. Gettysburg : the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and the field described as it is on the fiftieth anniversary, 1863-1913 . and approved He at once took steps to present a still stronger frontto Lee by disposing of his entire army along the top ofCemetery Ridge from Culps Hill and Cemetery Hill tothe Round Tops. The Twelfth Corps occupied the south-ern ridgesof Culps Hill, supporting Wadsworths Divisionof the First Corps and facing Johnsons Division ofEwells Corps. Howard and the Eleventh Corps occupied CemeteryHill, with Early and Rodes lying to the north of them inGettysburg. Beyond
. Gettysburg : the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and the field described as it is on the fiftieth anniversary, 1863-1913 . and approved He at once took steps to present a still stronger frontto Lee by disposing of his entire army along the top ofCemetery Ridge from Culps Hill and Cemetery Hill tothe Round Tops. The Twelfth Corps occupied the south-ern ridgesof Culps Hill, supporting Wadsworths Divisionof the First Corps and facing Johnsons Division ofEwells Corps. Howard and the Eleventh Corps occupied CemeteryHill, with Early and Rodes lying to the north of them inGettysburg. Beyond on the ridge was HancocksSecond Corps, while the Third Corps, under Sickles, wasformed in the low land between the end of CemeteryRidge and Little Round Top. Had Lee attacked the Union lines at daybreak hewould not have found as strong a resistance as he didlater in the day, for two brigades of the Third Corps werestill marching up the Emmitsburg Road, and the Fifthand Sixth Corps were far away; the former comingfrom the direction of Hanover, whilst the latter advancedup the Taneytown Road in the rear of the Round Round Top from West Confederate Avenue 25 When Sickles tookhis position he consideredit untenable because itwas on low ground. TheEmmitsburg Road, onhigher ground, presentedan excellent place for theConfederate artillery, andthe land between, full ofrocks and trees, affordedample protection for anadvancing force. On his request top Meade, General Hunt, Chief of Artillery, was sent to Sickles, and the twoofficers went over the situation. After an examination,of the proposed lines, Sickles moved his command for-ward to occupy the Emmitsburg road, with its centerin the Teach Orchard. Humphreys Division was faced along the roadfrom the corner of the orchard toward the right wing ofthe army. Birneys Division was formed on the otherangle, his left wing extending toward the Round Peach Orchard wasabout a mile from LittleRound Top. Meade, on learningof this c
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