BGuthrie Photos: PA -- Gettysburg Natl Battlefield -- Day 2/3 -- West Confederate Ave

PA -- Gettysburg Natl Battlefield -- Day 2/3 -- West Confederate Ave:

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1. GETWCA_121111_040.JPG: The 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, under the command of Col. Francis M. Green and Maj. Reuben O. Reynolds, formed west of the tree line on Seminary Ridge behind Maj. William Pegram's Battalion of Artillery and immediately south of McMillan's Woods on July 3, 1863. Shortly after 3:00 p.m., Color Sgt. William O'Brien of Company C, memorialized on this monument, raised the colors and the regiment stepped forward. Although clusters of men reached the stone wall near Brian's Barn, the attack was driven back with heavy loss, and the remnants of the regiment reformed in this vicinity.
2. GETWCA_121111_046.JPG: Lieutenant General James Longstreet, Commanding First Corps Army of Northern Virginia Soldiers of Gen. Longstreet's command held and protected the right wing of the army July 2-4 1863. His First Corps attacked and dislodged Union forces at the Devil's Den, the Wheatfield and the Peach Orchard, on July 2. As a portion of his infantry secured the Peach Orchard, Gen. Longstreet advanced on horseback with them. The following day, Gen. Longstreet was ordered by Gen. Robert E. Lee to coordinate an attack against the Union line on Cemetery Ridge. On July 3, "Longstreet's Assault" was repulsed with great loss after penetrating the enemy's battle line on Cemetery Ridge. During the march back to Virginia, Gen. Longstreet and his First Corps played a prominent role in protecting the retreating army. "By the soldiers he is invariably spoken of as 'the best fighter in the whole army.' " -- Lt. Col. Arthur J. Fremantle, Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards (June 27, 1863)"
3. GETWCA_121111_053.JPG: Lieutenant General James Longstreet Commanding First Corps Army of Northern Virginia January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904 Born in Edgefield District, S.C. Graduated from West Point 1842. Served as Lieutenant with the 8th U.S. Infantry in the Mexican War and brevetted major for gallantry, Battle of Molino del Rey. Resigned commission as a major, U.S. Army, May 1861. Appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, June 1861. Promoted to Major General, CSA, October 1861. Promoted Lieutenant general, CSA, October 1862. Gen Robert E. Lee's second in command and ranking lieutenant general in the Army of Northern Virginia. Gallantly led troops in battles at First Manassas, the Peninsula, Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga and Knoxville. Wounded at Battle of the Wilderness, May 1864. Returned to duty during the Union siege of Petersburg, and present with Gen. Lee at surrender of army at Appomattox. Buried at Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, GA. "Ah! here is Longstreet, here's my ‘Old War-Horse.'" -- Gen. Robert E. Lee (September 17, 1862)
4. GETWCA_121111_160.JPG: 1863 North Carolina To the eternal glory of the North Carolina soldiers. Who on this battlefield displayed heroism unsurpassed sacrificing all in support of their cause. Their valorous deeds will be enshrined in the hearts of men long after these transient memorials have crumbled into dust. Thirty two North Carolina regiments were in action at Gettysburg July 1,2,3, 1863. One Confederate soldier in every four who fell here was a North Carolinian.
5. GETWCA_121111_166.JPG: North Carolina Organizations in the Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863 6th, 21st, 57th Infantry - Hoke's Brigade of Early's Division 1st, 3rd Infantry - Steuart's Brigade of Johnson's Division 32nd, 43rd, 45th, 53rd Infantry and 2nd Battalion - Daniel's Brigade of Rodes' Division 5th, 12th, 20th, 23rd Infantry - Iverson's Brigade of Rodes' Division 2nd, 4th, 14th, 30th Infantry - Ramseur's Brigade of Rodes' Division 11th, 26th, 47th, 52nd Infantry - Pettigrew's Brigade of Heth's Division 55th Infantry - Davis' Brigade of Heth's Division 7th, 18th, 28th, 33rd, 37th Infantry - Lane's Brigade of Pender's Division 13th, 16th, 22nd, 34th, 38th Infantry - Scales Division 1st North Carolina Artillery, Battery A - McLaws Division Branch (North Carolina) Artillery and Rowan (North Carolina) Artillery - Hood's Division Charlotte (North Carolina) Artillery - Pender's Division 1st Cavalry - Hampton's Brigade of Stuart's Division 2nd, 4th Cavalry - Robertson's Brigade of Stuart's Division 5th Cavalry - W.H.F. Lee's Brigade of Stuart's Division
6. GETWCA_121111_172.JPG: Confederate Line of Battle "Smoke soon hid everything, the firing was as rapid as musketry, and shot and shell flew in flocks." -- Lt. Col. E. Porter Alexander, C.S.A. Commander of the Confederate bombardment Confederate artillery and infantry occupied the low, wooded ridge you are standing on - Seminary Ridge - July 2 and 3. Union forces defended Cemetery Ridge, the parallel ridge 3/4 mile in front of you. In between lay the Emmitsburg Road and fields crisscrossed with fences. About 1:00 p.m. on the third day, Confederate cannon along this ridge opened fire, answered shortly by the Union guns. For two hours more than 270 cannon thundered, creating a scene one correspondent called "a very hell of fire that amazed the oldest officers." About 3:00 p.m. the cannonade ceased, and Confederate infantry commanded by Brig. Gen. James J. Pettigrew and Maj. Gen. Isaac Trimble formed ranks in the fields behind you, and advanced out across the field in front of you. To your right, other Confederates under Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett did the same. The ill-fated assault commanded by Lt. Gen. James Longstreet would come to be known as "Pickett's Charge." Confederate gunners on this ridge pounded the Union line as a prelude to a massive frontal attack. Nervous infantry take cover from exploding shells and wait for orders. 3rd Lieut. William B. Taylor was among the North Carolinians who took part in the attack here July 3. He wrote to his parents, "our company went into the fight on the third day with 30 men rank and file....Our company came out with 8 men and myself...." Taylor was paroled at the end of the war in 1865 at Appomattox Court House. Representatives of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the deciation of the North Carolina Memorial here on July 3, 1929. The sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, known for his work on Mount Rushmore stands at center with arms folded. North Carolina sacrificed more sons for the Confederacy than any other state; at Gettysburg of about 14,000 of her soldiers engaged, more than 6,100 were killed, wounded, or missing.
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