. Gettysburg : the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and the field described as it is on the fiftieth anniversary, 1863-1913 . und. TheEmmitsburg Road, onhigher ground, presentedan excellent place for theConfederate artillery, andthe land between, full ofrocks and trees, affordedample protection for anadvancing force. On his request top Meade, General Hunt, Chief of Artillery, was sent to Sickles, and the twoofficers went over the situation. After an examination,of the proposed lines, Sickles moved his command for-ward to occupy the Emmitsburg road, with its centerin the Teach Orchard. Humphre
. Gettysburg : the story of the Battle of Gettysburg and the field described as it is on the fiftieth anniversary, 1863-1913 . und. TheEmmitsburg Road, onhigher ground, presentedan excellent place for theConfederate artillery, andthe land between, full ofrocks and trees, affordedample protection for anadvancing force. On his request top Meade, General Hunt, Chief of Artillery, was sent to Sickles, and the twoofficers went over the situation. After an examination,of the proposed lines, Sickles moved his command for-ward to occupy the Emmitsburg road, with its centerin the Teach Orchard. Humphreys Division was faced along the roadfrom the corner of the orchard toward the right wing ofthe army. Birneys Division was formed on the otherangle, his left wing extending toward the Round Peach Orchard wasabout a mile from LittleRound Top. Meade, on learningof this change of the line,was not pleased with it,because the Confederateartillery could enfiladeboth tangents from theangle, and he felt that theposition was not so goodas the one nearer theestablished Union Sickles thoughthe had chosen the wisest. post and was determined to hold it. Skirmishing occurredall along the line during the morning hours, but noserious engagement. Meade called his corps commandersinto council during the morning. It was then decidedthat although Sickles had disregarded orders, it was toolate to change, and the new line must be held to meet theConfederate attack which seemed certain. Sykes, with the Fifth Corps, arrived about oneoclock and were at once posted on the little hills to thesouth of and back of Sickles line and near the foot of theRound Tops. Sedgwick, with the Sixth Corps, did notarrive from his thirty-mile march until about threeoclock. His weary men were held as a reserve back onthe Taneytown Road. In the meantime Buford and the cavalry had beensent back to Westminster to guard the wagon trains,and Kilpatrick and his troopers to Hunterstown to harassthe left flank of
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