. Days and events, 1860-1866 . ^^^^^Y^BWli^^ ) //i<^£^ ,yV«-t«,t^.Mi«^ ^iCi Ci-Ct/-*-^ Jiiir ^a. Y■h ^y^SiXS> -£> DAYS AND EVENTS 243 of the First Corps, had been killed, and if my memory Is correct,his body was carried past us by some of his command in an am-bulance, that afternoon, toward the rear. When we halted I learnedthat General Hancock had assumed command of the forces on thefield in the absence of General Aleade, and that General Gibbon,the commander of our 2d Division, was in command of the corps. We were roused before light, and in a march of a mile or sowe reached the ope
. Days and events, 1860-1866 . ^^^^^Y^BWli^^ ) //i<^£^ ,yV«-t«,t^.Mi«^ ^iCi Ci-Ct/-*-^ Jiiir ^a. Y■h ^y^SiXS> -£> DAYS AND EVENTS 243 of the First Corps, had been killed, and if my memory Is correct,his body was carried past us by some of his command in an am-bulance, that afternoon, toward the rear. When we halted I learnedthat General Hancock had assumed command of the forces on thefield in the absence of General Aleade, and that General Gibbon,the commander of our 2d Division, was in command of the corps. We were roused before light, and in a march of a mile or sowe reached the open country in the rear of the cemetery of Gettys-burg and there our corps went into line of battle. As I rode up onthis ground I saw many troops moving around, cooking coffee andgetting breakfast near their stacked arms. Our corps went intoposition on the left of the road, and as daylight came on, and Irode over its line, I saw the field, which is depicted on my map ofthe field of Gettysburg by Colonel Batchelder. The left of the line of the Second Corps, as will be seen bythis map, rested on
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