ployed in and angle fashion and he wanted to crush the with I Corps. The battle began to tip in favor of the CS when Early's Division arrived.The only US troops that were not fighting were Abner Doubleday's men. CS General Heth began to move towrd McPherson's ridge. He was hit in the head but didnt die, when he was crossing Willoughby Run. His second in command took over and 14 colorbearesr were killed within 15 minutes of fighting for the CS. However the CS troops did manage to push Doubleday's troop back to Seminary Ridge. The defense for McPherson's Rdge was costly. 1,829 of 1153 US troops died, and 1,500 of 1,700 of Heth's men were killed.Winfield Scott Hancock then took command of the forces at Gettyxburg but was still outranked by General Howard. Hancock and Howard worked out a way of sharing command. The had an advantage that Lee noticed and he ordered Ewell to attack the US III and XII Corps. Ewell still did not attack even after Lee had cam epersonally to order hi to attack. Since Ewell did not attack Lee lost his chance to take cemetary hill.During the second day of fighting, the two main battles were those of BigRound Top and Little Round Top. By the second day the Union had embedded themselves in a 3 mile long pickett line on Cemetary Hill. Meade first arrived at Gettysburg on July 2. During the day Meade expected 95,00 of his men to be at Getysburg, which was his full army. There was a small hill called Devils' Den just NW of Big Round Top. Devil's Den was surrounded by a small creek called Plain Run. CS General Mood was ordered to go to Devils Den,but he disobeyed and went to try to outflank the US Army on Big round Top. When CS General Oates stood at the bottom of Big Round Top he knew that if he could get artillery pieces on top of it he could control Gettysburg. He boasted and said he could hold Big Round Top against ten times the amount of men he had. He and his men began to ascend Big round Top but US soldeires behind...
