Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-06-16
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rIskst... Charge.

The command now came along The
line, Front, forward !" aud the column
resumed It's direction straight down The
enemg's position. The destruction Of
tdc IN The ranks OF that advancing host
vas iear' 81 beyond precedent. officers
soing down Ivy dozens and the men b.
Cores aud 6ilies. Kcmper has uonn
down terribly mancled, bot Gafnett still
lowered unhut, aud rode up and down
the iroai Inc, saying IN a strong, calm
voice, Faster, men tasier Close rp
and siep out faster boil don't double.
quick ~
The stone fence was carried witbou.
struggle the infon;ry and The skirmish
lac swept away before the division like
trash before the broom. Two thirds Of
the distance was behind, and the one
hundred cannon in The rear were dumb
aud dad not reply TO the ho1y-worked
t1us ~ Our front We were now four
hund ed yards from the loot OF Cemetery
tilll, when away of 10 the tight, nearly
hal a mile, there appeared IN the open
field a line OF men al right angles with
our own--a long, dark mass, dressed ia
blue, and coming dowa at double
81 fseetsP9n hb6 uqpfEqfeegt5,ed rigSh! aaok
upon the right shoulder shift their
,lle.hays dancing aud fluttelinp ia the
breeze ctratcd by 'heir own rao,d ,oo
tion, and their FURNISHED bayonets giis-
,en,ng above their heads like forest
twigs covered with sheets Of sparkling
ice when shaken by blast. Garrett
galloped along the line saying, Faster,
men iaster" and the front line broke
forward iato doubIe-quick, when
GJrnelt called out, STEADY men
steady Don tdouble-qu.ck. Save your
wind aud your ammunition for the final
charge aud then went down among
the dead, and his CLARION voice was no
a.e.e heasl ahaye the roar of battle.
The enemy were now seen strengthen
ing their lines were the blow was ek-
peeted 10 strike BY hurrying up reserves
from the right aud lett, The columns
fo.n opposite directions passing each
other double along our front Ike the
1ngers OF mans two hands locking
together. The distance had again
shortened, aud officers IN The enemy's
ines could be distinguished by their
uniforms from the privates. Then was
heard bchind tina. heavy shnd OF lnul.
ned tread OF armed men, that roar and
rush o. trampling feet, as Armisiead's
columa from the rear closed up behind
he front line, and he (the last brigadier)
took command, stepped out 10 front with
I his bat uplited on The point oil hrs sword,
and led the division, now four ranks
deep, rapidly and grandiy across that
yallS OF death, covered With clover as
soft as Turkish carpet.
There j. was agaal a1d againl a
souad filling the air above, below.
around Us, like the blast through the
top OF dry cedar or the whirrlng sound
made BY the suddea flight Of flock OF
quail. Il was grape and CANISTER aud
The column broke lorwa d into double
quick and rushed fowards thv etvnv
| wall, where forty cannon were belchlng
\ e-ftll grape. nasl "a. nislsr ssie aud thrice
d minute. A hundred yards ,oa The
stone wall the Ranking party On the
fN%hti NViHiiS uoNH uu HtdNy run
halted suddenly within lilty yards and
poured deadly storm OF muskei balls
lnto Pickett's men, double-qulcklng
across their front, and under tins terri.
Bile cross fire the men reeled and stag
gered between falling comrades, and the
right came pressing down on the CEN
Ter, crowding the companions INTO con-
fusion. But all knew the purpose 10
carry the heights in front, and the min.
gled mass, from fifteen TO thirty deep,
rushed toward the stone WALL while
few hundred men, without orders, laced
10 the right aud fought the thanking
party there, although fifty TO one, and
Tor time held them at bay. Muskets
were seen crossed, as some men fred
10 the right and others 10 the front, and
the fighting was terriic--lar beyond all
other experiences even Of pickett's men,
who for once raised no cheer, while
the welkin rang around them with the
"Uuion triple huzza." The old veter-
ans saw the fearful odds against them,
and other hosts gathering darker and
deeper still.