South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-11-15

tetr'tie thst By tie time these dovO--
ted troops got within musk Ct vanue.
their numbers had greatly decrtasca.
a trenerd ,as csnonade preceded
sais movement Which exhausted am
munitinD of thu Conf iera,c.. Z TACT
which General Lee esys he dill no,
know when the assaut took place.
The Feds'a ale replied tos q time, hut
Owning the fl-e OF tEe artillery Vas
the prelude of al infantry charge,
wisely ceased firing aud reserved fur.
Their shois for the attacking column.
The troops were now ordered for
ward aud the steel tipped Ines Of
gray begin their march over tho
plain of dea b up 10 heights ut de-
siruction. How grandiy hose vete-
RAM went DOWN the slope and how
magniticently aud with whs. s.ea.li-
ness they advanced mp line while
both armies watched aud wondered.
This email torco vas charging into
the laws OF death aud into the
mouth OF hell Round shot and
shell, case shot aud canis' CT rained
upon them as the whole line OF Cen.
etsry Ridge burst into . fiery flnmo.
A men fall, the lines are closed and
these patchless men continue their
wild charge. Ianc,ck's corps IL IN
their front. Meads's headquarters
are just behind his posi ion. II looks
as Il the left lceuter Of tho Federal
army would be pierced, but IL 90
could IL be heldS Standard Yer.
montors are now pouring CALLING
IRE into the right line held by Kom-
per. Three regiments Of .Pennsylva-
MIA troops which manned the wall in
from: are rolled UP and rolled away
BY the Impetus OF the & rec attack.
Brave old .Armistead, Who has
been leading his portion Of tho line
with his bat on the poin. of his sw ,rd.
so that amid the dense smoke his
men nigh. follow hin as tue meu
followed the white plume of Navarro
many years ago, has leaped upon the
wall AMI is in among tue guos anil
gunncrs OF Cushing's battery. There
this brave hero is killed, and Cush.
ing falls almost simultaneously by
his side. Gallant Garrett is killed
while courageous Kempcr is severely
wouujed and suffers today from the
wound. Men of five brigadcs have
broken through the frat Federal line
and are hurling themselves on the
second. Alasl their numbers are few
and they are h ,pmed in on three
sides, for Hancock and Gibbons are
rushing up fresh troops. Tbs death
storm sweeps over AMI all is lost save
honor.
This, too. was a grand AID glofi-
QUE proof Of human val)r. This,
too, was magnificent, but was this,
TOO, WARP What good ,ald Leoni.
das expect by the sacrifics Of his band
OF heroes, aud why should Napoleon
grow desperate aud march his Oil
Guard TO death aud destructioaP
Why, Lord Lucsn, did you misun.
derstand our orders and plunge your
six hundred into the Valley OF
Death. and why was this small force
sent some thousands OF yard, away
from their comrades ami friends, AMI
support? Where was McLaws' divi-
sion and where was Hoods beaded
ny his splendid Texlrs2 What does
General Lee mfan when he.repIies 10
\ trusted staff officer who told him the
assault was not made as he intended.
by saying, Il know it. know IT, and
what was he thinking Of when be t ld
Professor White, Of the Washington
and Lee .Univcisily: Had ! had
Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg, ]
would have won great vic.ory?'
Oh. no, military critics. the Confede.
rate Commander did not lose his head,
or that equipoise which 80 character.
lied bin. Ills plans were we'll con-
ceiyed, the execution defective.