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The Daily Dispatch: November 17, 1863., [Electronic resource], Mede's official report of the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
ut a moment's hesitation deployed his advanced division, and attacked the enemy, at the same time sending orders to the Eleventh corps, General Howard, to advance as promptly as possible. Soon after making his dispositions for attack, Major-General Reynolds fell mortally wounded, the command of the First corps devolving on Major-General Doubleday, and the command of the field on Major General Howard, who arrived about this time (11:30 A. M.) with the Eleventh corps, then commanded by Major-General Shurz. Major-General Howard pushed forward two divisions of the Eleventh corps to support the First corps, now warmly engaged with the enemy on a ridge to the north of the town, and posted his Third division, with three batteries of artillery, on the cemetery ridge, on the south side of the town. Up to this time the battle had been with the forces of the enemy debouching from the mountains on the Cashtown road, known to be Hill's corps. In the early part of the action the success was