The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-04

total, in both brigades, JOB; making
the total losses of the three brigades of
Getty's Division 1885.
Sometime during the night / received
an order, which, according to my recol-
lection, read like this: aThe whole army
will attack the enemy at daylight" To
me, personally, the order came like a
death-warrant. IF the struggle of the
day before was to repeated, it evidently
meant death to many of us. Ifelt as /
never felt at any other time. The pre-
monition of death was upon me, and /
could not throw it of. I gave my pocket
book to a servant and my watch to
another man, with directions to each as
to their disposition, and also gave direc-
tiens for the disposition of my horses.
At the appointed hour, Gen. Getty's
brigades were in position awaiting the
attack Affairs had changed during the
night. Burnside had arrived, and some
of bis command was in the line. The
left of Warren's Fifth Corps had been
reformed, and extended almost to the
Plank road, and connected with the
right Of Hancock's Second Corps. Two
lines of the Second Corps were in our
frOnt.ssz
At the command, all the lines moved
steadily forward. We passed over the
scenes of yesterdays conflict, but the
enemy was not there. As we advanced.
two lines from Wadsworth's Division, on
our right, moved obliquely in to our
front, so that there were then four lines
of-battle in our front When the enemy
was met these lines drove all before them.
There was some sharp resistance, but
the lines moved forward and pressed
the enemy back. We of the rear line
didn't get shot or a sight at them, and
we were in no danger except from the
bullets and shells that came to the rear
and these were not many, as the most Of
them were stopped by the intervening
trees am not aware that Getty lost 8
single man in that advance, and The
advance was probably more than mile
and half, but the
ADVANCE WAS SUDDENLY CHECKED.
Longstreet had arrived with new line.
Of fresh troops, and there was severe
fighting in front Gen. Getty wa.
wounded and Gen. Wheaton succeeded
20 his command.
1t 50 happened that when the advances
was checked and the serious trouble ir
front commenced, my brigade had jus
taken possession Of two irregular lines O
feidworks, made of logs and decayins
timber, which the Confederates hat
thrown together for their use. We nee
essarily took possession of the wrong side
but improved what time we had in ad
justing them to our own use. Each maj
felt it incumbent upon himself to SCI
that his front was protected.
These works were situated On knoll
or swell of ground commanding SOM
distance In front and ON either side
The trees were larger and the fores
more open than where we had bee,
coming through. Altogether it was
position of advantage, and served on
purpose exceedingly well.
The tide of battle turned. The from
line was broken, and wounded and de
moraiized men came to the rear Sool
another line was broken, and in re
markably short time the four lines il
om front had entirely disappeared, an,
the cnemy's advancing lines came upol
US in great force. They were met by !;
terrible fire of musketry, broken, an.
sent back in confusion. They reformed
and with fresh troops returned to tn
attack, to be again slaughtered and SCI,
back. This was repeated, and each tim
the attack in our front was completed
met aud repulsed.
But at each advance the Confederate
gained substantial advantage on OF
right and left. Our line on either fan
was pressed back, so that the Vernon