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and extending to the right ran nearly parallel to the Emmetsburg road.
On the second, then, my position was this: Pender's division occupying the crest from the Theological Seminary, extending to the right, and joined by Anderson, who carried on the line, almost entirely covering the whole front occupied by the enemy, Heth's division (now commanded by General Pettigrew) in reserve.
Colonel Walker had distributed his artillery along this line in the most eligible positions.
The corps of General Longstreet (McLaw's and Hood's divisions) was on my right, and in a line very nearly at right angles to mine.
General Longstreet was to attack the left-flank of the enemy, and sweep down his line and I was directed to co-operate with him with such of my brigades from the right as could join in with his troops in the attack.
Hood, on the extreme left, commenced the attack about two o'clock; McLaw's about half-past 5. Soon after McLaws moved forward, General Anderson moved forward the brigades of Wilcox, Perrin and Wright in echelon. The charge of these three brigades was very gallantly made, and pressed on until Wilcox's right became separated from McLaw's left.
Wilcox and Wright drove the enemy from their intrenchments, inflicting very heavy loss upon them.
Wilcox's brigade succeeded in capturing eight pieces of artillery, and Wright's brigade about twenty.
The enemy threw forward heavy reinforcements, and no support coming to these brigades, the ground so hardly won had to be given up, and the brigades reoccupied their former positions in line of battle.
The three brigades lost heavily in this attack.
On the morning of the 3d the divisions of my corps occupied the same positions as on the 2d.
The reserve batteries were all brought up and put in position along the crest of the ridge facing the enemy's line.
In addition the battalion of Colonel Alexander, of — Longstreet's corps, was put in position in front of the right wing of Anderson's division, and on the ground won by Wilcox and Wright.
I was directed to hold my line with Anderson's division and the half of Pender's, now commanded by General Lane, and to order Heth's division, commanded by Pettigrew, and Lane's and Scale's brigades, of Pender's division, to report to Lieutenant-General Longstreet as a support to his corps in the assault on the enemy's lines.
As the troops were filing off to their positions, Major-General Trimble reported to me for the command of Pender's division, and took the command of the two brigades destined to take part in the assault.
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