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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
to right, slightly to the rear. On General Meade's right was Captain Thompson's Battery G, of the Second U. S. Artillery, of six light twelvts, and pushing through the woods, came out in front of Randol and Thompson. Four times he advanced in solid columns of attack, and each timedvance, and they remained in the woods, and kept up a hot fire on Thompson's battery and Robinson's brigade of Kearney's division. Finally, Meade that had retaken the battery from Wilcox. It was now dusk. Thompson's battery, on Kearney's left, swept the ground occupied by Field'sff the abandoned guns, they remained as they were on the field. Thompson, who had been engaged all day and had done good service, at last fations of a renewed advance of the enemy being apparent soon after Thompson's retirement, a section of the First Rhode Island Artillery, underccupied for a short time part of the ground which had been held by Thompson. It was, however, soon compelled to retire, also leaving one of i
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 5 (search)
when the enemy's batteries opened, he happened to be with Smith's battery on the rocky summit of Devil's Den. Smith had, after great exertions, just succeeded in getting his guns into position, hauling them by hand, one by one, over the rocks, and had opened with good effect on the advancing lines of the enemy. Hunt, as he left him to look for reinforcements, remarked to him that he would probably lose his battery. McGilvery's brigade soon arrived, and Bigelow's, Phillips's, Hart's, and Thompson's batteries from it were ordered into position on the crest along the left centre and in the Peach Orchard, at the point of time when the enemy opened fire from a long line of guns posted along his front beyond the Emmettsburg Road. The Confederate commanders were quick to perceive the absence of cavalry on the Federal left, and to take advantage of the fact. Scouts were at once sent out, with instructions to make their way through the woods and up to the summit of Round Top. Several Fe
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
5. Terrejone, Gen., I, 97. Terry, A. H., II, 284. Thomas, Adj.-Gen., I, 265. Thomas, E. L., II, 52. Thomas, George H., I, 196, 243; II, 160, 241, 250, 253, 262, 284, 343. Thomas, Horace, II, 187. Thomas, Major, I, 35. Thompson, Capt., I, 286, 290, 291, 295. Thompson, James, II, 80. Tier, Mr., II, 229. Tilghman, Lloyd, I, 245. Tilton, W. S., II, 84-86, 334. Torbert, A. T. A., II, 100. Totten, Joseph G., I, 356. Touchet, I, 106. Towejon, Gen., I, 12Thompson, James, II, 80. Tier, Mr., II, 229. Tilghman, Lloyd, I, 245. Tilton, W. S., II, 84-86, 334. Torbert, A. T. A., II, 100. Totten, Joseph G., I, 356. Touchet, I, 106. Towejon, Gen., I, 129. Townsend, G. D., II, 335. Tremaine, H. E., II, 327, 333. Trimble, I. R., II, 129. Trudeau, I, 90, 96, 106. Tucker, Mr., I, 302. Tuckers, II, 278. Turnbull, I, 380. Turnbull, Mrs., I, 313. Turnbull, Charles, I, 233, 235; II, 270. Turnbull, C. N., I, 212. Turnbull, J. G., II, 83. Turnbull, Wm., I, 177, 194. Turner, Thomas, I, 191. Twiggs, David E., I, 173, 174, 178, 191, 200-202. Twiggs, D. N., I, 51, 87, 100. Tyler, John, I, 17. Tyler, Robert