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During the artillery combat here on Benner’s
Hill, Latimer's guns

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firing at East Cemetery Hill
and firing towards Culp's Hill.

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All right, Union counter
battery fire is taking a heavy

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toll of Latimer’s men and gun
platforms over here.

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There's many explosions.

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There's wounded men, killed
and wounded horses over here as well.

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Okay.

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The fighting over here lasts from around

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4:00 in the afternoon on July 2nd

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until approximately 6:00 that evening.

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All right.

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Latimer's taken so much damage over here

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and starting to run low on ammunition,

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that he’s ordered to withdraw his battalion

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from the hill,
and they're going to retreat

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and withdraw onto the reverse slope
looking east from here.

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Okay.

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All right.

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That's where all his battery
is going to pull back.

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So they're out of sight of Union gunners.

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Okay.

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Now, Major General Edward

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Johnson is going to order Latimer,

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to keep four guns up here.

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Two guns at the south end of the hill

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from Raine's Battery

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and two guns over here
from this Maryland battery.

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First Maryland battery.

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These guns are going to be used

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to support Johnson's infantry

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assault on Culp's Hill.

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Culp’s Hill again being out
in this direction here.