. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. he Potomac, pushed forward to strike his antagonist. It was evident thata great and deci-sive battle was ath and. GeneralLee, abandoninghis purpose ofinvasion, rapidlyconcentrated hisforces near Get-tysburg, the cap-ital of AdamsCounty, Penn-sylvania. On thevery eve of bat-tle the commandof the Union ar-my was transfer-red from GeneralHooker to Gen-eral George , who has-tily advanced hisforces throughthe hill - countryin the directionof more than two years of indecisive wa
. A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day. he Potomac, pushed forward to strike his antagonist. It was evident thata great and deci-sive battle was ath and. GeneralLee, abandoninghis purpose ofinvasion, rapidlyconcentrated hisforces near Get-tysburg, the cap-ital of AdamsCounty, Penn-sylvania. On thevery eve of bat-tle the commandof the Union ar-my was transfer-red from GeneralHooker to Gen-eral George , who has-tily advanced hisforces throughthe hill - countryin the directionof more than two years of indecisive warfare it seemed that the fate of the Amer-ican Republic was to be staked on the issue of a single battle. Onthe morning of the 1st of July the Union advance, led by GeneralsReynolds and Buford, while moving westward from Gettysburg, en-countered the Confederate division of General Hill, coming up on theroad from Hagerstown; and the struggle began. In the afternoonstrong reinforcements were received and a severe battle was foughtfor the possession of Seminary Ridge. In this initial conflict the. BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, JULY 1, 2, 3, 1S63. THE WORK OF 63. 521 Confederates were victorious, driving the Union line from its posi-tion, through the village, and back to the high grounds at nightfall a stand was made, and a new battle-line was formedreaching from an eminence called Round Top, where the left wingrested, around the crest of the ridges to Cemetery Hill, where thecenter was posted, and thence to Wolf Hill on Rock Creek. Tothis position, well-chosen and strong, the whole Union army, ex-cept Sedgwicks corps, was hurried forward during the night. TheConfederate forces were all brought into position on Seminary Ridgeand the high grounds to the left of Rock Creek, forming a semi-circle about five miles long. The cavalry of both armies hung uponthe flanks, doing effective service but hardly participating in themain conflict of the center. On the morning of July 2d, th
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