The Hillsborough recorder., 1875-09-15

/ W NdS tpuuttftntuuSu uttihpSt drfSflDi rs
given, and, General Pettigrew was instruc-
ted to advance upon the saple line with
Pickett, aportion 81 pender's Division ac.
ting as supports.
In the alignment ofof the Division,
Pettigrew's Brigade, under Col. Marshall,
wassecond from the right, and 1t, With
Archer's advanced promptly, ,and in good
order, in continuation III Pitkel's line.
The distance aver which we had to asl-
vance rnny i,r c.ti,snte.i, ,shen 1 state ii.at
the fuses Of the shell psed oy, the artillery
stationrd nimeaialrls ii OUR 'front.', We're
cut for II milss The ground over which
we had 10 pass was perfectly open; and
numerous fences, some parallel aud others
oblilne to our line Of batte, were for
mishlble impe,liinehts in our way. Tie
position of tlleenemy was all lie could de-
sire. From the crest upon which lie was
entrenchedt the hill sloped gradually, for
ming a natural gIacis; an,i the configura-
lion Of the ground was such when the left
of our line approached bis works, II must
come @ithinlhe are ofa circle, fronwhich
adrect, oblique and enfilasle fire tould be,
and was, concentrated upon II. Under
this fire from artillery and mpsketry, tile
Brigade on our left, reduced almost 10 a
line of skirmislers, gave. away, Petit
CREWS and Arcller''s Brigades aiyanced a
little further and Ia ferfect continuation
of Pickett's line, which arrived at the
works before We did, only becalise tliey
ljuiied out Ia his front. AID because his
had to move over considerable shorter
distance. The right Of the line formed
by Archer's nna Petiigrew's Brigsdes.
rested OH The works. while the left was, of
course, furtherremoved. say 40 to co yards.
Subjected to frs, even more fatal thar
that which had lriTen back the Brigade
on our left, and the men listening in vain
for the cheering commands Of officers,
who had, alas, fallen, our Brigade gave
way likewise. aud simultaneously with it,
the whole line. The supports, under
Major General Trimble. did not reach as
far as we had This repulse, to judge
from RESULTS was fatal to our campaign IN
Pennsylysnla, and the troops engaged in
the charge Of the tSrd July are blameable
for having retired without orders; but you
will preccive that they had to pass through
u most trying ordeal. and 1t must remain
always. o sealed question, whether or not
Cemetery Hill could havebeen taken with
the forces engaged, In this battle, Of
Petligrcw's Brigade notwithstanding the
disadvantage Of impaired organization,
caused by its heavy i,sses, especially Of
officers, did ms well as the best, and that
no trouls struggled more fiercely togain
victory, let lis fearful losses attest. On the
morning of tlid Isl July il numbered :, 800
10 5000, on the 4th 9S5. All the field
officers, save one, who WIS captured, were
killed or wounded: and the Brigade was
comman,led, after the repulse rum Gene
tery Hin, by Major Jones, of tile a6th re-.
giment n. Z. Troops, who had becnstruck
with fragment OF shell on the LIST, and
knocked down and dstunncd IN tie 3d days
fight. General peltigrew was painfully and
seriously wounded; two OF his staff were
killed, aud Lieutenant w. III. Roberston
siIll suffers frona wound which dcprives
the Brigade ofhis valuable services. On
the LIST July, Gait. Tnttle Of the a6tli Re-
dmrnt, lei Into action two lieutenants
aud si.msN;al al Of the officers and 50 ol
the men were killed or wounded. on the
same day, Company q. " the fitli Regi-
nirnt, luss two officers killed aud 81 out Of
rs men killed or wounded. Capt. Bird,
with the remaining, participated Ia the
fight of tile 81. or these the ilag bearer
was shot. and tile captain brought out the
flag himself. We'll does he deserve his
promotion. These give as examples 70
show how persistantly our men fbSght.
The lnsscs In several uther companies
were nearly AZ grst,as these. but toname
then, ar give \ lirl of il,e casualties. would
be 70 leng,lien out my account beyond
ymr design. The official reports are
doubtless recorded; aud The roll nf honYF,
enlarged t0 receive the names oftle mary
g@rl and brave yuur brigade has contri-
lmtrJ, will. when the history ofthe war Is
written, cmbel iii is pages with brilliant
examples Of nnhle sacrifice aud heroic
deeds.
III Nc cngagcm!rt ofli,e Ist July. we
lnst no prisoners. After the rriulseofthc
81 July, the enemy advanced . heavy line
IL sklrmisherr aud captured SOME ofthe
Brigade, Lut to the majority or these no
blantc i to beatiachpsl.
lieutenant Colanel John II. Grsvrf, ,of
The i5lh regiment, whose courage has
frequently elicite,i comment aud praise,
would mot pcruit those IL his regiment in
his bearing, some 80 men, tcretirc, tcls
fii,g them toawait The arrival of The sup.
ports. With which they would advance,
they were then within fofty ysrdsuf ,l,c
stone fence, birttlie supports never reached
this l-bini, and the Lieutenant euionel
anil Ills men were taken prisoners
In concluslon,I cannot refrain from
I,assing tribute TO afew of the n6i,lc dcitl
Colonel Henry X. Durrwyn IVES killed
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