The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-01
AGAIN At GETTYSBURG.
confederate Generals Visit the Scene
Of the Historic Conflict.

ronpstreet and Howard-The Union
Generals Tactics Endorsed by the
Southern Veteran-Story o6the Fight
Ratold-Personal "Reminiscences of
+be Battle Elected by the Guides
Narrative-How a Confederate Gen
eral Saw a Union General KILLED.
IN the Field and How the Man Who
was KILLED" and the Man Who
saw Him Killed" Met Afterward
in Washington.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Gettysburg, April 28-Gettysbug wit
messed a Homeric gathering to-day.
meeting Of heroes, who fought their bat
t1es over again,-a small assemblage. and
vet one of the most notable and intcrest-
inc since the tide of blood of July thirty
1ears ago. The scene of that famous
carnage seemed to throb with new strife
TODAY when Lonrstrcet, Howard, and
Malone and Alexander standing side by
side pointed out, with swelling forms and
kindling eyes, the various scenes whose
struggles they had directed.
MEMBERS OF THE PARTY.
The party, which arrived here at 2:30
o'clock comprised Lieut.. Gen. James
Iongstreet. the ranking surviving officer
of the confedcracyi Gen. f.. Porter
Alexander. the artillery leader of the lost
cause: Gen. and ex-senator William
Malone. the tire-eatcr from Virginia;
Mai. Gen. O. O, Howard of the regular
United States army, who, after the death
of REYNOLDS, commanded the union forces
during the first days fight at Gettysburg;
his brother and chief of staff, Gen. G. G.
Howard his son, Henry Howard Col.
OsmOud LatrObe of T.ongStreet'S staff;
Gen. Lewis Merrill, John Russell Young,
Henry George and Col. John p. Nichol-
son. the historian of the battlefield,
THEN AND NOVA CONTRAST.
The distinguished party were greeted by
considerable gathering of towns folk.
They were placed in large four-in-hand
coaches, and the column moved up the
road over which Lee retrcatcd, led by a
barouche containing Gems. LOngstreet,
Alexander and Howard and Mr.. Young,
This was the first time that LOngstreet,
Alexander and Malone had visited the
scene of their great disaster since that
memorable event, and they smiled grimly
as they commented upon the fact that the
last time they Travelled over the Fairfield
road it was at a faster gait and in the OPP
pOsitc direction.
The route was along the line of the
union forces on the first days fight, pass
ing the series of grand monuments which
form the finest outdoor art gallery in the
world. When the. bridge over the famous
railroad cut was reached the party halted
ana dismounted, while Capt. James T.
Long, a famous professional guide pre-
pared TO deliver his conventional address
from a commanding position.
Every Oneleft the vehicles and gathered
around the barouche in which were now
seated only Gen Howard an empty sleeve
dangling by his side and his handsome
face aglow with excitement, and Gen.
Longstreet, whose weight of "a years for
babe him indulging too freely in the eXer-
else of leaving the carriage.
His manly face in its fringe of white
frightened as he looked over the broad
scene which he had last looked upon when
10000 men were battling for life in a
struggle at the conclusion of which As,
600 men were killed, wounded or missing.
A HISTORIC GROUP.
The scene presented to-day on the
bridge was one never to be forgotten.
Eager faces surrounded the historic
figures in one of the greatest battles in
the worlds history, and standing out
most picturesque of all, although smallest
in stature, Malone of Virginia, in baggy
pantalOOns, a remarkably baggy Jacket
with ruftes peeping beyond the sleeves,
his long white hair and struggling beard
surrounded by a Onc-time white hat of a
brigadier general pattern, and his fierce
eyes blazing from a palhd face.
When the guide began his story in a
resonant voice he was told that Gen.
Longstreet was almost deaf and that he
would have to address his tale to the par
1cular right ear of the confederate war
riOr.
Then was presented the singular sight
OF an humble participant in a historic con-
r.
Years after for the information of one of
the chief actors in it, and the latter
listening with a delight as noticeably
keen as if it were a newly told tale.
But that is not strange" said Gen.
Howard later, when you consider that
even general commanding could not see
every part OF battle line covering many
miles"
AN INCIDENT OF THE FIGHT
The guide proved an apt narrator, and
thathe was an intelligent one was proved
when the old heroes piled him with QueS-
IONS to which he made quick replies In
the course of his remarks be told how
Gen j. B. Gordon, while gallOping over
the field at the head of brigade in
Early's division Of Ewclls corps noticed
a general officer of the union forces lying
IN the field ahead of him.
lie dlsmounted and then discovered
Gen, Francis G. Barlow who commanded
the First division of the Eleventh corps
lie was apparently mOrtally wounded.
Gordon asked what he could do for his
wounded opponent. The reply was L
am dying, and the only wish that l have
Is That may see my wife before l die.
She Is in Gettysburg"
As Gordon sprang to his horse and gave
orders torthe care Of the stricken soldier
ne said: Your wish shah be observed if
it's possible"
The guide concluded his story by say
ing mat Mrs. Barlow was brought through
lhe confederate lines at night; that she
hurSed her husband back TO life, although
ne was reported killed, and that both
Fordon and Barlow met again for the
AaSJ time ION thisibattle field, gentlemen"
GEN. ALETANDER's STORY.
You are mistaken in that report "
i3roke in Gen. Alexander. who had been
listening intently TO the guide. 'Some
Time after the war they met ut a dinner
party IN Washington, and were intro
uuced by name only"
Are YOU any relation to the Gen. Bar
low who was killed at Gettysburg2"
asked Gen. GoMIon
~ am the Gen Barlow who was killed
al Gettysburg" was the reply. and he
continued, arc you any relative to the
Oeh. Gordon who saw me killed AT Get