Merle: The book I read (by Allen Guelzo) refers to the engagement at the John Rummel Farm. However he questions the real purpose of Stuart being there, since cavalry attacking infantry went against the tactics used at the time. His men also had just arrived in Gettysburg the afternoon before and were exhausted, having had smaller engagement in nearby Hunterstown just before they arrived in Gettysburg. He gives Stuart only 4,800 men and another Confederate brigade to support him had an additional 1,100 men, not near enough to attack the fixed infantry and artillery positions of the main Union line of defense. He also gives the time of the cavalry engagement was between 12:30 and 1:30 pm. The cannonade that preceded Pickett's charge began at 1:00 pm, a half-hour after the cavalry engagement began. Pickets charge was about 2:00 pm, and thus a half-hour after the end of the cavalry engagement. The casualties in the engagement were minimal compared with other Gettysburg engagements. Most of the casualties were Custer's men. The engagement itself had no impact in the overall battle and was a draw. Interesting stories none the less. Not many people have a historical battle on their ancestors farm! All my Thomas ancestor has of note on his farm is a transmission line! Bill Thomas

My very Brethren 2GGF Samuel FLORY [a founding member of Mill Creek German Baptist Brethren Church, Rockingham Co, VA] and several of his married sons including my GGPs Noah FLORY & Sophia SHOWALTER had the misfortune of being at the center of penultimate battle of Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Shenandoah campaign: Cross Keys, 8 Jun 1862. They lived on Mill Creek (current address is Battlefield Road), and the Confederate artillery was massed (current address Artillery Road) just South on the ridge above Mill Creek firing over the Flory home. Given the massed Confederate artillery, Union troops swept mostly east (via the Widow PENCE's [my first cousin three times removed] farm and west of the Flory home, but Union troops attacking the center took refuge in the FLORY house. Being good Brethren, the dress my GGM has been married in the previous year was torn up for bandages.My GGUncle Daniel FLORY was compensated after the war for goods confiscated by the Union Army, but my GGF Noah's claim was denied since he had received compensation from the Confederacy for goods that they had confiscated. It did not matter that Noah had not offered supplies to the Confederacy; if the Confederacy confiscated goods and left payment that was sufficient to deny a post-War claim for goods taken by the Union. Thom Flory -----Original Message----- From: Bill Thomas <wbtst2@atlanticbb.net> To: cliff <cliff@nwwnet.net>; brethren <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, Sep 23, 2013 10:49 pm Subject: Re: [BRE] Gettysburg...Rummel Farm battle ...Not many people have a historical battle on their ancestors farm! All my Thomas ancestor has of note on his farm is a transmission line!Bill Thomas