The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-09-27
THE THIRD DAY.

The morning OF the Sd OF July found the
two armies in the position in which they had
been left by the conflicts OF the day proceed
ing. Lees troops were in possession Of the
Devils Den and its adjoining woods, and the
ridges along the Ehmitsburg road, Ewen
still holding part of the breastworks on
Cups Hill, with an outlet to the Baltimore
pike; and Cemetery Ridge, Cemetery Hill
and the Round Tops remaining intact in the
hands of the Unionists With the hope that
victory might yet be in store for the army Of
northern Virginia, Johnson's force at Culps
Hill had been considerably strengthened, but
before his preparations to advance there had
been completed, Slocum had organized an
attack upon johnson and opened terrific
fire, which elected as furious an one In re-
turn. After seven hours Of contest the Con-
federates were driven out of the intrench-
ments they had thrown up on Culp's Hill,
and pushed back 70 the left bank Of Rock
Greek, leaving three stands OF eolors and 500
prisoners In Slocum's hands. Ringers and
Geary's divisions of the Twelfth corps, with
Shaler's brigade OF the Sixth corps, had
borne the brunt of this attack, aided by the
artillery on Powers and McAlIisteris Hills, q
little to the south Of Cups. In the meantime
Fitzpatrick, with Merritts and FarnswOrth's
brigades OF cavalry, has crossed Plum Run
south of the Round Tops, and just as John
son Is retreating toward Rock Greek north
east of the rfdge-1I q m--KiIpatrick is
seen emerging into the open fields southwest,
threatening the Confederate supply trains
stored along the Emmetsburg road. Mer-
rift deployed on the left, where he became
engaged with Andersonis Georgia brigade;
while Farnsworth, with his First Vermont
regiment, charges upon the Fourth Alabama,
and after leaping the stone fences that hedge
his pathway, is killed in q gallant attempt to
ride down the enemys guns. His regiment
was broken mp and forced to retire in detach-
mentA- Fitzpatrick soon afterward fell back,
and though he had failed in mis- original pur-
pose, and hsd lost some very valuable men,
his movement had this important result-he
weakened Longstreets force, and prevented
Lee from detaching any troops from this
part Of the field to aid in assaults elsewhere
The Confederate commander finally resolved
TO make Ziegler's Grove, near the western
base OF Cemetery Hill, the objective point Of
q final attack. With this In view, the ridge
from which Humphreys and Graham had
been disiodged the day before, extending
from the Peach Orchard to the point com
manding the EmmetSburg road, east of the
Codori house, is armed with seventy-fiv
pieces Of artillery, while Hill has placed
sixty-three more in position along the pro
longatiOn of Seminary Ridge. The troops
which were to participate in the Desperate
assault, under cover Of these cannon, were IN
position behind the ridges west OF the EN-
IaiEburg road Picketts division, OF
Longstreets corps, had arrived during
the night from Chambersbrg. and as his
| men had not been in either of the two DAYS
battles, and we're full of enthusiasm, tks
homer of leading in the attack devoIved upoE
them. They noW lay between the Warf3ell
Ridge and ths Codori heassA with Wilcox