The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-02
rHs BATTLE or GETTYSBURG.

TH;s BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
Today is the anniversary Of the critical
day OF the great battle Of Gettysburg. The
fate OF this battle was really decided July
2, 1865. at dark. when Longstrset's ire
mendpus assault upon our left was finally
repulsed and our lines restored and cor
rected between Little Round Top and our
left center on Cemetery Ridge. With this
restoration Of our lines to their original
position our left was impregnable. our
centes and right was impregnable. and the
famots charge Of Pickett the next day,
July y, Was as reckless and hopeless an
undertaking a. Burnside's butting the
bleeding head of his right wing against
the famous "Stonewali' at Fredericksburg.
The story OF Gettysburg has been lied
about in . most iurid manner by the
military" campfire historians on both
sides. Gen. Longstreet has undoubtedly
told the truth about this great battle from
the Confederate side. and Gems. Double
day, Gibbon. Hancock. Slocum and
Humphreys have told the truth about it
from the Union side. In brief. this great
battle began the morning Of July /, 1863.
when the vanguards of the two great
armies suddenly tumbled into each other.
Lee had heard that Meade, with the Army
OF the Potomac, was on his track when
he lad nearly reached Harrisburg,
Pa. He whirled on his heel to
meet aim. Lees troops marching south
from Harrisburg under Evell and Hill.
suddenly tumbled against the Union
troopa under Reynolds, Doubleday and
Howsrd. A bitter battle was fought, end
ing lux our retreat TO Cemetery Hill; We had
lost Gen. Reynolds killed and 1900 men
kiilec. wounded and prisoners. The First
army corps was practically wrecked: but
one division Of the Eleventh army corps
remained intact. Between p. m. and 5 p.
IN tao victorious enemy could have
brust,ed our defeated remnant like dies
from the face OF Cemetery Hill. and
there would have been no battle at Ge:tys.
burg. Gen. Eweli. who WAS in command,
had iost some 5000 men, and he lacked
the enterprise TO embrace the opportunity.
Ats =. m. Hancock arrived and made
some order out Of defeat. He directed
the occupation Of Little Round Top. of
Cemctery Ridge and OF CuIp's Hill. sent
wore to Meade that ii was a good place to
fghs battle; the Twelfth corps
under Siocum arrived, and shortly after
the Third corps under Sicklcs. The posi-
ton was secured. Its strength Was 50
gres. that the next morning Longs,reet
burg lie said 10 Lee. after Howard had
takea position on Cemetery Ridge. that
These Gettysburg hills were OF no more
va.us 10 the Confederate army than any
othes ground in Pennsylvania or Mary.
land, aud that 4 movement to the
righs would compel the Union forces 10
abaiIdon their ground and occupy less Ia
vora9le positions. Gen. Sickles, " no com
msn.ied the Third army corps, lifted his
troo,As on, of line, made forward move
mens which threw him out OF line with
the general formation which ran from,
CemateEy Hin 20 Little Round TOP. Be
fore Meade could return Siekles To his
place in line the enemy attacked. caagh,
him with both tanks in the air and
smashed his corps, one Of the finest in tho
army Of the Potomac. 10 fragments The
Rita corps and q division from the Sec.
end corps were sent 10 the assistance
! 81 >lckIcs and suffered fearful slaush
ter before our original line VAS re-
/ STORED between Cemetery Ridge and
! Lite Round Top. In other words
Gen. slokles. by his bloody blunaer. cost
Is iA.0.p splendid troops on JAY .. is,ss
| Exeeps :or this b.unaer. or rather crime
/ o. .ickles our losses would have been
I IT ding and our llne intact. In two DAYS
| tghssng We bad Loaf n go men. ID. mex
| dav. July ;. came Packets charge; N,
| whole ioss m this dsy did not exceel
| S.oal men. The battle VA. really wcr
! Mia the reralse OF the enemy So dark the
| nsgs. before Packets change, shoa.
| ~htsh 80 uaach has heea said. was ike the
| charge a. Rslsk,sva OF The SIX Uunfre.
| il sss heroic. eni IL "a. not war. II wa,
| simply impossible for fnca - traverse th A,
srs&c. nearly mile sa1 a quarter " sc.e. in
| the face 81 cannon ard usasks.rv. and
reach the NALL in sufficient numbers 20 ID
~ha, they were seat for. When Gen.
Arrs;stsad ieapei the xasl be MAS ;ol
lo~sd by sosne saxiy 10 ninety men. TAi.
was al. that MAS lei, 81 the wedge ihs, wss
10 pierce the unsoa army.
Had Meade made . coaasc- attack sgrh
IS Grant or Sheridan or even TAorra,
xorsd have rasie, Lee woals: have suffered
no: simply severe rsr1ise but = shocking
defeat Gen. Alexander. Gen. Iongs,geess
chief of artillery. on resent visit 10 The
sattsefs.d. saii:
es,ssrse ap 70 thai ridge sg=etntiax - .s,xe,
s.sv.Gea rasasz Hsss saaa . nile s.ssass sscr,