Connecticut western news., 1883-11-28
An Incident at Gettysburg.

''Here's where came to grief" said Twelfth Regiment man, as he stood upon Seminary Ridge Glow did it happen ?'' was asked. "Well," said he, ''if you wish I'll tell you, but fear I may be wearisome. I always had the unenviable reputation of talking too much, and on that 1st day of July, 1863, my propensity to be too loquacious came very near ending my career. You see they brought us up to the brow of this hill on the double-quick, and we found we had beautiful chance to get a cross fire on brigade of 'Johnnies' that lay doWn there in the open field. We pep pered them awhile, and then our boys began to shout 'Forward' and 'Charge!' I don't think the order came through the regularly constituted channels. It was sort of spontaneous and voluntary movement on the part of the men, who were brim full of fight on this occasion. The Colonel and Adjutant both tried to find out Who gave the order?' but all we knew about it was that everybody in the regiment was shouting 'Forward!' The advance was inevitable, so our off, cers placed themselves in our front and away we went like whirlwind. We had captured and driven in all but about twenty or thirty of the rebs, after a slight resistance, and my propensity to talk was so strong upon me that l couldn't help telling the Johnnies' that were hanging behind all about our good treatment of prisoners, etc., and thus l didn't notice when the regiment went back to it's old position. When l came to my senses I found I was alone. I concluded would go back, and so in- formed them, but they very emphatical- ly ordered me to remain.
 "Now, something had to be done, so I quickly determined to take my chances of instant death rather. than perish by the slower method of disease and star vation, and informed them in not very elegant terms, modes of expression I do not now use, that they might gostraight to very warm country. Then I ran, and the faster the bullets came the faster ran, till after while shot from off to my right came and struck me in the left groin, and down I went. o, you needn't laugh the bullet struck me in front, I'm happy to say, and I've never regretted the decision made in such 6 l., # off fpp ward ?" was asked. "Well, I lay there unable to move, till nearly dark, and had good chance to review the Con federate army, as most of it swept ovel me. Artillery wheels and horses fec scarne uncomfortably near, but escaped Independently, it always seemed to me. About sunset the 'Johnnies' car ried me back to the Pennsylvania Col lege, but it would make too long story to tell you all my experiences there. will only say that from that point, lying near an open door, I could see many O the movements of the Johnnies, includ ing the formation and advance of Pick ett's division, and could hear the yell o the rebs as they swept forward, and the1 the glad hurrahs of our boys when tn charge was repulsed. There were fiji | teen of US wounded men at the Colleg the other 700 were Confederates-an' we cheered, too, when our boys did until the Johnnies threatened to kill u if we didn't stop. I shall never forge the four terrible days l passed there days of alternate hope and fear-nor tn joy felt on that morning when gra coats went away and blue coats appeared But I'm getting back into my ol habit of talking too much. Please e1 cuse me. I'm apt to forget myself whe
 thinking of those days. ."-Bosto
 Journal.