12-31-22 NEW related Website! www.GettysburgAnimated.com... Previously in Part 1 ... An hour of intense fighting at the borders of the Wheatfield, had resulted in the Confederates finally taking a tenuous foothold. After an initial unsuccessful assault by G.T. Anderson’s brigade of Hood’s division, Longstreet’s Corps, Anderson regrouped and was joined in a second assault by Kershaw’s brigade from McLaw’s division. And this time they also had additional help on the right from 3 intermixed regiments of Robertson’s and Benning’s brigades. Together the Rebels pushed back, to the northern edge of the Wheatfield, DeTrobriand’s brigade and 2 regiments of Burling’s brigade, both from the 3rd Corps, as well as Tilton’s and Sweitzer’s brigades from the 5th Corp. The Confederates also forced Winslow’s battery to limber up and leave. But the status quo was about to change as Union reinforcements were mere minutes away... (Part 3 in production)
