New-York tribune., 1867-06-21

ROaZ the ripe green Ilcd'pNo
RIDGES. Rufh was every Union maiden ana mOtherm
Ccftysburg forbidden to gleanin her garden ana her
cycs i'm PRAYER went mp to the Cemetery among the
graves and looked through fears TO the oIu HOhIlc'
of Round Top hoary in the clouds.
BNTrII-FIEID TOE 1IIANs.
Como 70 Round Top! 1t is at this present daY' rs
dirTs muskct marched toward 1t there were I INaeue
and chostly traditions tOd OF IL among Ilo @ 'Oii
farmcrs The fugitive negro on the Underground
line yybese route passed 10y from Maryland 70 Get
tvsbnrg stole under its shadow by nlEht WIN rear
It's crest and that OF ITS horny OI3,ne' iie ~ mU,', %
Ton is spiked with granite powders rs II sonG ne re-
sistless sea had surged UP It's sides ana IcIG hese
mOnstrous pebbles some of them rs iuge IA u IoJo
motive These lie down the steep descenlS uileI
great oaks that ripped ana Slorh ol piihceS
and at the western base of the lhil treachcrous
swomp oozes into brook called Plum ltu that turn
ino hundred isolated rocks scattered through tne
m0rass drops into deep raNne, sohuly rooI1i Wlth
slabs and spheres of stone, and there iost III tckets
of ,n,m noplar magnolia aud dOgwood, goes glrglng
onon% the dens of snakes and lizards TO join the
MOnOcacy. - ~ It.o1 ,r;,, T,doo
King of Bedford and MIR. Warner, saw human
skull Q1nning up from cool bar OF sand at the DOT
tom of the rocks. | reached up a, thlgh-bone AND
carried il to them saw Cp y St"go fbS rain and bolts
shot i'm half living in the dens and caves OF me nrOok
Here the wounded crawled, hopeful 10 a ollnh and
nerish. For a week after the battle they cronched
here foo feeble to cry for help. mortiylng WhOut
Starving within till the merclful ram blew uoWn ana
the little Till became ireshet' ana they ~
their graves and loft their bones IN heso cNolus;
There were wild pigs mounching IN the colSes' anu
when wo drove them away there were uty oones , III
their tusks Great ribs Oh moSes cnts Of
the skeletons of their riders. In tle I,iuSl Vi az,
were the Rebel trenches, and the pits OF the eHed
recs of Union soldiers in line OF battle as thcy ie
| Lacking down from Little Round Top we see pasi
thc mOrnSs the farms and stone houses 0l oIlatI anu
Rose leading out by their lanes 10 tlc thS
and ms steep crosS-road from the hank OF llttio
Ronnd Top drops into the morass, passes the inrm
and woods of Trostc in the dell TO its rght and its
| fho EmmgttSDirg kndU, III WHOSE
angle n large peach orchard leaves bright req sl,
uunu thc lapdscapc thK is Shcrtys, n0rihWafd ana
forward from Roses house; oblquciy across iloh II,
on tho far side of tho greater highWa{, ,hn S,,aS
Sbcrfy's brick house. the lIugoum9nt ot thc D3ttle
Thence through smooth PLAIN lnc LiI i,I ha's
Road leads to the angle of the scAthe ail', hanule
| cIosc Lv B vans fam house, TO the fghl, near
! Mcadc's headquarters. Beyond the lmneltSpuIR
Road, almost mile, igW Dn'4gS i dn, 5nc of InIy
the vast line of battle Of lOngotIcei ana I'm was
| revealed These two were the tail that was 70 pcn'
the Union left and center 10 pieces VIII H. ir;
croucing behind Gettysburg, was to nan tnc uilo
right that lay behind the stone walls OF I fm1'eIJ
! Ridge and in the grand "id WOODS OF W ,u III,
Meade had been up ali night "9h1lE I'M, - = Dop ~:
kccpcr and n salesman together, lssuut nlNtiH ul@
potching oTdcIlics stIaightcnuF mp lu, Hh'N HNlnH
lis artillery AtdaybIcak thi, was his linc gl batt
! A. tbc knobs on the ecythc-handlc, Slcklcs; next
along the scythe-handle. llancotk; I'D nc AhEe ~,
| tween handle and scythc Newton l9i NnRhh' lil'
HIcrr,or of Reynoldsl and Howard: th. scythe lisc
Sicr, Kiln,frick s cavalry was litchcd mp 40 the
! end of the handle and Buiords ai the point oil VIC
scythe. H,twcen thc Two ana III IlS ~, ,r , ~
The force of Sykes lny m reserve bui Wo l'lIu' 1
IL WIS flr away. fastening MP. 0ud lu u'l h,il'"
to tLc last the sturdy corps of StdgNi,h came 'eN-
i,, tbr rlnud. of dust their hearts already on tie
battle field their feet chatting thal lltl c"u h' "'
as speedy. From the Little Round Top iihd you be-
hcrc Won could have seem the sun rose warm auu
uucloudcd the whole ridge of tho Cemetery "a hedge
! of bayoucts lowered with starry co.uih ana hatl.'
! stltdarl., chcqucIcd with knots oi hiIs' OF no.
cannon. and a. u they were digging tut tlN,' "H"
/ rearing thc vaults uf the human race. 1000 mru'
,wcaty and soilcd with the labor oi Tie Wr"t were
dtchiuC and soddug, and building .i"nr walls, 80
| that the vast scythc was buried deep M rimpati'
non the line of their long ill tr Rebels worked as
| steadily planting guns uud coNclrg them; aad .o.
with scarcely vollcy to break the stiffness only The
Splinter Of piokctdischagcs aud now and then some
| lonely cannon. the morning duiird away. go
! Meantime lee the great Captain al thc Hail, was
riding mn and down hi, impatient line to tctt ti"
rolut at which the oythc WAS weakest Here r d.
fccted caunouccr 90 drive sbcl; There ihr pChsi'
were sent ust,utHtiously forward lonuci eIsIi]
! party was puadcd TO dl3" iNt 'Nl'n NI,i " "'' r
ever lac mcaccd The fcythc o. tp"hr up columns o'
battle - bee rode iu tho shelter of woods. teams
and dwellings. and climbed into thr college io"cr.
north of the town. contrary 10 az tui1, ol mum
courtcsy for he had made thc COLLEGE hospital nud
covered IL with the sacI,d lag oi ,htii}. i""ShF
! thence with his glass lac c"uld geo doNh i,r i"uk
scvthc-handlc that at the Gr cNtIrmty near Round
Ton 10 bent outward. losing strength ANA forming an
! abfuut crook Here Sicklcs. directed hy Meade To
hold the bottom of tr ridge. bad se'n mat NLcily s
/ house stood upon prumnuiOy mHhcI than lns own.
He took the r,-pous lbilIty Of occupying o. aud so
made the HANK Ut IItin Nfit t'th OK IHil 'lIfIN
rs dangerous ~ that of man who p"Lrs hi' arm o
from the ot train ui clrs. il cNcniuAitd wen
that this done for Iu Tie glorious i-su. 0 lhr
action We note mistakes. but as soon as lie lld
seen this faulty flank hc ulloptd out the llagcls-
! town Road across the fields and MP spun "i The
! South Mountain, full iour miles from the ifoni "i
I Round Top. Here, with ms Corps Commanders
around him. he rcceun0itcIcd Sicklcss elbow again
with lis strong glass. and pronounced for au attack;
Sand the mathematical voice OF LongstIcct, wheel
. Gen. Lee. the Yankee ridge is too strong. We
shall sacrifice a third of the army. II We Turn the
right flank of their position and move toward Balt-
more shall compel them to como ont
| I'VE must attack said the garuOus Ewell; ;
"after my victory OF yesterday my boys VIII not be
! restrained swear that / VIII nave ana A"id the
| hills on the left
I'VE will move forward said Lee calmly. Gen.
Iong,trcct. you will gather your command and carry
! the Round Top. Gen. EWcll at the same time viii
move upon Cemetery liIll and Culp'Hp
This was Lees plan Of battle: To break mp the Fed
cra left and right by so simultaneous attack that
neither wing could reinforce the other and while the
! thanking corps took the Union lines IN reverse. Hill
10 break the center and drive the routed patriots
! back upon the ilanks where destruction awaited
| them. The commanders hurried them to their posts
and Lee looked from the battle line Of Hill on
! Seminary Ridge. llouE passed The " slow footed
MclAws,p LOngstrCct called one Of his division
commanders came tardily 10 his place On the TANKS
and of Lee the lost cavalry OF Stewart assembled
! Down in Gettysburg the inpatient soldicry were
| boastng To Union mothers how they meant 10 make
the ridge where the defenders stood a cemetery in
| deed Raising barricades between their bodies and
ucdtn, DctNttn slavery uIlu INC ihllhut btlNttu III
science and freedom, between revenge and goodwill
tO-man, the Army Of the Potomac, IFS foot upon the
great scy shaped granite hills, made the picks ard
! the spades ily without pausng. Riding along the
| line the dark Indian face OF Warren coal-eyed. d-
Tected the form of the rlmparts, and kept the high
ways practicable TO the rear; Gen. Hunt lynN-eycd
scaTcher for artillery positions, was hiding batteries
behind the lines OF battle and planting individual
| cannon in the newly-raiscd lunettes. With dull
diused sound the far TANKS and champaigus told Of
cavalry feeling the edges Of each main position. IL
| was o'clock when Gen. Meade. passing along his