The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-29
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Lady Judith, tale of two continents,
chapters xviii and xix, by Justin MCCARTHY;
Lee at Gettysburg" by j. ID. Imbo1sn;
Captain Halls Arctic Expedition" by Prof.
Il. b. Maury; ''The Mont Gents Tunnel" by
Mary b. Dodge; Overland" chapters XXI,
xxi, and xxxiii, by j. W. De Forest; Vic
tor Emanuel, King of Italy" by Justin Nc
Carthy; "rhe Neither Side of New York" III,
Skinners, by Edward Crapsey ''0ught We to
Visit Herr" a novel, chapters K, xi, ahd xii,
by Mrs. Edwards; can Ornament to So
ciety, by Lucy II. Hooper; "My Vioets," by
Mary L. Ritter; Nuremberg" by NJ. e. W.
S.; 'Reparation," by Lille Devereux Blake;
Drift Wood" by Philip Quihbet; ''Scieu-
tiic Miscellany" Current Literature;" "Me-
morands, " by Mark Twain; 'Nebule," by the
editor.
In his paper entitled Lee at Gettysburg
General j. ID. Imboden makes an interesting
and important contribution to the history of
the Rebellion. We extract the following
striking picture of lice after Gettysburg':-
When night closed upon the grand scene
our army was repulsed, Silence aud gloom
pervaded our camps. We knew that the day
had gone against us, but the extent of the
disaster was not known except in high quar-
ters The carnage of the day was reported
to have been frIghtful, but our army was not
in retreat, and we all surmised that with to-
morrow's dawn would come a renewal of the
struggle; and we knew that if such was the
case, those who had not been in the ght would
have their full share in the honors aud the
dangers of the next day. All felt aud appre-
ciated the momentous consequences of fnal
defeat or victory on that great field. These
considerations made that, to us, one of those
solemn and awful nights that every one who
fought through our long war sometimes expeo
rienced before great battle.
Few cam p fires enlivened the scene. 1t was
warm summers night, and the weary sol
| diers were lying in groups on the luxuriant
grass of the meadows we occupied, discussing
the events of the day or watching that their
horses did not straggle off in browsing
around. About IL o'clock horsemau ap-
preached and delivered a message from
| General Lee, that he wished to see me imme-
| dlately. L mounted at once, and, accom- pa
MED by Lieutenant McPhail of my staff, and
| guided by the courier, rode about two miles
towards Gettysburg, where half a dozen small
tents on the roadside were pointed out as
General Lees headquarters for the night He
was not there, but was informed would ind
him with General A. p. Hill half mile fur
tber on. On reaching the place indicated, a
! hickering, solitary CANDLE visible through the
! open front of a common tent, showed where
| Generals Lee and Hill were seated on camp
stools, with county map spread upon their
| kHeeb, anu eBBdBeu III u low anQ earnest con-
versation. They ceased speaking as I ap-
preached, and after the ordinary salutations
General Lee directed me to go to his head
quarters and wait for him. He did not re-
turn until about l o'clock, when he came
riding alone at a slow walk and evidently
wrapped in profound thought.
There was not even sentinel on duty, and
no one of his staff was about. The moon
was high in the heavens, shedding food of
| cilv Enh do,
upon tho scene. When he approached and
saw us, he spoke, reined mp his horse, and
essayed to dismount. The effort to do SO
betrayed so much physical exhaustion that
stepped forward to assist him, but before
reached him he had alighted. He threw his
arm across his saddle to rest himself, and
fixing his eyes upon the ground, leaned in
silence upon his equally weary horse; the
two forming striking group, as motionless
as statue. The moon shone full upon his
massive features, and revealed an expression
of sadness 1 had never seen upon that fiue
countenance before, in any of the vicissi-
tudes of the war through which he had
passed, / waited for him to speak until the
silence became painful and embarrassing,
his thoughts 1 remarked in a sympathetic
tone, and in allusion to his great fatigue:
General, this has been a hard day on
you"
This attracted his attention. He looked ur
and replied mournfully:-
eyes, it has been sad, sad day to us, " and
Immediately relapsed into his thoughtful
mood and attitude. Being unwilling again
to intrude upon his reflections, l said nc
more. After a minute two he suddenly
Strengthened up to his full height, and turn
ing to me with more animation, energy, aud
excitement of manner than had ever seen
in him before, he addressed me in a voice
tremulous with emotion, and said:-
General, l never saw troops behave more
magnifcently than Picketts Division of Vir-
ginians did to-day in their grand charge upon
the enemy. And if they had been supported,
as they were to have been-but, for some
reason not yet fully explained to me, they
were Motive would have held the position
they so gloriously won at such fearful loss
of noble lives, and the day would have been
ours"
After moment he added in tone almost
of agony
"Too bad! Too badl Oh, too bad"
/ never shall forget, as long as live. his
language, and his manner, and his appearance
and expression of mental suffering. Alto
gether it was a scene that a historical painter
might we'll immortalize had one been fortu.
nately present to witness it,
In little while he called up a servant from
his sleep to take his horse; spoke mournfully,
by name, of several of his friends who had
fallen during the day; and when a candle had
been lighted invited me alone into his tent,
where, as soon as we were seated, he re-
Marked
'We must return to Virginia. AS many OF
our poor wounded as possible must be taken
home. 1 have sent for you because your men
are fresh, to guard the trains back to Virginia.
The dutv will he arduous resnon6ibla and