Tuesday Evening Walk – June 17, 2025

The Defense of Culp’s Hill – The Other Guys – LBG Stuart R. Dempsey

The determined defense of Culp’s Hill by Brig. Gen. George Greene’s brigade on the night of July 2nd holds justifiably legendary status among Gettysburg students. Yet his plucky New Yorkers did not fight alone, receiving several regiments of reinforcements drawn from three different corps, a timely assistance that nearly doubled Greene’s numbers. The story of their contribution is often lost among their more dramatic deeds on other days, and compounded by a lack of primary sources chronicling a confused nighttime firefight against an invisible enemy. Our look at the contribution of these critical reinforcements will attempt to shed some light into that darkness, in the process getting to know the stories of those who fought in and led these units on that crucial summer evening.

Acknowledgment of Risks