The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-11-24
AT GETTYSBURG.
Lieut.. Peck Tells what CARROTS Brisad
Did IN the Battle.

Lieut.. Peck Tells what CARROTS Brigade
Did in the Battle.
HAVE read the article OF Serg't Owen
Wright, 14,!i Iud.. in your issue OF june
&C. and also that OF First Lieut. w. H.
Thurston, OF Eicketis's Battery F. LIST
Pa. l.. A., in your Issue of Oct. l3. Comrade
Wright SAYS his regiment WAS on Towards left
at Gettysburg on the evening of July Q, 1863
Other comrades of that regiment claim to have
been in some other position. Towards left
was full half niiie from Weidrich and Rick
et.s's batteries, aud they could not have rem
Gered any assistance when SO far away.
/ have VOL q, Official Records of the Rebel
lion. before me. The official report of the bat
tie of Gettysburg by Gen. O. .. Howard, page
7o6, locates CARROTS Brigade on the extreme
right of Aness Division tthe First Division}.
which would bring them some distance TO the
right OF the position held by my regiment. /
would like to ask Comrades Wright aud Thurs
ton what CAROLS snen Tcre doing way down
there near Culp's Hill while The Sighting was
going on at the Top of tbe til FOR the possession
Of Weidricb's and Rieketts's gaRs?
Now, comrades this il little too thin"
The 4th Ohio say they formed our left. and
] know they were lying ia The grass in our
rear, for | saw them come in and drop there.
and still they have the check 10 say they
charged through the batteries aud saved the
guns. Now, do you believe il? | am frank to
say | do not. This claim is made by Carrolrs
Brigade, which, SUPPOSE. means the whole
brigade. think Bieat Tharston and Serg't
Wright had better read up tho official reports.
or they may want 10 look up hole 10 crawl
into. / hardly think / was quite - much
asleep as Conrade iEarston imaeincs. 1t
would be very easy for him TO be mistaken
about what troops sared the batteries, as he
avs he was badly wounded; besides, it was
getting quite dark when this struggle among
the guns occurred
On page res, Howard says: "After the cam
nonading had ceased, aud the encnys infantry
attack en- the LETT had he IA repuiscJ, another
attack, said to he by -Rodes's Division. COM
menced between and S p. M, beginning be-
tween Gems. Slocum ard Wadsworth. and ex-
tending along the front Of Ames to the town Of
Gettysburg. A brigade OF Gen. Sehurz's Divi-
sion was ordered TO support Gen. Amos An
other brigade of Gen. SchurZs pushed to the
support of Gen. Wadsworth, upon his right"
On page 106. he says: The attack was so
sudden snd violent that the infantry in front
of Ames was giving way. In fact at one mo-
ment the enemy bad got within the bat cries.
4 request for assistance had already COMO to
headquarters; so promptly brigade of the
Second Corps under Col. Carroll, moved to
Ames's right. deployed, aud went into position
just in time TO check the eDemy's advance.
AT Weidrichs battery, Gen. Aa:es, by ex-
traordinary exertions. arrested a panic, and
the men with sponge STATS and bayonets forced
the enemy back. At this time he received sup
port from Gen. SchuTz. Effective assistance
was also rendered at this time by a portion OF
Gen. Steinwehr's command at points where
the enemy'was break ing through. This furious
onset was met and withstood at every point,
aud lasted less than an hour.
AT $50 p. m. the Oil position was resumed
By the regiments Of my corps Col. Carroll re-
naming between Ames and Wadsworth."
Now, CAROLS Brigade is not oven mentioned
In connection with this struggle aHsoEg the
batteries. and it is fair 70 suppose that they
we're not there. Ali the support mentioned
was given by troops belonging to the Eleventh
Corps.
The break in the line WAS made by gap left
ia Ames's Brigade by moving the 18th Conn.
to the right, which left gap between The 18th
and 10th Ohio. and before other troops could
be put in the place of my regiment the
Tigers" broke through and got OIL The flank
and rear of the 25ih AID 10Th. and forced them
back, and succeeded in reaching The batteries,
where they only remained few minutes, when
the troops rallied, aud with the assistance Of
the men of tue batteries aud supports from the
Eleventh Corps they were repulsed; no: by
Carrolls Brigade but by Ames's Brigade, and
other help from Our corps. During this charge
Adjt Young, Of the 10th Ohio (Amcs's Bri-
gade), captured the eoIors Of the 9Th La. Tigers,
as shown by official report of Capt. john 81.
Lutz 10th Ohio page 100
| am not going to Claim that Carr OILS Bril-
gade was not wanted this occasion, for am
convinced. after reading tho official records,
that they we're wanted; bot l do say that in
stead Of charging AID saving the guns of Weld
ricll's and Ricketts, batteries, they were sup
porting portions OF Wadsworth's Division, Of
the First Corps, and Ames's Division, of the
Eleventh Corps, at tho base Of East Cemetery
HILL, Instead of al the top of the hill, as they
pretended.
Comrades, truth is trnth and history is his.
tory. Give Us the facts. Look up the records
and bring forward your evidence in fair and
manly way. Let us at least be comrades.
1t is glory enough TO haYs taken any part in
PECK, First Lieutenant Co. d. 18th Conn,
Newtown, Conn.