The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-07-13

Pettigrew. too, had done his best to aid
Pickett's division on the left, and there was
but a space of few hundred yards between
the right OF Archers brigade and the left of
Pickett, as they started. But they had
further to go, and met with greater, obstruc-
tions. Four of his brigades, however,
reached the stone wall in front, but Were
driven back by terrible fire from Hays
division, and they, too, were obi to re-
treat, leaving 1900 prisoners ai.. fifteen
stands of colors behind them.
Thus ended this brilliant but fated charge,
and with it all the dazzling hopes that had
led the army of the south into Pennsylvania.
Among the wounded in the Union ranks
were Hancock, Warren, Gibbon, Hunt, STAN
nard, Webb and many others, the brigades
of Webb, Hall and Harrow, of Gibbons di-
vision, suffering terribly from the converg.
ing artillery fire of the Confederate bat
teries.
While these events were Transporting south
of Gettysburg, a brisk cavalry combat be-
tween Gen. Stuart, of the Confederate, and
Gregg, of Pleasonton's corps, Union, was
taking place east of Gettysburg, in the tri-
angle formed by the York and Hanover
roads and the connecting line the Low Dutch
road, Gettysburg being at the apex. Lee had
directed Stuart to got around to the Union
right in order to strike Meade's columns in
flank on the Baltimore road in case Pickett's
charge should prove successful, and the
Union army attempted to retreat toward
Westminster. Leaving the York road east
of Rock creek, Stuart reached Brinckerhof
Ridge, north of the Hanover road, and from
its crest discovered Gregg posted further east
along the slopes at the Reever house. To
separate Gregg from the right of Meade's
army, Stuart forms his men behind the shell
tering crest and woods of Cress run, hoping,
also, to reach the Baltimore pike unobserved.
But Hampton and Fitzhugh Lee, who are at
Rummels farm, farther east, accidentally
unnlask this movement by allowing them
selves to be seen, and though the Confeder-
ates have, at the outset, the advantage of po-
sition, along the slopes of the ridge and
within the Enclosures of the farm buildings,
Gregg boldly attacks them. After number
of hot encounters, in which both commands
were engaged at close quarters, fortune fav.
oring first this side, then that, the com.
batants finally retired from the field, both
claiming the victory. But the utter
defeat Of Stuart's plans to reach Longstreet
was of itself victory, and Stuart, instead OF
chasing flying enemy, was soon recalled by
Lee to cover the retreat of decimated army
and long columns of wounded men. Like the
Gettysburg infantry battles, much of the
fighting here was hand to hand struggle,
and many a saber cash testified to the brav-
cry, both of assailant and defendant. The
brigades of Chambliss, Fitz Hugh Lee, Jen-
kins and Hampton were under Stuarts lead
ership, while Pleasonton's cavalry, under
Gregg, consisted of the brigadeS of Mcintosh,
j. Irwin Gregg and Custer. Lee evacuated
the town of Gettysburg and the hills north
of it ON the 4th, and on the 9Th retreated
through the gaps of the Blue Ridge.
Forces engaged and losses at Gettysburg:
Union, 5000 men, 800 cannon.
Confederate, 10000 men, $50 cannon.
Union-killed, 2,S3I: wounded, IS, e09;
missing and prisoners, 6,645. Total, %, lSS.
Confederate-Killed, 1865; wounded, H.
500; missing and prisoners, 7,464. Total, 22,-
72S GEORGE l. KILLER