On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Hazlett's Battery (3rd Division, V Corps), consisting of six  three inch, 10 pounder Parrott rifles, was rushed to the top of Little Round Top by Brig.
Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren.
Maneuvering the guns by hand up the steep and rocky slope of the hill was a difficult achievement.
The artillerymen were exposed to constant Confederate sniper fire and could not work the guns effectively.
More significantly, they could not depress the cannons' barrels sufficiently enough to defend against incoming infantry attacks.
While standing near the battery during the intense fighting, Brig.
Gen. Stephen H. Weed was mortally wounded and asked to see Hazlett.
 Reportedly, Hazlett came to his aid and was shot in the head by a sharpshooter hiding in Devil's Den as he knelt down to hear what Weed was saying.
Command of the battery passed to 2nd Lt Benjamin F. Rittenhouse.
On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Hazlett's Battery (3rd Division, V Corps), consisting of six  three inch, 10 pounder Parrott rifles, was rushed to the top of Little Round Top by Brig. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren. Maneuvering the guns by hand up the steep and rocky slope of the hill was a difficult achievement. The artillerymen were exposed to constant Confederate sniper fire and could not work the guns effectively. More significantly, they could not depress the cannons' barrels sufficiently enough to defend against incoming infantry attacks. While standing near the battery during the intense fighting, Brig. Gen. Stephen H. Weed was mortally wounded and asked to see Hazlett.  Reportedly, Hazlett came to his aid and was shot in the head by a sharpshooter hiding in Devil's Den as he knelt down to hear what Weed was saying. Command of the battery passed to 2nd Lt Benjamin F. Rittenhouse.
Charles E. Hazlett