Wichita eagle., 1888-07-01


TShowing Pickctt's charge and EiPatricl,'s cav
airy attack on The Confederate night Hank
mitsburg road Picketts division. Of
Longstreets corps, had arrived dCTing
the night from Chambersburg, and as his
men had not been IN either of the two days
battles, and were full of enthusiasm, Tie
honor Of leading in the attack devoived upon
them They now lay between the Warticl1
Ridge and the Codori house, with Wilcox
brigade Of Hills corps q little e. the front CT
them on their right, and Heth's division,
commanded by Pettigrew, also of 4. J. HIiIs
CORPS, on the left: Lane and Scales origades
of Pender's division formed q second lire
little to the lefc Of Pettigrew, the whole under
Longstreet's direction. Since the counter at
tack by Slocum at Culp's Hill bad ceased at
noon, every man on the field was awaiting
with almost breathiess anxiety the next
signal gun but for the space Of two hours an
omiuous silence rested over tie scene. Then
two cannon shots from Eshlemau's Washing
ton la artillery, located near the Rogers
house, break the silence, and before the
smoke has cleared away l3s guns had be!ched
forth their thunder upon the Union lines
Fifteen minutes pass befol< an answer IS
made, after which nothing can be heard but
the roar Of the cannon and the whining q
the projectiles through the air. Then another
lun. Gen Hunt. Meade's chief Of artillery,
has ordered the Union batteries 10 cease FIR
ing. Pickett, misled by this into the belief
that tie Union troops are getting short *
ammunition, gave his brigedes the signal for
attack With fierce yell, that rolled across
the 100 yards that lie between fhe two
ridges, Garnett's, ATrnis1eads and kemqcr's
trigades rose out Of the short scrubby tir06cT
that had partially concealed them and. leav
ing Wilcox IN the rear, rushed down the slope
and across the plain 70 the COdori housa
Under the fire II Co1au's battery, FiTE.
NewYork Independent, and Cushiuz's Battery
"A. Fourth L. s. artillery foue gun, the otters
had teen silepced by csnucuadel. they formed
new lines 81 battle in hoIio. directly IN
front Of Webs brigade Of TIE Second coTFs
on Cemetery Ridge. Two regiments Q. Stan
IsTd's Vermont brigade Of tie FIrst corps,
Stationed on the left q Webb opeT5ed with
an oblique Ere upon tbs sdvanrinZ column.
PIcketts men, s. parated from v ilcoI, who
nas borEs further 20 the Union left, are eT-
posed % the FIRE % STANDARD In the face II tbs
Arrulstead urges his men forward. never
hating To return StelzaTds FIRE. Soon TIE
FIrCiniaEls were met bv p destructive FIRE
from tire divisions OF GlhbG1 ard HaTs,
which was promptly returned, ard he fight
81 once became ficrcs End genaTsl Tie
struggle Is vaGe1 e. close quarter, the Ca
fedeTates throw themselves liks s sold BODY
upon the Jnscn hres. AID sch = lie lTz1J-stEs
given 20 the column thGt fney pIzct Con-
faasrhts flag within Ias treaEeworxa
furious hand 70 hand ccufict srsu-z. ell rsel-
inel.a1 cr-1,.4z 2tloa l. iost o. beth siGss each
man fghing By himself AID fof nl-aself
Armistssc rlta l59 Hea pisTces tss lire II
frcrt q Webb and rTIshss forwaTr. % attack
TIE battsvieA Tie Union gins row re-
main slsa. for fear u killing ..sar o~n rae3
as wei as Pie.etGs Cushing ard ArEsistssd
are killed Gsa Garnet. "a ssct fran =
ho-ss within twenty-five pacss e TIE st0zs
val. ard Gez- Ks1spe- y carried GO re sd
OF eighteen fed officers ard fSar csz~-z.s,
Pc<ett and one hsutenant ccloEel slcns ~
raEiasG I4ahsrrssa TIE d...zion Is enrsal-
lated On: q : so fhas bzvs ss.lsEe6 P1Sk-
CT scarcely 80 return, wk@l4 twelve s-@r1s
q fts cclo-s reEzis & Ike hans ot TIE VIC
tors On Tie right, Pscxsfts oS5sg1e move
NET 80 rae Co1s@l EcC~s bad caossd ~.as
zap between bis h1s ard WiirSx. Ed ~Esa
tee Latter tris9 % reacs f1cxs.f az toe anzle
&c YVES E.e. By sxcs GeTos fire thai h> az
cc-8T>lsed % rssrHS. Scattered G-scEz t1s
bElssss G1o rocks, r-E-pre-.ea s.-ss- ty
iz-fa.tyF os artillery, web Infantry Ct beth
tiAnks srd IN frozt. er-5lsery pszysax upoa
teen with grape Ezc ezEAfSts-. i Was e4zzsos.
certain death q more s.sssr ~zF.
FSsti grew. too. bas e1os La bez- % sld
Tsckst.'s elvlzsoz Ct Tbs III. and ter. was
Int syrsre q few harered yards tsswsa-
the ri1h: e Archer h-ffz3e ard - - a.
P!cksss. a. -ney EtRrtsd Bc1 shzr knd
EsG& Sgg e "a tz.xa.sa tegsTer-