, 1881-04-23
GE'rTYSDURG.
The Great Charge Of Pickett's
Division on the Sd Of
July, 1863.
a Graphic Description Of the Last
Rebel Effort to Break the
Union Line.
Tho Determined Advance Amid Terrible
Slaughter, and tho Final
Utter 1tout.

From Capt H. +. 0,utnt <tecoant IN th Philadelphia
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IN the night OF inc 'W'h VI June iot.h Itck.
etts d!yls'oh p!VoaaeKeu IN .hp wooas .,s aoout
tWo failes South Oh CD.h'npetsonrg. lne .ncn
we1o 1ootsore ana "eaiS, Alu "elt 'hlo can'p
!snn' ~, almost eontl''uo''s '"atc'' ol ''ofe
@0un 'honsas'u ''l1!es' ,.,
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NIs ns'sso" ous u ,a. utso 1o"a ., "u1ss u'.v '..
enstlD nf'a ureW up III llne oI oatt'e 70 A"'1lt
tile threatened attack upon tho rear Of Lees
army. During the uyGning STORM Ut wind
and rain anl ,ond ?sals gf H.. Thunder der passoa a,
over tho oaltalioi's' anu tle men "ete
drenched in thu shower, but the tempest was
ovsr In M hour, and the sun went down
ans otan~ nvs @ tMa Inns hnrrs until % aown tn ind
a!ohH oVer tiia long hoNts '',tI , .'t"u ~ M,.u
tho division still drawh up III lltle OF oattie.
wntehlnE Under arln8 Tor the nppr0acl VI the
enemy.
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t1s u.se"s - ... w. .s""' 2 "o'"47' @As 49,
o1 july ule Columns VI
WET, WORM, AND sLEEPLEss MEN
wero put. iii motion on tho road to Gettys-
arn,,s snor,<la,i ~ ovnrv t,v;r mi h,nh,, of
arops spark.ea Oh every ."'s a1'o 1'sauo ,.,. y.
grass, cool. refreshing breeze' ladeh WIN
sweet perfumes Of summer flowers, lifted
fnunctl tle caroworn cllcek, until alonr Tic
tAnlIu ~. en' .",o"" s,,'.' a'.sI1 's.. ..
.ons Hnes ~ iu.e" alu ~, se.' ,a"n''
tralnping rapidly forward, could oe Heard
| herD mid there some humorous lest or joyous
1auRh. bit before noon tho uay was hot and
s,,ltrv.
Ala o,e1oc,r the t,,yis{on reached tia crest
- .s mi s .,,,,tai' o,,osIn,t,. cot.vshnr, ors
" ne w! ~!s' , vso'vohs s..,:a:,s, , a.l.l
IN sIgt OF e sa 1!s1as av,It pI1c4e pcyo,
miles,
Geil: Hood re!ntes q conversation that oe,
ctrrcl enrly ~ me inofia,xsai which ~ saitl
to Ge. LoiigstlUet. "Gen' i4eo seems 9 llttle
nervous tii4 M0rntnK:n 10 Whlcn Long
street rep!Eed: "lie Wishes tne 70 Mttaek. l
10 not wish 10 Ho 50 WitllouG llcKesc !
never llke to 20 Into Datt'o Win one eoot
0H."',
when tho division came n slghf 10. ol II 5te Dnt-
tlettcla at3 o'clock, IT was hnlted W Fickctt'
and lle, accompanied by !iia al1. Capt. >. Il.
l;ar, rotte forward M nlld sportcd IL Iursol'
tho arrival q lts utvisl9ll TO Loagstfeett W!lo
upon learning inc 1naeu co.lu!tlof q lt'e
men, oraefea lneni lMto cathp Mlele utey lR
neell haiiea: alpny ol tae oace'S ~ a1a Hel u
OF tho division cni'le out upon tue NH u
view tho distant battsllela a,.a tq !lston +
the upr0nr ui that tleree ollset OF Aoau l aits
MclIaWs, which oegnn precisely al b:u
| o'c!ucK and lNsteu nhtii nbont 7sW;
l00a ntlu slc!.aws lell bacH ~ uaER, !eav'
lng upon inc ilela +! !.v men, bel!lE q LOSS o
lnure tilah ono'tlilru OF uaelr ha,nnors tar
rled l'!tu tlctl0l1. yen. I1ce shN: ~ nelllf
now about dark. GHl': LonEstrrct rgtlred ~ M altt
!teterliii1tet! tu avail the nFflval ot llcKetl,
l'ickotes division WIS slletlt, wlt!lln slEil
md t,eariliG OF this s2nglill'afy conflict, aiit
perhaps The opportunity III
cl1AN0E TIIt: c0u1ss1: OF 1rEsronr
,vns tnst. Tsnr ind Ttekett's division. upor
its nrriynl n, tliO tiol.l At u'clock. been ict
strairit int, battle. 0r lln,l It gtIuDorteI I'M
nssn.1it, NJ iiooti nliti Afei.nws nt aiy tin,
nfinr NJ, hnnr's rest. ii wns possibn tt,i tattiI