The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-19
Scenes from the Field of Gettysburg-The
Struggle at Little Round-Top.

The American Civil War, by the Count of Paris.
'At aquarter before four Warren, obeying
Meade's instructions, reached Little Round
top in order to make a Reconnaissance. The
signal officers on the summit having in
formed him that they believed they saw the
enemy's lines concealed in the woods be-
tween Plum Run and the Emmettsburg road,
Warren ordered Smiths battery to fire gun
in that direction. The moment that the pro-
jectile whistled over the trees the Confeder-
etes instinctively raised their heads. This
movement was simultaneously communion
ted to the shining weapons they grasped
in their hands. Warren saw the glancing of
the rifle barrels reflected like long shining
serpent in the distant foliage. This was
revelation which prevented a surprise
Warren at once appreciated the full extent
of the danger. Galloping to the nearest
troops Warren directed Barnes's brigade Of
the Fifth corps and Hazletts battery to-
ward the Little Round-top Hill. The Con-
federates, seeing their advantage, COM
menced to attack, and this position, the KEY
of the battlefield, easy to defend and impos-
sible~to recapture, and the importance of
which Warren alone seemed to appreciate
don't Warren semole avoir seul alors COM
priS la valeur). seemed about to fall into the
enemy's hands without blow being struck
to defend it. The young general of engi-
neers made use of ruse to gain time. He
ordered the signal officers who were prepar-
ing to quit spot not provided with defend
ers, to wave their flags, in the hope that the
enemy might be deceived and thus delay
their attack until Barnes's brigade could ar
rive on the Hill. The first regiment that
Warren met was the 10th New York, COM
manded by O'Rorke. This regiment, to-
gether with the Sixteenth Michigan, Forty
Il l Al
MIA and Twentieth Maine, arrived just in
time to repel McLaw's furious onslaught upon
the hill Jamais peut-etre on ne Wit lie vain
quer d urine course de vitesse gaEner de 81
peu un pareil prix. The key to the bate
field of Gettysburg was saved.
Meade sent all his available troops to the
left, and soon was able to outnumber at this
vital point his opponents"
The defeat of Brney's division-which lost
1000 out of 5000 mems described with
dramatic dstinctness. Hills attack on the
center superintendent by himself, is set forth
graphically, and each stage is given in logi-
cal sequence. The attack of Ewell on Cubs
Hill is described in carefully detailed man
ner, and the precise time of each movement
and event is given from original documents
and notes of the general and staff officers
engaged in executing the several movements.
The operations of Longstreet and Johnston
are narrated with similar eXactitude.
To return to Little Round top. The Comte
de Paris writes:
"Bgelow's battery, not having single
foot soldier left to support it. posts itself in
front of Trostle's house and belcheS forth
showers of metal upon the Confederates, who
advance upon it from every side. Their gal
liant commander falls wounded. One after an
other the gunners fall by the side of their guns.
Their pieces are sacrificed. but they have sue
ceeded in delaying the enemy's attack upon
the left. All these examples of heroic cour
age and devotion would, nevertheless. not
have saved the Federals from defeat had not
the Little Round-top-the vertable point