John brown gordon wife

September 17, 1862

    Daniel Harvey Hill's division had already intervened in the fluid battles near the East Woods, so even though it held a strong position in a sunken road, the division was somewhat weakened.  The two remaining divisions of Sumner's corps were approaching the battlefield, and the sunken road would soon become the Bloody Lane.  General Lee arrived to investigate and was told by Col. John B Gordon of the 6th Alabama that, "The men are going to stay here, General, till the sun goes down or victory is won!"  By the end of the fight, Gordon was wounded six times, knocked out, and fell into his hat, which was filling with his own blood.  Gordon would survive only because a hole had been blown into the hat, allowing the blood to drain.

    Lee and DH Hill moved to higher ground behind the Sunken Road, where they were joined by Longstreet.  Lee and Longstreet dismounted from their horses to 10 facts about the sun!