The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-07-18


click of the reaper is clearly heard on
all sides, and that the reader-may un
-derstand how clearly sounds may be,
Heard at this elevation, let me say that
ron the banks of Rock Greek, two miles
distant, is the farm Of my father-in-law,
who is raking hay and in full view, and
when speaking to his horses can hear
him here as plainly as if not more than
twenty rods away from me. Although
/ have been met here with the comfort
ing chils during the past week, have
reason to think that such an atmosphere
would and must soon prove fatal to such
visitations.
+ AS / said before the left of our main
line was here, extending not more than
three rods south of where am seated;
south of which tor many hundreds of
feet below, no enemy could.ascend. For
two miles southeast from the base of
"Round Top'' to Rock Creek, breast
works were thrown up, and cavalry
placed to prevent any flank movement
around our left by the enemy, notice Of
which could at all times be given from
Round Top. Taking this spot, then, to
tstart from, the whole line can be de-
scribed by laying down f1sh-hook with
1.-The end to which the line is attached
here, and with the barb OF point to the
east, at the north end. The curve at
tthe north end fully represents Culp's
RIIill, east of Gettysburg, which is also
made difficult of access by the deep
slopes running down to Rock Creek on
1.-THE north and east sides, leaving large
plateau, described by the curve in the
hook, heavily timbered, on the top of
the hill. From all sides except south
ward, of this level top, covering proba-
bly, fifty acres, the descent is very alb
rupt, and affo1 ded fine position for
breast works. To prevent fianking our
right, cavalry in force. extended far to
the north east. Thus, with our right
and left much elevated and impregna-
BILE, the only hope left Lee was to crush
the center, which he tried hard to do on
Friday-marching his men over an open
and gently ascending plain to our very
lines on Cemetery Ridge, where stones
were used by the furious hosts in close
quarters. Terrible was the struggle,
but determined rebels had to yield!
| Culp's Hill had been tried on Thurs
day night, but General Geary's brave
boys fired 12S.OO0 musket balls that niglt,
and saved the hill! In the forenoon of
Friday, July 3d--four years tomorrow
the center hurled back the rebel hosts
to the dismay of the Copperheads of the
North, and to the sorrow of the rebel
Lee! Again in the evening of that day,
Rocky Face, to the north of Round Top.
and Immediately at its base, met the
charge of the rebel hordes, and hurled
them back amid scenes of blood and
carnage! Then it was that these rocks
tremble i'm the shock of battle, and the
shouts of''victory" echoed and re-echo-
ed by them until doubling minds re-
| joiced at last over victory now. Well
may Round Top and Culp's Hill be per-
petuated on the proud page Of Ameri-
can History, for they saved the unity of
our nation! They unlocked chains that
held in bonds the slave! They saved
Harrisburgh, Philadelphia, New York,
Baltimore, Washington. and loyal and
true Government from becoming pris-
oners of rebels! They sealed the lips
of the degenerate Northern Democra-
cyl? They established the declaration
of freedom! They gave the ''new BIRTH
to trembling nation! They made
England and France ''consider their
ways" and they stand to-day natures
eternal monuments of the freedom and
liberty of every true American citizen
While earth remains their granite sides
will not crumble nor decay, and the
breast works ON Round Top, visited but
by few, as they now stand around me
will long remain to commemorate the
heroic deeds of the American, UnioI
soldier, while the marble shaft will soor
rise on the spot where sleep the fallen
to cause every visitor to cherish the
the spot made holy by the graves of the
sleeping heroes, in their robes of holy
warfare!
will only add further that our bat
tie line was seven miles long. running
from Round Top nearly northeast will
. slight variations to suit the ground, ant
our soldiers reached it by three roads
from the southeast, south and south
west. The rebel lines, facing ours from
the northwest, and about two mile
= distant, were twelve miles long, ant
they came from the west, north-wes
and north, and retreated westward! o
the desolations and destruction Q
property / have no room to speak,
: They were terrible, but victory mad
6 them more easily bourne.
j, / observe by the Pioneer and Unior
v that some changes and important move
! ments are still taking place in our coun
$ ty, amongst which is the admission Q
i Col. Kirby into full fellowship with tn
r Copperhead party. may be deceive
S in my estimate of his sincerity Will
oppOSluS GAdO poIty otuI luS CiC wa
f when his three sons manfully stood u
d for their country, and, in my opinion
k that he has been nominated without hi
: knowledge and consent by the Democ
d racy so-called; and if I am deceived
d can then only regret that haveso ofte
: voted for one who now can turn arount
If forgetful of the bitter past, and destro
k the force of even my vote, by casting
g vote himself in favor Of all that he hs
a long condemned! The Unions excus
If for his apostacy makes it only the nor
d contemplate, if true. l can do bette
= than that and not half try. If he hs
@ departed, which 1 cannot yet believe,
l. think it must be because he will be MOI
h liable to office on the other side. But
:, that as it may, they owe him an offic
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