the first engagement in the wheatfield was actually that of anderson's brigade (hood's division) attacking the 17th maine of trobriand's brigade, a spillover from hood's attack on houck's ridge. although under pressure and with its neighboring regiments on stony hill withdrawing, the 17th maine held its position behind a low stone wall with the assistance of winslow's battery, and anderson fell back. trobriand wrote, "i had never seen any men fight with equal obstinacy."