Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-09


demanded our surrender. My men oio 10y
have time TO reload their caro'nes. out
were using them as clubs TO ward Oh Tue
sabre thrusts.
This stare OF affairs could not last long.
though both sides seemed determined ID
fight IL out to the death, when suddenly
General Wade Hampton came up ike tne
wbirlwinG. | hailed him as our denverer'
bgf inst as he came to where 1 was d
shell struck his horse. and ehplodihs'
eeverely wounded him. The General was
carried bleeding from the field. Next the
Gashing Young. leading the COBB Legion
rushed upon the scene, very thunuei-
bolt of war At this charge Clusters peo-
pie broke and were swept back TOT CON
siderable distance, when they. In turh'
were reinforced by another regiment from
GreSg's division. Being now rescued aha
relieved 1 hastily reformed my men ana
again advanced on the right OF the Coon
Legion. who are now engaged IN manu-
to-hand sabre fight. We fastened 10 aiu
those who had Just saved US by their
charge. forming on their right and hlilnS
the space between them and ChamDllss >
left. Gregg at once hurled other Iresh
regiments ~ On tie risht Of Custer men
These were M turn met ana checheu
by the JEFF DAVIS Legion, assisted on ineii
left by the North Carolina Cavalry, which
charsed In gallant style. Still other fede-
raj regiments came laundering IN on our
left extendiEc the line of battle stlll
further In that direction. 1t was now
Fitz Lees opportunity. The brigade came
up with the sabre, each regiment charging
in succession, meeting the enemy midway
between the woods on our lett ana MS
battery and checking any further move
ment on the extreme left. Our batteries
by this time had taken position and were
firing rapidly. The enemy also had opened
batteries from several points. Every
available man that stuart had on this
flank was IN 10 TO the hij' while pialrY
in view was an entire brigace Of Gregg
troops unengaged, held in hand Tor pru-
Dental reasons
The fighting now became furious.
Charge after charge was here gwen ana
received. Each party reformed only 10
charge again. Prisoners were taken anu
retaken i'm a very few moments, as the
surging men Of either side would crash
through the line, only ia be decimal
and hurled back. The fighting became
hand-tO-hand blow for blow, cut tor cut
and oath for oath. IT seemed as If the
very furies from the Internal regions were
turned loose on each other. For some
time this fighting continued along our
entire alIe NIA unGsuai luly. Inc artll-
lert u .o h sides were at close range,
handled with energy, and were terribly
destructive. The entire plain was thickly
strevn with wounded and dead men and
horses. Gradually, as if satiated, the
lines drifted apart, the mounted resl-
ments being replaced by dismouhteu
sharpshooters The skirmishers OF poth
sides. together with the artillery, took
new positions and continued the nght.
soon. however, the fearful roar or battle
on our right had almost ceased. In an
other hour the fighting on our line had
died out. Our artillery had suffered Sc
verely. and the upturned face OF many a
brave caValryman was stretched upon
the field amid the general wreck by
sunset all was again calm. The men oil
both sides could be easily seen caring 1or
their unfortunate and disabled comrades
and getting them to places or safety.
| The bloody and decisive battle OF Gettys-
| burg had been fought to the bitter end,
and repulse had been stamped upon the
torn banners of the Confederacy. bu'
still. from right to left, at sunset we
held the lines of our own selection OF the
morning. with that grim and deadly de-
termination which made it dangerous foI
the foe to intrude upon Us. We on the
left flank then held a line considerably
I'm advance Of our position in the morn
ing. where the principal fighting began
and this line was picketed that night by
the First Virginia Cavalry. and held by
my regiment until Withdrawn early OF
the morning Of the 4th TO cover the
column Of our army then retreating II
the direction Of Cashtown.