Blocher's Run Explained
Blocher's Run is a Pennsylvania stream which flows from Oak Ridge (triple watershed point at 39.8588°N -77.2448°W) on the Gettysburg Battlefield eastward to the Rock Creek (39.8477°N -77.2258°W) through and near areas of the Battle of Gettysburg, First Day.[1] [2] [3]
During the Battle of Gettysburg Confederate soldiers took cover behind the trees that lined the stream.[4]
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Notes and References
- Book: 978-0-8078-2624-9. Gettysburg--the first day. Univ of North Carolina Press. 2001-07-01. 2012-01-19. 217, 238, 254. Harry Wilcox Pfanz.
- Book: 978-1-4343-8630-4. The Flying Dutchmen. Author House. 2008. 2012-01-19. 174. Andrew B. Suhrer.
- Book: 978-1-56837-275-4. Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies: Reports (v. 1-12, serial 1-12). Broadfoot Publishing. 1995. 2012-01-19. 95. Janet Hewett.
- News: Barlow's Knoll Revisited. Military History Online. 2001. 2012-01-22. Blocher's Knoll had a distinct disadvantage. Though the swollen Rock Creek itself was a barrier of sorts, the trees along that stream as well as Blocher's Run would give cover to advancing soldiers. Barlow sought to balance that by sending four companies of the 17th Connecticut across the bridge to the Josiah Benner homestead on the far side of Rock Creek. They were there as skirmishers to blunt the advance of Gordon's troops and alert their comrades.. Charles Teague.
