, 1881-04-23

neIeu nrlh?. h!iu t9e Hlf ~ tne hk!t'Mhsn !ln9
VI With sv VS. 81 proptly a ~ obeyed aid the dirsc.
tton was Changed forty.fve degrees from the
front t? TIE ,e Mcn io1kinE .at ay ta5 1
columns ttiere wnro eeir!lmt!tliR a'ld melting
MAJ. Charles Pickett, Ralloplng swlttlyt 70 faiiy.
ysn een e wvrg y. l1ss M sesK nf % nv
visio,i will be cut Ia, pieces" Ma). Pickett
and otlier officers rode R,notg the breathing
battalfons and vafnfy attenpted 70 ressore
yss is S s s s a st ws; ss9 +sss II ssse neas ss'
Ssf Ssf as :s ts' sss ss:s"!s Ses 81 IT, sad
s.sts Srys sp5t ss M"s a kpN Nos sieecE GIVE
!inianS. who l'eve; wnyere. M n tne ,s",GfTn. GTI.
but clDslng Up by the side Of i.lcketts vlr.
ginfa1s, went as far, fought as lot,9 Dled rs
irsHly ard fell as tltlck ~ lckettS MN; 1';
"FIsoyr, FonwAnpi"
and tho cnlumn resumed its direction straight
tluw4 lipun tie centre OF tlle gne,ily's posi-
tlon. Sysns ,nen now looking t9 the right
saw that ihe troops there lad entirely d,sap.-
known'. ' III T,s " enctay n in front. occupying an
elevated position, Aid watching every lioye-
il,cflt Of tue advancing columns, say, :" Tie
right gnvs way first, then the LIFT broke up
a co!posea sa s Il e'' s pekctts S ystsras q ro,
cOtulfig sternly on" Guns hitherto Employed
III firing ut tic trools on tlle right alld LETT
tlycs. and then traincti npon the centre, where
The storm burst III tenftll fury, rs converg.
Ing batteries sent a concentrated fire Of shot
a.il she'll IN ti'5ong na aFqInd y; tlIe her9c
Of tl,at advancing host was tcarit,l beyond
nrecptent. officers gUiuE down By dozeiis ami
Tie men by scores attd Titles. kenlper lad
gonu down terribly Ir,anglett, but Garnett
Tic front lino, saying in q strong,
culu voice, Faster, ,npnl fustef!
tvll't. double-Qulek!n ~. Tho column
wnerc vic 4 linz of li,failtry, satioletI GelllnI i
stone fence, was pouring IN Il heavy fire uf
mllsketry. 4 scattering fire was opened
aldng t.e front Of t,te division upon this line,
called Out,
ncrAsr r1n1ye.n
ond b,a co,n,,n,,,l woa r,rnmn.1v obcrcff,
a sl,an,, s III synmrfi a,srulim" Sf Tia ,,e,'
wp fel9aued sne'9 gun, se.t tatr ars' ,r!ns
aid kspt oi W'aht sl"chutls soo'A laec'
Wiaen Wian WMs stlt! Vaach s ,t! <.,t,,,,t
strn, mu s'c , iHtoSt,v w md IL sr,nsl, lin.
swift nway beforO tic division lfku trash be.
fore tho broom. Two-thirts Ut ttlo tistnnce
@ wss 9sq, @ ,a n,]a III III MY l fsny ea1io u tS y fGsr
worked Elllls tn olr 'front.' Wo wefe m2w
4o0 yattts frun! tho foot or Cemetery itlil,
when away OFT to tho Right, nearly l'al1 anlie.
tharo appeared IL tt.e opeil eil lt.o OF ;. n,sn
| Mt raEhk angles win our oWns-h l9ng, tNtk
...doibleHaicK", upon tie unprotected r!gh1t
Hank or llcketts hteif, WIFI tieaE MHsKGs
%upon the rgt soer smitt s7 sn Hrea
create By their own rng! notlo, a,,d thsit the'r
ends liEe forest t%igs covered Matn sneets i,,sa.
q sparkti!iK leg wlltn shaKen ,y ny olast' !.st
"Fastcr nlelll Fasterp' and tlae iroht Mtle
broke forward Into doNbletlM;ek, WHEN
tiarnctt called 1ut: STEADY. men 5tealy
Don't du'lble.ltlsck. SaFp yoaE WaMta !, li alid
tton went stoWn aanohE TUG aeotl. ana rs
clarion yoice wns M more heard above tue
roar OF bnttlt. I!e enemy we're new see!l
streEteing WlteIg n plow ws
from the right ind loft, the columns from op'
poslt directions passing encli ottler dUlibie
along our trout like the il!lgers , Of .nan,s
hid ngaiM shortened, aila officers tn tho enc
uniforms from the prlyatus.. Then was
heard behind that heavy thnd OF
Auffhnp @ s,. an.An =, " .,o"'.',;". M | w.. 90
that ronf aa Ius! VI lth'pss ~ .a tS1.i ~ "s
Inlsteas COLUMN i lsoin ug S,,a 1ea9 e ctosHr np
9eii!Au ttle dsona aG' ,t.n SI'1 n,,r A'E II rrnt
Will hls int ,lnlIftui on me uOint OF Ills
sword, nnl led tic division, now fur ranks
deep, rapidly and g.andly across aho vn!ley
OF death, cuyeruA With clOver Us soft us q
Turkish cNrpct.
Thera It WIS aRalni and aEnln Ia B0un1
filling the alr.ahoye, below, Ar0Nr1 lis Ike
te btnst through the tnp Of dry
cedar. or tho Whlrstng sound made
nv ttiB S1filInn Ilfght OF r. flock ut
Qi,nil. It wna grapo and canlstor, aild tho
column broks l0r,Snr4 tntu uo.ttie-ln,ck,
md rushed toward tha s.o,s Mall. w'.sr9'
culiistur twIco al,u thrice infinite. 4 !inn.
dre.l y.irds from tllo stonn will tic ilanklng
purity u!l tho right, co!nttlR down 0il u teAyy
inn, hnitetl suddenly within llfty yNr.ls, and
poured i lvatliy storm Ut nluskctbails tntu
Plckett's nisll, double-quieking across ulGtr
front, and under tiis terrible cross.llre tue
llull reele.l and staggered botwecn fallng
comrades, and Tic Right canle pressing down
upuii tho centrc, cr0wdlnK the. companies
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