tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post2227551459552955861..comments2024-02-25T07:52:38.442-05:00Comments on History Matters: Historical Musings of Jared Frederick: Touring Gettysburg with Tim SmithJared Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338961190412502120noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-2172726785532928422009-09-12T13:29:27.969-04:002009-09-12T13:29:27.969-04:00Tim has hosted a bike tour for the Cambridge Schoo...Tim has hosted a bike tour for the Cambridge School seventh grade for 6 years and we've always been surprised when the end of the day was upon us. Tim is a master of engaging his audience of all ages and he never fails to fascinate with his detailed descriptions. <br>C. Twistclaudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04052788316858336459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-12420369113868128732009-04-08T13:18:00.000-04:002009-04-08T13:18:00.000-04:00Did your brother enjoy his field trip to Gettysbur...Did your brother enjoy his field trip to GettysburgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-60811376982225907862009-04-01T19:39:00.000-04:002009-04-01T19:39:00.000-04:00That's fascinating Carol. Thanks for sharing!...That's fascinating Carol. Thanks for sharing!<br><br>What was your ancestor's name? Where was he from?Jared Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338961190412502120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-81871613028498250602009-04-01T16:21:00.000-04:002009-04-01T16:21:00.000-04:00thank you so much for the great info. My great gr...thank you so much for the great info. My great grandfather, Charles W. Mader, was part of the 26th emercency unit. Carol LongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-28679241536168076902009-03-29T22:02:00.000-04:002009-03-29T22:02:00.000-04:00Thanks Scott!Thanks Scott!Jared Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338961190412502120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-12253450504562130972009-03-29T20:51:00.000-04:002009-03-29T20:51:00.000-04:00For much more info on this fight, see Flames Beyon...For much more info on this fight, see Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Gordon Expedition, June 1863. There is a complete chapter on the fight at Witmer Farm.scottmingushttp://scottmingus.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-81644366943300652882009-03-29T19:14:00.000-04:002009-03-29T19:14:00.000-04:00Thanks JD. Yeah, getting a detail or two mixed up...Thanks JD. Yeah, getting a detail or two mixed up can really botch an otherwise okay post. Doh!Jared Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16338961190412502120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7737333437796481194.post-47685141541064508612009-03-29T14:55:00.000-04:002009-03-29T14:55:00.000-04:00Hey Jared,Sounds like it was a fabulous day! Ther...Hey Jared,<br><br>Sounds like it was a fabulous day! There are just a couple things in your post to correct, though - not sure if Tim might have bollixed a few things, or if you goofed up your note-taking a bit :)<br><br>The 26th PA Militia did not skirmish with the 17th VA Cavalry at Marsh Creek - it was Elijah White's 35th Battalion VA Cavalry that charged the 26th skirmish line (the rest of the regiment had already skedaddled west by then). Col. William French's 17th VA Cavalry was leading Avery and Smith's column along the Mummasburg Rd at the time, having turned off back at Hilltown Road. White and his battalion were leading Gordon's Brigade along the Chambersburg Pike, and that's who skirmished there. And the skirmish actually took place several hundred yards west of the little 26th PA marker - west of Marsh Creek - not where the marker stands today.<br>The 17th VA Cavalry charged the remainder of the 26th PA at the Witmer Farm later that afternoon. And the militia didn't retreat then along the Belmont Rd - that's the road they took during the earlier skirmish with White. At the Witmer Farm skirmish, the escapees took what is today Shrivers Corner Rd.<br>Pvt. Sandoe was never a member of the 21st PA Cavalry. The militia cavalry unit there that day was Capt. Robert Bell's Independent Adams County Cavalry Company, which Sandoe had joined on June 23. It wasn't until August 1863 that Bell's Cavalry became Co. B of the 21st PA Cavalry, raised in Harrisburg - long after Sandoe was already dead.<br>I hope this helps. As you may know, all of this and more is in the full tour of the June 26 skirmishes in my and Steve Stanley's new book "The Complete Gettysburg Guide" (http://www.completegettysburgguide.com).<br>As I said, sounds like it was a terrific day and I wish I could have been along!<br><br>Best,<br>J.D.J David Petruzzihttp://www.completegettysburgguide.comnoreply@blogger.com