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"if anyone showed himself..."
Here was the yard and the site of the Samuel McCreary house, along the extreme advance of the Confederate skirmish line before Cemetery Hill. The 1863 McCreary residence, along with its architectural twin, the Winebrenner house (standing to your left) faced the Union position on Cemetery Hill. Louisiana soldiers occupied both houses and one, Cpl. William H. Poole, was killed while firing from a balcony doorway of the McCreary dwelling.
Rifle fire between opposing sharpshooters in this vicinity was constant and deadly, causing Lt. J.W. Jackson of the 8th Louisiana to recall, "if anyone showed himself or a hat was seen above the fence a volley was poured into us." The bullet damage to the fence in the picture and still visible about the windows of the Winebrenner house attests to the accuracy of Lt. Jackson's testimony. |