Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-22
/ MEMORY OF GETTYSBURG

IA most path1ti a. well a. one Of the
most heroic incidents Of the war Of the
rebellion occurrib on the first day Of the
battle of Gettysburg said Judge Thomas
J. Mackey Of South Carolina, . few even
ir g. ago.
that points whel the federais held vantage
ground. h4t We drawn Into the battle by
question Of hoes This last point may
seem stra4ge. Eft 1t is. nevertheless. true.
Pettigrew1 Nd th Carolina division wds
bare-foote4. and; got permission to go into
the town II Gettysburg to get supply Of
shoes fro6 the eteres. The soldiers there
met feSeral Rrce and became engaged
hotly. Eakh IL reinforced heavily, and
the battle ended with q decided advantage
on the he part q he confederates, who held
las Gen. John B. Gordon's brigade was
advancing. during the heat Of battle. he
saw federal general lying wounded and
apparently dying right in the path. He
dismoumted. and. raising the head Of the
wounded ofhcer. which lay in q hollow.
placed . knspsaok beneath 1t. He then
gave him soma water and whisky to revive
him, at the same time expressing deep
sympathy with him. He inquired who he
Yves. and was answered.:
York
What can DO Tor you, gener0lF
asked Gen. Gordon. Have you any last
wish to fntrust to me?
Please take package OF letters from
the breast pocket Of my coat. said Bar
low. in a weakened voice. r--s
Gen. Gordon did SO.
Now said Barlow, I beg Of you to
read one to meteor they are from my wife,
and wish herswords to be the last shall
While the shot and shell were blowing
up the ground Gen. Gordon read aloud the
letter OF a noble, patriotic woman to her
dying husband. When he had finished
reading 1t. Gen. Barlow requested him to
tear up all the letters, as he did not wish
them to be profaned by the eyes Of
Gen. Gordon babe him. goodbye and
hurried forward to overtake his command.
He then sent a; flag Of truce by messenger
to Gen. Meade. at his headquarters. The
messenger was informed where Mrs. Bar
low might be found. On receiving Gen.
Gordon's note she FASTENED to her husband
on the field of battle under fire. She found
him, and. under her careful nursing, he
recovered his health and strength.
Gen. Gordon and the brave officer whom
he succored on the field Of Gettysburg met
again about fifteen years after the date of
the incident L have related. Gordon was
then United States senator from Georgia
ana Barlow was attorney general of the
state of New York. At a dinner given by
Mr.. Potter, a representative in Congress
duced to Gordon as Gen. Barlow of New
York city.
Gordon scanned him closely and OBJ
served: ,-..ts
Was Gen.. Barlow, the brave soldier of
the Urion army, who was killed at Gettys-
burg. related to you, sir?
Though not with literal fidelity to his
toric truth. yes, sir; very closely related
was the prompt reply. I am the Gen. Bar
low who was killed at Gettysburg, and
recognize In you the Gen. Gordon whose
soldiers killed me-
Upon that announcement they gave each
other such cordial proofs of mutual esteem
as served to Illustrate that no hands clasp
so warmly, at least among Americans. as
these that ha~e sheathed the sword. after
having drawn it in battle.
This incidept serves to emblazon the
truth of Gen. ,Lamars utterance in his
speech upon the death of Senator Charles
Sumner, delivered in the House Of Repre-
sentatives. when he said: Americans, know
one another and you will love one an
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