The National tribune., 1900-03-22

you are Who among the orderlies would
you recommend to follow the General him
self"
/ said: Il know all are good men. but
William Waters will go as far as any man
at these Headquarters without any forcing;
he never grumbles."
e How about your other men?"
AS good as any, if not superior to many,
in the Army OF the Potomac"
TO what regiments do they belong?"
THE I'd Cav, 5th Cav, Mcclellan ORA
goons, and 9Th Pa. Cav"
How long will it take you to get in line in
rear of this tent?"
j told him 10 minutes.
Try it," he said.
called Ingalls,, saw us whip into line at a
Gallop ahead Of time he took off his hat to
us.
We started for Chambersburg (it was the
latter part of June), where some houses
were burning, kept on some distance, and
then suddenly got the news of Reynolds's
death and that the body was coming up the
road in an ambulance. We turned into a
ne!d and the ambulance was turned into the
neld also on Its arrival. Gems. Meade and
Butterfield viewed the body, and were
seemingly much affected.
After the ambulance and escort left, an
order was issued 10 find Gen. Hancock
Hewas found, and instructions given him
from Meade. No one knew what they
were, beyond what we read in q paper on
July 5, in Frederick. Whatever they were,
he started TO the 'front.' the HeadaIarters
following. We got in sight Of the fighting.
TO the leit, as we rode towards the Cemetery
gate.
On the left Of the road, before reaching the
Cemetery was a small farmhouse, which
was picked out for Headquarters. Some
Of the staff, AdJt-Gen. Williams, Capt.
Payne, and others. stopped at the now
headquarters, and Meade and Butterfield,
with the remainder, rode into the town,
where wo saw some of the wounded, mostly
men of the old Iron Brigade We returned
TO the farmhouse, and on passing BY Gene
terry gate noticed Battery B, 18th U. S. Art.
Stewart looked as though he was still in the
rngIfun OF dust. black with powder-and
Mitchell no better.
Wegot to toHeadquarters, just little way
from Cemetery gate, and were ordered TO
keep IN readiness 10 mount at q moment s
notice. Nothing happened during the
night, however. In the morning Meade
rode along the front. On his return War
pointing to Little Round Top:
Gen. Meade, may ! use your name In
order 10 get sufficient force up there TO
hold that point? I've just come from
there"
Warren was bleeding considerably from
siLo mn, anu NOl. iIthlfLSDn remarked.
lien. Warren, you are wounded" But
warren paid no particular attention, and
with Meade's assent 10 his request dashed
away again. Battery ID (Griffin's) was the
nTst artillery gotten on top Of Little
Round Top, and every one who was there
Knows how IL acted that day.
In the afternoon every gun on the Con
federate side opened on our left center and
right center, and round shot and shell filled
ti;e ar There were a few batteries on the
ridge over the General Headquarters thai
mao 70 be replaced: and great many men
some time. The Staff and Orderlies wer1
Kept busy from right 10 left, but no other
of1cer was so busy as Warren he heinz
Typographical Engineer at Headquarters.
From right TO left. night and day, he was
on the go, with his Orderly, Dennis Ward,
sticking close.
Suddenly the pack-mues and cooks of
the Eleventh Corps came down the pike,
making great noise, alarming the staff
inside the farmhouse. Gen. Meade came
out, and when he saw the crescent badge of
the Eleventh Corps on hats and caps, said
TO me:
Find Gen. Patrick, give him my compli
ments, and tell him to have this stopped"
found Gen. Patrick, mounted on Snow.
ball, black horse with one foot white
be wheeled and cried to the Provost-Guard
pIoioW MN. AS they got on the pike the
tslcIli fLShtu-
captain, are your men loaded?-Follow
me, then"
The cooks were still on the advance
One big fellow exclaimed:
"Fo' de Lawd's sake. ef dah ain Gin'ral
Patrick er-comin'"
Every mule was turned from the direction
In which Patrick and the guard were com
ing and went back. Many straggler had
occasion TO remember Gen. Patrick
The pickets fired all night, so We were
Kept on the move, in rear of the Second
Third and Fifth Corps The wounded
were suffering and moaning dreadfuily
and remember it as distressing night.
Ihe morning of the Sd came on very