The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-11-06

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paign by reason of severe wounds re-
ceived at Charlottesville, May 8.
This copy was obtained at Cooper
Union on recent visit to New York,
and will be Of special interest to the
surviving soldiers engaged, and to the
friends Of those who have fought their
last battle, and are now resting in
the shades of the trees" F"
Thanking you for your offer to pub
lish the same in your Sunday edition,
I am JOSEPH N. BROWN.
Anderson, October 2l, 1895.
GEN. PERKINS, REPORT.
Gen. Abner Perrin's report of the
battle of Gettysburg, July l, 1868:
Headquarters McGowan's Brigade.
August l3, 1863.
Sir: /: This brigade, consisting Of
the following named regiments, to-wit:
The 1st, provisional Army,) 18th,
18th, 18th and 1st, (Riaes.) the 1st
under command of Major c. W. Nc
Creary, the 18th under Col. John L.
Miller, the 18th, Lieut.. Col. B. T.
Brookman, the 18th, Lieut.. Col. Joseph
N. Brown, and the Rifles, Capt. Will
liam NJ. Hadden, being part of Ma
jor Gen. Pender's light division of
the Army of Northern Virginia, in the
late campaign across the Potomac, and
was from June 5 until the present
time under my immediate command.
About 8 clock on the morning of
July II I received orders to get under
arms, and the brigade, except. Capt.
Hadden, who was left with the Rifles
to guard the wagon train, commenced
the march on the turnpike leading to
Gettysburg at the head of the division,
and just in rear Of the division of
Major Gen. Heth.
The march was continued to within
three miles of Gettysburg, when I was
ordered to file down road, from line
of battle, leaving sufficient room be-
tween my left and the Gettysburg
road for Gen. Scales's brigade, and to
throw out skirmishers to cover my
right flank.
SkirmishiDg between the advanced
infantry of Gen. Heth's division and
that Of the enemy as well as heavy
artillery firing had already commenced
in our front. I was soon notified that
Gen. Heth would advance, and that I
would make a corresponding move
ment forward, preserving my align
ment with Gen. Scales on my left.
We moved through an open field about
a mile, where we halted in rear, and
in supporting distance Of Gen. Heth's
division, which had now become
closely engaged with the enemy in our
front. Here Brig. Gen. Lanes bri-
gade took position on my right to pro-
tect our flank from the enemy's cav
airy and some infantry. reported by
Capt. W. T. Haskell in that direction.
We remained in this position until
about 8 clock, and were again order
ed forward, and again advanced proba-
bly, half q mile, when we came close
upon Gen. Heth's division pressing
the enemy within a short distance in
front Of us.
I remained in this position probably
until after 4 o'clock when I was Or
dered by Gen. Pender to advance and
to rass Gen. Heth's division, should
I come up with it at halt, and to
engage the enemy as circumstances
might warrant. I soon came up with
and passed Gen. Pettigrew's brigade,
the men of which seemed much ex-
hausted by several hours hard fight
ing. Here I availed myself of
ravine, which sheltered us from the
enemy's artillery, to reform my line,
and instructed regimental commanders
when the advance was resumed not to
allow a gun to be fired at the enemy
until they received orders to do so.
We now moved forward, preserving
an alignment with Gen. Scales, and as
soon as the brigade commenced ascend
ing the hill in front we were met by
furious storm of musketry and shells
from the enemy's batteries to left of
the road near Gettysburg; but the
Instructions I had given were scrupu-
lousy observed not gun was fred.
The brigade received the enemy's fire
without faltering; rushed up the hill
at charge, driving the enemy with
out difficulty to their last position at
Gettysburg.
We continued the charge without
opposition, excepting from artillery,
which maintained constant and most
CALLING fire upon US until We got
within two hundred yards of their last
position, about the theological college.
Some lines of infantry had shown
themselves across the field, but dis
appeared as we got within range of
them. While crossing the last fence,
about two hundred yards from a grove
near the college, the brigade received
the most destructive fire of musketry
I have ever been exposed to. We
continued to press forward, however,
without firing until we reached the
edge Of the grove. Here the 18th
regiment was staggered for moment
by the severity and destructiveness of
the enemy's musketry. It looked to
us as though this regiment was en-
tirely destroyed.
here found myself without support
either on the right or left. Gen.
Scales's brigade had halted to return
the enemy's fire, near the fence about
two hundred yards distance from the
enemy. Gen. Lane did not move on
my right at all, and was not at this
time in sight of me. This gave the
enemy an enflanding fire on the l4th.
This regiment under the lead of Lieut..
Col. Brown and Major E. Croft most
gallantly stood it's ground.
I now directed the 1st regiment, un-
der Major McCreary. to oblique to the
right to avoid a breastwork Of rails
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