Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-11
EDITION,
Gess, -parg B ouxnt over Again.

A not ,ayge but q vary appreciative
asdiencs listened asteptively to Oolonel
John o. Paehelder In the Opera House
last eveuiyg while be, by the aid OF
mapa, went over and explained the
positioas Of the two great armies that
Jacei each other on the bloody field OF
Gettysburg and gave many Of the inci-
dsblls Of luat battle. The lecturer was
introduced by John NJ. Dunn, OF the
First Delaware Regiment and an active
participant In the battle. Mr.. Bachel'
der Is large, portly gentleman with
bald head fringed with white, silky |
nair, mustache aud white side whis. |
ksrs, and his introduction was received
with loud applause.
His Introductory WAS read rom man |
uscript. In IL he detailed tho move.
ments Of the two armies until the reDel
army started for Pennsylvania, with
the Union army following It. He alsol
paid glowing tribute TO the peace ana
harmony which has followed the war,
and stated that many of the bitterest|
foes OF the Union during the war were
now its best frieads. He considered
the battle of Gettysburg the decisive
battle Of the war.
After the Colonel's introduction he
laid away his manuscript, and taking .
long white pointer he commenced 70
show the routes by which the two
armies reached the battlefield. Had
the Colonel used an ebony pointer the
audience could more easily have fol.
lowed his tracings OH white map. de
took the Union army under General
Hooker a. far rs IIarper's Ferry.
Here there was o large body OF
troops, some II, 900 In number which be
expected to cooperate with him, but
finding that they had been withdrawn
he Immediately rendered his resigna'
ton, and 1t was conferred upon General
Meade. To nobody was the appoint
ment more Of surprise than 1t was TO
Meade.
Colonel Bachelor then traced the
course Of the rebel army by rcd lines
on the map, and showed how each side
of 1t was protected by rebel cavalry.
Stewards cavalry made detour nearly
down to Washington, and from thence
up to Hanover, York, and on 70
Wrightsville, and was only prevented
from crossing the susquehanna and
getting In the rear of Harrisburg by
the burning of the Columbia bridge
Another cavalry division fanked tn.
west side of the rebel army burned
ODAllDCIHDuTK duu cuJClco oaiAihiO
II was at the latter point that a cour
Ter entered the rebel command, will
the exclamation, my God, Genera
johnson, the Union Army has crosse,
the Potomac. This was the first intima
ton Lee had OF .the Union army afte
II left Charlottesville. This change
tho on ard progress of the rebels. TIE
found they had to concentrate an
fight. The advanced posts were a
called in and the meeting point wa
Gettysburg.
The Colonel then detailed the inc
dents Of the first days battle, in whic
the rebels gained the victory, Gener'
Reynolds there being killed and Geo
raj Barlow being shot through the bod!
supposed TO be mortsly wounded. Tt
finding OF General Barlow upon u
field by General Cord on was graph cal
and pathetically described. General Go
don had him carried 10 shelter. Ba
lows young wife hearing Of tie fate
her husband rode into the rebel lin,
amidst flying bullets and vas admitts
to the presence Of her husband. A fe
years ago General Barlow and Gener
Gordon met at social dinner in Ne
York.
Being introduced General Cord
said he knew General Barlow th
was killedlat the battle of Getty sbul
General Barlow answered prompt
Is | am the man." aud said he knew
General Gordon who showed him kiI
ness in that pattle. General Gord
said, am the man"
Colonel Bachelor then gave deta
ed account OF the second days bait
and paid glowing tribute to the De
"A H. II Ng1f -. 4
had the night before, in coming up
the hatfield, been taken OFT into Il
and blvouacl for the night and Il
they esteemed it as a favor TO be d
specially singled out. Boye," P
Bachelor. you might have thou
different il General Hancock's expec
tious of the rebels dad been Carried o
IoT were placed there, boys, to
eelve the rebels in their ex pected
tempt 10 Sc, 20 the rear Of the Tn
army"
The lec9urer traced the course Of
Second Delaware, 6Cs 10 his sntp
nobody asked him - say anyth
aoout this rst Driawsre Hs 0
l91a.sd ne First Delaware al the Il
advanced poin, IN thr battlefield
htud = stCEa sal, where, At the c
OF tie ha'ci", 1uan could walk
frt NJ - 81. tuf nunOrea OF Yards on
o dies Of u 'ad men without touch
III Er.uud. Her- La told how [
cJ4GI Saeseant Dunn, and the o
member OF the regiment under
ammaai of ileuteuaLJ Dent, 7
ed over the wall ana Brought /
more prisoners than there @ere t1.t
the regiment.
This announcement was gre
with lOuN aDplause an "a op,y,v. Il -, A,
the regiment, bus moro especiail
MIR. DUH, who occupied a seat
the platform. The second days b
resulted in a decisive victory for
Union army, and the lecturer
graphically describedthe great arti
battle OF the third day. The r
opened the artillery duel and the [
men responded until they found
the design OF the rebeles was to fl
valley with smoke, behind which
could advance unpreceived to a
the Union lines. Seeing this,
Union army suspend sd cannonal
which the rebels attributed to ex
ton, and started on their death I
TO the attack. The Union army s
moved down the advancing rebe
ces and night closed the work of
with the Union army master
field and the rebel army retr
under cover of darkness.
The details Of this great battle,
Bachelor gave them, would prov
interesting TO the renders OF the L
LIcAN il space would permit til,
fishing of them. An Incident ,
however, shsll be briefly alluded
The fret opposition the rebe
after they entered Pennsylvan
from lady school teacher who
Q saw the rebels approaching v
bcuoolars took up position III I