The Fish hook &
The Battle of Gettysburg...
Symbolism: The shield is the shoulder patch of the 3rd Division,
the bend and bendlets are from the arms of Champagne. The canton
indicates the parentage of the regiment. The fishhook and Star are from
the coat of arms of the 5th Field Artillery; the union battle line of
Gettysburg was in the shape of a fishhook and the corps badge of
Slocum’s 12th Corps was a star.
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During the Civil War's
Battle of Gettysburg, the Union line was laid out in a defensive
formation resembling a fishhook (commonly known as
General Slocum's line of defense - the ranking general on the
One of the bloodiest
battles of the Civil War was fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July
1-3, 1863. General Robert E. Lee came face to face with a Union army led
by General George Meade. On July 3, Lee sent three divisions, about
15,000 men in all, against the Union. This oval-shaped map by Theodore
Ditterline depicts troops and artillery positions along with roads,
railways, and houses with names of residents. The
Library of Congress has
one of the finest collections of Civil War printed maps and the foremost
collection of Confederate field maps, numbering more than 2,300.