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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Ewell's report of the Pennsylvania campaign. (search)
The enemy had fallen back to a commanding position known as Cemetery Hill, south of Gettysburg, and quickly showed a formidable front thevision of the Third Corps having been halted to let them pass. Cemetery Hill was not assailable from the town, and I determined with Johnsonsion of a wooded hill to my left, on a line with and commanding Cemetery Hill. Before Johnson got up, the enemy was reported moving to our lnd Graham's battery, the whole under Major Latimer, against the Cemetery Hill, and got his infantry into position to assault the wooded hill.e of my corps, moved Hays's and Hoke's brigades forward against Cemetery Hill. Charging over a hill into a ravine, where they broke a line o, and 4 stands of colors — memorable as having been brought off Cemetery Hill — were the spoils gained, making altogether nearly 9,000 prisonke's North Carolina brigade, the latter under Colonel Avery, at Cemetery Hill, Gettysburg, was worthy of the highest praise. Here and at Win
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General J. A. Early's report of the Gettysburg campaign. (search)
ition in the fields on the left and facing Cemetery Hill, which here presented a very rugged ascentder the fire of the enemy's artillery from Cemetery Hill, which had previously opened when my artil the battle as Culp's Hill. on our left of Cemetery Hill, which commanded the latter. But Johnson'en (Steinwehr's division) had been left on Cemetery Hill and had not been engaged.--See statement is ordered by General Ewell to advance upon Cemetery Hill with my two brigades that were in positiony, then crossing a hollow between that and Cemetery Hill, and moving up the rugged elope of this hit off four captured colors from the top of Cemetery Hill. At the time these brigades advanced, Gorhere was heavy firing over on the right of Cemetery Hill. I received a message from General Howard as reported to me arrived on the right of Cemetery Hill to find the enemy actually in our batterieantly leading his brigade in the charge on Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg on the 2d of July. In his d[3 more...]
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 41: (search)
upted line of hills runs, which is sometimes called the Gettysburg Ridge. This ridge, at the town, turns eastward and then southward. At the turn eastward is Cemetery Hill and at the turn southward Culps's Hill. From Cemetery Hill the line runs southward about three miles in a well-defined ridge, since the battle called CemeteryCemetery Hill the line runs southward about three miles in a well-defined ridge, since the battle called Cemetery Ridge, and terminates in a high-rocky-and wooded peak named Round Top, which was the key of the enemy's position, as it flanked their line. The less elevated portion, near where the crest rises into Round Top, is termed Little Round Top, a rough and bold spur of the former. Thus, while Cemetery and Culp's Hills require the format of Longstreet, fronting the remainder of Cemetery Ridge, while Ewell, with his three divisions, held a line through the town, and, sweeping round the base of Cemetery Hill, terminated the left in front of Culps's Hill. These were the positions of the three corps after the arrival of General Longstreet's troops. The main pur
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 13: Sharpsburg or Antietam (search)
es attest; but the long Federal lines gradually overlapped their narrow fronts and the Federal progress, though slow, was sure. The Confederates hurried to oppose them with all the artillery and the fragments of infantry which could be drawn from their left, many of those going being already wounded. Before the advancing troops of A. P. Hill appeared upon the scene, the leading Federals had crossed the brook running east from the town into the Antietam, and were well up on the slope of Cemetery Hill, while others occupied the eastern part of the village. It had been about 3 P. M., when A. P. Hill coming up from the ford with his five brigades, had first reported in person to Lee. Getting information as to localities from D. R. Jones, he formed three brigades on the right of Jones and advanced to the attack. The other two brigades (Pender and Brockenbrough) were placed on his extreme right looking to a road coming from across the Antietam at its mouth. One of his batteries, unde
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 16: Gettysburg: the first day (search)
of the field. He halted Steinwehr's division, two brigades, on Cemetery Hill, as a reserve, and advanced Schurz and Barlow to the front. Wirg. Orders were at once given to establish a line of battle on Cemetery Hill with skirmishers occupying that part of the town immediately inrce enough at hand, to follow the pursuit and at least to carry Cemetery Hill, from which one of the two reserve brigades, Coster's, had been Ridge, and seen the defeat of the enemy and their retreat over Cemetery Hill. His first impulse was to have the pursuit pushed and he sent ernoon Lee rode forward to arrange a renewal of the attack upon Cemetery Hill from the town at daylight next morning. He held a long confere, nearly straight, for about two miles from Little Round Top to Cemetery Hill, where the bend began. The bend was not uniform and regular, s Hill, and pass around it nearly in an S. This salient upon Cemetery Hill offered the only hopeful point of attack upon the enemy's entir
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 17: Gettysburg: second day (search)
occurred in the enemy's position. Until noon, their main line had run nearly due south from Cemetery Hill to Little Round Top, while a strong skirmish-line only was held upon the Emmitsburg Pike, for about a mile from Cemetery Hill, to a cross-road at the Peach Orchard. About noon, the movements of the Confederates toward the Federal left were noted, and Sickles, whose corps held that flank, sllery, posted along the Emmitsburg road, and upon the crest of the heights a little south of Cemetery Hill. He noted that Posey's brigade upon his left was not advancing, and fearing that with hie in front of them under a heavy artillery fire, and then crossing a hollow between that and Cemetery Hill and moving up this hill in the face of at least two lines of infantry posted behind stone aned by Early's charge, it shows the existence of far more favorable ground for an attack upon Cemetery Hill than is to be found elsewhere upon the Federal line of battle from Culp's Hill to Little Rou
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 18: Gettysburg: third day (search)
e choice. Comparatively the weakest portion of their line was Cemetery Hill, and the point of greatest interest in connection with this bathank of the Federal fish-hook, extending south from the bend at Cemetery Hill toward Little Round Top, was subject to enfilade fire from the de that Lee's most promising attack from first to last was upon Cemetery Hill, by concentrated artillery fire from the north and assaults frohich did enfilade with great effect part of the 11th corps upon Cemetery Hill, but the fire ceased on being sharply replied to. Briefly the ot. Graham were located about one and a half miles northeast of Cemetery Hill. These 24 guns of the 2d corps were ordered to fire only solidired during the cannonade which happened to enfilade a part of Cemetery Hill. In the Philadelphia Weekly Times of May 31, 1877, Col. Osbornconcentrated fire of artillery from the ridge in front and from Cemetery Hill on the left. It finally gave way, and the right, after penetra
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 (search)
did, with a heavy loss in prisoners. General Howard was not unprepared for this turn in the fortunes of the day. He had in the course of the morning caused Cemetery Hill to be occupied by General Steinwehr with the 2d Division of the 11th Corps. About the time of the withdrawal of our troops to the hill General Hancock arrived with great loss in killed and prisoners. At eight o'clock in the evening a desperate attempt was made by the enemy to storm the position of the 11th Corps on Cemetery Hill; but here, too, after a terrible conflict, he was repulsed with immense loss. Ewell, on our extreme right, which had been weakened by the withdrawal of the trf artillery from the opposite ridges, joining in a cannonade of unsurpassed violence—the rebel batteries along two-thirds of their line pouring their fire upon Cemetery Hill and the centre and left wing of our army. Having attempted in this way for two hours, but without success, to shake the steadiness of our lines, the enemy ral
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gettysburg, battle of. (search)
past noon. He left Steinwehr's brigade on Cemetery Hill, placed General Schurz in temporary chargeas the beaten forces were hurrying towards Cemetery Hill. He reported to Meade that he was satisfi Sickles joined the left of the troops on Cemetery Hill that night. Hancock had gone back; and, mposted it a mile and a half in the rear of Cemetery Hill. Meade had now given orders for the concet was made. Sickles, on the left, between Cemetery Hill and Round Top, expecting an attack, had adr the centre, between Little Round Top and Cemetery Hill. While yet there Battle-ground of littastened to his assistance from the rear of Cemetery Hill. These, with Humphreys's shattered regimet was vigorous. Up the northern slopes of Cemetery Hill the Confederates pressed in the face of a im his chief blow at Hancock's position on Cemetery Hill. At 1 o'clock P. M. 115 of his cannon opefor Hayes. Still Pickett moved on, scaled Cemetery Hill, burst through Hancock's line, drove back [5 more...]
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 5 (search)
again, by the time the brigade had reached Cemetery Hill, by Colonel Coulter, of the Eleventh Pennse north and west faces of the extremity of Cemetery Hill. Robinson's and Doubleday's divisions we the pike, which abuts on the very rear of Cemetery Hill. Arrived there, about 5 P. M., Geary repo and occupying the best position, to carry Cemetery Hill, if possible, but not to run the risk of b of the Potomac there were in position, on Cemetery Hill and Ridge, and on Culp's Hill, the First Cd Corps. General Meade had just arrived on Cemetery Hill. On the Confederate side, in the immedi among the batteries posted on the brow of Cemetery Hill. Although it was too dark to distinguish two divisions were then posted in rear of Cemetery Hill, in support of the Eleventh Corps. While part of the field after his inspection at Cemetery Hill, at once sent to the Reserve Artillery for part of the line extending to the left of Cemetery Hill. Robinson's division of the First Corps, [34 more...]
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