Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-18

10 GIC WILL utoh "hiSh N'SJ '" - ~
fought with unusual determination, but thcro
was no withstandins such an attack. The
brigade was more holly engaged than any
that participated in the first, and morepi tue
enemy were killed aud wounded in front OF ~
than on any other part of the ii'ld. Hach
marked achievements could, OF course, nc ac-
ccmpiish9d only at great sacr. iico. ana 'le loss
in killed and wounded amo1ntet 10 loa
l,0nut to |. loo, includins Il number ol OAR best
and hr8vest officers. The 10Th regiment acne
lest $40 out Of a(oas 500 mon, and the lith
regiment about 250 out Of $50. In" tive field
Officers prt-ent with these two REGIMENTS were
k.lioi or wuun!cd. In the m,daE Of the ell
.agcment, Major General llcth having been
" undcd. General Ps,riSrew VAS c.il:l ,c the
command cf the division. anal G'laacl Mar.
shall. Vi IN, sd regimen: 70 i,tAt u :he bri'
gale.
On the 81 of jay :le iiyi'iNa r;s'"9 G'1al
the afternoon, when it wa oTirr"! to N" sup
n,rt If Ariersun's. Tee order WAS promptly
rbared, hut we arrived to" late.
On the mornin. Of the ii ii Jaiv u ::"ral
Pe.tisrcu. c0mnandir. llcsh's ~ii'iSi,,.. ~
ins.rr It'd to report To General LonGstrc"f.
who directed HIM 10 form in rear ot III kHttS
division, and support his a!Tance upon Gene
terry Hill. which &oGli he c III nenccd IL ICON
as tho fire from our artillery sh"uid have
driven .tc enemy from his gurs AID
procured the way for attack, and | pro.
sumo that it was in cors"pu2n:> & tbs
having been tho first plaza %eett.c! on
that the erroneous rer"!t was circulated nat
lIeth's Division was assigned The dufv "i sup.
%portin. that Of p:ckett. But the order retired
"a was co~unteruandr ulm"st a. >Nmn ~ glven,
and Gen. Pettisrcw was instructed 10 advance
upon the same line with Pickett. Il !~ortion Of
Pcnder's Division acting ~ supports. Ia the
alignment of the Division. Pe9rigrew's u IL
ade. under Col. Mar'hsll was sec nd from the
right. and it, with Archer, advanced p.ornpt-
ly and IN good oder i'll ContlnualJn vi P.;-
cts line. The distance over which W" ha! TO
advance RAY lc estimated, wh-u ] state that
the flu @. l1r the shell used BY til" artillery
Stationed immediately in oar front w"Tc cut
for one and Il punrter m,lns. The ground over
which wa had to pass wa' perfectly o?e7 anu
numerous i.ncts, SOME parallel ard others "5'
lique TO our line nf battle, werc foTlnldah:r
imrclimen:s in cur wav. Th" IUi'imn of the
enemy WAS all h" could desire. From the
crest upon which IL wus entrcnc.cl l., the hill
u ped gra lusily, forming a natural g,ac's, end
the conf ~,uration of,hs ground WAS such. that
when the left ofour liue approarhei his works.
it must Z .me within tho are Gf 4 circle, !rim
which . di: cct. obl;que and ~cutiiI!o fire could
be and WAS concentrated upon 1t. Under THIS
lire from artillery and musketry tn, Brigade
IN our left, reduced almost t, IL line CT s&irm-
i~sicrs. g;:vr way. Pe.tisrrw $ ard Archer
l'rigad"s advanced II it'll. further, and in pr
,rct continuation cf Pnkttt's line, which az
rived at the works before VIC DID only ~lc:au-r
they iutr"d out il his front. and because his
nal 70 move ov.r g clasil!rahly shorter dS-
tancc. The riSh: Oft!i" line Formed 10y Argh ra
aud Pertig"ew's B'irad", rastel on IN"
works. VIII /, the left wa, of crursA. fuit:c"
removed, sag 4UtgjO yaris. sub rt"d I"
a fire even more fatal than t'a; viii ii
had driven back tho Brisli: IN onr lrr;. rrl
the man listening in vain Tor ihc cheering
commands of officers, vino had, hl.s! fallen,
our Brigade gave way lik,vise, and. sim"1tt-
Aeo"S'y with il. the whole Inc.
The supports, under NJ. On. Trim'l',
lid not reach as far aswc hal. This r"pulsa,
70 Judge from results. Vas fatal To- OFT csH'-
paign in Pennsylvania. Lad the troupS ell
gtg"d in tho charge "f the I'd .Ja'y are ilarne
able for having retired without o;dcrS; tnt
you will perceive tha; they had t. rass
through q most trying ordeal. and i, must re-
main always 2 sealed e~lesti1u. whether "r
not Cemetery Hill could have been taken with
the forces engaged.
In this battle, Pe';igrew's Erisa!e MOI
understanding the disadvantages OF irnpsircd
o7gauiz ,tion. caused By ita hnavy l1N'as, "%-
~pccimllg 81 officers, did las well al the ba-t,
and thu. no ,ronps ~sr~lGgled NOR" ti.-.?iv To
gain victory, ltt its fearful loses attest. Ga
RI" morning Of the !-t July j: un"na!Hd
$500 10 : ~in, on tic ~, SIS.
All the field officers, saw; one, w:r "Gs go.
turei. We're killed TT wHunA"i: ana the 81.
sale wa commanded ~ Major jonas OF Tn"
2G:h Regiment y. q. Iroo,I, wh0 Ia! icon
surur k with q fragment OF shell On he IL.
nni kancked down and stunne! in thu third
days fight. Gen. Pc.,igrew WAS painfully
AMI severely wounded; twn OF his staff We're
killed, and Lieut.. W. II. Robertson still auf-
fars from a wound which d~cp:ives tho brigade
Of his valuable services. On the lst JAY,
Captain futile, Of the Goth Regiment. lei ;n:,
action two Liautcnants and 81 m'H; alt Of the
officers and 50 Of tho men were killed or
wounded. o, the same day. Company z. of
the llth Regiment, lust tyr ~oriceri k l~c!Gui
81 ont o. Is men killed 'ur wountei -
Captain Bird, with the four remaining.
participated in the fight IF the ID
One of these, the hLg.!carer. was shot, All
he Captain brought M: the lllg himself =
Well does nc deserve hi. promr,i"n. Th.sc ]
= 20 n examples t" sh w how rcrsistcni,y |
our men fought. The losses in scy. RI! o:hc:
companies were nea!ly a. grea. rs these: but
t. nam, them, or Z 20 IL list ct ca'uaIticI,
would &c TO lsrgrhen "ur my acc nunt h"vnma |
your design. The official reports are d 'urt.
less recOrdcd: and the roll OF honor, enlarged |
20 re- :eive the names of the many god and
brave your brigade has coa!rihusci, WI, |
when the history Of the war is written. GIN
bellish its pageI With brilliant examples OF
noble sacriii 20 and hcrnic deeds.
In the engagement of the lat July we lost
no prisoners. After the repulse OF the 81
July, the enemy advanced IL heavy line of
skirmishers and captured some nf the brigade. |
but to the majority Of these no blame is To lie
attached. Lieut.. Col. john r Graves, of me
18th regiment, whose courage has frequently
ELECTED omman and praise, w;nld MT per-
NIT thoS. OF hi reslmant in his h~earia', snme
l''i 'nc!, 10 retire, t.!!i"G ;hcM e. Await !tc
;srriva! III :'e supports, VITA which they wti!iI |
a~dvaace-'hey ~crH tHan 'Tit!iir tr-'y y.'ds
of tho Stone innca-bl. the supports never
reached this point ana the Li,u.rnant Gni,nal
and his men were taken prisoners. In con-
~clusion, / cannot refrain Tram Il passing ri.
butte to few of the noble dead.
Col. II enry X. Burgwyr. WAS kiilei on the
LIST July; and, henea,i, a stately walnut, ~ the
hostile soil Of Pennsylvania. side by rid" with
those Of his gallant comrades, Captains W. ".
MoCreery, W. Wilson atd q. Il. ~lrelc!i, j.
inferred all that remains Of his youthful and
c3mely form. OalJ twrnty-;wo years ri .,ca. |
he commandol Il regiment whi:h freq inrty |
had me thousand men fr duty. Apar.'-
eiating the responsibility which attaches 10 90
grave Z charge, he ~exertri every ~racn!ty nf his
we'll balanced mini to CEf:st elf :iency in MS
command, and the we'll being Of his men VAS
his constant care. $, well iii he succeed a.
Il Commander. That his regiment did it's whole
iuty AMI his influence il sill felt hy h
men, in whose hearts he will alwa:s live -
OF more than or linary a;tainments. he "'nu'a.
III ro acuu, rfstie hiyhosf place. and by c,n- |