Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . ll of their monuments areemblematic of their branch of the service. Reynolds and Wheelers were with the First and Eleventh Corps, and were in the thickest of the fight onthe first day; Weidrichs Battery I recalls the famous Louisiana Tigers charge on Cemetery Hill and the previous effort of the Confederates toestablish an artillery position on Benners Hill. Along the Union line at the famous Angle were the batteries of Cowan, Cushing, Brown and Arn
Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . ll of their monuments areemblematic of their branch of the service. Reynolds and Wheelers were with the First and Eleventh Corps, and were in the thickest of the fight onthe first day; Weidrichs Battery I recalls the famous Louisiana Tigers charge on Cemetery Hill and the previous effort of the Confederates toestablish an artillery position on Benners Hill. Along the Union line at the famous Angle were the batteries of Cowan, Cushing, Brown and the artillery duel which preceded Picketts charge their position was perilous. The fire of 150 guns from the Confederate side was centered ontheir position, and for nearly two hours the air was full of bursting shell and whizzing fragments. Caissons were exploding and the earth shook underthe mighty concussions. They remained in their positions and played a prominent part in the repulse of the infantry charge that followed. Thebronze plate of Cowans represents a battery in action, and below is the legend: Double canister at ten NEW YORK MONUMENTS. Seven of the monuments on this page show the sunburst, the badge of the Cavalry Corps. They comprisedNew Yorks representation in that branch of the service. The Fifth was part of Farnsworths Brigade of Kilpatricks division, and on the 30th of June,1863, took part in the battle in the streets of Hanover with Stuarts Cavalry, which had the effect of sending Stuart northward by way of Car-lisle, and prevented him from joining Lees army at Gettysburg until the evening of July 2d. The castle of the engineers and the monument of theTammany regiment—the wigwam, with life-size brave in war paint—are characteristic designs. The handsome Irish Brigade monument also shows the afternoon of July 2d, when this brigade was ordered to charge into the Wheat Field, the command was halted, the men knelt, and their chaplain,a p
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