The National tribune., 1892-08-25

from being run over. We SOON passed them, fol-
lowing oUr Colonel TO the summit of Little
Round Top and down to the foot of the Hill be-
tween the two Round Tops. The two leading
companies, A and G, suffered the most, hav-
ing seven killed and g six killed.
In few moments we-were engaged, not more
than so feet from the rebs. We checked them
held our position, and after dark built stone
wall between the rocks to shelter US from
sharpshooters located at the Devils Den. The
next day, after their first repulse, they tried to
reinforce their lines, and our regiment was
drawn mp in line in front of Battery ID for
while, and they reppsed all attempts to come
up Round Top in line of battle. | have a re-
minder of the baftery's firing there in the form
of deafness. After the battery fired awhile
we took to cover again on Little Round Top.
The enemy at this time were over near and in
the Devils Den. The rest Of our brigade soon
came and formed on our right-the I48th n. Y,
9Ist and 155th Pa. / remember how some of
the 9Ist told me how they cleared their front
when they opened fire with their buck and- ball
cartridges The first man saw fall was San
ford Webb, of Co. g. He was touching my left
elbow, and fell near the summit of Little
Round Top, within four feet of and IN front
of the rock which has tablet on in memory
of Gen. Vincent, probably 40 feet north of the
summit Our brigade held that position the
night of July 2, all of the Sd and 4th, and
until the morning Of the 9Th.
The writer was on the skirmIs line the
| morning of the 9Th, and advanced over across
| the Enmi tsburg road saw force advancing,
| fell back half a mile or so to where Farnes-
worths cavalry fought, and at call for vol
unteers to advance and see what they were
doing. VIM. Shears, OF Co. A, and the writer
| Of this jumped over the wall and advanced
| down into the woods and were soon firing at
two mounted men. / claim to have fired the
| last shot heard fired at gettysburg, say, about
| 8 a. m July 5, 1863. and have since found on t
| that the man / was paying much attention
| to ID North Carolina Captain and is now liv-
| ing in the adjoining County to the one live
| in at present
As to VIM. Shears, poor fellow, he was killed
| at the battle of the Wilderness. As to Battery
| ID, j think they got themselves into position
on Little Round Top. Longstreet claims that
| they did lots of damage TO Picketts Division
| on the Sd, and doubt il ever a battery had
| better marksmen than they had.
/ don't wish TO say anything against Vim
cents men: they did all they could at the front
base of Little Round Top; but they were being
driven back when we arrived ON the ground
and manfully they helped us-what was left Of
them. Perhaps one of the 10th Mich. boys will
remember now tied up his wrist he being hi
by minie-ball. The other regiments were
Goth Ne, 44th n. Y, and SD Pa
You can tell all inquiring friends that til,
| Third Brigade, second DIVISION, Filth Corp!
occupied Little Round Top from first to last
| Our monuments are there where we stood
Our Colonel, p. III. ORorke, was killed at tn.
southern base, within so feet of the foe. Oul
| regi ment had % killed and with the wounded
| and missing our loss was 138 men. About tn.
time the Colonel fell bullet grazed the neck
of the writer, shaving the hair Off aud burning
the flesh. making boil which lasted a montl
, or SO afterwards It was the closest shave
, ever had, and the man who fired it was no
over 50 feet distant, although / expect he be
lopged in Alabama The writer served hi
time in the field clear to Appomattox. Hopin
have answered the questions-SAMUEL
HAZES. Co. G, 140th N. Y, Rodauthe, n. c.