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to cover the retreat. Rising in his strlups,
with the usual army oath, Buford cried:
"What is there to hang on to- The troops
We're rushing back to the town, followed by
the enemy Oh two sides. The cavalry rode
out into TIL" thronS, the line surged past them
and they faced the men i'll gray, who formed
squares 1o receive them, according to the
manual. such asrcnc was novel one, except
on paper. but tie squares won the dav Bull
let's shells and solid shot broke the force of n
handful uf horsrnien before they could reach
their enemy and nothing could save the field
so bravely contested. What scenes followetll
BATTLEFIELD EXPERIENCES.
Soldiers who bad been hit at the frout were
again made targets for relentless balls, Some
few took refuge in tho houses and others hid
outside. Gen. Schimmclpfcnnig himself
escaped capture by hiding in Il wood pile,
and joined his division after three DAYS Of
BATH" Among The sad stories of this terrible
hour is that of Sergt. IIummlston, of tho
One Hundred and Fifty fourth New York
regiment, Coster'' brigade, of the Eleventh
corps. This brigade was detached from
Steinwchrs division that remained on the
heights To hold them while the battlc RACED
beyond, and when the front line began to re-
treat Costcr was sent into the town to cover
the movement. He had to fight for right of
way, and one victim of the melee in the
streets was Hummiston. He was found dead,
claspin5 the picture of three children. There
was 10 mark of identity on his persen, but
the picture was photographed, and thousands
of copies were circulated in the army, and
the children were traced by them to their
home in Cattaraugus county, II. Y. Such is
the price of n nations glory-death claiming
the nobest of her sons and households filled
with lamentations.
As might be supposed, there were other
sides to the picture for war, with all its ter
rors. is not wholly tragic.
When order and confidence were fully re-
stored on the heights of Cemetery Ridge,
where the disconfitcd soldiers of Reynolds
and Howard found themselves at nightfall,
there was another army anxious not to say
desperate. Oh this same question of rations.
1t had been an all day march and fight, and
not man had tasted u warm meal Fires
We're kindled and the kettles were soon send
ing out savory- o'lors. On the northwestern
slope of Cemetery Hill party Of First corps
officers stood chatting near the fire where
their mess cook was hustling round to set
ont their supper. The stew wa, ready, The
pac; horse stood patiently wll!n the cook
drew out the service and spread it on the
ground. A Confederate she'll from the ridge
near the seminary came searching Il target
along the line Of the Baltimore pike, and
taking n short cut landed under the soup
kettle, hosting that and all its contents in
the air and blowing the pack horse and his
luggage into Il litter that it taxed he cook
some hours to separate and identify.
The crest of Cemetery Hill commanded
view of the entire fed, and the sights as
they presented themselves at ni9htfall are
told by an officer on the field. He says:
"The scene from the crest of this hill on that
cve,ittul eve as the sun went down in his
summer spleador will ncrer be forgotten.
The number and disposition of the enemy's
troops betokened the renewal of the battle
with increasing fury on the morrow. Burn
Ing buildings met the eye in every direction:
flying. panic stricken families were hasten-
ing along the roads leading out CT Gettys-