Round Top itself seemed too lofty and steep for troops, but Little Round Top, accessible to both men and cannon, would dominate the field, and he believed that Hood, as soon as his men crushed Sickles, would whirl about and seize it.

But he could not yet tell whether fortune favored the Blue or the Gray.
The generals from both sides watched the struggle with intense anxiety and hurried forward fresh troops.

Woods and rocks and slopes helped the defense, but the attack was made with superior numbers.

Longstreet himself was directing the action and a part of Hill's men were coming up to his aid.

Sedgwick and Sykes, able generals, were rushing to help Sickles.