at 4:30 p.m., hood stood in his stirrups at the front of the texas brigade and shouted, "fix bayonets, my brave texans! forward and take those heights!" it is unclear to which heights he was referring. his orders were to cross the emmitsburg road and wheel left, moving north with his left flank guiding on the road. this discrepancy became a serious problem when, minutes later on slyder's lane, hood was felled by an artillery shell bursting overhead, severely wounding his left arm and putting him out of action. his division moved ahead to the east, no longer under central control.