, 1877-11-09

first IN pnHn and hctuE besides MI Hlflcfr n[
un"snat pfomptn,ss. sagatltv. nnI Intelligence,
vii. given charge Ut III" artillery. TIM arrange
mcntt were tulnrletcd about ! n'cloSis. Gen.
Alexander had nrranarll that battery OF seFrn
cleyrhpountl hdwltyers, will frrs!! horses null
full eassons, were 10 charge with frkest at tho
1lfa.i If his line, hut lieu. pcntllctoh. from
wl,u1n the guns Ind t,ctn borrowed, rrcallcd
them inst leforc the r!.Args WAS nIn'tc, ansl thus
dcrange.l this Wise ran. Seycr was ! 30 dc
,rrssrtt as upon that tiay. telt that my nlcn
were to he aHrrifItrt nnl that sau1td have to
ortcr ttIctn to make
A llprELEss CHARGE. ..-...
had Instructed ten, Alexander, being niiwill
Inc IL trust myself with tho entire RESPONSE
upni the enemy. nnd when it began sp tell To
notify lickett L, begin the assault. WIS 80
much impressed with tic h',lmfesst,css of the
charge elIat wr0tc the following tlotn to ten.
Ss''nst os ass the M eest H. 'sslS a re fire 81 ''Sss ne
chcn,y m greatly ,lrtnorallzc him 70 ~ to
make o,tr efforts pretty certain, would pre-
fer that yoa should no. n,iy!sc Gen, Pickett
to MAKE tho charge. .ic,lt rc1y = grcat deal
md. shall expert yoi. 10 lst Pickett know when
the moment oflera.' 10 my note the funeral
replied as follows: ~ will only bc able 10
}ns,ge TIL, effect of our fire nron the enemy by
his rrisrn fire, for his tufantry Ii hut little cx
nnsed to view, anil tt.r snake will obscure the
whole Iiei. Il. ~ infer from your ,otc. there
~ nt. alternative to this attack. Il shuuld hc
chrcfnilv considered hcforc opening our frr.
Tor II will tafc all the artillery alnnuutttn We
result il unfavoratlc We will hare none
left for another effort. aud even II this
i entirely, successful ~ !an oriy be 50 at "
very bloody cost still tlcnrcl to save my
luce the desired effect would tt Justified III
hol!1ng Pickett OIL. wrote TIL. note to Co1.
Naltnn At eyaetly 1:30 .. m: "Let the batte.
rics o1,en. Onler great precision iu firing. Ii
the batteries Ut tho peach orchard cantlut DO
used ugainst the polnt we intenl ATTACKING, let
them open on shG cIrmy at Rocky Ill.," Tho
cattona.lng which opehctl along both lines was
grand. In q trv moments culrtcr brought
fr.'nl Alexander, which, after reading, he hand
I'd To nc. II was rs follows: II you arc c0in~
ftir at all you 1l1st conr Mt ollcc, or c1nuot
give you proper SUPPORT, but the c!Iefny's t'ro
liss nut slaekcilcd at all; ut casl rlglteen guns
arc still llr!ng from the cemetery issclf.n
After hali rcaa tue pote Ptrkct: said to nc:
"uESEnAi., SHALL. iADvAScRW
aiy feelings hal go overcome int that would
nut speak for fear of bctraYfng my waut of
c"l.ilt'enec to bin. bowed my affirmation and
ntc!y eail, " I shall 1ca.l ,ny division forward,
air." 1sp,irrea my lsor+u to the wood where
Alexander was stationed With artillery. Wien
rcactled him he told me OF the disappearance
nf the seven Eilns which wcru 10 haze led tho
charge with Pickett. uni that his ammunition
WIS so low that he could not properly support
the charge. I at of,ge ur,lcred him to stop
fsrkett until The ntntllunitfon Wss rcplcntsi,cl.
LIZ informed the that lie had no ammunition
With which to rcplenisit. then saw that
there was No help tor Il, and that Pickett must
advance under h!s orders. flo swept past our
artillery In splendid style, nnl tho men marched
steadily md co.upactly down the slupc. As
they staEtc,f lip the ridge over 100 cannon from
the brcnstworka Of Tho Fetler1ls liitflcd Il raln
Of cahHlster. Erapr, md she'll lown upon them;
still they pressed IN Until half way VI, tiiu
slope, whcn tile trcst Of the hill was fit with Il
solid sheet Ut tame as tho masses Of infantry
ruse and tIrc.t. When thu sulokc eleared awny
Plcketts division WINS goue. Nearly two-thirtia
Of h!s men lHy dcal uil tho field, ant thu sur.
ylvurs were snlenly rctrtattug down tho hill.
AtortAl rnnR'couIl not laye STOOL that trr. Il,
hall IN hour thu contested field was clcarel+
and tho battle Of Gettysburg was over.