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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The first day at Gettysburg. (search)
r Thaddeus Stevens), the preparatory department of the Pennsylvania College on the left; then Culp's Hill; then Pennsylvania College, and, to the right of its cupola, the observatory on Cemetery Hill, is a ridge of bold, high ground, terminated on the west by Cemetery Hill and on the east by Culp's Hill, which, bending to the south, extends half a mile or more and terminates in low grounds near Spangler's Spring. Culp's Hill is steep toward the east, is well wooded, and its eastern base is washed by Rock Creek. Confederate dead on the field of the First day. From a photograph. Impresin escort, which brought up nearly five hundred fresh men. Wadsworth met them and led them to Culp's Hill, where, under direction of Captain Pattison of that regiment, a defensive line was marked outce, and it implied also the near approach of his army-corps. He ordered Wadsworth at once to Culp's Hill to secure that important position, and aided by Howard, by Warren who had also just arrived f
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.39 (search)
k said: I am aware of that, General, but I have written orders in my pocket from General Meade, which I will show you if you wish to see them. General Howard said: No; I do not doubt your word, General Hancock, but you can give no orders here while I am here. Hancock replied: Very well, General Howard, I will second any order that you have to give, but General Meade has also directed me to select a field on which to fight this battle in rear of Pipe Creek. Then, casting one glance from Culp's Hill to Round Top, he continued: But I think this the strongest position by nature upon which to fight a battle that I ever saw, and if it meets your approbation I will select this as the battle-field. General Howard responded: I think it a very strong position, General Hancock; a very strong position! Very well, sir, I select this as the battle-field. General Hancock immediately turned away to rectify our lines. There was no person present besides myself when the conversation took place
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.42 (search)
creek. 8. Hanover Road. 9. Wolf Hill. 10. Culp's Hill. 11. East Cemetery Hill. 12. Cemetery Hill.had made arrangements to take possession of Culp's Hill in the early morning General Meade's hear miles off, and would march at 4 A. M. for Culp's Hill. Johnson thereupon deferred his attack andvice Slocum, commanding the right wing,--to Culp's Hill, on Wadsworth's right; Second Corps to Cemethe lines that morning, while passing along Culp's Hill, I found the men hard at work intrenching, eld July 2. from a photograph. View of Culp's Hill from the position of the batteries near theill. 2. Left of the line of field-works on Culp's Hill. 3. Position of the 33d Massachusetts behis Confederate skirmishers at the foot of Culp's Hill. far as the Trostle house; the Federals hadetached from the Twelfth Corps returned to Culp's Hill. When Longstreet's guns were heard, Ewel had been ordered that when Johnson engaged Culp's Hill, Early and Rodes should assault Cemetery Hi
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The breastworks at Culp's Hill. (search)
The breastworks at Culp's Hill. I. By Jesse H. Jones, Captain, 60th N. Y. V. The Second Division of the Twelfth Corps camped on the night of the first day under the shadow of Little Round To was marched over from that point, which was then the extreme left of our line, and posted on Culp's Hill, its left forming a right angle with the right of General Wadsworth's division of the First Cively felt that a life-and-death struggle was impending, and that every help should be used. Culp's Hill was covered with woods; so all the materials needful were at our disposal. Right and left th unaware. II. by George S. Greene, Brevet-Major-General, U. S. V. The breastworks on Culp's Hill referred to in the foregoing article were constructed under my immediate direction. Orders wmy single brigade was this: Map. When Meade ordered the whole of the Twelfth Corps from Culp's Hill to reenforce his left, Slocum ordered my brigade to remain and occupy the breastworks thrown
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.47 (search)
the battle of Gettysburg than any other passage of arms between the Federal and Confederate troops. during the civil war. The engagement of the 1st of July, brought on by accident, on the part of the Confederates at least, in which two corps of the Federal army under General Reynolds were defeated and driven through Gettysburg by portions of Hill's and Ewell's corps, has been often and fully described by the officers on both sides. Ewell's attack on the Federal right in the vicinity of Culp's Hill on the 2d of July, and Longstreet's advance upon the Federal left on the same day, so far as relates to one division of the latter's command (McLaws's), have been detailed with equal minuteness by those engaged. The magnificent charge of Pickett's division on the Federal center on the third day has been the theme of a host of writers who deemed it an honor to have stood in the lines of blue by which that charge was repelled, and those who, on the other hand, thought it no less an honor t
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Lee's right wing at Gettysburg. (search)
into the terrible and hopeless slaughter on the 3d. On the night of the 2d I sent to our extreme right to make a little reconnoissance in that direction, thinking General Lee might yet conclude to move around the Federal left. The morning of the 3d broke clear and indicated a day on which operations would not be interrupted by the elements. The Confederate forces still occupied Seminary Ridge, while the Federals occupied the range stretching from Round Top to Cemetery Hill and around Culp's Hill. The position of the Federals was quite strong, and the battle of the 2d had concentrated them so that I considered an attack from the front more hazardous than the battle on the 2d had been. The Federals were concentrated, while our troops were stretched out in a long, broken-- Dead in the wheat-field gathered for burial. From photographs. and thus a weak — line. However, General Lee hoped to break through the Federal line and drive them off. I was disappointed when he came to me o
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.53 (search)
nd Doubleday's at the Steuart's Brigade renewing the Confederate attack on Culp's Hill, morning of the Third day. The 29th Pennsylvania forming line of battle on Culp's Hill at 10 A. M., July 3. angle between Gibbon and Caldwell. General Newton, having been assigned to the command of the First Corps, vice Reynolds, was nthe opposite line. Between 10 and 11 A. M., everything looking favorable at Culp's Hill, I crossed over to Cemetery Ridge, to see what might be going on at other portling of their fragments, formed a running accompaniment Gettysburg from Culp's Hill. From a photograph taken about 1886. paniment to the deep roar of the gunshrowing Monument of the 2d Massachusetts infantry, facing the east base of Culp's Hill. him over and over. He fell behind the rear rank, apparently dead, and a rlations of the different arms of service to one Spangler's Spring, east of Culp's Hill. another. On this occasion it cost us much blood, many lives, and for a mo
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The cavalry battle near Gettysburg. (search)
charged, to hold their position until daylight disappeared. Rank's guns in the meantime kept up a lively fire and did effective work. After dark a charge was made against our right which was driven in, but the men, not being discouraged, made a counter-charge and regained their position. Our opponents proved to be Walker's brigade, of Johnson's division, of Ewell's corps, and it was our good fortune to hold them in check long enough to prevent them from participating in the assault on Culp's Hill. About 10 o'clock the whole division was withdrawn and moved over a country cross-road to the Baltimore pike, where it bivouacked for the night along White Run. Between 9 and 10 o'clock on the morning of the 3d to horse was sounded, and we were again in the saddle. Retracing our steps, we resumed our position on the right, but with a more extended line. Irvin Gregg connected with the right of the infantry line near Wolf's Hill and stretched his line to the Hanover road, while McIn
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.58 (search)
been the effect if at 4 P. M. on the 1st he had occupied Culp's Hill and established batteries on it. I told him that in my jttysburg Cemetery. in the first day), his occupation of Culp's Hill, with batteries commanding the whole of Cemetery Ridge, ong, in. column of attack, and on the point of moving on Culp's Hill, which he saw was unoccupied and commanded Cemetery Ridgeport. But suppose Ewell with 20,000 men had occupied Culp's Hill, and our brave soldiers had been compelled to evacuate Ce right flank, miles away from the left — as far away as Culp's Hill is from Round Top; second, that Geary's division of the ear of his army, but also for the losses on the right at Culp's Hill. In other words, General Meade's statement is difficultring the night of the 1st of July, and had moved over to Culp's Hill before I had received his instructions to relieve it. In and when his corps, under Slocum, went into position on Culp's Hill on the right he followed it. I am persuaded that Gene