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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.42 (search)
arshy ground which reaches to the base of Little Round Top, half a mile or more from George Weikert'dge; Plum Run flows south-easterly toward Little Round Top, then makes a bend to the south-west, wheto the west. It is 500 yards due west of Little Round Top, and 100 feet lower. The northern extreme left, with two regiments at the base of Little Round Top. The Fifth Corps was placed in reserve nefrom the position of Hazlett's Battery on Little Round Top. From photographs. The monument marks upon the ridge between Cemetery Hill and Little Round Top.--editors. Map 16. positions July 2ded to advantage in Union breastworks on Little Round Top — Big Round Top in the distance. From Waral G. K. Warren at the signal Station on Little Round Top. From a sketch made at the time. as at M after getting his brigade in position on Little Round Top.--editors. Trostle's farm, the scene the line of his advance from his right to Little Round Top was unopposed. I have been particular in[8 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.44 (search)
The 20th Maine at Little Round Top. condensed from the Lincoln County news, Waldoboro, Maine, march 13th, 1885.--editors. by H. S. Melcheent. The Confederate force designated to take possession of Little Round Top appears to have been Robertson's brigade, consisting of the 1snd connected them with Robertson's line, then well in front of Little Round Top. This left the 47th and 15th Alabama to carry out the flankingir undertaking, as it enabled our brigade (Vincent's) to reach Little Round Top in time to resist their advance. Vincent's brigade appears ral Sykes to occupy the position to the left, or southward, of Little Round Top, between it and Round Top, about the same time that Colonel O', at the call of Warren was hastening up the northern slope of Little Round Top to seize the crest.--editors. Resuming their march, these e wooded depression between the hills to charge up the rear of Little Round Top and sweep off Vincent's brigade, then fiercely engaged with Ro
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The 146th New York at Little Round Top. (search)
The 146th New York at Little Round Top. by James G. Grindlay, Brevet Brigadier-General, U. S. V. Uniform of the 146th New York regiment. In The century for December, 1886 [see p. 298 of this volume], in the illustration, View from the position of Hazlett's battery on Little Round Top, it is stated, the monument marks the position of the 91st Pennsylvania of Weed's brigade. I beg to say that the location of the monument is exactly where the headquarters of the 146th: New York Volunted the 140th and 146th New York and the 91st and 155th Pennsylvania Volunteers, and they formed the line of battle on Little Round Top in the order as named from left to right. The Big Rock stands upon the summit of Little Round Top, and was the heLittle Round Top, and was the headquarters of the 146th New York, Colonel Kenner Garrard, and also brigade headquarters, when Colonel Garrard succeeded General Weed in command when the latter was killed. The 146th New York occupied the ground immediately in front of the Big Rock,
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The breastworks at Culp's Hill. (search)
The breastworks at Culp's Hill. I. By Jesse H. Jones, Captain, 60th N. Y. V. The Second Division of the Twelfth Corps camped on the night of the first day under the shadow of Little Round Top. About 6 o'clock the next morning it was marched over from that point, which was then the extreme left of our line, and posted on Culp's Hill, its left forming a right angle with the right of General Wadsworth's division of the First Corps. Our brigade, commanded by Brigadier-General George S. Greene and comprising five New York regiments, the 60th, 78th, 102d, 137th, and 149th, was on the left of the division, and our regiment, the 60th, was on the left of the brigade. This regiment was largely composed of men accustomed to woodcraft, and they fell to work to construct log breastworks with unaccustomed heartiness. All instinctively felt that a life-and-death struggle was impending, and that every help should be used. Culp's Hill was covered with woods; so all the materials needful we
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.47 (search)
se — the latter being necessary to conceal our movements from the Federal signal station on Little Round Top. At length, after many vexatious delays, Hood's division was pushed forward until it unce into position is referred to in the following dispatch from the Federal signal station on Little Round Top: To General Meade--4 o'clock P. M. The only infantry of the enemy visible is on the extremeared it of the enemy, and then, making a partial change of front to the left, advanced upon Little Round Top, which lay in rear of the spur on which the battery had been taken. This change of directiiving any attack that the Federals The slaughter pen at the base and on the left slope of Little Round Top. From photographs. might be disposed to make, I hurried back to the ridge from which we haosition across the Emmitsburg road until near daylight on the 5th, when we took up our march with the rest of the army toward Fairfield Gap and the Potomac. Devil's Den, facing Little Round Top.
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Kershaw's brigade at Gettysburg. (search)
ovement would have been plainly visible from the Federal signal station on Little Round Top. Here we were halted by General McLaws in person, while he and General Loner's. There we turned to the left through the lane, moving directly toward Little Round Top. General Longstreet here commanded me to advance with my brigade and attacull view of the Federal position. Their main line appeared to extend from Little Round Top, where their signal flags were flying, until it was lost to sight far awayattle in their rear, apparently intrenched, and extending to, if not upon, Little Round Top, far beyond the point at which their left had been supposed to rest. To c the others about two hundred yards in rear, extending in the direction of Little Round Top. Behind Rose's was a morass, and, on the right of that, a stone wall runniW offord attacked with great effect, driving the Federals upon and near to Little Round Top. I now ascertained that Barksdale had advanced upon the Peach Orchard afte
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., A reply to General Longstreet. (search)
side Hancock's corps, which had camped three miles from Gettysburg, reached the field by 6 or 7 A. M.; Sickles's two brigades that had been left at Emmitsburg came up by 9 A. M.; the rear of the Fifth Corps by midday, and the Sixth Corps, after a march of thirty-two miles in thirty hours, by 2 P. M. Had Longstreet attacked not later than 9 or 10 A. M., as Lee certainly expected, Sickles's and Hancock's corps would have been defeated before part of the Fifth and the Sixth corps arrived. Little Round Top (which, as it was, the Fifth Corps barely managed to seize in time) would have fallen into Confederate possession; and even if nothing more had been done this would have given the field to the Confederates, since the Federal line all the way to Cemetery Hill was untenable with Round Top in hostile hands. Fifth. That Longstreet's attack when made was poorly seconded by the other corps may be true, and thus another chance of winning a complete victory on July 2d was lost, but this does
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The great charge and artillery fighting at Gettysburg. (search)
had staid so long. Everything was in a rush. The ground was generally good, and pieces and caissons went at a gallop, some cannoneers mounted, and some running by the sides — not in regular line, but a general race and scramble to get there first. But we only had a moderately good time with Sickles's retreating corps after all. They fell back upon fresh troops in what seemed a strong position extending along the ridge north of Round Top. Hood's troops under Law gained the slope of Little Round Top, but were driven back to its base. Our infantry lines had become disjointed in the advance, and the fighting became a number of isolated combats between brigades. The artillery took part wherever it could, firing at everything in sight, and a sort of pell-mell fighting lasted until darkness covered the field and the fuses of the flying shells looked like little meteors in the air. But then both musketry and artillery slackened off, and by 9 o'clock the field was silent. It was eviden
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.53 (search)
s battery of horse artillery, four guns, was at the angle. Cowan's 1st New York battery, six rifles, was placed on the left of Rorty's soon after the cannonade commenced. In addition, some of the guns on Cemetery Hill, and Rittenhouse's on Little Round Top, could be brought to bear, but these were offset by batteries similarly placed on the flanks of the enemy, so that on the Second Corps line, within the space of a mile, were 77 guns to oppose nearly 150. They were on an open crest plainly vpossible accuracy on those batteries which were most destructive to us — but slowly, so that when the enemy's ammunition was exhausted, we should have sufficient left to meet the assault. I had just given these orders to the last battery on Little Round Top, when the signal-gun was fired, and the enemy opened with all his guns. From that point the scene was indescribably grand. All their batteries were soon covered with smoke, through which the flashes were incessant, whilst the air seemed fi
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The cavalry battle near Gettysburg. (search)
n from which Geary's division was to withdraw, in order to rejoin its own corps, the Twelfth, on the extreme right. Little Round Top, which forms a natural bastion, enfilading the low curtain known as Cemetery Ridge, strongly attracted the attentioneft to the hill. These instructions Geary had intelligently carried out, some of his regiments passing the night on Little Round Top. The slow development of Sickles's corps In his letter to Colonel Benedict, March 16th, 1870, General Meade statehis plans were being carried out. As it proved, it was left to Meade to ascertain, in the crisis of the battle, that Little Round Top was unoccupied and uncovered. The promptitude and energy of that brilliant young officer, General G. K. Warren, andl Sickles in advancing his troops to the Emmitsburg road, breaking connection with Hancock on the right, and leaving Little Round Top undefended on his left and rear. There can be no question that he both made a mistake in point of judgment and fail