The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-08-07
GETTYSBURG.
Continued from Ist pa0s.)

| ron was again ordered forward by Col. Preston
who had called in part of the Cd battalion
under Capt Glover, and brought them int,
action: We charged up tho hill in tho direc
zion oil Wells, but at the brow we turned to thu
lett IN the rear of a company of sharpshooters
| VINO had poured into us n severe voley. The
horses of Lieut.. Watson and Serg't Harrington
VINO rode at my side, were killed; Corp
Sperry, who passed me at the turn received G
latal bullet, but took his prisoner from the
beld. Part of the squadron bore to the right
and Serg'ts Stranahon and Weeks carried in @
| large number of prisoners
The head of tho column cleared the wall into
tho held. AS we burst through the smoke
Serg't Duncan, splendidly mounted, flew past
me with raised saber and shouted,
CAPTAIN, I AM WITH YOUln
but threw mp his left arm and fell under
my hGrse The animal recoiled from the dead
body. musket was planted at my breast and
hred; my horse was struck at the same mo-
mcnt, and burst franticaly through the enc
my, over the wall and down the slope. Corp'l
waller who was an Orderly with Farnsworth,
overlook and supported me on my horse. As
We rode back no told me how Farnsworth and
Cushman had fallen together Lieut. Cheney,
OF 20. u, had been shot through the body. His
morse, which was fatally wounded, bore him
from tho field. The ball struck his watch and
stopped 1t. The hands pointed to 5:27, and
Farnsw0rths death. The dead bodies which
were afterwards found farthest within the enc
mys lines were of Corp Brownell, at the
stone house near the battery, and of Serg't
Duncan, both Of Co. l., LIST Vt
They who charged numbered probably 300:
their losses were 81 men and a great number
OF horses. They received the direct or enflad-
ing fire of three regiments and one battery
Ihey drew two regiments of the enemy out of
line, and exposed broken front to our infantry
attack If one had been ordered. They brought
IN over 100 prisoners.
III we are to measure results In action. we
may claim for the LIST Vt Cav at Gettysburp AN
important part. The suddenness of the first
movement and the audacity Of the last charge
deceived the enemy into believing that there
was an army in support. The assistance relied
upon by Pickett never came. The movement
urged by Longstreet to turn Meade's left flank
ana threaten his trains and his communica-
lions with Washington, until Lee might force
Meade to attack him in the position of his own
choice, was never undertaken. The last gun
hred IN the battle of Gettysburg was when
Farnsworth fell.
1t is not proper for me to seek any reason for
inc refusal to mention the charge in the report
OF the General commanding. IL is proper, how
ever, to say that the charge which drew the adj
miratIon OF the enemy, drew no admiration
from Meade; that he refused to mention I'm his
report tho name of the only General officer who
fell in the battle of Gettysburg within tho
enemy,s lines, and that with tho exception of
single general sentence the important part
which tho cavalry played on the % and 3D.
days on the right and left OF his position has
gained no more mention than If he had not
had saber in his command. 1t is too late 60
re-wrlte history. Whatever the character and
elect o! this charge, it must pass forever with
out credit. There is not even a stone TO mark
the spot where Farnsworth fell but 10 those
OF us who have mourned our dead as having
fallen in vain it is pleasant assurance to dis
cover that such was not the verdict Of the gall
liant foe. and that such will not be the com
ment of the future careful military critic who
studies the great battlefield