Proper noun
Hazel Grove
A suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Cheshire.
Confederate guns on Hazel Grove were joined by 20 more on the Plank Road to duel effectively with the Union guns on neighboring Fairview Hill, causing the Federals to withdraw as ammunition ran low and Confederate infantrymen picked off the gun crews. Source: Internet
Early on May 3, Hooker ordered Sickles to move from Hazel Grove to a new position on the Plank Road. Source: Internet
Between 11 p.m. and midnight, Sickles organized an assault north from Hazel Grove toward the Plank Road, but called it off when his men began suffering artillery and rifle fire from the XII Corps. Source: Internet
He sent Birney's division, flanked by two battalions of Col. Hiram Berdan 's U.S. sharpshooters, south from Hazel Grove with orders to pierce the column and gain possession of the road. Source: Internet
The attack began about 5:30 a.m. and was aided by the newly installed artillery at Hazel Grove, and by simultaneous attacks by the divisions of Anderson and McLaws from the south and southeast. Source: Internet
The corps commander, Sickles, rode to Hazel Grove to see for himself and he reported after the battle that his men observed the Confederates passing for over three hours. Source: Internet