. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . CONFEDERATE PRISONERS ON THE BALTIMORE PIKE. (BY EDWIN FORBES, AFTER HIS SKET II MAPI A I THE TIME.) THE SECOND DAY AT left both Round Tops in our possession. Weedand Ha/.lett were killed, and Vincent mortallywounded — all young men of great had served with much distinction as anartillerist in the Peninsular, Second Bull Run,and Antietam campaigns, had become chiefof artillery of his army corps, and at Chan- cellorsville showed such special aptitude arfitness for large artillery commands that 1was immediately promot
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . CONFEDERATE PRISONERS ON THE BALTIMORE PIKE. (BY EDWIN FORBES, AFTER HIS SKET II MAPI A I THE TIME.) THE SECOND DAY AT left both Round Tops in our possession. Weedand Ha/.lett were killed, and Vincent mortallywounded — all young men of great had served with much distinction as anartillerist in the Peninsular, Second Bull Run,and Antietam campaigns, had become chiefof artillery of his army corps, and at Chan- cellorsville showed such special aptitude arfitness for large artillery commands that 1was immediately promoted from captainbrigadier-general and transferred to the ifantry. Hazlett was killed whilst bendhover his former chief, to receive his last mesage, and Lieutenant Rittenhouse efficient THE SECOND DAY AT GETTYSBURG. commanded die battery during the remainderof the battle. The enemy, however, clung to the woodsand rocks at the base of Round Top, carriedDevils Den and its woods, and captured threeof Smiths guns, who, however, effectively de-prived the enemy of their use by carrying offall the implements. The breaking; in of the Peach Orchard angle 293 lows battery was withdrawn,
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