Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-29
ELEVEN YEARSLATER
AN INCIDENT OF GETTYSBURG HAS A
PLEASANT SEQUEL.

General Gordon Thought He Had Left
General Barlow to Die ON the battlefield
In 1888. but They Met Again In waAh-
iBgton In IssA-Saved BY n Devoted Wife.
The advance of the Confederate line
of battle commenced early ON the morn
ing of July /, 1868, at Gettysburg. The
infantry division commanded by Major
General John B. Gordon of Georgia
was among the first to attack Its OBJ
jective point was the left of the Second
corps of the Union army. The daring
commander of that corps occupied a
position 50 far advanced beyond the
main line of the Federal army that,
while it invited attack, it placed him
beyond the reach of ready support when
the crisis of battle came to him in the
rush of charging lines more extended
than his own. The Confederate advance
was steady, and it WAS bravelv met by
the Union troops, who for the first time
found themselves engaged in battle ON
the soil of the north, which until then
had been virgin to the war. 1t was
"a far cry from Richmond TO Gettys-
burg, vet Lee was in their front and
they seemed resolved to welcome their
southern visitors with bloody hands
to hospitable graves. But the Federal
TANKS rested in air. and being turned
its line was badly broken, and despite
its bravely reSolute defense against the
we'll ordered attack of the Confederate
veterans 1t was forced to fall back
Gordon division was in motion ut a
double quick to seize and hold the van
tage ground in his front, from which
the opposing line had retreated. when
he saw directly in his path the appar-
emily dead body of a Union officer. He
checked his horse and then observed
from the motion of the ewes and lips
that the officer was still living. He at
once dismounted, and seeing that the
head of his wounded foeman was lying
in a depression in the ground placed
under it nearby knapSack. While
raising him at the shoulders for that
purpose he saw that the blood was
trickling from bullethole in the back,
and then he knew that tho officer had
been shot through the breast. He then
gave him drink from flask of brandy
and water. and as he revived said, bend
ing over him; Il am very sorry to see
you in this condition. avn General
Gordon. Please tell me who You are.
l wish 10 aid YOU all 1 can.
The answer came in feeble tones
Thank YOU, general l am Brigadier
General Barlow of New York You
can do nothing more for me. am dy-
ing. Then, after pause. he said:
"Hes, You can. My wife is ut the head
quarters of General Meade. If you sur
vive the battle, please let her know that
l died doing my duty.
General Gordon replied: Your mes
sage, if live. shall surely I've given to
your wife. Can do nothing more for
YOU
After brief pause General Barlow
responded: May God bless Won! Only
one thing more. Feel in the breast
pocket of my coat the left breast and
take ont packet Of letters. As Gen
eral Gordon unbuttoned the blood soak
cd coat and took uut the packet the
seemingly dying soldier said: Now,
please take out one and read it to me.
They are from my wife. l wish that
her words shall I've the last | hear in this
world
Resting ON one knee ut his side, Gen-
eral Gordon. in clear tones. hut with
fearful eyes. read the letter. As the
reading of the letter ended, General
Barlow said; Thank YOU. Now,
please tear them all up. / would not
have them read by others
General Gordon tore them into frag-
ments and scattered them on the field.
shot sown and bladed thick with
steel. Then. pressing General Bar
lows hand. General Gordon hade him
goodby. and mounting his horse quick
" Joined his command
He hastily penned a note ON the pom.
mel Of his saddle. giving General Bar
lows message TO his wife, but stated
that he was still living. though seri-
ously wounded. and informing her
where he lay Addressing the note to
Mrs. General Barlow. Mt General
Meade's headquarters, he handed It
TO one of his staff and told him to place
IA white handkerchief upon his sword
and ride at a gallop toward the enc
my's line and deliver the note To Mrs.
Barlow. The officer promptly ubcyed
the order. He was not fired upon, and
on Icing met by a Union officer, who
advanced for that purpose, the note
was received and read. with the aSsur-
ancc that il should be delivered in
stantly.
Let us turn from Gettysburg to the
capitol at Washington. where, / years
later, General Gordon held, as now, n
seat as senator of the United States and
was present at dinner party given by
Orlando 3. Potter, representative in
congress from the state of New York
Upon Mr.. Potter's Introducing to him
q gentleman with the tito OF General
Barlow, General Gordon remarked:
Arc you relative Of the General
Barlow, a gallant soldier, who was
killed at Gettysburg?"
The answer was. Il am the General
Barlow who was killed ut Gettysburg,
and you arc the General Gordon who
succored me-"
The meeting was worthy Of two such
brave men-eVery inch American sol
diers.
l should add that on receiving her
husbands note. which had been speed
lily delivered, Mrs. Barlow FASTENED to
the field, though not without danger Il
her person. for the battle was still il
progress. She soon found her husband
and had him borne TO where he could
receive surgical att enhance.
through ner ueNottu hlulstIat-ons
he was enabled to resume his command
| of the Excelsior brigade" and add ~
the splendid reputation which it had
achieved un'ler General SickleS, its first
commander.
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