Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-06
HORRORS or WAX.
GES. fNfEgDEN PAINTS i PICTURE
OF THE SCENE AFTER TIE
BATTLE o. GETTYSBURG.

On the night after ,hc lss. day.
fighting at Gettysburg Gen. ll.boieu
Vas summoned by Gen. Lee. When
he reached the place indicated he
saw by the light OF a Pickering
camille Gen. Lee and Gen. \. p.
dill seated in 4 tent On camp stools,
with a map spread upon their knees.
After an exchange Of situations,
Gen. Lee directed Imbotcu TO 20
Jack 10 headquarters aud await him
here. Gen. imh0den's account o.
The subsequent interview with the
confederate leader. aud Of the Te.
treat 81 the rczt night, as given In
'Bitlies and Leaders Of the Civil
Wal" furnishes n terribly vivid
picture of the horrors Of war:
Gen. Lee did not make his m
lsarance til O'Clock in the morn
ing. There was not even a sentinel
On duty at his tent, ami no one o!
MS staH was awake. As he I'D
Preached and slw Va lying on the
srass under a tree hc spoke, reiened
in his Jldei horse. aud es.ayci 10
dismOunl.
"The effort betrayed 50 much
physical exhaustion that | hurrie,jN
rose and stepped forward To assist
him, but before | reached his side he
succeeded in sligEiing and threw
his arm across tie saddle to re-t.
The moon shone fIil ucon his
massive features and revealed an
expression OF sadness that I had
never seen be!OFc upon his face.
"Awec 10y his appearance. wait
ell for him 10 speak until the silence
became embarrassing, when, to
break Il and change the silent cur
rent Of MS thoughts, ventur,-i 10
remark, Ia abiding 70 his great
fatigue, General, this has Teen a
hard day Tor you
"lte looked Up and rcpiied.
mOurufuliy, 'Yes. L has been : al.
al day 90 US and immesiiateiv re-
lapscd into his ihOughaul MOOD aud
attitude.
"Being unwilling toiuiTuie again
aron his affections ! said no more.
AiioT perhaps n minute or two he
suddenly stTais h,cned W b mis- fun
height, ami turning TO me with more
excitement Of manner than / had
ever seen in him before, saIi, in a
voice tTemul0us with emotion:
81 never Jaw trOops behave more
magnificent than Pictelt's division
did today ~ thst grand charge up
ON the enemy, and u they had been
supported IS they were 10 have been
We should hlvs held the position
and the day would have been ours.,
"After a moments Eause he added
In n low Voice, 10 a tone almost Of
agony, Too blii too bad, Oh too
taC!'''
After dark the next evening Gen.
lmboten set cut for the head Of tie
retTeaing column. HIS orders =@erc
peremPioEy that there should be no
halt for any cause whatever. lie
had seen the suffering Of the COM
mandiGg general; he vas now 10
witness The ag0nies Of the .Oidiers.
For four houfs he hurried forward
on his way 70 the front, ana In al
t-A-A@ AAAA-N AAI - - AfN - AAA u AAtAA-
ing OF tine grolns and cries Of the
wounded and dy!Eg.
Many Of tine wounded in the
wagons had been without food FOR
thirty-six hours. Their torn and
bloody clothing, matted and hard
ened, was ,rasping the tender. in
famed. and still OoLius wounds.
Few Of the wagons had even a layer
OF straw IN them, and all were with
out springs. The rad was ugh
and rocky, and the ioliing was
enough 10 kill stro1g men, II long
EXPOSED 10 Il.
From nearly every wagon, as the
teams trottCd on, urged by whip
and STOUT, came such cries and
shrleks n these:
''Oh, God, why can't dit?''
"Ny God, will no one have mercy
and kill me:;'
''S;0p, oh, for Gods sake s.Opjust
for one minutsi Take me out and
leave me b die on the ruadsi,le,v