Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-26


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agents for the United States.
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aut "l"hS 'he irohl' 1t was ohl9 d uNcl-
ION 10 prevent US rom sohlS 10 the sup
Iort OF zen Siocum' over BACK OF us IN
uli ; mn Nhere soon pesan ana con-
uh"'H murH OF the .ioreilouh oht " wv
iloSt leiilhc encounters ol 'oS o'''e' We
near" VIZ" io'. anu 'he 'ho"t'' "a" '"o
great cIoudS OF smoke ron aooEc 'ne 'Ic1S
ana IoT hours expected an cru'r 10 lac'
"nV". anu HdSteh 10 'he sceht, ou' mp
pllS 'h'S proven unnecessary. ny" SHc,o
was Il Iohs luil' ouriis whlch 'hc nlI"S
sang as S"eetIE IN lHe trees as tlouEu
the dlr Wer" not hEdNE VIII SteHch anu
as 'houSf TWO stedt "rnhieS peHtath ."e'i
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sa,hertu ana ouiieu' me Sisnt wa ,ol
Caiculateu ~ ihsi"'e courase VI anirl..Vh
LOT 'Hlit"tS E'Ol1' pu' 1t was po,"e VIII
out a Sh"u"e' 0eoa"9c 'io'ueu 'o"io
IelcI'
our lron' was l"IeSltu ny haIpSH'ol.I
'"'th. Many Ho"cN", Wele ~ lnIH.S
ih"t tney ctUPt OF cIaWleu o d Spl"!S II
rear OF Tue rourleeh'H 10 rePIehIsH mn
'dhIce'iS anu some men u, o'"el I'm
m"ilu9 were Plcheu OH III uoinE IL Inn
'Nme an pruer LOT zen men NOin ed'u
COMPANY 10 S"thei SOM icHCe am .ntI
were stre"n IN our 'front.' ana pace thS"i
III l'nt 'lons the verge VI me 10" Pc
teau 90 Earus III advance II tooh eNti%2r-
"inar! co"l"se 70 petlol" ~ -
a moment hopody moved men oeIsVaHt
Heor9e r. ocott oi COMPANY " VINO Aau
ielt NlIlla'ils ooliese 10 eHlI9' ana "No
rs now a C~onsregauona clergEmah AZ AZ
hIhSoh DePot, y. H. spIahs ~ niS 49,
ana SAID come on poyS' II 60 VINO
VIII 20 WIN me lhere was d qulch re-
Spouse from an the companies the worn
was rdploiy ana wei. uohe' uhuel d co"-
St'ht Hrr ol Sh"r'Shoot"S' anu ior "
"oiu'f an ,ne h'eh' 80 I"' as N"oW'
returned uhharmeu' w." were then az
lo"eu 10 ne quiet untiI 'he niIu"'e y .nc
aIlel hoo", "ncdi"Hilc O"l IN, "t" ~
confederate me opposite were oe'hs COLI
stantly strensthehed 49,.
Az a quarter past th'ee o CLOCK d shot
from the tohteoerate "rtillef! west OF me
feach orcharo was tit signal ior opening
IRE along the llHe ioi ihoIt 'HM d hille
III our 'front.' one huhuIeu ana tI'tN-
.eleht cannon on the oohleueFate sac anu
ninety on our Sldc' aIohS lhe crest Oh the
TiuSe JUST pAch OF US opened thelr pIHnGl
thfot,s ana shook inc Sold eaHth. me
roar was tcrrlllc' II was ul9uurtly hedVu
~ mics IL was never cqdalied before
or since Inc AR was hlleu with screech-
ing MISSILES the SMOKE was dense ana the
frequent explosion OF ca'Ssohs auaed VOL
'allc Jury 10 the mucous sothe' horses
reared ana plunged ana fcIl. Inc pam
IN icag or the batteries was swept or every
NcStEe or me bat'cry aller oat'ery WAS
dlsap!eu ana replaced ELEVEN calSSohs
We're exploded between IelslerS Grove
ana Little round Top ana IN the Stouthern
half of that distance the hVe batteries or
cushing, Woodrun Brown, Rorty ana
Hazard, lost 200 horses and more than haIf
their men. Tho shells exploded over us
so fast that we couid not count them.
since then II mas bc.n computed by ar
tillery officers that the iischarges OF the
guns and the bursting OF the shells must
have made ten loud explosions every Sec
ond. ABOUT ten rect behlnd us a broad
and shallow trench was dug by the plung-
ing impact. After the battle the peaceful
farmers gatheS'ed along the lett centre
more than IL tons OF iron hail,
After this artillery duel had continued
an hour and a quarter. Gen. Hunt, the
:. chief Of artillery, ordered the Union bat
teries to cease hrlng ana to cool their
guns and replenish ammunition. The Con-
ifcderates Kept up thelr fre, and suppos-
Ing that they had destroyed the Union
artillery, puShed thelr guns 1urthSr 10
the front and started their infantry on
the most famous assault of modern times.
Longstreet's splendid corps of 1900 men,
i. Of which Picketts division formed the
, entire, moved forward ut a quick pace
and Ia battles magniHcently stern ar
ray" Not one of us who saw ii can ever
forget tho beauty Of the spectacle. The
line was nearly perfect. The men moved
as if by one impulse. Their OuCnishcd
arms glistenad in the sun. The hattie
3, flags and the sabres of officers waved in
l front. Almost AZ soon rs they came in
! SIGHT solid shot and shells from our bat
terlcs on Little Round Top tore great
!, gaps in the line. We have since learned
that one shell killed and wounded ter
, men and that hundreds of otheS's took
, fatal effect. Then a voice rang ont from
the batteries Immediately in our rear
"No. /, fire! No. ., fire No. 8, fire" and
then there was a blaze ana a roar the en-
: tire length of this now so peaceful ridge
Nearer and nearer pressed the gray le
gion, but when the Emmittsburg ROAD
, was reached, Pickett saw that his divis,
. ion was further to the right than he hat
> Intended and ordered it 10 move to tn,