New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-04
nspn.y AND HIS SHAREHOLDERS

= OF THE FAMOUS CORPS of
REVIEWS" p,rrrMEN AT GETTYSBURG r-
&c Julv 3.-Gereral Berdan anu
of'i ,,S.1ar,scorp of sharpshooersyes'er's'
~ monument erected by the 0'"'o IA
,sh;rs to fallen members Oh '"' go, made
hi"p' e-om that State. General De'u"n A'"
az address in which be sara ...h. fact that the
so,,e If YOU may not be ava ava! n,ruaud that fired
nus Of shart shooters was inc is "a saw nred at
sVip smv with breechloadlng -riucs, h~.ecb Loader
st AL ene"S Iscanse Prussia had inc .n,ed in
lie the needle gun, but IL pau ,hsrafore TO prove
sc,,on II was left for our c corr .eryice
;,nnortance of this arm in ac'u' -. ~. occurred
VIC il NV, refer 10 one or two inci lentS nc - which
-. during the great battle, inc ah 30 ,,v mind
20 celebrate to-day-incidehIs " soidiers' battle.
- ,hat this battle was essenu'iis I'll frat refer
pro'o - ,ror Lv great stratagen. wiz Ia, Of
~ 49, sconn pissance made by us "n 'o ,erihe The
70 I, il not necessary Tor uc !" ,,rsuit of
Jctour we made TO the ell "s 1 Of what occurred when
vac 80 That sharr attack in the pomt Ti oo Dhshed
.ront of us as have never seen on 9sr. at that
raj ,hnxed clearly the exact roje TWO or three
oent You nay remember tha' IoLD o"its alone.
aarsd Yards in front OF my coninsn"i .nrnriscd
"a, dsv did this 10 prevent yodI onntsd | could
- n. enemy under cover, as oeis ,on,t fortunate
see greater o,sss n1 the open observed .pIoG s
ome vistas what appeared TO DC r. wood aud
down IN the oven field close 70 ,h sde OF the
I.,,ad Jaw the heads Of men pJ ''0 'N
!" saw that this was movemen. air.adv in trout
saw va. J and the enemy va alIeau5 =" ..aoL
cover OF the wo1u therefore determined 10 sttacA
OF our stie n n homes of throwing me co'ui.a .~
.;c, and thus TO gain time 1or Gna G Sont one
ton OF tie corps on our eI n. o-der. Follow NE
.o 6ring kloublr quick MAJ oh no tbe
.n rSsr gwen than You responded 10 60 YER.
sine time enemy opene" nIo 1890 omcker or with
80 40 bo,es and pistols emptiea qI IN,
ea'rlosss e., We NOT onlv doubled-up the column o'
IT, 1, INTO confusion The enemy nss c culs 10 th,s
~ and WI
have had several hundred Anru anu tbe time beccs-
..cI but the main point gained was .ne ' l.o 20
- 90 mt the THIRD and Fifth Corps h.o Pos'''ou -
Tsc,ive the enemy from the sonln Iistea1 o tho
which saved the army from 'loieNs - ~ uonId
flank and perhaps the rear, Tue loeuA' "
Rave been very disastrous ,,,.,d What Was
lett OF the command snu 4, rtgIes " w 10y We
s,sd AZ the rear OF the gallant l Alru corps "no"
av. orders for those who were III LOT Guty W SIP
the front. Every man Steppeu ,bs' Is "r heads
f.,dage. OH their arms. others on theli 'oss VI
a+n-afej with blood Then began tbe o'd e'or9 "a
reorganization making captains OF seleeans s ~
neuieDans of oorporsis h sI rs,opr,ng 70 the
T,t,ie Round Top " is our place. renaiSeu :
sYes nv man. you are right ana you VIII oc lah zen.
there IN few moments. Soon alter the nleh WIZ pa.
=, mot no.tion tho enemy advanced IN ruch great
he-s mn The gorge from the south. a. originally IN
tendea by him. that 1t was dilcul to Keep suDpueu
,i,b ammunition 80 | went around taking cartridges
from the boxes of the dead men anu giving tncin W
- ,,ho uera firing | was taking some cartridges
t-oTn man WHOM saw fall when be looked up recog,
MIR, me and sad Colonel. give me one more sno.i
out the cartridge in the gun. cooked H. -nu parry
held nm ur while he fred. was 20 lnlIesHo" ". =
The COO courage and determination OF me man lnaC
wished 10 save him for an officer 40 told his comfaue
10 take him to the When he hf'ed tue wounueu
=, nm he tnrned 10 me and said in an underione
aTbs man cannot live ! told him 10 make the trlai
ond 10 carried The wound-d man Off In a few mo-
ments came along and gave this second man some
cartrdres and In the OF his taking them recoS
n,,sd hun He did not boast 10 of his having re-
turned tut when | spoke TO him OF II he SAID " rs,
he is dead y took cartridges. and Went on hrhs ss
deliberately IA though not only mis- life bnt the who
Inon depended upon his special aim with tie rliie
In q lew minutes ne TOO. was mortally wounded.