150th Battle of Pickett's Mill May 30th - June 1st, 2014

[Coatsy]

Re: 150th Battle of Pickett's Mill May 30th - June 1st, 2014

Foot Distance is less than Five Brian Hicks Miles.

[hireddutchcutthroat]

Re: 150th Battle of Pickett's Mill May 30th - June 1st, 2014

Are we to expect hot, rain or hot rain?

[Coatsy]

Re: 150th Battle of Pickett's Mill May 30th - June 1st, 2014

Yes! All of the above. Late May in Georgia is 100% pleasant.

[Coatsy]

Re: 150th Battle of Pickett's Mill May 30th - June 1st, 2014

Folks,

I had some folks mention that they could not get guys to sign on to the event because of Memorial Day Weekend. The event is NOT on Memorial Day. It is the weekend after. May 30 through June 1st. Please let these people know this!

The cut off date for registrations is Monday, May 26.

Hope this clears up any confusion that some people may have had.

[Pennvolunteer]

Re: 150th Battle of Pickett's Mill May 30th - June 1st, 2014

What time does this kick off Friday morning? It seems there is a chance my son can't leave until thurs nite now, and we may be driving all night.

[Coatsy]

Re: 150th Battle of Pickett's Mill May 30th - June 1st, 2014

Frank, there is no Friday AM kick off. This has been axed by a mutual decision between the park staff and me. I would be in everyone's interest to be on site by 8 pm Friday, but we'll be running registration to about 10:30 p,m.

[Pennvolunteer]

Re: 150th Battle of Pickett's Mill May 30th - June 1st, 2014

Herb,
Well good news for this change of travel plans! At least I wont' be starting a challenging event dead tired!!!

[a34]

Re: 150th Battle of Pickett's Mill May 30th - June 1st, 2014

Anyone from the Cherokee county area of Georgia want to carpool over? PM me here.

Thanks,
Randy

[Coatsy]

150 years ago TODAY!

Ambrose Bierce called the battle a "crime". Samuel Foster considered it a fine Confederate victory. 150 years ago today


From the Civil War Trust:
"There is a class of events which by their very nature, and despite any intrinsic interest that they may possess, are foredoomed to oblivion. They are merged in the general story of those greater events of which they were a part, as the thunder of a billow breaking on a distant beach is unnoted in the continuous roar. To how many having knowledge of the battles of our Civil War does the name Pickett’s Mill suggest acts of heroism and devotion performed in scenes of awful carnage to accomplish the impossible? Buried in the official reports of the victors there are indeed imperfect accounts of the engagement: the vanquished have not thought it expedient to relate it. It is ignored by General Sherman in his memoirs, yet Sherman ordered it. General Howard wrote an account of the campaign of which it was an incident, and dismissed it in a single sentence; yet General Howard planned it, and it was fought as an isolated and independent action under his eye. Whether it was so trifling an affair as to justify this inattention let the reader judge.

The fight occurred on the 27th of May, 1864, while the armies of Generals Sherman and Johnston confronted each other near Dallas, Georgia, during the memorable “Atlanta campaign.” For three weeks we had been pushing the Confederates southward, partly by manoeuvring, partly by fighting, out of Dalton, out of Resaca, through Adairsville, Kingston and Cassville. Each army offered battle everywhere, but would accept it only on its own terms. At Dallas Johnston made another stand and Sherman, facing the hostile line, began his customary manoeuvring for an advantage. General Wood’s division of Howard’s corps occupied a position opposite the Confederate right. Johnston finding himself on the 26th overlapped by Schofield, still farther to Wood’s left, retired his right (Polk) across a creek, whither we followed him into the woods with a deal of desultory bickering, and at nightfall had established the new lines at nearly a right angle with the old—Schofield reaching well around and threatening the Confederate rear."

More at http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields...etts-mill.html

My interview for Civil War Picket Blog:

http://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2014/05/at-picketts-mill-real-time-maneuvers.html