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ASSAULT OF BROCKENBROUGJI’S CONFEDERATE BRIGADE (IIKTII’S DIVISION) UPON THE STONEBARN OF THE McRIIKRSON FARM.
The line of the stone barn was held by Stone’s bri- picture) and its left on the McPherson woods, where *gade, PennsylvaniaBucktails (Poubleday’s division), its part of Archer's Confederate brigade of Jleth’s divisionright resting on the Clianibersburg pike (the left of the was captured by Meredith’s brigade.— Editors.
arrived. Rowley’s division was thrown forward, Stone’s brigade to the inter*val between Meredith and Cutler, and Biddle’s with Cooper’s battery tooccupy the ridge between the wood and the Fairfield road. Reynolds’s bat-tery replaced Hall’s, and Calef’s rejoined Gamble’s cavalry, now in reserve*Robinson’s division was halted near the base of Seminary Ridge. By thistime, near noon, General Howard arrived, assumed command, and directedGeneral Seliurz, commanding the Eleventh Corps, to prolong Doubleday’sline toward Oak Hill with Schimmelfennig ’s and Barlow’s divisions and threebatteries, and to post Steinwehr ’s division and two batteries on CemeteryHill, as a rallying-point. By 1 o’clock, when this corps was arriving, Bufordhad reported Ewell’s approach by the Heidlersburg road, and Howard calledon Sickles at Emmitsburg and Slocum at Two ’Taverns for aid, to whichboth these officers promptly responded. It was now no longer a questionprolonging Doubleday’s line, hut of protecting it against Ewell whilst engagedin front with Hill. Schurz’s two divisions, hardly (>000 effectives, accordinglyformed line on the open plain half a mile north of the town. They were tooweak to cover the ground, and a wide interval was left between the two corps,covered only by the lire of Dilger’s and Wheeler’s batteries (ten guns) postedbehind it.
That morning, whilst on the march to Cashtown, Ewell received HiU' snotice that his corps was advancing to Gettysburg , upon which he turned