on 2 july, the four foreign observers returned to the battlefield at 5 am, in time to witness a meeting between generals lee, longstreet, hill, john bell hood and henry heth. once more, fremantle climbed his tree to see what was happening, this time in the company of captain scheibert. after touring the confederate lines, fremantle returned to that position at about 2 pm on the advice of general longstreet, but was frustrated that the attack did not take place until well after 4 pm. for the first time, the englishman heard the 'rebel yell', as well as a confederate band playing polkas and waltzes above the din of battle. that evening, news reached the observers of the wounding of general hood, as well as the death of general william barksdale.