Cain At Gettysburg
“Instead, he mastered his temper yet again and spoke with as much control as he could muster.
“General, I’m afraid you’re too far out. You’ve compromised the army’s position.” He surveyed the indefensible salient again, the peach orchard before them and the declining fields beyond. Shots from skirmishers prickled the air. “If Lee attacks from both sides, you’ll lose your guns. If not your corps.”
Fear marred Sickles’ eyes now. He knew that he had erred. But the man still possessed sufficient bravado to trivialize his blunder.
“This is higher ground. The lines of fire are better. I needed elevation. This seemed better than the low ground I was in.”
The horse Meade rode pranced nervously. Old Baldy had been unsaddled for a rest when word of Sickles’ unauthorized movement arrived. Meade had accepted the loan of his cavalry chief’s mount, but Pleasanton’s horse was odd to the bit and obstreperous.
Meade’s temper swelled back toward its breaking point. “General Sickles … this is, indeed, hi...gher ground than the position you left to your rear.MoreLess
“General, I’m afraid you’re too far out. You’ve compromised the army’s position.” He surveyed the indefensible salient again, the peach orchard before them and the declining fields beyond. Shots from skirmishers prickled the air. “If Lee attacks from both sides, you’ll lose your guns. If not your corps.”
Fear marred Sickles’ eyes now. He knew that he had erred. But the man still possessed sufficient bravado to trivialize his blunder.
“This is higher ground. The lines of fire are better. I needed elevation. This seemed better than the low ground I was in.”
The horse Meade rode pranced nervously. Old Baldy had been unsaddled for a rest when word of Sickles’ unauthorized movement arrived. Meade had accepted the loan of his cavalry chief’s mount, but Pleasanton’s horse was odd to the bit and obstreperous.
Meade’s temper swelled back toward its breaking point. “General Sickles … this is, indeed, hi...gher ground than the position you left to your rear.MoreLess
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