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

Ine' but undismayed the men pressed on,
chmOlng two high post fences in the
charge to the stone wall. Gen. Pettigrew
received grape shot through his left
nand' but did not leave the field until
Inc charge had failed. He rode up to
zen. Lee and saluted. Gen. Lee then
went TO him and asked him if he was
hurt
Z When Gen. Pcttigrew's division was
selected, Gems. Longstreet and Lee
lnought 1T had recuperated from the first
days fight, but they were terribly mis-
TAKEN. says Col Venable of Lees staff.
inese troops were very much cut up.
just before the assault, Gen. Lee rode
past Scales brigade and asked, What
brigade is this?''
i Gen. Trimble replied, ''It is Scales
North Carolina
Gen. Lee looked mournfully at the col
umn and said: Il miss many faces here
today
Cen Scales had been taken off the field
IN the hrst days fight, and every regi-
mental officer AS Lee started off he
added, These poor fellows ought to go
to the rear"
Many OF them had their heads tied up
and their hands tied W as they stood in
line. Yet these brave fellows went to
the stone wall in the fight and entered
the works. 4o
In the charge Lieut.. Col. Gordon of the
Thirty fourth North Carolina and the
British army, but VINO had united his for
tunes with those of tho Confederaey, was
severely wounded before reaching the
stone wall and borne from the field
When the litter bearers reached the brig
ade hospital, Gen. Scales anxiously in
CURED of Gordon, ''How goes the battle?
What is the character of the fighting. ;"
Gordon exclaimed, 'tThe charge at Balak-
lava is damned hunt ug, damned hum
bug, sir.
1T is said there is q plank in possess
sion of the Pennsylvania Historical So
ciety taken from the high post fence over
which Scales men charged. This plank
is sixteen feet long, fourteen inches wide
and contains eight hundred bullet holes"
Gen. Longstreet says:
The signal guns were fired, and all
the batteries opened very handsomely
and apparently with effective fire. The
guns on the hill at the enemy's left Tin
Pickett's 'front.' were silenced. These
at the Cemetery Hill combatted us, how
ever, very obstinately. Many of them
were driven off, but fresh ones were
brought up to replace them" these guns
were in Pettigrew's and Trimble's front.
"Pickett's men were sheltered for some
distance, after the advance commenced,
with the batteries in their front silenc-
ed. while Pettigrew's and Trimble's divi
sion caught a fearful fire almost from
the start
Col Frye who led Archers brigade,
saws:
II heard Garnett give a command. See
ing his gesture of inquiry, l called out,
Il am dressing on YOU" few seconds
later he fell dead. "A moment later a
shot through my thigh Frustrated me.
The smoke soon became so dense that
could see but little of what was going on
on the left (referring to brigade which
had just given away All the regimental
colors of my command reached the line
of the enemy's works and many of my
officers and men were killed while pass
ing over it,
Casualties in Heth's division.
Archers brigade, Fifth and Thirteenth
Alabama also First. Seventh and Four
teenth Tennessee provisional army, kill
ed 16, wounded 144 total 100.
Pettigrew's brigade, Eleventh, Twenty
sixth, Forty-seventh and Fifty second,
North Carolina, killed 100, wounded 915;
total 1.105.
Davis brigade, Fifty fifth North Caro-
lima, Second, Eleventh and Fortysecond
oe-
hat, tu-
end Fortieth, Forty-seventh and Fifty
fifth Virginia. killed %, wounded 1913; to-
tai 14s
Aggregate in Hetas Division, killed
ALL wounded 1899; total 2,310.
Penders Division, Scales brigade, Fiji
teenth, Sixteenth. Thirty second, Thirty
fourth and Fifty-e eighth North Carolina,
killed 102. wounded 1923: total 425.
Lanes brigade, Seventh, Eighteenth,
Twenty eighth. Thirty third and Fifty
seventh North Carolina: killed Al, wound
ed 34S; total 3S9.
McGowan's brigade First South Caro-
lima provisional army First, Twelfth,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth South Caro-
lima Rifles, killed 100, wounded All; total
5-7.
Thomas Brigade, Thirte enth, Thirtieth.
Forty fifth and Forty-ninth Georgia, kill
ed &c. wounded 1856; total 152.
Aggregate of Pender's division, killed
o39, wounded 1888: total JAP.
Pickett's division. Kemper's brigade,
First, Third, Eleventh and Twenty-fourth
Virginia, killed SO, wounded 356; total
AZ.
Armistead's brigade, Ninth, Fourteenth,
Thirty eighth. Fifty-third and Fifty-sev
enth Virginia, killed So, wounded, 1859;
total d02.
Garnett's brigade, Eighth, Eighteenth,
Nineteenth. Twenty and Fifty
sixth Virginia, killed rs, wounded S24;
total 402.
Aggregate Pickett's division. killed pa,
wounded LAO; total 1864.
Hoods division, Laws brigade, Fourth,
Fifteenth, Forty-fo fourth. Fortyseventh
and Forty-eighth Alabama, killed "A,
wounded 276; total $50.
Anderson's brigade, Seventh, Ninth
Eleventh. Eighth and Fifty-ninth Geor
gia. killed 1oo. wounded 512 total Gil.
Robertson's brigade, Third Arkansas,
First. Fourth and Fifth Texas, killed 81,
wounded 1893. total ATT.
Aggregate in Hoods division, killed
1853, wounded l,19l; total 1,444.