade in 2 lines and Harrow's in a single line, which is consistent with the monument placements on today's battlefield For some reason, these historians did not agree with those who placed the monuments for Harrow's regiments. Why? See below comparing the monument alignment vs. Coddington/Stewart.
To make things more confusing, all recent maps show four regiments (7th MI of Hall's brigade, 19th ME, 15th MA and 82nd NY of Harrow's brigade)being located as a second line as shown below. (notice that this particular map incorrectly identifies the 19th ME as the 16th ME.)
What's going on here? Why the second line? Which source was discovered?