New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-10
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER TO- 1876

half mile. the ground slopine up to the
national position.
Unprotected, but unflinching, Pickett's
column came over the valley, slippery with
last nights rain. They acere veteran Tir.
y;niasss, and m0ued silently, 'rithoMt those
from, the Gulf Then came the tremendous
lire from the almost one hundred guns from
Cemetery Hill to the Round Top.
As the smoke enveloped the attacking mass,
the last glimpses that were caught showed
that it was reeling and breaking into frsg
ments. but though its organization ,c0s lost,
the Virginians individually rushed for
ward. Thel vlrginians planted their oat-
Il hags on the wall and pushed over the
breastworks. Then followed the Union re-
Inducements. and then the assailants were
totally crushed. Of fifteen field officers but
ono was unhurt. Of the three brigade COM
msnders, Garrett was killed, Armstesd
MORALLY wounded and left on the field, and
Kemper carried away to die. HE is now
Governor OF Virginia. Such was
the fate of the grand assault by the right
Confederate column. That on their left,
under Pettigrew, was by no means SO reso-
lutely made. Piokett's men were for the
most part veteran Virginiaus; Pettigrew's
new recruits.
We need not pursue Diapers notice of
narrative of Lieutenant Colonel freeman
tie, Of the British Coldstream Guards, who
Witnessed the same battle as an amateur,
from the Confederate side:
When I got close up to General Long
street, | saw one of his regiments advancing
through the woods in good order, so think.
ing was Just IN time for the attack, re-
marked to him that II rould not hare
missed this for anything" Longstreet was
seated at tho top OF q small fence at the
edge of the wood, and looking perfectly
calm and imperturbed. he replied laughing:
"The deriI you wou,d',W would like to
hare missed IL Gerry much Have attacked and
been repa,lsed; look there"
The General LOngstreet was making the
best arrangements in his power to meet the
threatened advances by advancing some
artillery threatening the stragglers, etc.
remember seeing q General (Pettigrew
think it was) come up and report that he
was unable to bring his men up again
Longstreet turned upon him and remarked
mind them. General. Just let them sen,ai,
~here they are. The enemy is going to al.
rancs and it wiH spare you the trouble"
From these sketches there should really
appear to be something in this ethnolo gical
theory of Mr.. Tyler. It would seem that
those silent men who give pledges ara apt \
to keep them, and that these heroes who 80
into action with yells and continue their
hossiiities after they have gone through the
process Of peace and capitulstion.
MIR. Tyler then sums up some of the
moral and sentimental reasons why he
would support Mr.. Hayes and cast his vote
and influence against Mr.. Tilden, as follows:
I, at least, as Southern man, and Vir-
gilman, thank God. shall sustain his cleo
ton as chief magistrate, having far more
faith and trust in the man who was my
frank, open and manly opponent in the re-
cent war. either as West Point officer,
obedisnt to the orders of the government,
as in the case of General Grant, or as a
civilian citizen of another State, obedient
to the call of his State, as was the case
with Rutherford B. Hayes (even as it was
with you. aud myself, and all the res. of us
in Virginia., than have in the man who |
was q false and treschsrous Democratic |
ally. Ia Samuel j. Tilden and Thomas A. |
Hendricks.