Tuesday Evening Walk – July 14, 2026

“Barlow v Gordon: The Fight for Blocher’s Knoll” LBG Therese Orr

Brigadier General Francis Barlow’s XI Corps Division was ordered to the right flank of the Corps. Without orders to do so, Barlow will advance his Division to Blocher’s Knoll. There they will face Brigadier General John Gordon’s Georgia Brigade, Early’s Division, Ewell’s Corps. The XI Corps, known as the “Flying Dutchmen” after the Battle of Chancellorsville, will be criticized once again after their retreat on July 1. According to Gordon’s OR, however, “The enemy made a most obstinate resistance …”.

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