Crawford's charge
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Crawford's charge was a Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day
, skirmish at the end of McLaws' Assault
. Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford
's Pennsylvania Reserves
had arrived to the Gettysburg Battlefield
from the Baltimore Pike (near Rock Creek) to the northeast slope of Little Round Top
after General Daniel Sickles
had been wounded, and the division was subsequently positioned on the northwest slope. At about 7:30 p.m, the Confederate advance through the Wheatfield continued eastward into the Valley of Death (Gettysburg) toward the Union line remaining from the earlier Battle of Little Round Top. After retreating federals passed Crawford's troops, the Confederates were charged west of Little Round Top by Crawford's division at "double quick"--along with Nevin's brigade--that drove the exhausted Confederates back beyond The Wheatfield to the Stony Hill (Crawford established his line at the east edge of The Wheatfield.)
Postbellum, Crawford purchased land at the Valley of Death which the Reserves crossed during the charge and, until the First Army Appropriations Act of 1917 acquired the tracts, "Crawford's Glen" provided a right-of-way for the 1894-1916 Gettysburg Electric Railway
.
Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day
The Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day was an attempt by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to capitalize on his first day's success. He launched the Army of Northern Virginia in multiple Gettsyburg Battlefield attacks on the flanks of the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. George G...
, skirmish at the end of McLaws' Assault
McLaws' Assault
McLaws' Assault was a Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day, military engagement of infantry and artillery at the Stony Hill McLaws' Assault was a Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day, military engagement of infantry and artillery at the Stony Hill McLaws' Assault was a Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day,...
. Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford
Samuel W. Crawford
Samuel Wylie Crawford was a United States Army surgeon and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
's Pennsylvania Reserves
Pennsylvania Reserves
The Pennsylvania Reserves were an infantry division in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Noted for its famous commanders and high casualties, it served in the Eastern Theater, and fought in many important battles, including Antietam and Gettysburg....
had arrived to the Gettysburg Battlefield
Gettysburg Battlefield
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4 acre site of the first shot & at on the west of the borough, to East...
from the Baltimore Pike (near Rock Creek) to the northeast slope of Little Round Top
Little Round Top
Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg....
after General Daniel Sickles
Daniel Sickles
Daniel Edgar Sickles was a colorful and controversial American politician, Union general in the American Civil War, and diplomat....
had been wounded, and the division was subsequently positioned on the northwest slope. At about 7:30 p.m, the Confederate advance through the Wheatfield continued eastward into the Valley of Death (Gettysburg) toward the Union line remaining from the earlier Battle of Little Round Top. After retreating federals passed Crawford's troops, the Confederates were charged west of Little Round Top by Crawford's division at "double quick"--along with Nevin's brigade--that drove the exhausted Confederates back beyond The Wheatfield to the Stony Hill (Crawford established his line at the east edge of The Wheatfield.)
Postbellum, Crawford purchased land at the Valley of Death which the Reserves crossed during the charge and, until the First Army Appropriations Act of 1917 acquired the tracts, "Crawford's Glen" provided a right-of-way for the 1894-1916 Gettysburg Electric Railway
Gettysburg Electric Railway
The Gettysburg Electric Railway was a borough trolley that provided summer access to Gettysburg Battlefield visitor attractions such as military engagement areas, monuments, postbellum camps, and recreation areas...
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