The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-12-12
BRAvEsT OF THE
Pickett's Marvellous Char
burg.

day of the battle at &c
which we copy as follows:
Lee called a council of
Longstreet's headquarters,
attack was formed. 1t is
level-headed Longstreet OPP
and if so it was but in ke
remarkable generalship.
to be opened with artillery
ize and batter the Federal lii
be opened by a signal OF t J
the Washington Artillery :
port of the first gun rang 4
summer air, followed a mil 4
second, and then came thsf1
of 1873 rebel cannon. ~
Almost Immediately 1fil
responded and the battle ad
and shell tore through the
through batteries, tearing me
to pieces; the very earth seq
and the hills to reel at the |
ders re-echoed amongst ther
an hour every conceivable
nance known to modern g
and shrieked, whistled and
went forth on its death n
hausted by excitement and
ners slackened their fire and
again.
Then Pickett and his bra1
up and formed for the d
three remnants of brigades
Garnett's brigade-the Eigh
Nineteenth, Twenty-eight
Virginia; Armisteads brigad
Fourteenth, ThiTty-eighth
Fifty-seventh Virginia; Ken
the First, Third, Sever
Twenty-fourth Virginia.
flags bore the scars Of a SCI
and from their ranks the n
had already taken two-thirds
In compact ranks, theirl::
covering two of Hancocksl
flags waving as if for a gao
Pickett saluted Longstren
"Shall | 60 forward, sir?"
in Longstreet's heart to SEP,
of so many battles to certait
turned away his head-whI "a
that proud, impetuous air VIII
him the title of the "Ney" d5t
exclaimed, "Slr! l shall ljg
forward !" The orders N
attention! Attention"
realizing the end was nea
their comrades, Good by, bd
Suddenly rang out on thu
order from Pickett hilnsel S
flashed from it's scabbard,
ward Guide centrew Al
of Kemper, Garnett and Am
toward Cemetery Ridge as
Pettigrew's division emer
woods and followed in echeld
left flank, and Wilcox with
division moved out to supl
t1ank-in all about $4,000 m
The selection of these suI
lack of judgment which it
seem impossible for Lee
Pettigrew's division was co
of new troops from North
had been terribly used up in
fight, and were in no como
part Of Il foflorn hope. w
had also received very seve1
in the second days engager
tack on the Ridge, and she
replaced by fresh, well-tried
the movement had now
with his generals about
anxiously for the result.
1t was nearly a mile to t
and as they advanced ovel
the Federal artillery oper
ing great lanes through tn
but they closed up to quiz
upon dress-parade; when :
Pickett halted his division
bic fire of shot and shell,
direction by an oblique nd
and beautifully made.
But here occurred the
of all. Wilcox paid no
change of movement, but
to the front, thus openin
gap between the two coli
ing Pickett's right to all
afterwards overlook it.,
have ever faced artillery
Gus and unexplaiHable hO
could have advanced d mi
rifle fire of q hundred car
of air being laden with
death; but in splendid forl
came bravely on till with
musketry; then the blue Ii
corps arose and poured il
murderous fire. With a wi
pushed on, unfalteringly.
eral line and laid hands
Men fired in each OF y
were bayonet thrusts, cd
hand to hand contests, Ia
and hurrahs. The secoIe
behind the guns to ALLOW ID
and double canister, andEo
the rebel ranks at only dl
the dead and wound{a
CHASTITY heaps. Still on d
the very muzzlcs of tic
blown away from the CABS
yet they did not WAIVER.
the key to the position {aI
of victory was heard,
sonation of q soldier, l.
troops to the crest Of
Kemper and ArmisteAd
Hancock's line, scaled i -
their flags on its crest. pa
Just before Armistel
placed his flag upon al
and cried, "Give theF,
boysn but valor couldd
handful of braves had IeI
but could not conqueIg
crews weak division ' p
and almost aunihilata o1
to his great mistake
column, was easily reuk
Vermonters, thrown II
creating havoc on Piclg
Pickett, seeing his Is
generals-Kemper, Ar
nett-killed or woundf
Ger of three brigades
of his men killed or CD
touched but broken1 d
order for retreat but, I'd
they were. they fed nda
still, continuous, terribm
sullenly recrossed the q
left of them, but few o.
Thus ended the greats
to modern warfare, Ma
quail manner against a
amidst the most terrific
IN wars, and yet so peri
line, so audacious the
handful of Virginians
ported, they would peril
the Federal position UNI