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William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 9 (search)
ed from this division the brigade of Vincent to hold Little Round Top. Its other two brigades, under Colonels Tilton and Sweitzer, hastened to the support of Birney's hard-pressed troops on the advanced line; and General Humphreys, who held the right retired firing. That portion of the line which was to the left of the peach Orchard—namely, the brigades of Tilton and Sweitzer, that had been sent out to re-enforce Birney—being now not only assailed in front but having its right flank exposed, feky bottom of a creek at its margin. Colonel Brooke was wounded in this action. But this success, notwithstanding that Sweitzer's brigade was again advanced to assist the attack, was temporary. Hood had already carried the whole of the position orr the frightful sacrifice of one-half his division. Then the enemy, breaking out through the woods on the right, hurled Sweitzer back; and the division of Regulars, under General Ayres, being struck on its right and rear, fought its way with great g
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac, chapter 11 (search)
h a like result. It will be observed on the map that the road forks at Alsop's. Robinson took to the left, and Griffin to the right; the latter, forming Bartlett's brigade in line of battle in a ravine below Alsop's, advanced, with Ayres' and Sweitzer's brigades on the road. Of Bartlett's brigade, the Eighty-third Pennsylvania and Forty-fourth New York formed the first line, and the First Michigan and Eighteenth Massachusetts the second. The Eighty-third Pennsylvania fought hand to hand withing up, got a flank fire on my right, from the fact of Robinson's division not pushing up in line. The enemy attacking at the same time in front caused me to abandon my position, and fall back of the second line, which was then formed, with Colonel Sweitzer's brigade on the left, and General Ayres' on the right.—Bartlett: Notes on the Rapidan Campaign. It so happened that Ayres' men in the road had good cover, the road being sunken about three feet below the level. They held their ground, t