th a cheer. The enemy, finding they
were about to be overwhelmed, retreated, as no one came to their
assistance. When they fell back our guns opened a very destructive
fire. It is said that out of 1,750 men of the organization known
as "The Louisiana Tigers," only 150 returned. Hays attributes his
defeat to the fact that Gordon was not up in time to support him.

The failure to carry the hill isolated Johnson's division on our
extreme right. As it could only be reached by a long circuit it
was not easy for Lee to maintain it there, without unduly weakening
other parts of his line. That Rodes' division did not reach Cemetery
Hill in time to co-operate with Early's attack was not owing to
any lack of zeal or activity on the part of that energetic officer.
He was obliged to move out of Gettysburg by the flank, then change
front and advance double the distance Early had to traverse, and
by the time he had done so Early had made the attack and had been
repulsed.

The day closed with the rebels defeated on our left, but victorious
on our right. Fortunately for us, this incited Lee to continue
his efforts. He could not bear to retreat after his heavy losses,
and acknowledge that he was beaten. He resolved to reinforce
Johnson's division, now in rear of our right, and fling Pickett's
troops, the _elite_ of his army, who had not been engaged, against
our centre. He hoped a simultaneous attack made by Pickett in
front and Johnson in rear, would yet win those heights and scatter
the Union army to the winds. Kilpatrick, who had been resting the
tired men and horses of his cavalry division at Abbotsford after
the conflict at Hanover, went on the afternoon of the 2d to circle
around and attack the left and rear of the enemy by way of Hunterstown.
This plan was foiled, however, by the sudden arrival of Stuart's
cavalry from its long march. They reached that part of the field
about 4 P.M. After a fierce combat, in which Farnsworth's and
Custer's brigades and Estes' squadron were principally engaged
against Hampton's brigade supported by the main body, darkness put
an end to the fight. Kilpatrick then turned back and bivouacked
at Two Taverns for the night.

Gregg's division of cavalry left Hanover at noon and took post
opposite and about three miles east of Slocum's Corps on the right.
There, as stated, he saw Johnson's division moving to the attack
and after throwing some shells into their ranks deployed his own
ski