Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-19
WHERE BRAVE MEN DIED.
A Waterbury Lady on the Historic Field
of Gettysburg.
Editor of the DEMOCRAT:

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A Waterbury Lady the Historic Field
of Gettysburg.
Editor of the DEMOCRAT:
The advice has been given, if YOU
wish to make story interesting plunge
right into it, and why not the same
thing in reference to descriptions; for
with the air resounding with ''Tenting
Tonight" ''Auld Lang Sine" etc, one
feels as if he could dig deep into the
wells of patriotism and draw out the
riches of knowledge gained only by
actually being on the battle fields them
selves.
twas merry party that left the B. |
| and o. station at Jersey City, Monday, |
| September 18th, amid the discharge of |
| three guns. We will hastily pass by |
| the beauties of the varying scenes before |
reaching Gettysburg, for, as the stars |
disappear in the presence of the sun, so |
do minor points disappear from the |
mind of the writer in the all absorbing |
reached. the great Gettysburg of which
the Compile de Paris said. Europe has
nothing to compare with it." We will
say nothing Of our fatigue nor of the
delays which seems almost an inevi-
| table result of excursions. Satisfied is
every body to proceed to assigned quar-
tiers and gain slight rest for the follow
ing day when everything is to be made
clear, as far as possible, and the entire
field will be laid open to our view.
Old Sol must have wondered what
was going on, for as he rose over the
walls of the Mcclellan house on the 18th,
many enthusiastic faces confronted him
with his hardness. Soon all was in
readiness and after a hasty breakfast,
conveyances of many styles and different
dates, Judging from appearances, started
out with the happy parties.
Before reaching the scene of action
the line of march on the 1st of July was
pointed out; again, the place where the
brave and noble Reynolds fell, and then
the party halted to listen to a descrip
, ton of the first days movements. No
dry words of a text book were rehearsed
but here did we actually stand on the
, same ground where stood the tired,
weary, worn-out men, who ere this
! great day had arrived, knew we'll what
, it meant to lay down their lives, if need
be as sacrifice on their cOuntryS altar.
Here did the brave Wilkinson, a boy of
10, fresh with youthful ardor, urge on
his comrades and when wounded in
1 the leg by cannon-ball, cut that same
leg off with a pen-knife, and after re-
; fusing the water offered him, told his
{ soldiers not to mind shim, but rather
t look out for their guns and then drag
? ging himself back to the aims house
t died. Think you not one would burn
. with enthusiasm at the recital of such a
+ tale.
4 Again we entered the carriages and
proceeded around the field. At different
p important points would our guide stop
e and fire the ardor of his hearers by his
! thrilling tales, patriotic sentiments and
! fiery devotion. The "Devifs Den was
! we'll explored, The Valley of Death
viewed and examined and then as we
heard of Picketts charge of the men
' who were the flower of the southern
e army could we help but admire them.
V AS one speaker said. ''They were our
o SUCH" Yes, nobility was in then
4 actions, greatness in their valor, but the
cause was wrong. Glad we are to wei
: come such men to our ranks and dOubly
glad to retain them, let us hope, forever
# Since this is the reunion of the 14tl
v Connecticut, why not relate this Incl
+ dent: The Bliss barn was held by con
q federate sharpshoOters and in the Oper
- field under the fire of the enemy did the
!. 18th rush down, drive out the Confeder
It ate sharpshooters and hold the barn un
til receiving orders to burn it. AnC
how receive the order? Hancock askeC
for volunteer to carry the order, Whel
a man presented himself, and under thu
protection of his horse from tine sid'
=, rode thrOl Oh the. o u II IL Ids u mic der
10 ate bullets aimed directly towards him
~ presented his order to burn the building
:, and then rode back. After successful,
O. accomplishing this, he raised his hat tt
- the Confederates who could not refrain
% from cheering the man, in whose brcas
~ beat such Il noble heart.
:, 1t was not the school boy, yawnin!
over the fact that there ever was such
thing as history, whom you now saw
listening to all this, but men and womel
, whose expressions denoted that they re
III GREETED time flew with such fast wings
he Tuesday evening the 10Sth New HOrl
le arrived at Gettysburg, the right hant
l. friends of the 10th Conn, and now Da
10 mon and Pythias clasped each other il
u their embrace friend met friend ant
loud were the cheers that rang through
N the walls Of the old Mcclellan house
If adversely tries friends, then in TIN
long marches, wearisome battles ant
r. grim dangers of war, must one cOmrad
- - be attached to the other.
~ And never did the writer realize
- as on this occasion. But Wednesda,
g comes. Satchels, etc, are again haule'
y around, for Antietam is in the distanc
- and the 14th Conn long for the reunion
on the field which marks their first bat
io tie, being then but young, undisciplinet
= II soldiers.
!; EMMA j. MCCARTHY.
~ Gettysburg, Penn, Sept 1G, 81.