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One engaged in a fight sees , as a rule , only a little section of it ; but in portraying that he gives the color and spirit of the whole thing . '' Rapidly sketching for a few minutes , Blauvelt resumed : `` Here we are along the crest of this hill , with a steep , broken declivity in front of us , extending down a few hundred yards to another small stream , a branch of Plum Run . Beyond this branch the ground rises again to some thick woods , which screened the enemy 's movements . `` At midday clouds of dust were seen rising in the distance , and we at last were told that Sedgwick 's corps had arrived , and that the entire army of the Potomac was on the ground . As hours still elapsed and no attack was made , the feeling of confidence grew stronger . Possibly Lee had concluded that our position was unassailable , or something had happened . The soldier 's imagination was only second to his credulity in receiving the rumors which flew as thick as did the bullets a little later .