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Greg
... Pickett is certainly a possibility.... Will go back through my files to see if I can figure out who might actually still have one after Five Forks...

Another theory.... in brief...

Since he mentions the thicket by the creek... "rude fortifications" of the Confederate Infantry... Neither of which is known in the immediate vicinity of Marshalls Cross Roads...... Capehart being on the right flank of the Federal Cavalry line there... I'm also inclined to consider the idea that he might have actually encountered a part of Kershaws Division. They being the far right of the CS line along the creek engaged in what is deemed the Hillsman Farm fight... If the Federal Cavalry at Marshalls Cross Roads ventured a short distance off their right flank...they would have come directly into the rear of Kershaw's Division, Dubose Brigade being the far right exposed position curved back towards the direction of Marshalls Cross Road.... more likely would have been the first encountered.... Which had indeed tossed up some crude defense debris to fight behind in a natural depression. At the latter stages of the battle Kershaw troops reported being attacked by large force of Federal Infantry from the thick woods on their Right flank... They also reported a loose swarm of Federal Cavalry briefly striking them from their rear... If Cunningham essentially detached/displaced from his normal position in line with his own troops... dealing with the wayward mule... If he participated in this action segment behind Kershaw it would better explain his description of the area, features and terrain... which would match there. Will need to do a lot more file digging to see if this theory was plausible. Will also confer with Chris for his options on both.

Frederick

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