. The Civil War and the Constitution, 1859-1865 . g to make adesperate attempt to turn the Union right and seize theroad from Gettysburg to Baltimore in their rear, and inaid of this movement would make another attack uponthe Federal left to prevent any help being sent fromthat quarter toward the right. The battle began again on the morning of the 3d onthe extreme Federal right, where Johnson was attempt- The battle mg ^o lead his troops around Culps the 3d. Again and again did he hurl Jacksons old soldiers against the obstacles in his way to the Baltimoreroad, but the Federal artiller
. The Civil War and the Constitution, 1859-1865 . g to make adesperate attempt to turn the Union right and seize theroad from Gettysburg to Baltimore in their rear, and inaid of this movement would make another attack uponthe Federal left to prevent any help being sent fromthat quarter toward the right. The battle began again on the morning of the 3d onthe extreme Federal right, where Johnson was attempt- The battle mg ^o lead his troops around Culps the 3d. Again and again did he hurl Jacksons old soldiers against the obstacles in his way to the Baltimoreroad, but the Federal artillery mowed them downmercilessly and the soldiers of Williams and Sedgwickwould not yield the ground. By noon the Confederatestrength was exhausted in this quarter, and their thinnedranks were driven back across the valley and the battle on the right was about over, before that onthe left and centre was opened again. Longstreetsmen, except Picketts division, having sustained the lossand fatigue of the struggle of the 2d in this quarter, it. pysburg— Final Attack of the First Day, and Battle of the Second 1 The first days battle is represented north of the Fairfield and Hanover roads. Thecond days battle south of the same roads. GETTYSBURG 173 was decided by the Confederates to make the attackwith Picketts division, strengthened by some six orseven brigades of Hills corps. Nearly one hundred andfifty pieces of Confederate artillery were trained uponthe Federal position to be attacked, with the purpose ofsilencing the Federal guns which swept the ground infront of it. It was about half-past one in the afternoonwhen the fire from this artillery opened. It was im-mediately answered by the Federals, who had plantedsome eighty pieces of fine ordnance at this point intheir line. For an hour the terrific roar of more thantwo hundred cannon went on, when gradually the Fed-erals ceased firing. The Confederates thought that theFederal batteries were silenced, and prepared to
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