The National tribune., 1892-02-25

There accidentally ] made mention OF Bat
terry ID .ll u. =. ART, lir truth or iaisiy OF
Nhicr as- very Htue % do with the mann Is
Ene: aH# a., which ] may speak further on.
ID ua; l'io Ert attempt 10 side track our
work many Others, notably Gen. oickles, IN
Dis lurf.l SO July Grafton sd Gcttyshurg low
year agn barely mentioned Nnucnt.s Brigade.
III oue ut.~l NIow his own horn or get no mu-
sic WHr ir. Us All " tOOt who can secure an
audience.
Gen lem Col Vincent had peculiar pom
ChauI lur H.l-- iu the lCFd. Whenever or
wher,y.I , brigade might be- n position 10
gHt aiaa upon q march, by cutting across
corners other manuycrs, he was sure 10 be
ahead when night came Thus b was July 2
1865; 8uG Judging rom appearances, his oAiec-
tive point WAS Pipe Greek OF some other POINT
beyond GrttvsBurp IN 10 and through the
famous NAcatield " hc led the advance Of all
troons upon that rear line, rs though IL was
march instead OF battle; the brigade march,
ing hy iHr flank aud with the rOut STEP We
bad lmkers" mot really skirmishers) ont,
who were iu command OF Capt John Sell. As
We were marching through the Nheatheld, the
attempt 90 drive Sickness troops was made,
and lF-u.tra m the simu t3ueOus death OF Capt.
Sell rt uur regiment, aud Capt LarIgbee, OF the
oath n. l. Right here somebody more than
probably Gen. Hancock gave Col. Vincent his
orders % take r position unon the extreme left
OF the UEiou Inc, which WAS done immediately,
yet none ZOO soon, for we bad barely got into
position when the aerrih'e onslaught OF rebel
forces came upon us, three lines deep with the
doubr purpose of turning the left flank OF the
Union army aud seizing Round Top as a key
OF fhn Nlur position. To this all has The
enemys available forces were concentrated.
How nearly be succeeded n turning our flank
can be gathered from The following incident:
Tho rig de was Ia Tine from right to left
in the following order: 10th Mich, 44th n.
urIf 10 1T A.
IRENE lril While iu tGis position the rebel
assau.l c4ne SO near and 80 determined to turn
our flank that this peculiar movement WAS
made hr liking two companies from the right
OF the goth Ae.i and imagining BY the rear 70
the len aul then 10 She 'front.' SO as to eutlRde
the rcbci forces; during which time we re-
treated #.th q back ward step ObHqucly to the
left So ta close up the gap loft IN right of the
Poll AC. siill facing an cuumy not 20 feet from
Us and string as we went. until the companies
sent o. Il loft had opened fire. aud thus end
ing tho charge by king it almost q panic
for tnr lIrmy. Had that charge succeeded,
one OBJ 1it almost a. well ask what would have
been thp result III there had been milf be-
tween Adam and lve
Every ole writing viii detail the work IN
the line Ht some point, while the true issue Of
tie effort ID be made was 0t the line nj al so
much gz t was the point a. the end OF the
line 10 turH our faux Was The object Of the
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IN the ranks. This battle was fought and won
By the superior intelligence Of the rank aud
fle 81 thp Army OF the Potomac without the
knowledge aud almost without the consent, o.
the General commanding AZ for the side issue
between our regiment aud Battery ID, j viii
say that We almost wOrbiped Gen. Griffin,
who was our Division Commander Of Nolun-
teers, 8ud Captain Of Battery ID IN the Regular
Army From Malvern Hill u App0mattOx we
were always very near 70 each other gcographi-
calls aua sympathetcally, always pointing our
guns iu one direction and ] never will point a
gun 90 b. The word there seems a little
difficult 10 Rualyzc. II By there" T. C. C.
means upon the right slope Of Round Top lac
may have Hecn there all day for aught ] know
10 thc contrary; but II be means the extreme
left ofoHr line then affirm emphatically that
Aiuceuts Brigade was there ahead OF any on.
gHnized troups-neithcr iH support Of ANY ar
tilcry or amy artillery supporting us-meeting
and FcIit.-ing the Tehei assault upon that part
Of the .iue absolutely unaded and alone. Col
Kiuccri commanded the brigade through IL all
and war hit By a sharpsho0ter after the battle
living lunE enough 10 know that be died I
BTigsllgr General.
ID HE mistaken about those guns ] take 3
al back though must say The positions and
inciGeui- So far related u other troops doe
not accord with my mental picture OF Gcttys
burg. 4 see 4 battery high up ia The crags o
R0uud Top placed there by men, our regi
meul 5r ucu from IT. assisting. ii also seem
70 b. a. the left aud front OF our position il
line, (which could only be after we had takel
our regular position 81 the division I'm TIA
might 81 July q. ] see our division com
mauded ly Gen. Barnes July 2 aud return q
Gen. GIiHiu July 3, who chideg Gen Barnes 70
putting thar battery IN such an exposed pos
tion and resulting in the killing Of its CON
maudrr whom Gen. Griffin called his brother
in-law. Who can on that blank for me, q
convince me il Is imaguary2-J. b. PoTTEI
pRH d. Lftr1f Arl