. Gettysburg : the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and the field described as it is on the fiftieth anniversary, 1863-1913 . h of the menworking them. Not a move was made by the infantryor cavalry of either army during this cannonade, savethat necessary by Lees men to get into position for thecharge. At three oclock General Hunt ordered the Unionbatteries to cease firing. The purpose was to saveammunition and allow the guns to cool off. It wasforeseen that Lee had determined to make a final coup,and the Federal commander needed capable guns tohelp meet it. The cessation of the Union fire mis
. Gettysburg : the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and the field described as it is on the fiftieth anniversary, 1863-1913 . h of the menworking them. Not a move was made by the infantryor cavalry of either army during this cannonade, savethat necessary by Lees men to get into position for thecharge. At three oclock General Hunt ordered the Unionbatteries to cease firing. The purpose was to saveammunition and allow the guns to cool off. It wasforeseen that Lee had determined to make a final coup,and the Federal commander needed capable guns tohelp meet it. The cessation of the Union fire misled the Confed-erate line. Pickett thought the Confederate cannonadehad cleared the way for a successful charge and he orderedhis men to leave the woods where they were concealed,and move forward. It was a tremendous task ; the most courageousmovement ever made by an organized body of troops inwarfare. The woods at the foot of Seminary Hill atthe point from which Picketts men came into the open,lay about a mile from the crest of Cemetery space was almost entirely exposed to the fire fromthe Union batteries. 40. Lees idea was that Pickett, supported on eitherflank, would enter the Union line like a wedge and splitthe Federal forces. A charge by Longstreet on theRound Tops, and by Ewells men on Gulps Hill wouldcomplete the assault. But Ewells men had been so badly repulsed thatthey had lost the fighting spirit, and Kilpatrick, with hiscavalry, was detaining Longstreet to the south of theRound Tops. So the concerted action was not made,and Pickett and Pettigrew bore the brunt of the battle. On they charged across the rolling farm land lyingbetween the Emmitsburg Road and Cemetery every step wide gaps opened in their ranks where thegrilling fire of the Union batteries mowed down groupsof the oncoming host. When about half way across the shot-swept field,Pickett suddenly ordered a change of front. His men,instead of facing toward the Round Tops and the forcesof D
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