BATTLEFIELD BACKSTORY: View of town from Benner's Hill, where five batteries of Confederate artillery commanded by 19-year-old Major Joseph Latimer were positioned on July 2, 1863. Union counter-battery fire from East Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill, both at higher elevation than Benner's Hill, decimated this position. Latimer, "The Boy Major," was mortally wounded here. Many more trees are here now than in 1863. (Click on image to enlarge and click here for all posts on this blog.)
Saturday, February 18, 2017
GETTYSBURG: Benner's Hill, where a 'Boy Major' was mortally wounded
BATTLEFIELD BACKSTORY: View of town from Benner's Hill, where five batteries of Confederate artillery commanded by 19-year-old Major Joseph Latimer were positioned on July 2, 1863. Union counter-battery fire from East Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill, both at higher elevation than Benner's Hill, decimated this position. Latimer, "The Boy Major," was mortally wounded here. Many more trees are here now than in 1863. (Click on image to enlarge and click here for all posts on this blog.)
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