The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-04-07


the regiment in which his companions were
placed, he was made colonel upon its reor-
Ranzation. This famous regiment. Sixth
Alabama) he made famous in short order.
At Seven Pines, its frs; serious engagement,
400 men out of GOO were killed and wounded.
Every horse ridden, into the charge was
killed, and every mounted officer save
Gordon slain. bullet went through his
pistol butt, his canteen and his coat, and it
was here that his soldiers said: "The bullet
was never moulded that could kill Gordon.
A. Sharpsburg Gen. Gordon Chen a
coloneD furnished the sublinest spectacle Of
endurance and courage that think IS fur
nished by the annals. Before the battle
Lee rode down the lines and expressed doubt !
as to Gordon's being able to hold his posi- |
ton, and conveyed to him an idea of the
Importance of his doing Gordon talking |
SO that his men could hear him. said: ''Gen.
Lee nv men are determined that they will
| stay here!'
Then the battle opened. Line after line
was thrown upon Gordon's front. But from
| the dauntless front they were thrown back
as often as they marched against it, The
slaughter was terrific. The ground was
| literally blue with the corpses of the enemy,
while only six men of the right wing of the
| regiment were left. But the line never
| wavered. The men had come to s'stay."
and dead or alive they were determined to
| ssstay.''
| Gordon was wounded early in the fight.
A minnie ball passed through the calf of
his leg, tearing the flesh in a most fearful
manner. The flow of blood was incessant
but he had time to stanch the wound
In about half an hour another ball plunged
| the leo ahon foo al
where the other had gone. The loss of
blood from these wounds weakened him,
but he still kept to his feet and gave his orders
calm and clea, to his men who were lying
on their faces. An hour later he was shot
again. the ball tearing through his left arm,
making hideous wound and cutting small
Il artery. This disabled his arm, and helped
drain his weakened SYSTEM but still, hag-
gard and bloody, he staggered up and down
4 the line encouraging his men. a fourth
6 ball entered his shoulder knocking him from
his feet. His men who his crimsoned
uniform and pale face go down thought Their
S heroic leader was killed. With sublime
. courage, however, he struggled to his feet,
and though he had hardly strength to stand
s waved his sword to his men to remain firm
g Some one ran to him hastily and said it wa
rumored up the line that he was dangerous,
wounded and that the men were wavering
Tell them am not hurt he said. An'
SO, through those dreadful hours O
slaughter with four unstanched wounds
drawing blood from his body, he stood de
termined to die with his men, and in de
Tense of the part that Lee had conhded
O his trust. Was knightlier courage eve
= shown on field or embalmed in letters? Wa
l., knightlier heroism ever displayed? All
20 great heart of gold! All, splendid gentle
men! All, lustrious and shining soul! o
>. that day didst thou win immortal glory
y even though all else of thy life were blotte
n out!
re- At length a fifth ball struck Gordon flu
/. in the face, and entering his cheek knocke
him senseless He fell and for tim
- his PROSTATE body was wrapped in til
lo smoke of battle.
ST CURIOUS STORY.
rs We hear from Gen. Gordon's lips
n story that in a metaphysical point, is excee'
ingly interesting. He says that when l
fell he was utterly incapable of MOVING
q He gradually began to think of his cond
al ton, and this is the half-dream and ha
IN soliloquy that he carried on: 81 have bee
n struck in the head with a six-pound sol
- shot. 1t has carried away my head. {
- the left side there is little piece of SKI
L. left. But the brain is gone entirely. Their
I'd fore, am dead. And yet I am thinkin
Id How can a think with his head sh
off. I may have consciousness while dea
:, but no motion. If can lift my leg, tn
1 am alive. will try thar. Can II We
gu there it is, lifted up! I'm all right!'
IN The general says that every stage of tt
e. soliloquy is indelibly stamped on his min
H. and that in his exhausted stage the reaso
ing was carried as logically ever m
reasoned at his desk. Doubt succeeded
- gument and argumen displaced though ju
is as logically could be He says he w
at never forget with what anxiety he made Il
H. test of lifting his leg-with what agony
waited to see whether or not it would mo
. in response to his effort, and how he he
~ tated before trying it for fear it might f
ice and that his death he thereby demonstrate
Ore BRILLIANT AND MAsTERLY MANEUvi
to From the I'd of May. 1864, Carbon w
.h engaged in almost intessant fighting all sui
,it mer and made himself famous throughout
lily army On the 5th of May he executes
OF maneuver new in the practice of war, sta
W., ling in its audacity and inspiration in
ia suddenness. Gordon was on the left of
'ud army on the Fredericksburg road He '
ose commanding Lawtons old brigade, havi
l /, . S1or> S1,,,rn Ra