Second Division

On July 2, the Second Division of the Army of the Potomac's Second Corps, under Brig. General John Gibbon and Brig. General William Harrow, arrived between 6 and 7 a.m. and took position on the line between Cemetery Hill and Round Top, with the Third Division on its right and the First Division on its left. The Second Brigade formed the right, the Third Brigade the left, and the First Brigade remained in reserve. Sharp skirmishing continued through the day, with artillery fire at intervals, until near sunset, when after the Third Corps had been driven back, Wright's Georgia Brigade furiously attacked the division and was repulsed with loss, including many prisoners, with the Twelfth Corps coming to the support of the left. On July 3, artillery fire lasted until 9 a.m. and sharp skirmishing continued during the day. At 1 p.m., Confederates concentrated the fire of over 100 guns on the Second and Third Divisions and, after two hours of uninterrupted firing, charged with a force of over 15,000 infantry, which was repulsed with great loss of life, prisoners, and flags. The division remained in position, with no further engagement beyond skirmish firing. Its casualties, including division staff and unattached troops, were 25 officers and 319 men killed, 105 officers and 1097 men wounded, and 6 officers and 95 men captured or missing, for a total of 1647.

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