at the most important battlefield,
in the most important country
in the world.
Joe Mieczkowski, Past President
(Rain date Sunday, July 29)
In part #1 in our tour of the Wheatfield we covered new scholarship about the importance of the Wheatfield and then we covered the action beginning with the initial confrontation between the Union brigade of Colonel Regis de Trobriand and the Confederate brigade of General “Tige’ Anderson. From there we discussed the arrival of Union reinforcements from the 5th Corps, Colonels Tilton and Sweitzer, and the escalation of the battle in Rose’s Wheatfield. Finally, we discussed the arrival of the two regiments from Confederate General Kershaw’s brigade, the 3rd and 7th South Carolina, and the Confederates gaining precarious possession of the Wheatfield.
For part II we will begin with the arrival of the four-brigade division of General John Caldwell from the 2nd Corps and additional Confederate reinforcements and the ultimate expulsion of all Union fighting units from the wheat.
Gather at 6:30 pm. All attending should park their vehicles on Ayres Avenue, beginning near the monument to the 148th PA. We will bring Caldwell’s Division into the wheat and follow their brigade attacks into Rose Woods, Stony Hill, and Brooke Avenue and finish with the entry and retreat of the US Regulars to Little Round Top.
It is highly suggested to bring water, tic spray, and appropriate footwear. Stools for sitting if needed.
Larry Korczyk has been a Licensed Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg National Military Park for 12 years. He passed the National Park Service licensed guide exam in March of 2013. Prior to this, he worked for 30+ years in the logistics industry as an operations manager at two large distribution centers. However, always having a love of history, particularly on the American Civil War, he joined a Civil War Round Table in his native state of New Jersey, became an active Civil War reenactor for the 2ndRhode Island Infantry, and dreamed, after his first visit to Gettysburg in 1990, of becoming a Licensed Battlefield Guide. Today, he lives in Gettysburg, has conducted hundreds of tours on the battlefield, is a regular speaker at Civil War Round Tables, has co-authored a book titled “Top Ten at Gettysburg” and conducts Leadership Tours for the Gettysburg Foundation on the battlefield.
This is a members only tour. If you would like to participate, we welcome your membership at the meeting, or a donation to the CWRT of Gettysburg.
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