Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-03

On the Unionist right Is slooum, with
his Twelfth corps. occupying the crown of
Culps Hill. To his left Is Wadsworth with
the romans Of the First corps, which had
served ns dessert for A. r. llill's Conicdor-
atcs two days before, Next In line and oc-
cupying the little cemetery are the remains
Of lloWmd'b corps. Next TO Howard but
facing west, is Hancock with his strong
army corps composed Of tried veterans
South OF him Is the force OF Dan Slcklcs,
who lost leg In tho Fight Of the day be-
fore. Touching the left division of Sickles
and holding Round Top "a Syl,es with tic
Fifth corps, supported by Sedgwlcl with
the wcaried sixth, which has just finished
"A forced march OF 80 miles. Pushed for
ward la front OF Sykes IS Fitzpatrick with
his DARING troopers.
on Lees left and fronting slocum and
Wndsworth Is the corps Of General Ewrll.
Along The ridge bael, Of the Emmittshurg
road is that hard fighter, Longstreet, with
about 1900 men, facing Howard and Han
cock, ana TO his left and rear is a, L, Hill,
successor so Gtonewall jackson.
An the sun begins to climb the eastern
vault lltful spits ofmuskctry may bo heard
along the lines, and then there Is a sudden
massing Of blue on the Union RIGHT. md
with loud cheers u division of Slooun's
force pushes forward on run and sharply
hurls down tho slope Of Culp's Hin q gray
clad body which had advanced from Ew.
ellis lines There Is sporadic firing in
places, but the pause Of anxious eypccta-
ton IS heavy on chch discerning heart. The
morning is broken only is half visible
concentration Of troops where Longstreet,
the fighter, Va pOsted. This over, the omi.
nous quiet returns, punctuatcd only by tho
mosquito like buazing OF the occasional In
tcrchange Of musket shots. Each inteln-
gent brain comprchends TINT something gi-
gantic is to follow tho iutcrludc.
Il eomesl AZ high noon, after heavy
hours of almost indispensable whiting,
llancock's veterans ARE veritably relieved
20 hear the report Of signal gun from tho
crest OF the height in their front, though
they know that tempest OF lead bolts Of
death FROM the massed Confederate nrtil-
lery will burst upon them aud last until
they are believed TO be so demornlized that
grand charge in force will inevitably car.
~ their position. The flre Of 10 guns IA
centered on Hancock. For almost three
hours the hill Is gashed by round shot and
torn by bursting Shells. Union batteries
aggregating so cannon make reply but
gradually slacken fire, The Federal in.
fantry, though crouehing behind every
rock and tree trunk, nesting In each hoi
low or lying dat on the ground, has suffered
severely from the aerial visilations OF death
but far less than Ice supposed, the gun
ners bearing proportionately many field
more Of the burden.
And now from behind the Confederat,
batteries issues cloud OF administers
Meade and Hancock at once understand
that the grand final charge Is starting, an,
the former orierH 6locum to hasten his re
serves across the upland to support Han
cock aud Sickles.
Preceded by the swarming aharpshooter
and supported by n body Of reserves, Pick
etts division OF Longstreet's corps, th
flower Of Lee'aarmy. moves down from Il
hatteriea. lts right Is covered by the brl
Rads Of Wilcox and It's left By Pett.Eroy.-'
division, tho three with their moving sur
porta and the nkirmishers In advance ag
gregating i2,5o0 men. At the same tim
subordinate attacks or felnta are disecte
at various parts OF the Union Iincs. m
grad total Of troops actually slarte
against Msade's posision Is fully ID, 900 mel
and as they move down INTO the hollo'
Their numerous lntteries play over Tho,
hsnds upon the ErdeTnl lines.
Mo glorious lFmness Of naryn and ad