▁left ▁to ▁right , ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁line . ▁Hel m ' s ▁Or phan ▁Brigade ▁of ▁Kent uck ians ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁make ▁contact ▁with ▁Thomas ' s ▁breast works ▁and ▁Hel m ▁( the ▁favorite ▁brother - in - law ▁of ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ) ▁was ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁motiv ate ▁his ▁Kent uck ians ▁forward ▁to ▁assault ▁the ▁strong ▁position . ▁Bre ck in ridge ' s ▁other ▁two ▁brig ades ▁made ▁better ▁progress ▁against ▁the ▁brig ade ▁of ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁John ▁Beat ty ▁( N eg ley ' s ▁division ), ▁which ▁was ▁attempting ▁to ▁defend ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁a ▁width ▁more ▁suitable ▁for ▁a ▁division . ▁As ▁he ▁found ▁the ▁left ▁fl ank ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁line , ▁Bre ck in ridge ▁real igned ▁his ▁two ▁brig ades ▁to ▁str addle ▁the ▁La F ay ette ▁Road ▁to ▁move ▁south , ▁threaten ing ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁Thomas ' s ▁Kelly ▁field ▁sal ient . ▁Thomas ▁called ▁up ▁rein for c ements ▁from ▁Bran nan ' s ▁reserve ▁division ▁and ▁Col . ▁Ferdinand ▁Van ▁Der ve er ' s ▁brig ade ▁charged ▁Sto v all ' s ▁men , ▁driving ▁them ▁back . ▁Adams ' s ▁Brigade ▁was ▁stopped ▁by ▁Col . ▁Tim othy ▁Rob b ins ▁Stanley ' s ▁brig ade ▁of ▁Neg ley ' s ▁division . ▁Adams ▁was ▁wounded ▁and ▁left ▁behind ▁as ▁his ▁men ▁retre ated ▁to ▁their ▁starting ▁position . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁part ▁of ▁Hill ' s ▁attack