At the crest of
Little Round Top three gallant men gave thier lives.
Gen. Stephen Weed was the lining up
the 140th and 44th NY facing directly west with thier cannons. He was
mortally shot by a sharpshooter. While giving his dying words to his
best friend Col. Charles Hazlett,
he too was shot in the head and died instantly. The third brave man
was Col. Patrick O'Rourke. He was
killed as he rushed at the head of his men to save the cannons on
crest of the hill. By doing that they saved the Little Round Top
cannons from being turned against the Union line.
Maddie at Col. O'Rourke's Monument
He graduated First in Class at West Point (1861) !
More Little
Round Top Pictures
Maddie checking out Battery D, Fifth Artillery
The Crest ot Little Round Top is one of the most popular spots
