The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25
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Where III Was vas and What ',l'f Y
Did on an e1nor'a1bol
Day, .3
.THEsS TWELFTH OF MAY, 1854 g:
Colonel @. b. Christians AZ
\ count Of the Events Of al
u Fateful Day.

53s Fateft1l Day.
$S On. the evening before tho capture OF q
portion Of Johnson's Division, the enemy
s made a desperate assault oil our lines
tust to the lett of that acute ldnglc, known
81 IN history ms tho Bloody Angle, and
Il NE we're shed up to their support, but
XII the enemy had been repulsed when We.
h arrived, 50 we rested on our arms just
n In rear OF the works with our right the
Torty-nintll i posted just opposite tho \
Il mouth OF this very acute an gle. and close
to iii To tho right of$this sharp angle
II there we're cross traverses. s : III ls3
I ss 35 The morning OF tho 10th was IS dark as
night with fog. Before light i heard but
a rev shots and a tcwS bullets came by
nus then sawa few men slngly running \
n back, 4and i'll a few minutes we heard
XII or lhe$catastrophe Al Si
[ Tho Fourth Brigade CPegrarn's or Erly's
Division, now. commanded BY General
% Gordon-C;eneral Early In command of 1
$$%3Iiilrs Corps was filed to tho
right and formed to charge the captured
VI works, but the enemy still extending
their capture of our lines to our right,
( the Fourth Virginia Brigade, the Forty
TX ninth at Its head, was eXterflad still fur
Their to the right, so as to drive back tho
enemy S extreme left In our " orlzs and
4 some other troops Drought forward
formed on our left filling In the Cup left
n behind. si y. d d 81 81
GENERAL LEE APPEARS.
FL w hen OUT lines We're ready TO charge
fll,,a.o
1.-THE. Forty7ninth waiting for orders to
q charge. He looked deeply moved. \ as / 4
h never saw him before, fully recognizing
ssthe fact that orr army was cut in two
and unless our works We're retal1en all
X was lost. He said: f2' Men, these people
must be driven back! Il Will Eou do y?
4 The men went frantic. There was a
I. general cry go back, Go back! We
4 will drive them FUut We will give&them
Il hellH' and a variety Of other forcihle OK
ii pressions. Then he said: II will be Your
.SIeader!" and made a move forward. % pom
this the cry went up. Go back! Go
Is back! II a " sa
y THE MEN URGE GENERAL LEE TT, TO
Il GO BACK AND CHARGE. 75
Instantly quite a little squad rushed
II for his bride bit q lead bin 10 the rear,
i among whom we've. CHARLES Burks, OF
Norwood; Lieutenant Kyle Christian, OF j
u Nelson, and IIerrod TSree, Of Amherst
county, and some one or more from the 4
n Warren Blues" Captain Funkhouser' s 4
81 company. BS5Iz9 ID. XII n ~
Just ct this time, taking what General
4 Lee said as permission to charge. gave
tho order, Forward II Double quiolS! Z
q nfarch!'' and the men dashed forward, i
G. yelling like SComanche Indians and dashed
H over the works without any check. with i.
81 very small loss. When we mounted
he sparapct the enemy We're standingSRf
an order arms" as ~ they considered
& themselves captured, and did not fire
2 after We got within forty feet OF them.
seeming to be dazcd. But the Forty
4 ninth did not seem inclined to give
u quarter" and the enemy broke In body
# and ran at full speed. General Gordon
neither led nor followed the Forty-nlnth.
AS has been said. II he was anywhere
about he was not seen with MS after We
q started In tho fight General Lee was
ISL the last general ! saw or heard from
that day. (. III Eli
" THE CONTEMPORARIES PURSUE III
ENEMY BEYOND THE WORKS,
The Forty-ninth made no stop at the
4 breastworks The enemy retreated dag
onally to their right through an open old
field TO their lines The Forty-ninth,
. with a portion of the Thirty first With
out any field officers. followed close be-
hind until we came near their works
where with some Thick nlHhs betNee'la
us, we stayed and fired until &our Loss.
81 was heavy. And seeing all OF the other
charging line h&d yery8jropcrly stoppah
aH tnfthe Worl,s, !. by signal, about faced"
the remigent and fa'double nulcked' 1t
back TO the trenches NJ the nearest point,
which was near the angle where the cne-
H my first broke through, And MS soon
n as we had gotten in the works they adj
yanced out In the open, where all our
86 men opened fire ana drove them 10 tho
.t8 cOYer OF the piness
There was desultcy firing there al-
f5 most all day. though the enemy made no
I 4 serious effort 10 carr the Works az tif{
SSss5 TIL GENERAL AaSAitH4
l,he Forty-ninih htA evidently flte'
siay. SO hid 10 make TaliafeIqo 9'iomp
IA son, Of hinherat county, run tbs. gitp4ntie
N 3 OF death 10 Dring box Of carlridGes
i. NJ the right and left OF orr arm %
were thrown out Of oar works agalnstth
enemy, and never heard such 'oa
4 ~ iniisketry In any battle OF The Arm
VS. az Northern Virginia during the M}'l
4 rs we were not moved out mud fofWars
ii vance ofsthe two wings. ihie tnpge ~
CURED On caused ouf main. icI5s ~ tina
battle. was Told M that time Tia
Aia1oN Pitzer, n stan niiGer. told Gel
gaze had CONC outs50f tba trenches aIi
he remarked: .r,Then they musl be SUI
II ported, 2 and immediately gave he ord
for the rishs and left .sYfngs 20 adgsanc
loo ,io hg llke sa t.s,s sa ana s Sfsees
& 81 THE BKIGADE Ii0i.pB 2 iIia .fsiSf,A.l
IN 5f'ea5 ~ .TURfoD LINE.
Our brigade. losetheFf WITH tas char