20th New York State Militia

From a position south of this point, the 20th New York State Militia, the Ulster Guard, later the 80th New York Infantry, delivered a most destructive fire into the attacking southerners' right flank. As the enemy infantry moved obliquely to the left, the New York regiment advanced north along this line, firing as they moved to the right. After occupying a new position near the copse of trees, the Ulster Guard fought to repel Longstreet's assault, then finally charged a group of Confederates and drove them from the shelter of the slashing. In this action, Major Walter A. Van Rensselaer was wounded near the slashing in a successful attempt to capture an enemy battle flag, and Captain Ambrose N. Baldwin of Company K was mortally wounded in the final action near the copse of trees.

Pennsylvania · United States