. Gettysburg : the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and the field described as it is on the fiftieth anniversary, 1863-1913 . came Hall, with two regiments of the ThirdBrigade, and passing completely over Webbs lines,engaged the Confederates in a hand to hand was bloody, but short. Armistead was shot downnear the gun he had taken and before many minuteshis men were scattered and captured. To the south Wilcox had made a feeble attempt toattack Caldwells Division of Hancocks Corps. ButStannard had seen this and, turning his line right aboutface, had repeated the manoevure on Wilco
. Gettysburg : the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and the field described as it is on the fiftieth anniversary, 1863-1913 . came Hall, with two regiments of the ThirdBrigade, and passing completely over Webbs lines,engaged the Confederates in a hand to hand was bloody, but short. Armistead was shot downnear the gun he had taken and before many minuteshis men were scattered and captured. To the south Wilcox had made a feeble attempt toattack Caldwells Division of Hancocks Corps. ButStannard had seen this and, turning his line right aboutface, had repeated the manoevure on Wilcox by whichhe had turned on Picketts main advance, facing Wilcoxsleft flank. His men, reeling under this assault and thefire from the batteries in front, broke in confusion, manyof the force being made prisoners. Pickett attained the crest of the ridge to which hehad been pressing, but could not hold it. The entireforce of the Union Army was opposed to him and noreinforcements could be sent. So, in desperate straits,he reluctantly gave orders to retreat and, inside of halfan hour, the level land between Seminary Ridge and. General George G. MeadeHancock Avenue Rlcketts BatteryEast Cemetery Hill Cemetery Ridge was covered with scattered commandshurrying back to take refuge behind Wrights Brigadeand the line of Confederate guns. Longstreets attack on the Round Tops about twooclock had been met by Kilpatrick with Farnsworthsand Merritts Brigades, which after spirited fightingwere compelled to withdraw, but succeeded in keepingAndersons and Hoods men from sending aid to Wilcoxand Pickett. Lees hopes had been raised to the highest pointwhen, from his position, he saw the Confederate flagflying on Cemetery Ridge. But the repulse of Pickett,the failure of Johnson and Ewell to co-operate onthe right flank of the Union line and the inability ofLongstreet to force fighting on the left flank depressedhis hopes and he realized that if the counter attack onMeades rear failed, the battle was
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