|
perry0022 Looking north, from near
the Visitor Center, at the far left flank of the Union line, anchored by
Parson's Union Battery |
|
perry0023 Viewing Starkweather Heights from the Parson's Battery position. The white marker in the center discusses the famous cornfield, where the raw 21st Wisconsin lay in ambush for the approach of Maney's
Confederate brigade after it took the Parson's position. Stone's and
Bush's Union Batteries would inflict significant damage on the pursuing
Confederates as the charged down this slope |
|
perry0024 Looking generally south, from the eastern edge of the cornfield. The Benton Road is on your right, with Starkweather
Heights off the picture immediately to the right. The Benton Road bends to
the southwest just at the edge of the picture. The higher ground here was
held by the 79th PA, and elements of Webster's and Harris's Union
Brigades. This area was the lynchpin of the Union defense, and saved a
complete rout |
|
perry0025 Looking back from the eastern edge of the cornfield, back at the Parson's Battery position. This would have been the view that the 21st Wisconsin saw as Maney's
Tennesseans swept over the hill in the distance |