학술논문
FIGHT FOR THE COLORS.
Document Type
Article
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Source
Subject
*INFANTRY
*BATTLE of Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
*AMERICAN Civil War, 1861-1865
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ISSN
1546-9980
Abstract
The article examines the effort of the 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry to defend its Union flag in the Wheatfield fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. Topics discussed include the impact of the decision of lieutenant general James Longstreet not to follow the directive of general Northern Virginia Army Robert E. Lee, trap set by Confederate general William T. Wofford for the regiments under Colonel Jacob Sweitzer, and hindrance to the retreat of the 62nd from the stone wall.