Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Emmitsburg” in chapter 12 of D. H. Hill, Jr., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 4, North Carolina:
...taking a quick but deliberate view of the field over which Pickett had advanced, I perceived that the enemy's fire seemed to slacken there, and men in squads were falling back on the west side of the Emmitsburg road.
By this I inferred that Pickett's division had been repulsed, and if so, that it would be a useless sacrifice of life to continue the contest.
I, therefore, did not attempt to rally the men...
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† | Emmitsburg (Maryland, United States) | 304 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 user votes |
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