The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-14

| ~ EcpidutSu now anu Tue peach sbree
( are ID bloom today on the very same
spot where thousands lay dead on thai
July day. The visitor goes over tht
grouud where Sickles was driven bach
until reinforced BY the third and four
th army corps To the east OF the
orchard is the wheat field where tbe
armies fought all day long. Since
then. when the field reaped its only
harvest harvest of deah--it has
never been planted save BY nature, and
now it waves III hollow mockery over
that bloody ground.
| Just at thu time when Lougstreet's
brigades were winning that bloody
field. Gen Warren, coming up from
the rear OF Meade's army to the SUM
nit sof Little Round Top, detected
through the smoke, Hoods movement
around 70 the right OF the Little Top.
Longstreet had noticed the strategic
point and had ordered Hood about
o'clock to flank the hill. but ten
minutes had saved Little Round Top
|fof the enemy. AS one stands Oh the
Top now, where bronze statue OF
Warren is placed and looks over the
wheat field to the peach orchard and
the Emmetsburg road, he can picture
well the VALLEY of Death at the
foot Of the hill and the field where lay
that night 10000 Union dead. Plumb
Run, the little branch at the foot Of
the hill. ran red with blood for two
days after the battle. In the centre, a
little back from the field is Devils
Rum" where q brigade Of Texas
Sharpshooters were located. From
tnat spot went out the leaden message
from deaths angel that made many a.
soldiers grave:
For seven and half hours did the
battle rage between the Top and the
road while from around to Culp's hill
for six and a half hours Ewell tried to
turn the Unions right flank 1t was
in the Afternoon that the Louisiana
Tigers made their bloody charge.
They were almost annihilated Out
Of the 100 that made the charge, less
than 300 got back To their lines. At
nine O'Clock that night johnson passed |
within 200 yards Of Meade's reserve
which was packed on
Powers Hill, but was ignorant Of the
fact. Bloody Angle, fgurativsly de-
as 1.-THE Hsgh Watermark of !
the Rebellion" is at the curve Of the !.
Union line, midway between Cemetery
Hill and Little Round Top 1t was
Bhe, scene Of one Of the most magnifi
cent charges in history; it was the OBJ
ectiye point of the third days battle
ind marked the close Of that memoir
lole fight I
4. On the night OF the 2pd Of July. /
General Lee held his council Of war,
md made known his determination to
iJtack the Union left center, Long
street objected 10 the plan, and said TO
Lee, SO he states: General, II we
from here in the morning I
md move southward toward Washing
on, we will compel Made TO vacate
lis stronghold around the heights OF
and in ali probability we
Vill be. enabled to make battle onsmore
avorable ground Lee dissented,
aging: ''No gentlemen, no ! have
cen reinforced tonight BY Pickett's
isision, the choicest brigades Of MY
rmy; also by Stuart's cavalry To
borrow propose to cut Meade's line
} two half way between Cemetery Hill
nd little Round Top. at the Angle.
will mass Pickett's Division ia the
1ge Of woods 10 front OF Meade's
entire, well supported: have all can {
on along my line open FIRE, and con- e
sntrate them on that point. | will
smolish Meade's guns or exhaust bis '
lpply Of ammunition, then have PICK t
It's Division charge, well supported. =
i the meantime will send Stuarts 9
lyalry around Meade's flank aud at o
ok from therear in conjunction with
lckett's charge from the front. and Il
viii cut the line 10 two and nse b
eades army up in the detail n
mart cavalry met Gregg's Division, +
ID then occurred the gfeatest Cavalry 4