Decisions at Gettysburg: The Nineteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Campaign

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inDeX aldie, Va, 19 alexander, e. porter, col., csa, 59, 113; artillery battalion of, 115 ames, nelson, capt., usa, 118 anderson, George t., brig. Gen., csa, 121; brigade of, 66, 69, 121 anderson, richard H., Maj. Gen., csa, 64; division of, 10, 49, 55, 64, 67, 75, 108, 109, 120; division condition, 85 angle, The, 110 antietam, battle of, 2, 14 archer, James J., brig. Gen., csa, 99; brigade of, 99 arkansas state Monument, 121 army of northern Virginia, 2, 3, 6, 10, 19, 84; reorganization, 9–12; locations: June 28, 21, 25, 33–34; June 29, 43; June 30, 31, 43; July 1–2, 49, July 4, 87; casualties, 87, 93–94; leadership casualties, 87, 94; ammunition expended, 87–88; positions, 109; artillery positions, 110; order of battle, 155–67 army of Virginia, 2 army of the cumberland, 3, 41 army of the potomac, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 42, 50, 84, 88, 93; artillery reorganization, 12–17; locations: June 28, 42; June 29, 43; June 30, 27, 43–44, 45; July 1–2, 49; July 2, 53, 60, 73, 107, 109; casualties, 88–89; leadership casualties, 89; ammunition expended, 89; order of battle, 137–53 baltimore pike, 41, 63, 68, 73, 74, 81, 128, 132 baltimore, MD, 28, 43, 51 barksdale, William, brig. Gen., csa, 115, 116; brigade of, 65, 115 barlow’s knoll, 37 benner’s Hill, 80 benning, Henry l, brig. Gen., csa, 72, 122, 125; brigade of, 66, 69, 71, 122; follows wrong attack, 72, 125–27; results of decision, 72, 127; report of, 126–27 best, clermont l., lieut. col., usa, 135 192 Index big round top, 54, 63, 66, 71, 108, 112, 114 biglerville, pa. See Middletown, pa birney, David b., Maj. Gen., usa, 119; division of, 117; report of, 118–19 black Horse tavern road, 57, 58, 61, 112, 121 black Horse tavern, 57, 112 blue ridge Mountains, 20 bragg, braxton, Gen., csa, 1, 3; army of, 2 brandy station, battle of, 19 brewster, William r., col., usa; brigade of, 118 buford, John, brig. Gen., usa, 25, 28, 46, 99; division of, 22, 26, 34, 35, 99; moves to Gettysburg, 26; meets with reynolds, 26, 32; discovers lee’s army, 27; message to reynolds, 31; conducts a delaying action, 25, 29–30, 99; results of decision 29–30, 101 bull run (Manassas) second battle of, 2, 8 bull run Mountains, 20 burling, George c., col., usa; brigade of, 118 cabell, Henry c., col., csa; artillery battalion of, 115, 116 caldwell, John c., brig. Gen., usa; division of, 119 calef, John H., lieut. usa, 99, 100; battery of, 99, 100 candy, charles, col., usa; brigade of, 74, 128 carlisle, pa, 21, 25, 31, 33, 34, 43 carr, Joseph b., brig. Gen., usa; brigade of, 118 carter, Thomas H., lieut. col., csa; artillery battalion of, 104 cashtown, pa, 22, 25, 31, 33, 34, 35, 43, 99, 100 cashtown road. See chambersburg pike cavalry missions (roles), 18 cemetery Hill, 16, 17, 22, 23, 33, 38, 39, 49, 55, 67, 73, 74, 80, 105, 108; as key terrain, 28, not attacked July 1, 38–41; union positions on, 40–41 cemetery ridge, 17, 53, 62, 73, 108, 120; as a defensive position, 53 chambersburg pike, 26, 30, 49, 99, 100, 102 chambersburg, pa, 21, 25, 31, 34, 43, 99 chancellorsville, battle of, 14, 23, 61, 62, 85, 93, 120; casualties, 93 chattanooga, tn, 3 chickamauga, battle of, 3 clark, a. Judson, capt., usa, 118 codori barn, 108, 110, 114 colgrove, silas, col. usa, 128; brigade of 128 copse of trees, 86, 108, 110 critical decisions: definition of, xii– xiii; army of northern Virginia goes north, 5–9; reorganization of army of northern Virginia, 9–12; reorganization of army of the potomac’s artillery, 12–18; confederate cavalry goes astray, 18–24; buford conducts a delaying action, 25–30, 99–101; reynolds reinforces buford, 30–33, 99–101; rodes attacks, 33–38, 101–5; ewell does not attack cemetery Hill, 38–42; 105–6; Meade moves army to Gettysburg, 42–47; lee continues the offense on July 2, 50–56, 107–9; longstreet orders the countermarch, 57–61, 112–13; sickles moves to the peach or- Index 193 chard, 62–63, 117–21; longstreet attacks the union left, 64–69, 121–25; law goes for the artillery , 69–72, 125; benning follows the wrong attack, 72–73, 125–27...