St. Landry democrat., 1888-10-13

brigade Of Ellis corps little to the front q,
them On their right, and Hetb's divieior
commanded by Pettigrew, also of 4. p Hiu,a
corps, on the left; Lane and Scales brioade.
of Pender's division formed q second Inc -,
little to the left of Pettigrew, the whole under
Iongstreet's direction. Since the conntar ~
tack by Slocum at Culp's Hill had ceased r.
noon, every man on the field was AWAITING
with almost breathless anxiety tho no,-t
signal gun, but for the space of two hours an
ominous silence rested over the scene T,-,,
TWO cannon shots from Eshleman's WASHING.
ton Ia) artillery, located near the Rocer.
house, break the silence, and lefore Ike
smoke mas cleared away l:s guns had belched
forth their thunder upon the Union lines
Fifteen minutes pass before an answer is
made, after which nothing can be heard hrt
the roar OF the cannon and the whizzing Of
the proJcctiles through the air. Then another
lulL ten. Hunt. Meade's chief of artillery.
has ordered the Union batteries to cease FIR.
ing. Pickett, msled by this into the belief
that the Union troops are getting short of
ammunition. gave his brigades the signal for
attack. With fierce yell, that rolled across
the AGO yards that lie between the tv1
ridges, Garnetts, Armistead's and Kemncr,s
orlgadcs rose out Of the short scrubhy timber
That had partially concealed them, and. leay.
ing wilcox III the rear, rushed down the slone
ard across the plain to the Codori house,
Under the fire of Cowan's battery, FIRST
New ork Independent, and Cushing's Battery
a, oulth u > artillery tone gum the others
ii'a Lcen sllenced by cannonadcl, they formed
new lincs OF hattie in u hollow directly in
front OF Nebb,s brigade of tile Second CORPS
on Cemetery Ridge. Two regiments of Stan
rar' Vermont trirade Of the First corns
stationed Oh the left of Webb, opened with
an obllQue tire upon the advancing column.
IIcHett men. separated from Wilcox, who
has torne further 10 the Union left. are e.
posed TO the fire OF Stannartl In the face Of ti;s
Armlstead urges his men forward, never
ha'ting to return STANDARDS fire Soon thu
tIrglnians were met by destructive fro
from the divisions of Gihbon and HAYS.
which was promptly returned, and the f:cht
ut once became fierce ard general Tia
struggle is wased at close quarters; the Com
federtttes throw themselves like solid bo3Z,
upon the Union lines, and such is the impetus
gwen to tie column that thcv plant n Cor
tedefate flag within the breaStworks a
furious hand to hand conflict ensues: all re,ri
mental organization is lost on both sides, Gao h
man lighting by himself and for himself,
.Armistcad with l50 men pierccs TIE Iro in
front OF Webb and rushes forward to attack
the batteries The Union guns now re-.
.liain Silent for fear Of killing their own me-,
as well as Plckett's. Cushing and Armistcad
are killed. Gen Garnett is shot from lis
horse within twenty-five PAGES of the stone
wall and Gen. Eempcr is carried off the g. ID,
OF eighteen field officers and four eeDe.a,s,
Pickett and one lieutenant colonel alone re.
manned unharmcd. The division is anrihi.
lated, Out of 1880 that have followed Pick
cit scarcely 800 return. while twelve stands
of its co,ors remain in he hands of the y.c-
tors. GA the right, Picl,ett's oblique move
mcrt at the Cooori house had caused wide
r.? between his line and Wilcox, and when
the latter tried to reach Pickett at the an, Ia
be was Iant by such n fierce fire that he was
compelled to retreat. Scattered among tho
bushes ard rocks, unsupported either ly
Infantry CT artillery, with infantry on both
Hanks and IN front, artillery playing unon
them with grape and canister, it was almost
certain death to move either way.