. A brief history of the United States . eace party had arisen at the North. The draftwas very unpopular. Indeed, during Lees invasion, a riot broke out in New Yorkto resist it; houses were burned, negroes were pursued in the streets, and, whencaptured, were beaten, and even hung ; for three days the city was a scene of outrageand violence. * Neither general had planned to have the tight at this place ; Lee had intendednot to tight at all, except a defensive battle, and Meade proposed to make the contestat Pipe Creek, about fifteen miles southeast from Gettysburg, The movement ofcavalry which
. A brief history of the United States . eace party had arisen at the North. The draftwas very unpopular. Indeed, during Lees invasion, a riot broke out in New Yorkto resist it; houses were burned, negroes were pursued in the streets, and, whencaptured, were beaten, and even hung ; for three days the city was a scene of outrageand violence. * Neither general had planned to have the tight at this place ; Lee had intendednot to tight at all, except a defensive battle, and Meade proposed to make the contestat Pipe Creek, about fifteen miles southeast from Gettysburg, The movement ofcavalry which brought on this great battle, was only a screen to conceal the Unionarmy marching towards Meades desired battle-field.—Z/a/Jcr. t The Uuion line was upon a fish-hook-shaped ridge about six miles long, withGulps Hill at the baib. Cemetery Ridge along the side, and Little Round Top andRound Top, two eminences, at the eye. The Confederate line was on SeminaryRidge, at a distance of about a mile and a hall The Union troops lay behind rock. VICINITY OF GETTYSBURG. 1863.] THE CIVIL WAR. 253 Second Day.—In the afternoon, Longstreet led the firstgrand charge against the Union left, in order to secure LittleRound Top. General Sickles, by mistake, had here taken aposition in front of Meades intended line of battle. The Con-federates, far out-flanking, swung around him, but as theyreached the top of the hill they met a brigade which Warrenhad sent just in time to defeat this attempt. Sickles was,however, driyen back to Cemetery Ridge, where he stood , in an attack on the Federal right, succeeded in gettinga position on Gulps Hill.* Third Day.—At one oclock p. m., Lee suddenly opened onCemetery Eidge with one hundred and fifty guns. For twohours the air was alive with shells, f Then the cannonadelulled, and out of the woods swept the Confederate doublebattle-line, over a mile long, and preceded by a cloud ofskirmishers. A thrill of admiration ran along the Unionranks, as, s
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