The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-04

fully three-fourths of a mile away, loom
ed up Cemetery ridge. for two miles. its
nights capped with cannon and behind
them the whole Army of the Potomac
waiting for our little band. Davis bri-
gade, with it's impetuous rush. soon
caught up with the two brigades of Heth's
division which had preceded il; and then
the three pushing forward together,
caugh I'D with Picketts division, making
one line of the two divisions. which, inst
through shot and she'll then grape and
canister, then a hail of bullets from the
musketry, marched over the plain, sur
mounted every obstacle and reached the
eneny's position, the strength of which
was all he could desire. From the crest
upon which he was entrenched the hill
sloped gradually, forming a natural glacis
and the configuration Of the ground was
such that when the left of our line APP
preached his works. il must come within
the arc of a circle, from which an
oblique and enhlade fire could be, and
was concentrated upon It, On the right
Picketts division, Archer's and part OF
PettigreWs brigade had penetrated the
work, and so would all of it have done,
but in the advance the pressure had been
from right to left, and when the line
reached the ridge, it was slightly oblique;
consequently, the left of Heth's division
was tIA-own back somewhat. When not
far from the stone fence behind which
the epemy's infantry was entrenched,
Davis brigade, reduced to line OF skirm-
ishers, broke"
The breaking of this brigade was eX-
planned by the speaker to be due TO the
heavy losses which il had suffered in the
first days fighting. the manner in which
II was crowded together at the extreme
left of the lire, without support of any
kind, and exposed to flank, direct and
obque fire. A description by Northern
writer of the splendid charge of the South
crn troops across three-quarters of mile
of open ground and the terrible effect up
on it of the fire of the artillery from
along the entire front of two miles of the
enemys position, was given. Although
portion of the Confederate forces reached
the enemys works and affected a tenn
porary Judgment, the terrible fire poured
upon them was too great to be withstood
and the broken and shattered ranks retired
across the ground over which they had
charged, leaving more than half their
number behind them.
The strength of the force making this
charge, Maj. Young said, was generally
estimated by writer's at from 500 to 1900
men. lie presented figures to show that
the charge was actually made by less
than 5000 men. The troops actually en-
gagged consisted of Pickett's division of
400 to 5000 men and three brigades OF
Heth's division, not exceeding 1900 men.
Maj. Eoung's tribute TO the brave con-
duct of the North CarolinGans, on this and
other battlefelds, was greeted with hearty
applause by the audience.
Some pleasing incidents of the occa sion
were the presence of Maj George p. Col
Inns of Hilsboro N. c., whose services
as quartermas of the brigade, were al
luded to by Maj. Young, and of Mrs. w.
B. Shepard, the wife of the boy aide on
Gen. Pettigrew's staff, who with Mai
Young, were the only members of the
staff remaining after the charge, Mai
Collins was accompanied by Mrs Collins.
Maj. Young also alluded to his groom dur
ing the war, James r. Norwood, of whom
he spoke his friend end faithful serv-
ant for forty years" Norwood was pres
ent and assisted in serving the refresh
ments which had been provided by the
ladies'
Maj. Young was greeted with frequent
applause throughout, and at his close
there was prolonged applause. vote
of thanks was Immediately rendered him.
coupled with a request for a copy of the
address sor publication In the annual vol
ume of the association. A desire was ex-
pressed for the immediate publication of
the address, and it was announced that
1t would be included in the volume which
viii be published for distribution at
the approaching annual memorial
day. At the conclusion of the adj
dress an intermission was taken, during
which refreshments were served to the
guests and members of the camp.