
The battlefield, in a moment of dramatic lighting. Confederate positions are along the right side. |

A view from the Confederate left flank. A.P. Hill's corps (bottom) faces both Newton's and Hancock's corps on Cemetery Hill. We did not fight Ewell's attack, which would have occurred at a position just beyond the Union board edge (top). |

Longstreet's corps (bottom) prepares to assault Sickles on portions of Seminary Ridge and in the Devil's Den (brown patch at right). |

"Hey soldier, what's cookin'?" |

Longstreet advances with a fair amout of artillery support. |

It's a long walk across open ground to the the Devil's Den. |

Sykes's corps waits in reserve for the Union; the brigades begin to come to life, making the first moves to occupy Round Top and Little Round Top on the Union left. |

The brigades of Newton and Hancock wait their turn for Secessionist attention. A.P. Hill's corps was not to attack till later. |

A close-up of Federal troops occupying the Devil's Den. |

Longstreet's advance, up close and personal. |

Sykes's men make the slopes of the Round Top. |

Sickles gladly meets the Rebels near Seminary Ridge. |

The first attack on Seminary Ridge thrusts the Yankees right off. Alas, a vigorous counter-attack was coming. |

Longstreet's attack in full bore against troops at the Devil's Den. |

The Federal counter-attack on Seminary Ridge. |

A.P. Hill's corps springs to life. |

Confederates surge against Sickles. |

Seminary Ridge is almost retaken by the Rebels. |

Slowly Longstreet's men tramp forward. |

Little Round Top is quickly invested by Sykes's leading brigades. |

More of Syke's corps on the march to the sound of the guns. |

A Union counter-attack on Seminary Ridge is meet with massed infantry and cannon. But the Confederate gunners were somewhat inefficient at this particular spot. |

Confederates storm the Devil's Den. |

A.P. Hill's corps trades long-range artillery fire with Newton on Cemetery Hill. |

Another view of the fighting at the Devil's Den. Sickles is holding fast, but not for long. |

Rebuffed! One of Longstreet's brigades is pushed back through the Wheat Field. |

Plucky Rebel artillery are wheeled up to try to flank Seminary Ridge. |

Across! Secesh troops are through the Devil's Den, falling upon a brigade behind it. |

The fortifying of Little Round Top continues. It's a fight against the clock for the Confederates, and time is winning. |

A.P. Hill's men mass for his attack against Cemetery Hill. |

Even a drummer boy finds comfort in a bottle when the bullets start buzzing. |

Tired Confederates finally claw their way up Little Round Top in the very mouths of enemy artillery. Not good. But orders are orders. |

The Confederate left smacks into the blue line on Cemetary Hill and breaks through. |

Confederate infantry regroup for their final assault on the gap between Cemetary Ridge and Little Round Top. "Final" as in final resting place. Orders are orders. |

Suddenly one of Sickles's brigades hits them in the rear from out of nowhere. Apparently Seminary Ridge has not fallen, and Sickles has his blood up. |

A.P. Hill's attack can be seen at top left. Unfortunately for him Newton orders an advance (bottom right) off Cemetary Ridge to take advantage of Hill's open right flank. |

Heavy fighting at Cemetary Hill. Newton's men are counter-attacking the Rebels. |

The men in grey surge up Little Round Top, but the defense is just too strong. |

The gap just north of Little Round Top is assaulted, but too many of Sickles's and Sykes's men are there to plug the hole. |

Sickles still holds Seminary Ridge, and is determined to drive the Rebel remnants well away from it. |

Confederate infantry limp back from Little Round Top. Longstreet's assault is finished. |

Hancock's men surge towards A.P. Hill's starting positions. The Confederate left is undone. The battle is over. |

The colossal clean-up crew sweep the battlefield of the dead and dying; uproot the tiny trees; scrape off the roads and hills. It's not bad work--try it sometime. |
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