the terribly batties the previous chapter, made in the Bac the conflict on the sion of Longstre had been left in the the rear, left its ng and reached the the afternoon, ..nderson and to he to the Federal le r Hancock was st d gained a foothol was reinforced with .odes' division. Thi dawn of day, to imossible, obtain comthe Baltimore pike. i to throw his whole Longstreet with his ge detachments from work upon the left CHAPTER VIII. THE THIRD DAY OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG - FRIDAY, JULY 3D, 1863. URING the night succeeding the terrible battles which have been described in the previous chapter, there were some readjustments made in the lines preparatory to the renewal of the conflict on the succeeding day. Pickett's division of Longstreet's Corps, which, it will be remembered, had been left in the vicinity of Chambersburg to protect the rear, left its encampment early on Thursday morning and reached the field of battle about three o'clock in the afternoon. This division was placed to the left of Anderson and to the right of Heth, and directly opposite to the Federal left center, where the Second Corps under Hancock was stationed. Johnson's division, which had gained a foothold within the line upon the Federal right, was reinforced with Daniel's and O'Neill's brigades of Rodes' division. This was done so as to be ready, by the dawn of day, to improve the advantage gained, and, if possible, obtain complete possession of Culp's Hill and the Baltimore pike. Thus massed, General Ewell designed to throw his whole force upon the Federal right, while Longstreet with his newly arrived division, assisted by large detachments from Hill's Corps, was to perform a similar work upon the left |