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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—Pennsylvania. (search)
which had been in progress against the orchard since half-past 3 o'clock—to reach him. He has only heard Hill's artillery, which opened fire about five o'clock; he immediately prepares for battle. Six batteries posted on Benner's Hill support the attack of Johnson's division against the slopes of Culp's Hill. But at the end of one hour these guns, utterly unprotected, are silenced by those of the Unionists, sheltered inside of the works constructed the day before; the young and gallant Major Latimer, who commands them, is killed; a single battery still sustains the fire. Johnson, finding the north and north-east fronts of Culp's Hill too strongly defended, determines to attack the Federals in the very gorges of Rock Creek in order to turn their positions by the way of the south-east. He requires some time to bear to the left and reach these gorges. When, finally, about half-past 6 o'clock, the firing of musketry is heard among the rocks, whose loud echoes repeat for the first tim
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Addenda by the editor (search)
ol. T. S. Garnett, Maj. Oscar White. 50th Virginia, Col. A. S. Vanderventer, Major L. J. Perkins, Captain——Kelly, Captain Mathews. Nicholls' brigade. Brigadier-general F. T. Nicholls. Colonel J. M. Williams. 1st Louisiana. 2d Louisiana, Col. J. M. Williams. 10th Louisiana, Lt.-col. John M. Legett. 14th Louisiana. 15th Louisiana. Artillery. Lieutenant-colonel H. P. Jones. Carrington's Virginia Battery (Charlotteville Art.). Garber's Virginia Battery (Staunton Art.). Latimer's Virginia Battery (Courtney Art.). Thompson's Battery (Louisiana Guard Art.). Artillery reserve, Second corps. Colonel S. Crutchfield. Brown's Battalion. Colonel J. Thompson Brown. Brooke's Virginia Battery (Brooke Art.). Dance's Va. Battery (Powhatan Art.). Graham's Va. Battery (Rockbridge Art.). Hupp's Va. Battery (Salem Art.). Smith's Bat. (3d Richmond Howitzers). Watson's Bat. (2d Richmond Howitzers). McIntosh's Battalion. Major D. G. McIntosh. H