Armistead's Brigade

Armistead's Brigade of Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, consisted of the 9th, 14th, 38th, 53rd, and 57th Virginia Infantry. On July 2 it arrived about sunset and bivouacked on the western border of Spangler's Woods. On July 3, in the forenoon, it formed line behind Kemper and Garnett east of the woods. When the cannonade ceased, it advanced to support Kemper's and Garnett's brigades, forming the right of Longstreet's column. Its losses being less at first than those of the other brigades, it passed the Emmitsburg Road in compact ranks, and as the front line was going to pieces near the stone wall, it pushed forward and many of its men and some from other commands, responding to the call and following Gen. L.A. Armistead, sprang over the wall into the Angle and continued the desperate struggle until he fell mortally wounded beyond the stone wall. On July 4 it spent the day in reorganization and during the night began the march to Hagerstown. Present 1850; killed 88, wounded 460, missing 643; total 1191.

Freedom Township, Pennsylvania · United States