The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-07

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.t. Battle of Gettysburg. which Gener
.. Gin. Couiederacy's fortunes."1
paasulug from the banks Of the Sus-
.....raa. and meeting at Gettysburg,
Dab. f.. 1863. the advance Of Lees forces.
..mmaud was thrown quickly and
....r.Iy On the right flank of the Union
,,... A more timely arrival never oc-
....ra. The battle had been raging for
...r. Or i've hours. The Confederate Gen
,rI-areher, with a large portion of his
frs.Je. had been captured Heth and
Scales. Confederate generals, had been
wounded. The ranking Union command
.r I'D the field. General Reynolds, had
been Killed. and Hancock was assigned to
command. The battle, upon the issue OF
which hung, perhaps, the fate of the
c,uEfIemcy. was in full blast. The Union
t.la.S. 1T first driven back, now rem
forced. were again advancing and press
.ng back Lees left and threatening to
ruvclop it. The Confederates were stub
haru)> coutesting every foot of ground,
1rs the Southern left was slowly yield
-. \ few moments more and the days
battle might have been ended by the
COMPLETE turning of Lees flanks. / was
ordered to move at once to the aid of the
heavily pressed Confederates With a
ringing yell, my command rushed upon
the line posted to protect the Union right.
Hele occurred a hand-to- hand struggle.
That protecting Union line once broken,
Ie,t my not only on the right
flank. but obliQuely IN rear OF it. Any
TROOPS that We're even marshalled would,
under like conditions, have been as sure
" and swiftly shattered. There was no
alternative for Howard men except to
break and fly. or to throw down their
arms and surrender. Under the concen-
rrared fire from front and flank. the
marvel Is that any escaped. In the midst
If the wild disorder in his ranks. and
through a storm of bullets, a Union of
teer was seeking to rally his men for a
final stand. He. too, went down, pierced
hr Il mimic ball. Riding forward with my
rapidly advancing lines, l discovered that
brave officer lying upon his back, with
the July sun pouring its rays into his
pale face. He was surrounded by the
Union dead, and his own life seemed to
be rapidly ebbing out. Quickly dis
mounting and lifting his head. | gave him
water from my c%anteen, asked his name and
tine character of his wounds He was
Najor-General Francis G. Barlow, of New
York. and of Towards corps. The ball
Lad entered his body in front and passed
nat near the spinal cord, paralyzing him
lu legs and arms. Neither of us had the
remotest thought that he could possibly
survive many hours. 1 summoned sew
eIaI soldiers who We're looking after the
wounded, and directed them to place him
upon a litter and carry him to the shade
lu the rear. Before parting, he asked me
to take from his pocket a package Of
letters and destroy them They were from
his wife. He had but one request to make
Of ne. That request was, that if [ should
live 10 the end of the war, and shFuld
ever meet Mrs. Barlow, l would tell her
ot our meeting on the field of Gettysburg
and of his thoughts of her in his last mo-
rents. He wished me to assure her that
he died doing his duty at the front; that
he was willing to give his life for his
country. and that his deepest regret was
that he must die without looking upon
her face again. 1 learned that Mrs. Bar
low was with the Union Army, and near
the battlefield. When it is remembered
how closely Mrs. Gordon followed me. it
WA lPD Dt tiIllCull 10 IedllLc lLdl my
~ympathies were especially stirred by the
announcement that his wife was SO neal
him. Passing through the days battle
rnhuft, l despatched at its close, under
hag OF truce, the promised message to
Mrs. Barlow. I assured her that If she
wished to come through the line, she
should have safe escort to her husbands
SIDE. In the desperate encounters OF the
tHl E1lrFan1Jpr d1I anI tho 1pfpp1t n
Lees army, l dismissed all thought O
Barlow, except to number him with the
noble dead of the two armies who had Sc
s.aIously met their fate. The ball. how
ever. had struck no vital point, and Bar
low slowly recovered, though this fac
"a~ wholly unknown to me. TIL follow
ing summer, in battle near Richmond, m,
f@'n~lnan, with the same initials, Genera
ab Gordon of North Carolina. was kill
"|. Barlow. who had recovered, saw tn
announcement OF his death, and entertain
e' nn doubt that he Was the Gordol
Whom he had met on the field OF Gettys
burg. To me-, therefore, Barlow was dead
Il" Barlow, / was dead. Nearly tittee1
years passed before either of us was IN
'e"eiVed. During my second term IN tn
l'i{t1 states Senate, the Hon. Clarksol
I"l1er, ot New York, was a member @
To" House OF representatives. He lnVl'
'l me 10 dinner in Washington to NEE
General Barlow who had served IN tn
mon Army. Potter knew nothing OF tn
gettysburg incident. l had heard tina
.A-Ie was another Barlow in the Unlo
army. and supposed. Of course, that
ih> Barlow with whom l was to dine
Ii.'" had a similar reflection as to tn
'"'""n he was to meet. Seated at Clark
P"'ter's table, I asked Barlow
General, are you related to the Barlo'
"." was killed at Gettysburg?" He re
Why, l am the man, sir. Are 70
.''."j To the Gordon who killed me?
'ia the man. sir" l responded n
''.-7 OF mime can convey any conceptlo
."' emotions awakened by thos