Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-SUNDAY. JUNE 49, 1897

/ and. hurrying back. drew out the largest
regiment 0he Eleventh. and ordered
| Colonel Risquc Hutter TO so to the relief
| OF General Ransom.
\ LATE REPORT.
received his report at Barnum's Ho-
| tel. in the city OF Baltimore. about the
last OF April. 1866. as he was returning
! home from Johnson's Island, and, need
less TO say, 1t was highly satisfactory.
/ sam. Garland'S old boys had added an
| other wreath to their well-barned laurels
| on the bloody field. Still the sklrmishers
| IN front were having the liveliest kind
| OF a time with the enemy's dismounted
cavalry; but that was mere pastime,
compared with the volleyed thunder In
our rear. in the direction of which ali
| eyes and ears were turned with ominous
solicltude. 1t seemed but a minute,
| though II may have been twenty, after
the Eleventh was gone, that Charley
! Pickett galloped up with an order from
| the General TO come TO him with the
rest Of the brigade; except one regiment,
which was TO stay until General Corse
could relieve It by extending his line,
! leaving the right regiment-the Third
/ behind, with the First, Seventh, and
! Twenty-fourth. l FASTENED TO obey the
order, moving down tho Ford road at
right angles 10 my original position.
Having gone about 200 yards met Gene
raj Pickett, who was anxiously looking
for me. Colonel" said he q give his
words verbatim). "the enemy are in
our rear in heavy force, and If we don't
drive them out we are gone up File
off TO the left, and as soon as you are
in line move straight forward right at
'em." Every one Of that devoted band,
men and officers, knew perfectly well
that the General was making last
desperate effort to save the day, and /,
whose proud privilege it was 10 COM
mand them, bear witness that their con
duct and bearing at this fearful crisis
were worthy Of the men who had won
immortal renOwn on Cemetery Ridge
Pursuant TO the order. the First and
Seventh had moved as directed, when
there came a wild cheer from the
enemy on our right, and, looking, we
saw our people running back in dis
order. General Pickett looked ct me
and reading what was in his mind before
he could speak, / instantly faced the
Twenty-fourth 10 the front and pushed IT
forWard-the General leading tin the
hope Of arresting the fight Of our men
and OF checking the cnCmy's pursuit.
This We succeeded in doing. Most Of the
fuCtives promptly rallied, and joining in
the charge together. we drove the enemy
back and regained possession OF tho
breastworks just whore it ended And
now the utter hopelessuess Of further ef-
fort TO hold on was plainly evident.
Across a field TO our left a dense mass
of infantry (Crawford's Division. as
General Warren afterwards told me-.
with their guns at "the rght-shoulder
Chi ett.ff IN.
1t was a part Of this formidable column
with which the First and Seventh, ami
mated by the spirit and example Of the
brilliant and brave young colonel, Con-
way Flowerfee. Wagld "a contest which
has few parallels i'm the annals Of war
fare. The historian, Swinton, has de-
scribed the situation Of affairs at this
juncture with the accuracy of an eye
witness.
HELD IN \ VICE.
1.-THE Confederates were now completely
entrapped. Held i'm q vice by The cavalry
which envelOped their whole front and
right, stung them with a wiling fire. and
charged them at the signal OF the mus
kerry Of the infantry, they now found a
line Of battle sweeping down upon their
rear. Thus placed. they did all that men
may do. Forming front both north and |
south. they met with a desperate vaior |
this double onset" 1t was sheer reck- |
lessness to stay moment longer i'm that !
place, and telling US TO get out the best
way we could, General Pickett rode slow |
ly to the rear. As / was following The |
horse 7 was on ca present from one o. |
the Eleventh men. who had captured ii in |
the previous DAYS hghO sank under me |
with a bullet through it's head, ana |
gave myself up for lost, but some |
how / managed. encountered as |
was with a heavy cape /
and high-toppod boots 10 keep pace /
with the rest and get out on the road |
few PAGES from the two guns at the |
Forks. Here l was joined by a cOnsidc-
rable body Of men and officers among |
the latter Major Norton. of the FirsJ |
belonging to the several brigades. and al
though it was a sauve qui peut there
was not symptom Of panic amone
them. Shey insisted on making stand |
there CLets die here" ] remember hear
ing many eEclaim, taking the words
from a gallant captain In one OF the !
regiments OF RansOms North Carolina |
but I told them It was folly
to attempt it, and pointing to stout, old
COrse who still kept his organization
intact, ordered them to rally on him.
Just then the enemy opened on us at
short range, killing Lieutenant Early,
Of the artillery, who had made up his
mind to die by his guns woundns seve-
raj of our number, and scattering the |
rest.
ENDED IT.
This practically ended our part. as a
distinct body, in the battle. The rest
Is briefly told. IN the face of the enemy,
advancing and firing on them at the dis
lance OF twenty yards with an unknown
1nd thclSly wooded country behind them.
and the night so dark they could not tell
ricnd from foe dozen steps off. the lit