First Brigade

The Army of the Potomac's Twelfth Corps, Second Division, First Brigade, commanded by Col. Charles Candy and composed of the 5th, 7th, 29th, and 66th Ohio and the 28th and 147th Pennsylvania Infantry, arrived at 5 p.m. on July 1 and took position on the left of Third Brigade between the First Corps and the Round Tops, with the 5th Ohio and 147th Pennsylvania occupying Little Round Top during the night as skirmishers. On July 2 it moved to Culp's Hill in the morning and took position as a reserve behind Third Brigade, then at 7 p.m. moved to the rear on Baltimore Pike across Rock Creek before returning at midnight to form on the right of Third Brigade perpendicular to its line. At daybreak on July 3 the artillery opened on the Confederate line, the 147th Pennsylvania advanced and captured a stone wall, the 5th Ohio held its position on the right of the brigade under heavy fire, the other regiments remained in reserve and at intervals relieved the regiments of Second and Third Brigades, and the 66th Ohio advanced beyond the breastworks to pour an enfilading fire on Confederates occupying the works on the right. At 10.30 a.m. Major Gen. Johnson's forces were forced from the works, skirmishing continued all day, and the brigade's casualties were 4 officers and 14 men killed, 5 officers and 114 men wounded, and 2 men captured or missing, for a total of 139.

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