The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-15


B1rns. IL farmer. rio tli&isiress 81
csvsf n : unifosm, k<st, taking up ~
|own rauskes ard. despite TIE pesrs =
first Of IL men. jozzed In toe sEns
xezinsf the comme< eu<Eays 70 sesarn
% his hzrvess when the frsr was sFer-
I visited The grave Of lennis Wss1e,
poor giri. rho Was shot dead N nsr
inosher's kitchen In the tsxn % sset-
tysfssrg White baking bread for TIE
Tnion sagsfie-s upon fbe haffsef.esd !:
and the story rsfss that fsof AZ h1ur
feso.s her efxancei. . y0gng pros.is-
ing nan Of the village, had been killed
hy the res<l--
xHx vE1fssx or GETrrssCns
IL an oi,i-fzshicne5. sleepy, go-essy
place Of sosze sxo tkosz<zrsd inhzfit-
art, owing al is REV life TO heing the
~rszss a the great tSst.e Every year
brzaxs thou ards Of pilgrims, 20 10
speak. those uho participated and
ofherz 70 zee the great heia where the
tao armies hos. one-;hfrd Of their
strength. o. a grand total Of nearly
fIftg thousand men.
sf,srkettss charge was the turning
psins IN the var has been written
,hoasand. OF times. and was reiterated
times with0rs n1nster on the bzftie-
Geld isy al the participants. As that
waz the ssrUwniDg. derive engage
meat. AMI where, Of al other plaees,
the carnage was grezte-t-where the
battle was finally finished-al eyes
wese turned upoa the spot The
wsoassi ssas open for fuii three-quarters
D. a mile. AMI was comparatively level
across ths open, leveI plain. Pickett
must march. and did Tnarch. TO reach
the Union lines, 10 fall az the head OF
his command aos TO io-e nearly The
whole OF The force tina; marched ont
on that fatefui afternoon As they
came oat from the no stis over there,
said friend pointing 10 the timber a.
the foot Of the ridge across the valley.
apparently about a mile distant, the
column seemed 10 show front Of
fully fhree-qn4rters OF a mile. There
were fourteen thousand troops in
sight n one time When they all got
out OF the woods and marched straight
for our lines, ] never -. the Ike;
they acted Just as If they wer. on
dress parade. Everything was in
breathle~. anxiety Meade'- headguar-
tiers were lust over the ridge ever
there fsD yards in the rear OF the
onion hnesj. and we didn't know hut
that was what they were aiming for.
Well ne saved our ammunition, artii-
iery and all and the rebs came ca with
out firing a shot, until We eosiid reach
them with the small arms as well a.
i,y the artillery. and then We let them
have il, two doses al time'--and %
the stories ran on. In every part of
the field the battle was fought over
again. In some cases doubtless with re-
doubled fury.
THOUSAND MONUMENTS
VIII dot this field OF battle before IL Is
done. A IL is now, one can travel
for miles along the line without being
ogt OF sight of one. In the open
ground a dozen may be seen at one
sis2 upon either end OF the line The
battle crept up on the hill and into the
timber. where monuments may be
found in SOLITARY traces not appearing
Is If ever trod by the foot OF man. A.
We passed certain point the third day
OF our eneampfnert, six-mule team
with block and taesle we're slowly
moving granite block OF six tons
weight up the steep side OF Round
Top" 10 commemorate the vaIor Of
some regiment in the wooded noun
tain.
Some parts 81 the field we're illumi-
mated until late M night during the re-
union with electric lights. Around
these we're groups of tent, Of eating
booths. of 'ice-coIi lemonade" venders
a. thick almost az the monuments in
the cefnetry Just across the road.
Near by, and toward the town, the
fxs. IL. q y
Kindred shows we're driving their ten
cent admission trades with foolish,
gaping crowds OF Abes and Jerrys
ami Jims, with their lasses hung on
their arms Upon the top OF the bill
near hy, among the frowning guns
still In place. the band discoursed
sweet music while harmless rockets
went up in imitation Of the shot and
she'll of the quarter Of a century be-
fore The carossal Of drink vas not
forgotten nor omitted, but was present
and noisy on one quarter OF the
ground where beastiy ard hideons
noises took the place OF patriotic songs
on oihes portions OF the gr al field
With the ten-miie tramp each day
for three days, IL u needle To say that
night brought fatigue sufii lent to in
sure sound siunlher between the clean
sheets Of farmhouse led obtsined
upon the battlefield. What with the
tTanping, the talking. the listening,
the reading OF inscriptions upon
monuments. the watching OF the surg
ing, and too often thoughtless crowd.
no wonder that dream life would bring
battle scenes. roar OF artillery. clash OF
arms, and carnage. before ones Vi =
ion. instead of the real, the song of the
birds, the lowing OF cattle. beating OF
lambs, within the rural district of the
historic grounds. Such were the scenes
visiting Gettysburg. 4. NJ.