. Gettysburg : the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and the field described as it is on the fiftieth anniversary, 1863-1913 . rge. Soon the fighting extended to the Wheatfield,where De Trobriand, for sometime, held back the rushing29 Confederate charges. Back and forth over this fieldboth sides fought at close quarters, until at nightfallalmost every foot of it was covered by a dead body. Meade had ordered Hancocks men to the rescue ofSickles hard-pressed forces, and Caldwells Divisionformed in front of Birneys men and drove the Confed:erates back to the stone wall surrounding the Wheat-field
. Gettysburg : the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and the field described as it is on the fiftieth anniversary, 1863-1913 . rge. Soon the fighting extended to the Wheatfield,where De Trobriand, for sometime, held back the rushing29 Confederate charges. Back and forth over this fieldboth sides fought at close quarters, until at nightfallalmost every foot of it was covered by a dead body. Meade had ordered Hancocks men to the rescue ofSickles hard-pressed forces, and Caldwells Divisionformed in front of Birneys men and drove the Confed:erates back to the stone wall surrounding the Wheat-field. A final assault by Crawford and the PennsylvaniaReserves drove the Confederate line back from theravine at the foot of Little Round Top, and eveningfound this coveted hill still in the possession of theUnion forces. The Confederates, however, pushed around to BigRound Top and occupied it, throwing up no effort was made to further molest the Union line,except that the recesses of Devils Den were occupiedby Confederate sharpshooters, who, until dislodged,played havoc with the troops on Little Round The Devils Den 30
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