Farnsworth reached the area at approximately 1 : 00 p.m. , about the time the massive Confederate artillery barrage started in preparation for Pickett 's Charge .
His 1,925 troops took up a position in a line south of the George Bushman farm .
Farnsworth reached the area at approximately 1 : 00 p.m. , about the time the massive Confederate artillery barrage started in preparation for Pickett 's Charge , and his 1,925 troops took up a position in a line south of the George Bushman farm .