New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-09

CLOVIS 10 tho warm csress,
And DER my heart
Comes quick thrill Of Pc ssionate delight
Close. Close INTO my bree't.
In one long dream Of rest: ,.o,
Waits on the broadening stream of mighty time
Till maidenhood's sweet spring
And smiles anil ~ on thee the summers golden prime.
And 90 for aye
Through the far mtsts OF years that rlpon slow.
Ever mine own to be,
While DER LIES shifting sec
The distant home lights brighten - we &C.
A Thrilling Battle Picture.
Major Ben NJ. Piatt writes as follows con
corning the tug of war at Gettysburg:
Swinton, in his work, published in 1866
entitled The Army of the Potomac" al
though intending doubtless to render full
Justice to every one who made part o.
that gallant army, fails in many instances
even to name officers of high rank, and re
nowned for daring deeds who either tell on
their oountry's altar or yet live, wearing
the proud wreath accorded them by thu
nands of those who knew where to place 1t
NV attention at this time will be. given
more particularly to the battle of Gettys.
burg, IN which took an humble part, and
although may tall short Of the fOrcible and
erapic style in which Mr.. Swinton's pen has
done it's work, yet l shall at least recall O
the memory Of many persons still living
some of the exciting scenes Of that terrible
and decisive conflict.
As early - the morning of the second
day of July both armies, with perhaps d
ooros on the Union side and division on
the Southern side, had arrived at Gettys
burg, and there is little doubt as to tie feel
ing of confidence entertained among the
Confederates as to the result of the coming
contest. They expected q signal victory
and from that forward to hold everything
in their own hand.
It is we'll known to any one at all ia
miliar with the history of that battle, that
General Sickles was ordered to place his
command ON the left of General Hancock,
on the same general line, which would draw
it along the prolongation Of Cemetery
Ridge, toward the Round Top. The ground
in front OF this position being considerably
depressed, General Sickles took the re-
sponsibility of advancing his line several
hundred yards in order to occupy the high
ground bet ween the one he had been or.
dered to take and the Emmettsburg road.
This movement of his, no doubt, has much
to do with subsequent results About four
O'Clock in the afternoon LoDgstreet, under
cover of q powerful artillery fire, COM
fearful and impetuous that ever witness
ed. The weight of his movement fell chiefly
upon that portion OF Sickles corps which
stretched back from the Peach Orchard to
the Round Top-that is, upon the brigades
of De TrObiand and Ward.
The brigade of General De Trobriand, to
which was attached as Adjutant General,
was at that time made up OF the Third and
Fifth Michigan, the Tenth Pennsylvania,
the Fortieth New York, and the SEVENTEEN
Maine. That of General Ward was COM
poaed of the One Hundred and Twenty
fourth New York and some other regiments
that can not exactly recall. At the time
of the opening of the attack General De
Trobriand, surrounded by his staff, and with
his brigade in reserve, was awaiting his or
ders with as much patience rs is usual with
q brave French soldier, full of enthusiasm,
with his enemy in sight. He sat upon his
horse-the faithful Chssseur--and fixed his
eyes upon the coming foe with q command
ing and most imperturbable air. While thus
waiting for orders to advance. an
aiC from General Birney rode up and or
dered q forward movement, and directed
that the largest regiment of the brigade be
sent double quick TO prOlOng the line on the
left, 80 as to fill IN the intervening gap to
the foot of the Round Top, for the Occupa-
ton of which both forces we're now engaged
in q deadly struggle. General De TrO-
BRAND designated the FOrtieth New York for
this duty, and ordered me to conduct 1t to its
position, and, if necessary. to re-
main there with it. We proceeded. The
sir vas filed with smoke and the inter
changing fires of artillery and musketry
The shouts of both armies were almost
ieafening, but l succeeded in placing the
regiment where it was ordered, and de-
,ided TO remain with 1t.
The enemy had US at a disadvantage.
They were On higher ground, and were
pouring terrific rire into our front, aud
nothing hut the fact that Greek had met
Creek saved as from q ruinOus and over
whelming disaster l trust to God may
never again be called to look upon such
scenes as l there beheld, and that the flu
lure of our country may never be again
,louded by fratricidal Wharf.-The most hor-
.ible of all wars.
Colonel Thomas w. Egan, the commander
IF the regiment, one OF the bravest men l
aver knew, was charging with his command,
when bail from the enemy pierced the
heart of his brave little mare, WHO sunk W.
Ter him and gave up her lite tor her country
Is devOtedly a the best soldier slain IN the
engagement. Brave as her rider was, and
aroused by thu danger around him, he had
vet time, as hc afterward told me, to drop
ear on the e1 ,iring animal that had borne
him so many hundreds of miles and through
10 many perils; but that now, tiecked with
Foam and with glazing eye, could only look
limly upon him for the last time and sink
nto death.
Major Warner, of the same regiment, was
borne past me ter dead, but was only ter
IDLY wounded. and after ward recovered.
His horse came dashing by few moments
afterward, AMI my own having been dis
sbled from wounds, and rendered unit for
lse, caught and mounted him. The poor
oru:e that 1 was riding had two mimic balls
buried in him; one in the shoulders, the
,ther in the hip, and was so frantic with
pain that be had we'll nigh broken my neck
n his violent tall. My sword was pitched
dozen yards from me, and was picked up
W one of the men and returned to me that
hight.
Colonel A. V. II. Ellis, of the One Hun
lred and Twenty-fourth New York, one Of
he most chivalrous spirits that ever
had received his mortal wound.
He was riding at the head of bis regiment,
waving his sword in the air, and shouting
% his men-(his orange blossoms, as he
,alled them, the regiment having been
aised in Orange county, New York;
when bullet struck him in the forehead.
lie was borne to the rear, his face covered
With blood, and the froth spirting from his
mouth, and died in q few moments. Major
also of that regiment, was killed
Utmost at the same instant by shot in the
,reast. He died without grOan or struggle
md in death looked as calm and placid as
sleeping infant.
The adjutant of the regiment was killed
" a shot through the heart as it was NOV
ng off the field. He had fought bravely
or hours, and it seemed hard that one so
'oung and hopeful should be thus stricken
lown by a chance shot after having faced