Early morning Union attack is longest sustained action at Gettysburg
... it is determined by the Union hierarchy that the Confederates are way too
close to the Union flank�within yards of George Greene's position on top of the
hill. It is decided that when these Union soldiers return, they will �press the
envelope� the following morning with an artillery barrage to start as early as
4:00 AM, at a place called Power's Hill (high ground on the other side of the
Baltimore Pike). That attack will be the longest sustained action at Gettysburg.
Union soldiers now start attacking the base of this hill, trying to regain what
they gave away the night before...
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