Gettysburg Errata

The following questions, and answers supplied by Greg Novak, relate to the V&B American Civil War Source Book published by GDW.

Q. Where is "Fairfield Road"?

A. Fairfield road runs west from Gettysburg off the middle edge of the map - it is the road south of Chambersburg Pike. It is marked on the map as Hagerstown Road and they are one and the same.

Q. Where is "Middletown Road"?

A. This is the road to the north of Chambersburg Pike, and is marked on the map as Mummasberg Road.

Q. Are any of the cavlary or infantry armed with special weapons? Did I miss something in the book which refers to those that are? I seem to recall reading that at least Buford's lot have 7 shot Spencer carbines. Any thoughts?

A. Bufords Cavalry was armed with breechloaders at this battle - they did not get their repeaters to the following year - that story seems to have arisen due to the resistance that they gave Heth - which on the basis of the casualties taken by Buford was very minor indeed. Almost all of the Union Cavalry is carrying breech loading weapons at this time - so the sharpshooter rating gives them a better firepower rating.

Q. What woods should be rated dense at Gettysburg?

A. Culps Hill needs to be dense - as does Big Round Top and the area south and west of there. All other woods are open. The 20th Maine line is set up on the edge of the dense woods / open woods. The problems with guns is more with the height than the woods at the time.

Q. In VB&G towns can be rated as stone or Wooden, how should Gettysburg be rated?

A. Towns should be wooden.

Q. At 11AM on July 1, should the Union reinforcement reference to [3rd Div XI Corps] actually read [1st Div XI Corps] at Taneytown Road?

A. The following is a revised timeline for reinforcements for the first day of Gettysburg. The evening of the 1st and following days remain unchanged.

Union Reinforcements:

On Board:

  • 1st Cavalry Division, Reynolds, 1st Division, I Corps. (Emmittsburg Road)

9 am:

  • Doubleday, 2nd Division, I Corps. (Emmittsburg Road)

10 am:

  • I Corps Artillery. (Emmittsburg Road)

11 am:

  • 3rd Division - less 1st Brigade, I Corps. (Fairfield Road, note that this division was pushed out by Reynolds as a flank guard as the I Corps pushed up the Emmittsburgroad that morning, and it enters almost behind the rebel flank)
  • Howard, XI Corps Artillery. (Emmittsburg Road)
  • 1st Division, XI Corps. (Tanneytown Road)

Noon:

  • 3rd Division, XI Corps. (Emmittsburg Road)

1 pm:

  • 2nd Division, XI Corps. (Tanneytown Road)

5 pm:

  • 1st Division, XII Corps. (Baltimore Pike)
  • 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps. (Tanneytown Road)

6 pm:

  • 2nd Division, XII Corps, Corps Artillery, XII Corps. (Baltimore Pike)
  • 1st Division, III Corps (1st & 3rd Brigades only). (Tanneytown Road)

7 pm:

  • Slocom. (Baltimore Pike)
  • III Corps, Corps Artillery and 2nd Division (2nd & 3rd Brigades only). (Tanneytown Road)

Note: The remaining units of III Corps show up at 7am the next norning on the Tanneytown Road.

Confederate Reinforcements:

On Board:

  • Heth, Archer's Brigade

9 am:

  • Davis's Brigade, Pegram's Corps Artillery. (Chamersburg Pike)

10 am:

  • Pettigrew's Brigade, Brockenbrough's Brigade. (Chamersburg Pike)

11 am:

  • AP Hill, McIntosh's Corps Artillery, Pender's Division, (Chamersburg Pike)

Noon:

  • Rodes Division - (Deployed as follows:) Daniel's Brigade, Carter's Artillery, Iverson's Brigade, O'Neal's Brigade. (West of Oak Hill).
  • Doles Brigade, Ramseur's Brigade. (East of Oak Hill)
  • III Corps Artillery, Poague's Artillery, Garnett's Artillery. (Chamersburg Pike)

1 pm:

  • Lee (Chamersburg Pike)

2 pm:

  • Ewell, Early's Division, (Harisburg Pike)

5 pm:

  • Anderson's Division (Chamersburg Pike)

6 pm:

  • Johnson's Division (Middletown Road)

In addition to the reinforcements for the night of the 1st of July, II Corps Artillery (1st Virginia & Nelson's) arrive at the end of Johnson Division - so start them north of Gettysburg on the 2nd day.

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