A report on Stephen H. Weed
Career military officer in the United States Army.
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Little Round Top
5 linksSmaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—the companion to the adjacent, taller hill named Big Round Top.
Smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—the companion to the adjacent, taller hill named Big Round Top.
![Little Round Top (left) and [Big] Round Top, photographed from Plum Run Valley in 1909](https://hyperleap.com/images/5ff58dd46d454fbff9c0e03c46975b2f/200-295af0251b3df9e57ddd1c106f9efbd0.jpg)
![Attack on Little Round Top held by the 5th Corps commanded by General Sykes, painting by Edwin Forbes. Forbes has incorrectly depicted [Big] Round Top with two peaks.](https://hyperleap.com/images/5ff58dd46d454fbff9c0e03c46975b2f/200-fd8598e9392856e460757c8c4c7da204.jpg)
Historian John B. Bachelder, who had an enormous influence on the preservation of the Gettysburg battlefield, personally favored the name "Weed's Hill," in honor of Brigadier General Stephen H. Weed, who was mortally wounded on Little Round Top.
Battle of Gettysburg
4 linksFought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
Fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
The Union lost Generals John Reynolds, Samuel K. Zook, Stephen H. Weed, and Elon J. Farnsworth, as well as Strong Vincent, who after being mortally wounded was given a deathbed promotion to brigadier general.
Second Battle of Bull Run
2 linksFought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War.
Fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War.
Brig Gen. George Sykes (brigades of Lt. Col. Robert C. Buchanan, Lt. Col. William Chapman, Col. Gouverneur K. Warren, Cpt. Stephen H. Weed)
V Corps (Union Army)
3 linksUnit of the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.
Unit of the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.
Stephen H. Weed and Strong Vincent (who was quickly promoted not long before his death for his heroic efforts on Little Round Top).
Devil's Den
2 linksBoulder-strewn hill on the south end of Houck's Ridge at Gettysburg Battlefield, once used by artillery and infantry on the second day of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
Boulder-strewn hill on the south end of Houck's Ridge at Gettysburg Battlefield, once used by artillery and infantry on the second day of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
![Post-battle Confederate sharpshooter body staged<ref>{{Cite web |last=Groves |first=James C. |year=1998 |title=The Devil's Den Sharpshooter Re-Discovered |url=http://www.jamescgroves.com/henry/hcp1a.htm |publisher=JamesCGroves.com |access-date=2011-10-24}}</ref> behind the "Devil's Den barricade" illustrating "a sharpshooter…of Devil's Den" such as the one presumed killed by a percussion of a cannon shot from Little Round Top after Weed and Hazlett had been sniped.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 24, 1899 |title=Little Round-Top |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IuMyAAAAIBAJ&pg=5845%2C7540002 |format=Google News Archive |newspaper=Gettysburg Compiler |access-date=2011-10-24 |quote=Just before Gen. Crawford made his charge … Gen. Weed said to me: 'Martin, I would rather die on this spot than see those rascals gain one inch of ground. I … started to go down…and saw…Weed, reeling and falling to the ground. … [from] Little Round Top … Rittenhouse had a perfect enfilading fire into Pickett's right flank and used it to the best possible advantage.}}</ref>Tenatively identified 2018 as a Georgia soldier.](https://hyperleap.com/images/8f427d1523e1b42101cca13f23e4b4f0/200-96b104d0cc0286d486cd2fe7aa928a98.jpg)
Confederate sharpshooters were stationed between the rocks to fire upon Union soldiers at Little Round Top, among their victims being General Stephen H. Weed and Lieutenant Charles E. Hazlett.
Patrick O'Rorke
1 linksIrish-American immigrant who became a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Irish-American immigrant who became a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.
At Gettysburg, O'Rorke was back in command of his regiment while Brig. Gen. Stephen H. Weed commanded the 3rd Brigade.
Charles E. Hazlett
1 linksU.S. Army 1st Lieutenant during the American Civil War.
U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant during the American Civil War.
While standing near the battery during the intense fighting, Brig. Gen. Stephen H. Weed was mortally wounded and asked to see Hazlett.
Battle of Egan Station
0 linksMinor skirmish which occurred near Schellbourne, Nevada in August 1860.
Minor skirmish which occurred near Schellbourne, Nevada in August 1860.
The soldiers were members of the 4th U.S. Artillery under Lt. Stephen H. Weed.
5th U.S. Artillery, Battery I
0 linksLight artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Light artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Captain Stephen Hinsdale Weed
Kenner Garrard
0 linksBrigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
After being formally exchanged on August 27, 1862, Garrard was appointed colonel of the 146th New York Infantry in the Army of the Potomac and took part in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, where he succeeded Brig. Gen. Stephen H. Weed (who was killed on Little Round Top) in the command of the 3rd Brigade of Maj. Gen. George Sykes's division.