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'''Herbst Woods''' or sometimes called '''''McPherson Woods''''', now known as '''Reynolds Woods''',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/battlefield-terrain/reynolds-woods/ |website=The Battle of Gettysburg |title=Reynolds (Herbst) Woods |last=Hawks |first=Steve A. |date=2022 |access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref> is a wooded area west of [[McPherson Ridge]] near [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]]. The small wooded area was the location of a [[military engagement]] during the [[Battle of Gettysburg, First Day|first day]] at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] on July 1, 1863. The battle near the woods |
'''Herbst Woods''' or sometimes called '''''McPherson Woods''''', now known as '''Reynolds Woods''',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/battlefield-terrain/reynolds-woods/ |website=The Battle of Gettysburg |title=Reynolds (Herbst) Woods |last=Hawks |first=Steve A. |date=2022 |access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref> is a wooded area west of [[McPherson Ridge]] near [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]]. The small wooded area was the location of a [[military engagement]] during the [[Battle of Gettysburg, First Day|first day]] at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] on July 1, 1863. The battle near the woods occurred around 10 a.m. on the first day of battle at Gettysburg. [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Brigadier General [[James J. Archer]] took two brigades, consisting of the 1st, 7th and [[14th Tennessee Infantry|14th Tennessee Regiment]]s, as well as the 13th Alabama Regiment over [[Willoughby Run]] and through Herbst Woods to engage the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] brigades. The Confederates would face off against Brigadier General [[Solomon Meredith]] and his brigades consisting of the [[19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment|19th Indiana]], [[24th Michigan]], [[2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment|2nd Wisconsin]] and [[7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment|7th Wisconsin]] Regiments. When the fight was over at [[Battle of Gettysburg, First Day#Archer versus Meredith|Herbst Woods (battle)]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Pfanz |first=Harry W. |date=1994 |publisher=Eastern National |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/civil_war_series/16/sec3.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909002902/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/civil_war_series/16/sec3.htm |archive-date=2012-09-09 |website=National Park Service |chapter=July 1—The Battle Opens |title=National Park Civil War Series: The Battle of Gettysburg}}</ref> Archer was captured and the Union [[I Corps (Union Army)|I Corps]] Commander [[John F. Reynolds]] was killed. Today Herbst Woods (Reynolds Woods) is renamed in honor of Major General Reynolds. |
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[[File:Gettysburg Day1 1045.png|350px|thumbnail|right|Location of Herbst Woods during the 1st Day of Battle]] |
[[File:Gettysburg Day1 1045.png|350px|thumbnail|right|Location of Herbst Woods during the 1st Day of Battle]] |
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Revision as of 18:11, 5 July 2022
Herbst Woods or sometimes called McPherson Woods, now known as Reynolds Woods,[1] is a wooded area west of McPherson Ridge near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The small wooded area was the location of a military engagement during the first day at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. The battle near the woods occurred around 10 a.m. on the first day of battle at Gettysburg. Confederate Brigadier General James J. Archer took two brigades, consisting of the 1st, 7th and 14th Tennessee Regiments, as well as the 13th Alabama Regiment over Willoughby Run and through Herbst Woods to engage the Union brigades. The Confederates would face off against Brigadier General Solomon Meredith and his brigades consisting of the 19th Indiana, 24th Michigan, 2nd Wisconsin and 7th Wisconsin Regiments. When the fight was over at Herbst Woods (battle),[2] Archer was captured and the Union I Corps Commander John F. Reynolds was killed. Today Herbst Woods (Reynolds Woods) is renamed in honor of Major General Reynolds.
References
- ^ Hawks, Steve A. (2022). "Reynolds (Herbst) Woods". The Battle of Gettysburg. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Pfanz, Harry W. (1994). "July 1—The Battle Opens". National Park Civil War Series: The Battle of Gettysburg. Eastern National. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09.
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