History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 [electronic resource]: with maps and illustrations . ble. Colonel Morgan was a strict disciplinarian. 349 THE FIRST MINNESOTA Straightway he reported to General Harrow who wasin command of the division at the time—and thatofficer placed Colonel Colvill under arrest. Lochren says that Colonel Morgan was provokedat Colvill for another reason. The Fifteenth Massa-ehussets was marching just behind the had trouble to make them bulge throughthe stream. Later the brigade halted and while themen were resting on e
History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 [electronic resource]: with maps and illustrations . ble. Colonel Morgan was a strict disciplinarian. 349 THE FIRST MINNESOTA Straightway he reported to General Harrow who wasin command of the division at the time—and thatofficer placed Colonel Colvill under arrest. Lochren says that Colonel Morgan was provokedat Colvill for another reason. The Fifteenth Massa-ehussets was marching just behind the had trouble to make them bulge throughthe stream. Later the brigade halted and while themen were resting on either side of the road the iratestaff officer trotted between the lines. The Massa-chussets groaned him somewhat vociferously. Hethought the groans came from the First Minnesota,and he galloped forward, indignant and mortified,had Colvill placed in arrest and deprived of com-mand. Lieut. Col. Adams then assumed command ofthe regiment until the morning of July 2nd, whenColonel Colvill, at his own request, was restored tocommand of the regiment, and was in commandduring the battle of the 2nd, when he was wounded. 350. MONUMENT ERECTED ON GETTYSBURG BATTLE FIELD TO THE CHARGE OP THE REGIMENT ON JULY 2ND, 1863. CHAPTER XLIV THE THIRD DAYS BATTLE. SO FAR the battle had been indecisive. The Con-federates had driven Sickles Corps from its posi-tion at the Peach Orchard, but they had failed inattempting to turn the Union left flank, failed intheir attempt to carry the Round Tops, failed tocarry and hold any part of Cemetery Ridge proper,the position of the main Union line, and they hadlost heavily, including some of their best generals. But General Lee was still confident of knew that the Union losses had been heavy. Gen-eral Swells troops had a good broad lodgment onCulps Hill, which was the Union right. GeneralLee determined to capture the whole of Culps Hill,and thus break the Union right and roll back theentire line. Gen. Edward Johnsons ConfederateDivisi
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