Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-06

Lees determination TO assault the fed
eral center, and can imagine how sick
his heart must have been when he saw
those three brigades Of virginians
marching 10 certain death and destruc-
ton. But Lee had fought two detached
corps Of the army of the Potomac on
tho LIST, and had failed 10 crush them;
he had assaulted desperately both TANKS
on the I'd and had failed, aud on the Sd
there was left for him only the Ma
poleonic tactics Of breaking the center.
That awful charge would never have
been made, presume, II Lee had not
believed that his terrible two hours
cannonade had silenced the batteries
along the federal front. Had II been
supported as 1t should have been, 1t
might, perhaps, have succeeded, but all
that was vital and forccful in Lees
armies marched with Pickett in that
fateful charge.
Col. Freemantle, the English officer
OF the guards who had accompanied
Lee in his invasion Of Virginia, sat on
the fence on Seminary Ridge when
Pickett came down the slope and moved
against the federal center with the pre-
cision of parade, and when the thin and
broken ranks had almost reached the
famous Bloody Angle" no swung his
cap in the air and shouted: at will
succeed; IL is the grandcst charge the
world ever saw" But Gen. Longstreet
says that ne knew that the effort had
failed; first, because no body of men on
earth could stand such n storm Of lead
en- and iron hail as piclSctts men en-
durcd, and second because there was
absolutely no support on flank or in
rear for the brave men who had been
| blindiy sent To destruction.
There rs one sad and pathetic picture
| of this battle which has always touched
me, but which the field guides seem to
| have overlooked. On the last DAYS
battle, when Gen. Lee was preparing To
| hurl himself against the federal center
n cavalry charge was made on his right
wing lying around the Round Tops and
the Devils Den, which for absolute fu.
tility, fatality and absurdity has not
been equaled since the famous six hun.
dred rode against the batteries Of Bal
aklava. Custcr's cavalry was lowering
on the extreme left when 1t entered
into the head Of Gen. Farnsworth TO
make n diversion by charging into the
midst of the confederate troops at that
time not actively engaged. lie had just
been promoted TO n brlgadier general
ship few days before, and had Dor
rowed pair OF generals shoulder
straps from one OF his brother officers.
These he had stitched upon linen
coat, and, proud of himself and his OPP
portunity, he was anxious to put his
finger mark upon the great battle.
Sword in hand he gallopcd down with
his little body of followers upon tho
desperate Texans and Alabamians of
Hoods division. lie was treated TO a
terrible infantry fire and at least two
batteries opened upon him with grape
and canister lie rode around In n cir
Gle, and ms he rode the guns of the bat
tories were turned upon him until II
seemed rs II not one of his foolhardy
band would return alive. Gen. Farms
worth was mortally wounded, and his
command was absolutely cut TO pieces
Col. Oates, Of the Fifteenth Alabama,
told me some time ngo that he was sat
lshcd that Farnsworth shot himself
! with his own pistol when he found
that he was seriously wounded, lest he
! should be made prisoner lie said that
one of his Alabama soldiers came to
him on the field with a pair Of shoulder
straps which he said he had cut from
the coat of Yankee major who had
just been killed.
, Col. Oates recognized the insignia OF
the bragadier general, and knew by
the color that cavalry officer had been
slain lie was taken TO whore Gen.
; FaruSworth's body was lying, and upon
examining some papers was able to
! identify him. lie said that Farnsworth
. had several wounds upon his body, any
P one of which might have proved fatal,
, and that the shot in his head had evil
IDENTIFY been self-intl.ctcd. he this as II
may, no Drawer nor noblcr officer ever
laid down his life on the battlefield than
this gallant son of Illinois. That hIs
, ambitious charge was III advised, nc
, one doubts, for oven in that day mount.
ed cuyahymen with sabcrs had no more
, chance nj close quarters with infantry
, and artillery than at this time-which
, is absolutely nil-Col John "A. CoclSrill,
! in Cincinnati Enquirer
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