The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-03-16
NUMBER IL.
Sketches of Army Life.
NUMBER ELEVEN.
GETTYSBUR RG.

GETTYSBURG.
While the desperate encounter was taking
place on Little Round Top, the fearful conflict
continued to rage in front of Sckle's command,
and when Longstreet's bleeding brigadcs fell
back in defeat it was not because they had not
fought bravely but because it was impossible
to push back our line Of battle. 1t was fearful
blow to the fortunes of the Confederacy when
Longstreet was repulsed on that eventfu after
noon. But important events were about to
transpire on our right. General Ewcll had
been massing his troops through the afternoon
and swore with fearful oath. that he would
take and hold the positions occupied by Howard
and Slocum, or he would die in the attempt
And Just as the sun was sinking from view the
storm burst upon them. General Howard. with
an empty sleeve pinned to his shoulder. stood
calm and erect amid the bursting shells. That
Christian gentleman, while scorning to exhibit
the profane and reckless department of some
of his brother officers, was, nevertheless, As he
role an officer as ever served in the Army OF the
Potomac. An eve witness on this occasion te>
titles that while the shells We're falling and
against a tombstone surveying the movements
of the enemy with his field glass and that his
countenance was as ummoyed az the marble up
on which he leaned for support, His men tthe
Eleventh corps) remembered the surprise at
charlottesville, and Were ANXIOUS t. meet the
enemy to regain the prestige that they felt they
had lost. Under the terrible fire of artillery
and musketry, the Southern infantry charged
in a simultaneous attack upon the central posi-
ton of Howard, and the long line of defcnscs
held by the soldiers of the First and Twelfth
corps. HoWard's artillery opened to receive
them, and fired with such rapidty that the men
We're obliged to wait for the guns to cool. The
infantry poured voey after volley upon the
southern collmnS-but in defiance Of all this
opposition the gallant >outherners swept across
those fields packed with death and covered with
the dead, and like ragged ocean wave broken
and lashed by the fury of the gale, the rebels
reached the breastworks of General Howard.
The Louisiana Tigers sWarmed upon the muz-
zIes OF his guns. 1t was now Il hand to hand
contlict-clubbed rifles bayonct thrusts, saber
strokes. stones clubs, and what ever came to
hand. The struggle was Jiirf, bloody and Its
perate Many rebels We're captured, and the
remainder. but feeble remnant Of that gallant
corps, went rushing wildly back over that field
Of carnage and defeat. \ villa cheer went up
from the victors. Charlottesville has been re-
deemed, and the gallant German troops once
more have a record of which they may well be
proud.
The attack made upon the Twelfth corps had
met with Slight success Only one brigade had
been left to guard long line of rifle pits the re-
maindcr of the troops having been sent to rein
force the centre The charging columns If
EWell swept over this feeble line, and ;l~ dark
ness came on he held Il portion Of the nion rifle
pits, which perhaps would be the Key 70 Il rebel
victory on the morrow.
That was a memorable night at Gettysburg.
Mingled sadness and JOY filled the hearts of the
Union solClier>-madc sorrowfu by the loss of
many of our noble comrades, and rejoicing
that it had been day of decided success TO the
Union army, The people around Gettysburg
endrayOrcd in vain to learn from the Confedpr-
ateS what the result of Tho days conflict had
been. But while tin rebels were not disposed
TO talk. they could easily detect disappointment
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