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296 “before the coffee is made”: Bowen,
History of the 37th Massachusetts
, 172-73.

296 “The bands all discoursed sweet music”: Westbrook,
History of the 49th Pennsylvania
, 153.

297 “‘Do you know where’”/“As we rode together”: Walker, “Letter,” 181.

297 “General Lee assented”: Longstreet, “Lee in Pennsylvania,” 422.

297 “My recollection is that a lot of our infantry”: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 235.

298 Seymour quotations: Seymour Diary-Memoir (MHI).

298 “if any one showed themselves”: J. Warren Jackson Letters, 90.

298 “lying all day under a hot July sun”: Clark, ed.,
Histories
, 2: 136.

298 “enemy … balls hissing”: McPherson Letter (SHC).

298 “I did not think that the ground”/“rough, being the valley”: Quoted in Emerson G. Taylor,
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
, 122.

299 “I found that my impression”:
CCW
, 298.

299 “‘O[h], generals are all apt’”:
OR
, 27/1: 130.

299 Sickles quotations:
CCW
, 298.

299 “Harper’s Ferry boys have turned out trumps”: Fleming, ed.,
Life and Letters
, 296.

300 “panted to remove that stigma”: Willson,
Disaster
, 176.

300 “by a dilgent search of our pockets”: Thompson, “This Hell,” 18.

300 “The enemy occupy a very commanding position”: ott, ed.,
Civil War Diary
, 118.

300 “a lively skirmish”: Quoted in Christ,
Struggle
, 22.

301 Hunt-Sickles material:
CCW
, 449; Hunt, “Second Day,” 301.

302 “Here we stacked arms”:
Irish American
, August 29, 1863.

302 “Every movement of the enemy was watched”: Mulholland,
Story of the 116th Pennsylvania
, 123.

303 “The brigade stood in a column”: Kohl, ed.,
Memoirs of Chaplain Life
, 182-84.

303 “some neighbors coming in”: Broadhead,
Diary of a Lady
, 13.

303 “It lay there”: Jacobs, “How an Eye-Witness.”

303 “It only served as a source”: McCurdy,
Gettysburg
, 21.

303 “He was a fair minded man”: Skelly,
Boy’s Experiences
, 17.

304 Aughinbaugh quotations: Aughinbaugh,
Personal Experiences
, 8-9.

304 “The greatest danger was from the sharpshooters”: Quoted in Bennett,
Days of “Uncertainty and Dread,”
51.

304 “I learned that the indulgence”:
Gettysburg Compiler
, June 1, 1908.

304 “Comparative quiet along both lines”:
Star and Sentinel
, July 2, 1913.

305 “position several times and spent”: Berry Diary (MHI).

305 “We knew the battle was to be fought”: Quoted in Golay,
To Gettysburg
, 150.

305 “We cooked breakfast”: Phillips and Parsegian, eds.,
Richard and Rhoda
, 30.

305 “the spiteful firing along the picket line”: Nash,
History of the 44th New York
, 141.

305 “Vincent had a peculiar penchant”:
National Tribune
, February 25, 1892.

305 “The men of our corps”: Nash,
History of the 44th New York
, 142.

305 “At this point twenty rounds”: Styple, ed.,
With a Flash
, 97.

305 Reid quotations: Smart, ed.,
Radical View
, 25.

306 Pleasonton quotations:
CCW
, 359.

306 “Greatly did officers and men marvel”: McKim,
Soldier’s Recollections
, 194.

307 “nothing doing along our line”: Zable Papers.

307 “We were wondering at the silence”: Schuricht, “Jenkins’ Brigade,” 344.

308 “a narrow strip of oak woods”:
Atlanta Journal
, March 9, 1901.

308 “could see our Federal brothers”:
National Tribune
, March 20, 1929.

308 “caught and killed it”: Zachry, “Fighting with the 3rd Georgia,” 75-76.

310 “It was quite a spirited little fight”:
National Tribune
, May 16, 1885.

311 “command … with the voice”: Butts, ed.,
Gallant Captain
, 80.

311 “were wounded and others killed”: Fox, ed.,
New York at Gettysburg
, 1: 404.

311 “quite a body of men”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 2: 1027.

312 “saying things I would not like to teach my grandson”: Abernathy,
Our Mess
, 31.

313 “There is no telling the value”: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 236.

314 “Capt. G. E. Randolph, Chief of Third Corps Artillery”: Smith,
Famous Battery
, 101.

314 “as though nature in some wild freak”: Stoke Letters (Gettysburg).

315 “its base huge boulders”: Fox, ed.,
New York at Gettysburg
, 1: 37.

315 “guns were unlimbered”:
National Tribune
, February 4, 1886.

315 “Here I could not place more”: Smith,
Famous Battery
, 102.

315 “I have but to show him my design”: Quoted in Palmer,
Lee Moves North
, 115.

315 “General Lee rode with me”: Longstreet,
From Manassas
, 367.

315 “I left General Lee”: Longstreet, “Lee in Pennsylvania,” 423.

315 Longstreet-McLaws exchange:
Savannah Morning News
, January 8, 1878.

316 “on the left wing”:
OR
, 27/2: 697.

316 “nearly all the time”: Fremantle,
Three Months
, 259-60.

316 “It was determined to make the principal attack”: OR, 27/2: 318

317 Garlach quotations: Quoted in Bennett,
Days of “Uncertainty and Dread,”
49.

317 “using rifles that had sufficient range”/“Alas!”: Thompson, “A Scrap,” 98.

318 McLaws quotations: McLaws, “Gettysburg,” 69-70.

318 Hood quotations: Hood,
Advance and Retreat
, 57.

319 Meade dispatch to Halleck:
CCW
, 488.

319 “was not occupied”:
CCW
, 377.

319 “never [seen] General Meade so angry”: Paine Letter (HSP).

319 “General Meade met me”:
CCW
, 299.

319 “could hardly be said”:
CCW
, 377.

320 “‘Here is where our line’”/“‘It is too late now’”: Quoted in Taylor,
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
, 122.

320 “‘I wish you would ride’”: Quoted in Roebling,
Wash Roebling’s
, 21.

320 “that the enemy was so strong”: McLaws, “Gettysburg,” 72.

321 “very much disconcerted”:
Savannah Morning News
, January 8, 1878.

321 “a brave and fearless leader”: Love, “Experience,” 221.

321 “‘Something is going to happen today’”: Quoted in Duke, “Mississippians,” 216.

321 “We formed our line”: Love, “Experience,” 221.

322 “General Lee’s orders are to attack”: Hood,
Advance and Retreat
, 58

322 “It was well known”:
Savannah Republican
, July 22, 1863.

322 “a long consultation”: Harwell, ed.,
Cities and Camps
, 51.

322 “to envelop the enemy’s left”: Longstreet, “Lee in Pennsylvania,” 424.

324 “a calm, as of death”/“that the carnival was at hand”: Shuffler, ed.,
Decimus
, 44.

324 “where I saw a great many wounded soldiers”: West,
Texan
, 84.

324 “It is very true that the men”: Jones, “Longstreet at Gettysburg,” 551.

325 Warren quotations: Norton,
Attack and Defense
, 130-31.

325 Meade-Sickles exchange:
CCW
, 299, 332.

326 “‘You cannot hold this position’”: Meade Jr.,
With Meade
, 114.

326 Vincent exchange with Sykes aide: Nicholson, ed.,
Pennsylvania at Gettysburg
, 1: 461.

327 “Soon the long lines”: Ibid., 1: 622.

327 “I recollect looking on”:
CCW
, 406.

327 “There was quite a thick wood”:
CCW
, 440.

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P.M.
-4:10
P.M.
)

328 Alexander quotations: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 239-40, 244.

328 “The accuracy of the enemy’s aim”: Smith,
Famous Battery
, 101-3.

328 “As soon as the battery”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 3: 1632.

328 “I fired slow”: Ibid., 1: 72.

328 “shrieking, hissing, [and] seething”: Reed Letters.

328 “They really surprised me”: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 239.

329 “He was killed while in the act”:
OR
, 27/2: 432.

329 Alexander quotations: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 244.

329 “I’ll lead you this time”: Quoted in Whittaker,
Popular Life
, 173.

329 “a few Rebels rode right over us”: Baird Letters.

331 “a hard, bold and bloody fight”: Fox, ed.,
New York at Gettysburg
, 3: 1129-30.

331 “a splendid sight”: Pfanz,
Culp’s Hill
, 179.

331 “a continuous vibration”: Hatton Memoir (LC).

331 Wainwright quotations: Nevins, ed.,
Diary of Battle
, 242-43.

331 “We were standing in an open field”: West,
Texan
, 85.

332 “It is very trying”: Shuffler, ed.,
Decimus
, 44.

332 “To avoid as much danger as possible”: Sims Recollections (CRC).

332 “You will execute”/“’Very well’”: Chilton, ed.,
Unveiling
, 339.

332 “After this urgent protest”: Hood,
Advance and Retreat
, 59.

332 “Directly the familiar roar”: Nicholson, ed.,
Pennsylvania at Gettysburg
, 1: 378.

332 “There was much to inspire”: Anderson, “March,” 641.

332 “anxious to see the young lady”: Cocke Family Letters (VHS).

333 “The roads were hard and firm”:
Atlanta Journal
, December 7, 1901.

333 “the vertical rays of the sun”: Hamilton, ed.,
Papers
, 498-501.

333 “it is a hard thing to keep these men”: Durkin, ed.,
John Dooley
, 100.

333 “the sullen ‘Boom!’”: Hamilton, ed.,
Papers
, 516.

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P.M.
-10:00
P.M.
)

334 “‘Forward, my Texans”: Chilton, ed.,
Unveiling
, 350.

334 “‘Forward—Steady—forward’”: West,
Texan
, 94.

334 “‘Fix bayonets, my brave Texans’”: Quoted in Pfanz,
Gettysburg: The Second Day
, 167.

334 “‘Attention!’”: Ward, “Incidents,” 346.

334 “We moved quietly”: Polley,
Hood’s Texas Brigade
, 168.

334 “We could see the Federals”: West,
Texan
, 94.

335 “to advance but two”:
OR
, 27/2: 633.

335 “soon catching up with Lieut. Col. Harris”: George D. Bowen, “Diary.”

335 “‘Down with that flag’”: Norton,
Attack and Defense
, 167.

335 “The four guns were now used”: Smith,
Famous Battery
, 103.

336 “Every round of ammunition”:
National Tribune
, February 4, 1886.

336 Hunt quotations: Hunt, “Second Day,” 305-6.

337 “I … saw him sway”: Scott, “Texans.”

338 “toward the middle of the afternoon”: Alleman,
At Gettysburg
, 53.

339 “When we were within a short distance”:
Final Report
, 112.

340 “I received an order”:
OR
, 27/2: 392.

340 “this was the extreme left”/“best secure the advantage”:
OR
, 27/1: 623.

341 “might make it hard for mother”: Chamberlain, “Through Blood,” 48.

342 “Give them shell”:
National Tribune
, January 21, 1886.

342 “brigade would follow Law’s brigade”:
OR
, 27/2: 414.

342 “As soon as we cleared the woods”: Fluker, “Graphic Account”
(GNP).

342 “Down the plunging shot came”:
Savannah Republican
, July 22, 1863.

343 “‘My God!’”: Weygant,
History of the 124th New York
, 176.

343 “not more than 150 yards from us”:
National Tribune
, January 21, 1886.

344 “The enemy were as invisible to us”: Perry, “Devil’s Den,” 161.

344 “a strong skirmish line”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 2: 1095.

345 “Above the crack of the rifle”:
National Tribune
, February 4, 1886.

345 “as firm as the rocks”: Fasnacht,
Speech
, 10.

345 “The enemy are taken by surprise”: Smith,
Famous Battery
, 104.

345 “thought I was the only man”: Rodenbough,
Bravest
, 186-87.

346 “We had to fight the Yankees”: Landrum Letters (MHI).

346 “In an instant a sheet of smoke”: Judson,
History of the 83rd Pennsylvania
, 127.

346 “For the first time in the history of the war”: Stevens,
Reminiscences
, 114.

346 “Their dead and wounded were tumbled”/“stood directly in front of me”: Nash,
History of the 44th New York
, 153, 300.

346 “Now, it was to be expected”: Stevens,
Reminiscences
, 114.

347 “For nearly an hour”:
Southern Banner
, July 29, 1863.

347 “Grape, canister and musket balls”: Bass Letter
(FNP).

347 “our Regiment got Cut all to Peaces”: Everett Collection (Emory).

347 “our fire began to tell”: Silliker, ed.,
Rebel Yell
, 101.

348 Oates quotations/Terrell instructions: Oates,
War
, 211.

348 “We went there at a trot”: Rittenhouse, “Battle,” 37.

348 “Our guns tipped over”:
National Tribune
, August 2, 1884.

349 “Never mind that”: Quoted in Taylor,
Gouverneur Kemble Warren
, 129.

349 “‘You had better not go’”/“‘If you and I had’”: Lokey, “Wounded at Gettysburg,” 400.

351 Bulger-aide exchange/“with the blood gushing”:
New Orleans Picayune
, September 18, 1898.

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