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Cemetery Hill (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 25
n the hill in rear of Gettysburg, known as Cemetery Hill, was posted some artillery so as to sweep cting the fire of the enemy's artillery on Cemetery Hill and that in front of the town on the enemyosed to a heavy fire from the batteries on Cemetery Hill, and took a position confronting the ruggees in the edge of the town on the slope of Cemetery Hill with sharpshooters, from which they were pto move it to a wooded hill on the left of Cemetery Hill, which seemed to command the latter hill artillery and in a position to advance upon Cemetery Hill when a favorable opportunity should offer,re behind a low ridge close to the base of Cemetery Hill. Gordon was still retained on the Yorkwere placed in position there to fire upon Cemetery Hill and the wooded hill. I made an attempt hills extending off to the southwest from Cemetery Hill to what was called Round Top Mountain, andbringing off four battle flags captured on Cemetery Hill. Gordon's brigade had advanced to the pos
Bodes (search for this): chapter 25
ing on the York road on our then rear, he thought proper to detain his brigade to watch that road. As soon as I saw my men entering the town, I rode forward into it myself, having sent to repeat the order to Smith to advance, and when I had ascertained the condition of things, I rode to the right of it to find either General Ewell, General Rodes, or General Hill, for the purpose of urging an immediate advance upon the enemy, before he could recover from his evident dismay and confusion. Bodes' troops were then entering the town on the right and all plains on that flank had been cleared of the enemy. The enemy, however, held the houses in the edge of the town on the slope of Cemetery Hill with sharpshooters, from which they were pointing an annoying fire into Hays' left, and along the streets running towards the hill. The ascent to the hill in front of Avery was very rugged, and was much obstructed by plank and stone fences on the side of it, while an advance through the tow
Harry T. Hays (search for this): chapter 25
road, I ordered him to remain stationary while Hays and Avery advanced on his left. The latter werng brigades, but before the battery reached me, Hays had entered the town and the enemy's retreating which they were pointing an annoying fire into Hays' left, and along the streets running towards thwooded hill before named. During the night, Hays' brigade was moved to the left into the open grof the town, and take position on it in rear of Hays and Avery, Smith's brigade being left with Genand Hill's division on his right. I ordered Hays and Avery to advance, as soon as Johnson was hes heard fairly engaged it was after sunset, and Hays and Avery then moved forward on the low ridge ithe hill, when by a dash upon the enemy's works Hays' brigade and a portion of Hoke's succeeded in erks in the woods. Before light next morning Hays and Godwin, who had taken position on Gordon's formed in line on the street first occupied by Hays, Gordon being left to hold the position in fron[9 more...]
Avery (search for this): chapter 25
rdered him to remain stationary while Hays and Avery advanced on his left. The latter were then ortreet running through the middle of the town. Avery, after reaching the outskirts of the town, movr movement for the present. While Hays and Avery were driving the enemy so handsomely, I saw a rom which a fire was being poured on Hays' and Avery's then advancing brigades, but before the batt of Smith's brigade to the support of Hays and Avery, but, a report having been brought to General e hill. The ascent to the hill in front of Avery was very rugged, and was much obstructed by plrtunity should offer, his line connecting with Avery's right. In this position the two brigades we, and take position on it in rear of Hays and Avery, Smith's brigade being left with General Stuar division on his right. I ordered Hays and Avery to advance, as soon as Johnson was heard engagirly engaged it was after sunset, and Hays and Avery then moved forward on the low ridge in their f[1 more...]
Pickett (search for this): chapter 25
continuing at intervals throughout the day, in which Smith's three regiments were engaged under General Johnson's orders, the enemy finally regaining his works. The rest of my command did not become at all engaged on this day. On the right, Pickett's division of Longstreet's corps having arrived, the attack on the enemy was renewed in the afternoon after a very heavy cannonading of all parts of his line, and a very sanguinary fight ensued during which the enemy's line was penetrated by Picy cannonading of all parts of his line, and a very sanguinary fight ensued during which the enemy's line was penetrated by Pickett's division, but it was finally repulsed, as were the supporting forces, with very heavy loss on both sides. This closed the fighting at the battle of Gettysburg. Meade retained his position on the heights, and our army held the position it had assumed for the attack, while both armies had sustained very heavy losses in killed and wounded, as well as prisoners.
Pender (search for this): chapter 25
an unfounded report, as it proved to be, yet I thought it best to send General Gordon with his brigade out on that road, to take command of both brigades, and to stop all further alarms from that direction. Meeting with a staff officer of General Pender's I requested him to go and inform General Hill that if he would send a division forward we could take the hill to which the enemy had retreated. Finding General Ewell shortly afterwards in the town, I communicated to him my views, and he inhat Rodes was not advancing, and I rode to urge him forward. I found him getting his brigades into position so as to be ready to advance, but he informed me that there was no preparation to move on his right, and that General Lane, in command of Pender's division, on his immediate right, had sent him word that he had no orders to advance, which had delayed his own movement. He, however, expressed a readiness to go forward if I thought it proper, but by this time I had been informed that my two
D. H. Hill (search for this): chapter 25
the Cashtown road and was there encountered by Hill's troops, two of his divisions only having as yy, and a heavy engagement ensued between it and Hill's two divisions. While this was progressing Rodes' division came up on the left of Hill, on the Mummasburg road, and immediately engaged the enemyind either General Ewell, General Rodes, or General Hill, for the purpose of urging an immediate advought it ought to be made on the right. General Hill's troops had not advanced to the town, but l Pender's I requested him to go and inform General Hill that if he would send a division forward welost. The only troops engaged on our side were Hill's two divisions and Ewell's two divisions, the uld be general, Rodes advancing on my right and Hill's division on his right. I ordered Hays andn had not advanced nor had the left division of Hill. Colonel Avery, commanding Hoke's brigade, hadLongstreet, supported by a part of the right of Hill's corps, had been very heavily engaged with the[1 more...]
Fitzhugh Lee (search for this): chapter 25
ory might have been made decisive, so far as Gettysburg was concerned, by a prompt advance of all the troops that had been engaged on our side against the hill upon and behind which the enemy had taken refuge, but a common superior did not happen to be present, and the opportunity was lost. The only troops engaged on our side were Hill's two divisions and Ewell's two divisions, the rest of the army not being up. Late in the evening, when it had become too dark to do anything further, General Lee came to General Ewell's headquarters, and after conferring with General Ewell, General Rodes and myself, we were given to understand that, if the rest of the troops could be got up, there would be an attack very early in the morning on the enemy's left flank, and also on the right, at the wooded hill before named. During the night, Hays' brigade was moved to the left into the open ground on that side, and placed in front of the left end of the town, under cover from the artillery and
Howard (search for this): chapter 25
y, which had arrived at that place and pushed out on the Cashtown road, and that Rodes' division had turned off from Middletown towards Gettysburg by the way of Mummasburg, and ordering me to move on the direct road from Heidlersburg to the same place. I therefore moved on until I came in sight of Gettysburg. Hooker had been supplanted in the command of the Federal Army by Major General Meade, and the advance of that army, consisting of the 1st corps under Reynolds, the 11th corps under Howard, and Buford's division of cavalry, had reached Gettysburg; the cavalry on the 30th of June, and the infantry early on the morning of the 1st of July. The cavalry had moved, on the morning of the 1st, out on the Cashtown road and was there encountered by Hill's troops, two of his divisions only having as yet crossed the mountain. The enemy's infantry then moved out to support his cavalry, and a heavy engagement ensued between it and Hill's two divisions. While this was progressing Rodes' d
J. B. Gordon (search for this): chapter 25
artillery forward and the brigades into line. Gordon's brigade being in front formed first in line On the opposite bank of this creek in front of Gordon was a heavy force of the enemy, on a low ridgea low ridge in the open field. I then rode to Gordon's position and, finding that the line confrontroved to be, yet I thought it best to send General Gordon with his brigade out on that road, to take ridge close to the base of Cemetery Hill. Gordon was still retained on the York road with his oy's left at four o'clock P. M., I directed General Gordon to move his brigade to the railroad on thed, immediately up the hill in their front, and Gordon to advance to the position then occupied by th four battle flags captured on Cemetery Hill. Gordon's brigade had advanced to the position from whing Hays and Godwin, who had taken position on Gordon's left and right, respectively, were withdrawn in line on the street first occupied by Hays, Gordon being left to hold the position in front. Dur[6 more...]
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