I Corps but the battle then began to swing in favor of the Union. At 2:00 Rodes decided to attack again without any reconiassance. On Rodes' left was a brigade of Veteran Georgians under the command of General Dole. Just ahead of Dole was a mile gap between the US I and XI Corps. To Doles right was a Brigad e of Veteran Alambamians who performed poorly at Chancellorsville. They were commanded by Colonel O'Neil. Beyon O'Neil was a Brigadier General whose advancement in the CS Army was because of family influence. His name was General Alfred Iverson Jr. Behind him was CS General Junius Daniel who went to West Point. The attacking US troops hit O'Neil and Iverson the heaviest. O'Neil and Iverson were supposed to attack together. O'Neil attacked without Iverson because Iverson was waiting for CS artillery to punch a hole in Union lines. When the attack was over, O'Neil had lost 696 of his 1688 men. When O'Neil was defeated it left Iverson's left flank open so his men drifted down cemetary hill going left. The came within 30 feet of a stone wall and US soldiers opened fire on them. 500 men fell while 400 were taken prisoner. It took 15 minutes for the US troops to end the fight. When it was over only about 400 of Iverson's men were still alive. CS General Daniel wanted to get to Chambersburg pike to outflank General Cutler's flank. Daniel wasn't aware of the railroed cut that lay there. Once he was within 40 feet of the cut Union guns opened up on his flanks. The US troops began closing in on the Cs troops but A.P. Hill's men opened up at the Unions troops. The US trops began to retreat back to the cut. The Union opened up again on Daniels men when they were only 20 feet away, decimating the ranks. On the afternoon of July 1st, General Lee arrived on Herr Ridge to watch the fighting. He rode with I Corps but once he heard artillery fire he rode ahead and passed through I Corps. When Lee arrived on Herr Ridge he saw that the US troop were de...
