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Artillery back story at Gettysburg, part 3, the cannons stand five yards apart

An artillery officer since joining the 1st New York Light Artillery in October 1861, Col. Charles P. Wainwright knew a fight when he heard it — and “at about 10:30 a.m.,” Wednesday, July 1, he heard a big one. Some two hours earlier on this warm day, Wainwright and his Artillery Brigade had left their […]