. History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania . uick and was soon charging through the battery. A newlease of hfe was given us; in fact, this timely assistance enabled the battery to renew thecontest, and with the aid of the Mozarters, to impose a delay of half an hour upon Hoodstroops, thereby giving the approaching troops sufficient time to scale the summit ofLittle Round Top, together with Hazletts Battery, and after a short, sharp struggle,repulse th
. History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania . uick and was soon charging through the battery. A newlease of hfe was given us; in fact, this timely assistance enabled the battery to renew thecontest, and with the aid of the Mozarters, to impose a delay of half an hour upon Hoodstroops, thereby giving the approaching troops sufficient time to scale the summit ofLittle Round Top, together with Hazletts Battery, and after a short, sharp struggle,repulse the foe. While this momentous scene was being enacted between Gen. Longstreetto obtain a lodgment from which he could command the position occupiedby the Union troops, and Gen. Sickles to prevent a rupture of our line, therebels succeeded in turning the flank of Gen. Wards Hne which extended toLittle Round Top, and began the ascent of the rugged mount. The Unionand Confederate troops met and a terrible hand-to-hand struggle ensuedthat continued half an hour and ended by the overthrow of the rebels. Atthe same time Hazletts Battery had been laboriously dragged by the soldiery ^ ^, ^ f^. ItHE new YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, FOUN0*TIOW«. BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. 203 to the summit. Thus was Little Round Top saved, and the Union Army aswell, for had Longstreet succeeded in his endeavor, the Battle of Gettysburgwould doubtless have ended in a disastrous defeat of the Union the assignments of Gen. Sickles, Union soldiers were there to engagewith Hoods Texans, and had they not been there at the right time and at theright place, the Union Army might not have won a victory at Gettysburg. Not alone on the left was all the fighting that day, but along portions ofthe center, and a terrible conflict occurred on our right. The rebel plan ofbattle contemplated that while the real assault should be made on the left,Gen. Ewell should also attack on the right of our line,
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