Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-10-01
Gettysburg.
INTERESTING LETTER CONCERNING THU Dat
TIE AROUND THE CITY.

"A correspondent of tho "N. y. Evening
Mail writes from Gettysburg, and gives some
interesting details in relation to the grand
battle at that place, :.
I visited the cupola Of tho Lutbernn Semi.
nary, which wos the stand point Of General
Lee during the terrible battle of tho Ord Of
July, and which commands splendid View
Of oil positions of tho battle field From here
General Lee could study the formation of our
lines at his leisure, and determine on the
weakest point for attack. From here he wit.
messed the failure of his attempts to turn the
aanks Of our army, and issued his orders for
the grand but desperate undertaking Of 2ierc.
ing the centre. From this point he saw the
splendid division Of Pickett, 4.30O strong,
form in line to charge our works, protected
by the concentrated force of more than hum
dred guns, and movo forward unmindful Of
the murderous fire to which they we're sub.
jected, until they we're nearly all swept from
tho face of tho earth, 8, 400 being either killed,
wounded or captured. Mover in tho annals
of warfare was there more daring, persistent,
or helpless charge. 1t was, in fact, marching
straight into the jaws of death. 1t was tho
forlorn hope, and bravely did they meet it
Forty-fve out of forty-six staff and line officers
were lost, one Brigadier. General killed, one
mortally wounded and another seriously woua.
ded.
This charge was made about o'clock, p.
NJ, on the 3rd, and when General Lee saw
the result he knew the Confederate cause was
lost. He at once closed his field. glass, dc.
scended to the ground, and ordered retreat
to Virginia.
Had Gen. Meade been aware of tho terri.
bic straits which Gen. Lees army was then
in; of the immense losses he had sustained,
and the decentralization Of his forces SoIse.
qucnt upon his defeat, the war might have
closed then and there. 1t is now known that
nearly all of his ammunition was expended,
and that it was the general impression of his
army that they would nc, Ell BIZ allowed to cs.
cape from the State. The fact is, and it is
now matter of history, that General NJ eade
was more than willing to allow Lee to leave,
and that had Leo persisted another day in his
attack, General Meade would have ordered
retreat of the Army Of the Potomac. de-
sire not to detract from the honor or glory of
the victory, or the military skill and pluck Of
General Meade, but it is well known fact,
and copies of the order now exist that NJ esde
had written for the army to fall back to Pipe
Greek when the news of Lees evacuation was
received, Pipe Greek was the position first &c.
lected by Mcade for the battles; but the unau-
imous voice of the corps oomma, les CON-
pelled him to fight it out where no did,
w The "New York Sun'' gives Us, III q
communication, ga Colonel's Opinion 6f
General Candy" Here is part Of that opin.
ion, which is intended to be complimentary
"He is conscientious, devoted member Of
the Methods. Church, and has severe Pu.
zitanism about him that can't bo swefsed by
the accomplishments Of the seoesh or tho vie.
leucs of the Radicals. He will do what tka
law commands, or what his 6dperior o@oeS
tells him to do, without fear or favor. His
translation of the reconstruction laws 10 in
accordance with your grand editorial article
on that subject some weeks ago. General
Candy must demand the "test OATH" or must
be released from the responsibility by orders
FROM the President OF his military superior.
n General Grant ordered him to cut his wife's
throat, he would do it. His mind is just two
inches and quarter wide by hundred ans
forty feet long. He is q praying, oaotinS
Methodist. He used to pray so loud in New
Orleans that you could hcar him all over tho
Department Of the Gulf He is mechanical
d--d fool that's what he is" We are afraid
there is more truth than poetry in tho last
sentence.
SnookfNo AND FATAL AoofDRNr In
SBARNwELr.-A most distressing and fatal ao.
oident ocoursda at Long Branch, settlement
about seven miles from Blacktills, on
"Wednesday last. Mr.. William Ogden,
highly esteemed citizen Of that locality, do.
siring to have his we'll cleaned ont, employed
negro for that purpose, who, aftcr critical
examination, declined to descend into thu
we'll, which was one Of considerable depth.
Mr.. Ogden thereupon determined TO do tho
work hihso1f and had proceeded but
shor. diisanco whom the rcpe broke, preoipi.
tating hinr 20 che bottom Of the we'll, and
breaking his neck aud back.