KG_RangerBooBoo
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As the clock tower struck 2pm Ewell's boys come boiling across the fields that separated them from the men of Howard's Eleventh Corps on the NE and E sides of Gettysburg and the fight was on. He also overlapped around the town to meet some of Cutler's men from Wadsworth's division. I'm of the school that defensive fire in the HPS engine is too weak but the lads of often denigrated Eleventh Corps gave as good as they got or better in some cases. Just wish my artillery on the hill behind us had been a little more active. Felt fortunate that we only had four units rout after the round of melees that took place but I had reserves in position to cover the gaps. We've pulled the men back to give them a little breathing space and a few more hexes to fire at as the Rebs advance, if they'll fire that is. It is really tricky trying to withdraw through town so moved up some reserves and put some guys into column and pulled them back to reserve position but gave up the edge of town. The Rebs will have to decide whether to move through town in line and disrupted or risk ambush moving in column and then deploying to line. Also decided it was time to start withdrawing First Corps to a better defensive line and one that will tie in where I hope to be the final stop line of the Rebel attack. Meanwhile even more troops are headed towards the sound of the guns. My opponent, Scott Kershner, has graciously not been looking at the screen shots and I'm therefore going to include them more often and include more of the map.