. Abraham Lincoln; a history . slaughter of general and field officers was verygreat; besides Sickles, Charles K. Graham waswounded and captured, Samuel K. Zook andEdward E. Cross were killed; several regimentslost all theii field officers, and were brought to therear by captains. But the final successes of thefield were with the Union arms; the last charge onthe left was made by General Samuel W. Crawford,who securely held the ground on the right of LittleRound Top ; both hills, which crowned the southernextremity of the ridge, were strongly garrisoned;Humphreyss braves had the satisfaction o
. Abraham Lincoln; a history . slaughter of general and field officers was verygreat; besides Sickles, Charles K. Graham waswounded and captured, Samuel K. Zook andEdward E. Cross were killed; several regimentslost all theii field officers, and were brought to therear by captains. But the final successes of thefield were with the Union arms; the last charge onthe left was made by General Samuel W. Crawford,who securely held the ground on the right of LittleRound Top ; both hills, which crowned the southernextremity of the ridge, were strongly garrisoned;Humphreyss braves had the satisfaction of advanc-ing in the twilight and re-taking the guns they hadlost in theu retreat, and before nightfall the wholeline from Round Top to Cemetery Hill was firmlyestablished. It was General Lees desire that Ewell shouldassault the north side of Cemetery Hill while thecontest on the Confederate right was going on, andthat Hill should observe the Union center andtake advantage of any opportunity to attack. 256 ABRAHAM LINCOLN GETTYSBURG 257
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