The National tribune., 1894-08-02

Division, of Longstreets Corps, was
crossing the Emmitsburg road on the
run, with a heavy line of skirmishers
400 or 800 yards in advance-Law's on
the right, Robertson's and Benning's IN
the center, and Anderson's Brigade on
the left. After crossing the road Ben
ming and Anderson wheeled to the left,
and attacked Ward and De Trobriand
and were repulsed with heavy loss.
Robertson and Law, however, marched
straight on, and now we give them shot
and shell. Our skirmishers are falling
back, but fighting hard. Now the
enemy have struck the brave Third
Brigade, First Division, Fifth Corps, on
our left 'front.' Oh, what firing and
yelling! Now they are in the brush,
and We cannot see them as they charge
back and forth ] think any Of those
boys yet living would
REMEMBER THIS CALL:
~D-a-n, Dan, Dan Butterfeld, Butter
field, Dusty, Dusty, do-o-boys; come and
get your quinine pills, boys" Well,
you are giving and taking leaden pills
in there. The First Brigade was sent
to help Ward. They were the 18th and
22d Mass, 11Sth Pa. and 1st Mich, also
the Second Brigade, composed of the
9th and 32d Mass, 4th Mich. and 62d
Pa Now they charge back and forth.
Gen. McLaws sends to Hoods assistance
Kershaw's and Semmes's Brigades, while
here comes Tilton's and Sweitzer's Bri-
gades, First Division, Fifth Corps, who
swing to the left and give them the
bayonet. Gen. McLaws now advances
his two last brigades (Barksdale's and
Woford's), and Ward is compelled to
fall back, but stubbornly, and fighting
hard, and when all seemed lost Cald-
wells First Division of the Second
Corps reach the scene of action, and the
brigades of Cross, Kelly, Zook and
Brooks gallantly charge the advancing
brigades of Kershaw and Semmes, and
they in turn are swept from the Wheat
field. Hill now moves forward. Will
cox, Perry and Wright's Brigades, of
.Anderson's Division, against Hum
phreys's Division, along the Emmitsburg
road. Barksdale's Brigade quickly
swept the Union forces from their path
way, and advanced rapidly toward
Cemetery Ridge. 1t is now near 5 p. m.
What is keeping the Second and Third
Divisions of our corps? We can hear
the brave Third Brigade falling back,
contesting every inch of ground. We
can see the right of the 10th Mich. as
they load and fire. They are doing
noble work and fighting hard.
Now the Texans swing to the left and
enter the Devils Den from the south.
They have no regular line, but come
right on, and are running north to get
in the rear of the Third Corps. Just at
this time the Second Division of our
Corps arrives. The First and Second
Brigades are sent to assist the Third
Corps. They come from the east. The
Third Brigade is turned to the left and
fills the gap that leads out of the Devils
Den, and now they meet Robertson's
Texans and give them the bayonet; and
here comes the 10th n. Y, and amongst
them what is left of the gallant 9th n.
7. DURYEA'S Zouaves), on the right,
the 91st and 155th Pa. on the left, and
the 140th \. Y. come up the hill in rear
of our battery, company front, arms at
trail in the left hand, fixing bayonets as
they come. Many are bareheaded, and,
with the gallant Col. O'Rourke at
their head, they turn first to the left and
then to the right, down the hill they go.
Oh! 1T Is GRAND SIGHT
And now they are in the Devils Den.
They don't stop to reform, but jump
across the ditch. They are in and at
the Texans The Third Brigade, Sec
ond Division, now give them the bayonet,
and, punching each other with the butts
of their muskets and even their fists, they
sway back and forth, and look like a
lot of men playing a modern game of
football. When the rebels entered the
Devils Den from the south and started
north, they were between the ditch and
fence | previously mentioned. Soon we
had orders:
HAND TO TIE FRONT"
SNOW, boys give them canister and
we did everlastingly give it to them.
They were finally driven south and out
of the Devils Den, leaving many, many
dead asll wounded Weeds Brigade,
comprising the 140th and 146th n. Y,
915a1d l55th Pa, had been sent to the
leftto~ti.e support Of the Third Brigade,
First Division, Fifth Corps, forming on
the right Of the 18th Mich; and right
here was the most desperate and hardest
fighting ever saw, and have seen some
hard fighting.
At this time six rebel brigades ad-
vanced on Sickles's left, and everything
gave. way under this heavy pressure of
numbers; but at this critical time
Ayers Division, Of the Fifth Corps,
reaches the front, and Days and Bur
banks's Regulars take position along
the east front Of the Wheatfeld and
move to the south These two brigades
attempt to stay the retreat, but are
soon outfanked and receive a terrible
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