The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-06

in front of Pettigrew was occupied by
Federal troops, and about 100 yards from
the works OF stone wall also occupied
by the Federals. Thus compelling Pet
tgrew's and Trimble's men to advance
in the open field much greater dis
lance, to drive the enemy from the En-
mettsburg road before reaching the
stone wall on small steep slope, which
was the heighth of mans chin, and
eighty yards further than the WALL
about three feet high in Pickett's front,
subjecting them to the fearful artillery
and infantry fire of the enemy for at
least $40 yards further in open field than
Picketts.
They, however, accomplished this, and
some men of Archer's, Pettigrew's,
Scales and the left of Garnetts and
Armisteads brigades went over the
works in the angle where Armistead
was wounded, while Davis, Lanes and
Pettigrews, with Archer's and Petit
crews charged to the wall in their front,
driving the enemy from behind it, and
the cannoneers from their guns, only
falling back when fianked by the enemy
on both TANKS. Brackenborough's bril-
gade having failed to come up on the
left, and Pickett's division to hold their
position on the right.
Maj. J. A. Englehard, adjutant gener-
al of Gen Pender's division, says
1.-The point at which the troops with
me struck the enemy's works projected
farthest to the front l recollect well,
my horse having been shot, 1 leaned
my elbow upon one of the guns of the
enemy to rest. and watched with pain
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for on their success meant the terable
ness of our position. Surrounding me
were soldiers of Trimble's, of Petit
crews and OF Picketts division. and it
required all the resources at my COM
mand to prevent their following en-
masse the retreating enemy, aud some
did go so far that when we were COM
PEELED to withdraw they Were unable to
reach our lines. the enemy closing in
from the right and left. We remained
in quiet and undisputed possession of
the enemy's work, the men, flushed with
victory, eager to press forward
Col. S. g. Shepard of Seventh Tennes-
see regiment, commanding Archer's
Brigade, says:
First Tennessee on the right, on it's
left the Thirteenth Alabama, the Four
teenth and Seventh Tennessee and the
Fifth Alabama battalion. The space of
few hundred yards between Archer's
brigade and Pitckett's division was fill
ed as we advanced and by the time we
had gone little over half way, by
Pickett's bearing to the left. The COM
mand was then passed down the line
by the officers, guide right The enc
my held their fire until we were in
range, and opened upon US terrible and
we'll directed fire. Within $50 to 200
yards of his works. we came to a lane
enclosed by two stout post and plank
fences. This was very great obstruc
tion but the men rushed over as fast
as they could and advanced directly up
on the enemy's works, the first line of
which was composed of rough fences.
The enemy abandoned this, but just in
the rear was massed heavy force. BY
the time we had reached this
work, our lines all along, as far as
i could see. had become very
much weakened; indeed, the line, right
and left as far as | could observe, seemed
to melt away until there was but little
left. Those who remained at the works
saw that it was a hopeless case and fell
back
"Archer's brigade remained at the
works fighting, as long as any other
troops either on the right or left, SO far
as | could observe.
Every flag of the brigade, excepting
one. was captured at or within the works
of the enemy. The First Tennessee had
three color bearers shot down. the last
of whom was at the works, and the flag
captured The Thirteenth Alabama lost
three in the same way, the last of whom
was shot down at the works. The Four
teenth Tennessee had four shot down. the
last of whom was at the works. The
Seventh Tennessee had three of her color
bearers killed the last of whom was at
the enemys works and the flag was only
saved by Capt. CA. d. Norris tearing it
away from the staff and bringing it away
under his coat The Fifth Alabama bat
TALON also lost their flag at the enemy's
works. There were. seven field officers
who went into the charge of whom only
two came out. The rest were all wound
ed and captured. The loss in company
officers and men was also heavy"
Joseph FL. Saunders. the major COM
manding Thrty-third North Carolina in
IdAtly, say
Il went by subsequent measure, to
within about sixty yards of the stone
we'll where was wounded and remained
till the next day, when l was taken from
the field by the enemy Just before ! was
shot, | distinctly remember seeing a
Yankee color bearer Just in front Of the
left of the regiment get uD and run away
trailing his flag and followed by his regl
ment; so that there was nothing to keep
our regiment from going into the enemy's
ranks. | was shot by the troops on the
left. mentioned by General Lane in his
report. At the time / was, by direction
of Colonel Avery, acting as left guide to
the line of battle. directing the line of
march more to the right, so as to strike
the enemy's works in a straight line. /
see from the Nirginian that Captain
Young states Lane and Scales brigades
did not reach the point attained by
Pettigrew's. AS to this point | can be
perfectly positive as we overlook the
first line, and the two lines then became
one, and the advance was continued.
There can be no mistake about this
General Joseph r. Davis says:
For two hours the artillery fire was