Strong Union defense – Main Phase – Late afternoon , March 28th
Here at the base and lower slopes of Artillery Hill, Colonel Slough stationed Companies D and K of the First Colorado Volunteers during the main phase of the battle. From behind the rock formations and trees, these Union infantrymen played a key role in stopping the two fierce Confederate attacks against the center of the Federal line. Company D took especially heavy casualties in repulsing the strong Texan assault.
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