tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post587117580501974064..comments2023-11-29T01:47:52.439-07:00Comments on clarity2010: Gettysburg Day One: the Iron Brigade sees early actionRelax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-60589611121927220442013-02-27T14:06:29.737-07:002013-02-27T14:06:29.737-07:00Great article! My 3rd great grandfather was part o...Great article! My 3rd great grandfather was part of the Iron Brigade. He fought in the 19th Indiana at Gettysburg and was one of the lucky few not to be a casualty on that day. I love reading anything on the Iron Brigade. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910912937789616198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-41375767310555169752011-09-23T17:20:18.861-06:002011-09-23T17:20:18.861-06:00So much for it being a "Gentleman's War&q...So much for it being a "Gentleman's War", eh? <br /><br />I suppose there was also the risk of getting shot by your own men a la Stonewall Jackson. I get the feeling that fragging came out LONG before the Vietnam War.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698969349369789642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-51611406612134122142011-09-15T23:14:41.239-06:002011-09-15T23:14:41.239-06:00Incidentally, another 29 Union generals died later...Incidentally, another 29 Union generals died later of wounds (for all the civil war) including 3 more for Gettysburg.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-23745835459214766272011-09-15T23:13:00.862-06:002011-09-15T23:13:00.862-06:00No, they made a point of shooting at senior office...No, they made a point of shooting at senior officers. Lots of colonels and generals were shot during the three days of Gettysburg. 4 Union general officers were killed, including Reynolds and 3 others. Others wounded and/or lost limbs to amputation. Generals led their units into battle and got shot. Many wore plain coats over their uniforms or low ranking coats, but being on a horse was a dead giveaway. 38 general officers were killed in the entire war. I know you are also a student of the Civil War, so I feel like I am preaching to you! But I have been rereading a lot of my books the past month on it. :)<br /><br />Color bearers as a group didn't last very long in battle, as a little tidbit. :)<br /><br />So good to see you!Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-6837506285839912932011-09-15T22:59:09.409-06:002011-09-15T22:59:09.409-06:00Ah Gettysburg ... I've been to the battlefield...Ah Gettysburg ... I've been to the battlefield at least five times and read lots of books about the three days that men spent shooting at each other there but there's always something new to learn. <br /><br />Now correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't it still considered bad form to shoot higher ranking officers during the Civil War or at that point had they stopped referring to them as "Officers and Gentlemen" and simply started calling them "Those Damn Yankees"? Perhaps Reynolds thought etiquette would save him and that's why he got so recklessly close to the enemy. <br /><br />Damn shame, too, he was a nice looking figure of a man.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698969349369789642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-87087004854458482432011-09-15T11:36:01.223-06:002011-09-15T11:36:01.223-06:00Hello. What a fine hat that is.Hello. What a fine hat that is.Vicar Ezrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473996161116002928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-45979206594203016962011-09-13T02:20:01.131-06:002011-09-13T02:20:01.131-06:00Thank you! Well, I've found out that I COULD k...Thank you! Well, I've found out that I COULD keep going for ages, so I've decided to TRY and start summarizing more, so we can start talking about tactics and causes and results. And stuff.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498413430541424627.post-22419187964847913822011-09-11T02:25:46.339-06:002011-09-11T02:25:46.339-06:00Good stuff keep going.Good stuff keep going.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.com