Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-12

HS ca"h gun rolled up TO Jlie STONE WILL
Double shot with canister and lay the
contents of your Timber chests by your
guns for quick work." Not an instant too
soon was Che order oheycd, for Dnrksdale's
mcn were crossing the ridge fifty PAGES
away.
The fuses were cut to explode the cases
near the muzzlcs of the cannon. Barhs-
dales men charged again and again and
were as often sent back under murderous
slaughter until finally one section of the
battery - two guns i became entanglcd
among some powders in changing posi-
tion, and Ecrshaw's sharpShooters, taking
advantage, closed in on the front At the
same moment one of Barksd ale's regi-
mcnts 49, tho Twenty first Mississippi -
pushed through on the right flank, the
men taking shelter among the Timber
chests and from here shooting down Bige-
lows cannOneers AT the guns confronting
kerSbaw's men. That reduced the fight
to "A hand to hand affair between indivdu-
ais y Missiasippian rushed up TO can
non TO spikeit, and one of the cannonccrs
Private Iigal-beat him to death with
the head of an iron rammcr Another was
killed by the blow of a handSpike while
dragging prisoner to the rear by main
force. There must be an end to such
work when the odds are hundred to one
and a half hour all told finished the de
Tense of the Trostle house and wiped Out
what was left of BiSelow's battery.
Two of the guns had been dragged hy
hand through the Trostle house yard t.
the rear. In the yards and field lay 60 OF
the battery horses dead and wounded, and
seeing no hope Of defending the remaining
guns Bigelow told his men to save them.
,.l,. bo |.
they could Bigelow was severely wound
ed. Que Of his lieutenants was killed ana
| another mortally wounded. Six sergeants
were present in the action and . of them
were killed and wounded. Seven cor
| porals and prvatcS were killed and Il
| wounded The killed and wounded mum.
| bered 2S or about one half the fighting
| men belonging to the guns. The horses
taken into action numbered SO, and G5 We're
| disabled. The loss was the second highest
! incurred by any volunteer Union BATTERY
! in he service during single engagement.
| The execution more than compensated
for the loss. Tho battery expended over
three tons of missiles, including ninety
rounds Of canister, and fired in all 53S
rounds. The brigades of Barksdale and
Semmes were checked by the fire Of thr
! battery and Ker,haw, who had started our
hopefully pledged to carry Round Top on
the front, had been repulsed and ms
regiments sent back to cover, smartinG.
hcrshaw explained ms 1allure by saying
that when his brigade got abreast OF Bigc
lows guns an order to march by the LETT
flank and capture the battery was con
strued by the line as one TO march by the
right flank, and opedIehce TO IT carried hl~
column ont OF action llau u opeyed thr
first order and gone TO the lett, BlEelo"
would have blown the desperate fellows to
atoms from the mouths OF ms pieces
W hen the battery at last gave up the
struggle new Inc had been formed IN tine
gap behind Ii, ana couple Oh lresh / mon
brlsades' uhder CO.'S. N'Illfru ana Loeb
wood, charged 10 the lrostie mouse ana re-
TOOK the Tour abandoned guns Inc Mas
sachuset's boys VINO were on thelr leg
next day received the guns back' ana thty
fOlGht them a1ter"afu on more IMAM TWEEN
" battleheIuS without losing single piece.
The men were not st'ed with glery AT
Gtttysnurg ana re-enllS'eu lor the war,
ary fought through the campaign OF
leot, ana on 'he llelu OF 'oid Harpor r.
peated thclr piucAy deed oi nettyapui =
but at less cost OF bIood TO theif own al
l'ethesua thurch' June - the battery was
with zen "rrell' ana at one stage IN tHe
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