As Alexander reached high ground near the Peach Orchard, he could see the massed ranks of the Sixth Corps arriving to the north of Little Round Top. The sight of the massed ranks of the Sixth Corps convinced Longstreet that the battle was over for the day. The fighting along Sickle s line, especially the Rose s Woods and the Wheatfield, as well as near the Trostle Farm right up to the area of the charge of the First Minnesota and toward the Copse of Trees, was a lot closer than most people, including me, realize. I really recommend having a guide spend time with you in this area. There was no standard time zones in 1863 nor were timepieces, when available, synchronized.
Times given for events are best estimates and approximate.
I usually say plus or minus at least an hour. Benner s Hill Benner s Hill is on the Hanover Road just east of Gettysburg. One of the lessor known facts about the Battle is that there were no really good sites for artillery in Ewell s sector. Benner s Hill was the best, and as soon as Ewell s guns opened up from it, they were blown away. The owner of this land is a very active battlefield preservationist and keeps it as close as possible to the way it was in 1863.