Robertson's Brigade

Robertson's Brigade of Hood's Division in Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, consisting of the 1st, 4th, and 5th Texas and 3rd Arkansas Infantry, arrived after a march of several miles on July 2 and formed line 50 yards west of this position about 4 p.m. before advancing against Union positions. The 4th and 5th Texas joined the attack on Little Round Top until dark, while the 1st Texas and 3rd Arkansas attacked and helped take Devil's Den and Rocky Ridge, capturing a number of prisoners and 3 guns of the 4th New York Battery. At 2 a.m. on July 3, the 1st Texas and 3rd Arkansas moved to the right and joined the 4th and 5th Texas on the northwest spur of Big Round Top, where three regiments occupied the breastworks all day and skirmished hotly with Union sharpshooters; early in the day the 1st Texas was sent to confront Union cavalry threatening the right flank, and after night the brigade took position near here. About 6 a.m. on July 4, it began the march to Hagerstown, Maryland. The brigade had about 1100 present and losses of about 540.

Freedom Township, Pennsylvania · United States