With the Union line beginning to collapse to the north of town and renewed attacks being imminent against Paul's Oak Ridge line, things were getting more and more precarious for the Federals. Attacks were now being coordinated against Stone, Meredith, and Biddle, and more Confederate reinforcements from Dorsey Pender's division were coming up. Soon the whole Union line would be on the edge of collapse.
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Hassler, Jr. W. W. (1970). Crisis at the crossroads: The first day at Gettysburg. Gettysburg: Stan Clark Military Books.
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