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

cHleI OF len. fanCOCh stan, oAAA S"pe.
Hazard rode over the field in front OF
Smythe brigade, COL Morgan said TO
Hazard They may talk as they please
about the hard fighting in front OF Gibbon,
but there are more dead men here tnan
anywhere in our front. TO TINS concur
sion Hazard assented.
The stone wall ran from the left and
in front of Lanes, Davis and Pettigrew
North Carolina brigades and ended where
the right of the last named rested at the
close of the assault
Col. L. j. Lowrance, Thirty fourth
North Carolina infantry, commanding
Scales brigade. says:
Il Joined on the right of Gen. Lanes
brigade on the second line, under Gen.
Trimble's command, in the rear Of Pogue's
artillery. Here we remained at least an
hour. under a most CALLING fire OF artil.
lery, which, / am proud to say, the men
endured with the GOODNESS and determined
spirit of veterans, for such they are.
Then we were ordered forward over a
wide. hot and already crimson field OF
slain. We advanced upon the enemy's
line which was in full view, at dis
lance of one mile. Now their whole line
of artillery was playing on US, which
" fortified and supported by infantry.
While we were thus advancing many fell,
but saw but few in that hazardous hour
who tried to shirk duty. All went for
ward with cool and steady step, but
ere we had advanced over two thirds Of
the way troops from the front came tear
ing through our ranks, which caused
many of our men to break, with the re-
- ns.xlnt
Of the brigade touched the enemys line
OF breastworks, as we marched in rather
an oblque line. Now the pieces in our
front were all silenced. Here many were
shot down, being thus exposed to heavy
fire of grape and musketry upon our right
flank
Now all had apparently forsaken us.
The two brigades (now reduced to mere
squads not numbering in all 800 mem
were the only lines to be seen upon that
vast field and no support in view The
brigade retreated."
Col. S. d. Lowe, Twenty-eighth North
Carolina infantry, says:
I'VE advanced about mile, starting
just in rear of Pettigrew's left, which bri-
gade closing and dressing to the right,
we to the left, in less than half the dis
lance uncovered us and left our front line
over 800 yards from the enemy's works,
l received a wound from minnie ball
and was carried to the rear They were
old veterans--true men, and Of their own
accord would not walk up merely to
throw down their guns for the war l
think about one-third Of our casualties
were killed, the remainder wounded. My
men never fought better than on that
ficlds
Lieut.. Thomas l.. Norwood, Company
A, Thirty seventh North Carolina regi
ment, says:
Il was first lieutenant, Company A,
Thirty-seventh North Carolina troops,
Lanes brigade tGcn. Lane In command),
Penders division Gen. Trimble COM
manding). My command, i. e., my own
comTany, and. as far as observed, the
whole regiment and brigade. advanced
firmly and cheerfully to within thirty
yards of the enemys works, where they
encountered plank fence. Several Off
GERS, myself among the number,S sprang
over the fence, followed by the whole
command, so far as know The cannon
GERS then left their guns. / rushed for
ward, thinking the day ours, and when
within twenty yards of the enemy's
works, was called by Lieut.. Mickle, who
told me that our line had fallen back.
Just then he and l. and Lieut.. Register
(the only other man that l remember see
ing sc near the works. were shot down.
know not by whose orders the retreat
took place. Mickle and Royster were
killed. l was dragged over the breast
works by a. Federal sergeant, where
found several prisoners from different
commands, but do not know when or how
they got there, as | soon tainted.
Capt d. Nj. Mcintyre, acting adiutant-
general of Scales brigade, says:
My brigade went into the enemy's
works.
II. l.. Guerrant says: s.,
Scales brigade entered the breast
works and remained there until driven
out by the enemy's advancing their
TANKS" thus fully sustaining General
Trimble and Major Englehard
Gen. James H. Lane says:
my command never moved forward
more handsomely The men reserved their
fire in accordance with orders, until with
in good range of the enemy. and then
opening with telling effect, driving the
cannoneers from their pieces. completely
silencing the guns in our immediate front
and breaking the line of Infantry on the
crest of the hill
Cant B. r. Little, Company E, Fifty
second North Carolina regiment, says:
Il was shot when about fifty feet from
the enemys works, and the ground be-
tween the enemy's works and where lay
was thckly strewn with killed and
wounded. some OF them having fallen i'm
mediately at the works. ] do not think
single one ever got back to the rear,
except those who were slightly wounded
before they got to the place where | was
wounded. And such was the case with
the oorc-rnics on either side OF my COM
pany. When l was taken prisoner and
borne to the rear l passed over their
wor'e ord found some of ray men killed
and wounded Immediately in the works.
Col. Swallow says:
.'Pettigrew's brigade, now united with
Archer's brigade, which had not entered
the Notifications, attacked the enemy
with a most desperate determination.
While the writer lay woundd with Gen.
Smythe of Hays division ct Gettysburg.
that officer told him that Pettigrew's bril-
gade was within thirty feet of his line
and fought with determined that he
had never seen equaled'' (Gen. Hays
division occupied the left half of the rock
wall assaulted on Cemetery heights.)