this final confederate assault through the wheatfield continued past houck's ridge into the valley of death at about 7:30 p.m. the brigades of anderson, semmes, and kershaw were exhausted from hours of combat in the summer heat and advanced east with units jumbled up together. wofford's brigade followed to the left along the wheatfield road. as they reached the northern shoulder of little round top, they were met with a counterattack from the 3rd division (the pennsylvania reserves) of the v corps, under brig. gen. samuel w. crawford. the brigade of col. william mccandless, including a company from the gettysburg area, spearheaded the attack and drove the exhausted confederates back beyond the wheatfield to stony hill. realizing that his troops were too far advanced and exposed, crawford pulled the brigade back to the east edge of the wheatfield.