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the heads of his own columns to that point. Reporting the change by astaff-officer to General Lee , Ewell was instructed that if the Federals were inforce at Gettysburg a general battle was not to be brought on until the restof the army was up. Approaching Gettysburg , Bodes, guided by the soundsof battle, followed the prolongation of Seminary Ridge; Iverson’s, Daniel’s,and Ramseur’s brigades on the western, O’Neal’s and Doles’s on the easternslope. Ewell, recognizing the importance of Oak Hill, ordered it to be occu-pied by Carter’s artillery battalion, which immediately opened on both theFederal corps, enfilading Doubleday’s line. This caused Wadsworth again to

withdraw Cutler to SeminaryRidge, and Reynolds’s batterywas posted near McPherson’shouse, under partial cover.Stone therefore placed twoof his three regiments on theCashtown pike, so as to faceOak Hill. This left an inter-val between Stone and Cutler,through which Cooper andReynolds could fire with ef-fect, and gave to these linesa cross-fire on troops entering

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fhe angle between them.

Robinson now sent liis twobrigades to strengthen Cut-lei> ’s right. They took postbehind the stone walls of aheld, Paul’s brigade facing' v?eg t, Baxter’s north. Rodes,

Regarding this advance as aMenace, gave orders at 2:30M- to attack. Iverson,s Weeping- round to his left,rttgaged Paul, who prolonged Cutler’s line, and O’Neal attacked Baxter. The^Pulse of O’Neal soon enabled Baxter to turn upon Iverson. Cutler also^Racked him in flank, and after losing 500 men killed and wounded, 3 ofWrson’s regiments surrendered. General Robinson reports the capture ofh prisoners and 3 colors; General Paul was severely wounded, losing both?^. es - Meanwhile Daniel’s brigade advanced directly on Stone, who main-a Hied liis lines against this attack and also Broekenbrough’s, of Hill’s corps,