The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23

captured. The skeleton regiments retired
led by Lieutenants and the brigade by a
Major, the only officer left
Judge Montgomery and Captain w. r..
Bond were, both present at Gettysburg
and tho former has recently revisited
the battlefield. Their array OF proof as to
the North Carolina troops is further sus-
tanned by the map Of the battlefield made
by the Federal Commissioners. after years
OF study OF the ground and hearing the
evidence OF participants from both armies
and all parts OF the country A copy
OF that map is published with their
articles. Two other maps herein throw
further light upon that historic field.
Without trenching on the ground COW
cred by Judge Montgomery and Captain
Bond and merely rs testimony Of what
troops went where the red rain Of battle
fell heaviest 1t may be well to recall
the following facts from the official re-.
ports: At Gettysburg 2592 Confederates
were killed and 12,707 wounded. OF the
killed no were from North Carolina 435
were Georgians. 800 Virginians, 25s Mis-
stsslppians, cit South Carolinlnns and
2o4 Alabamlans. The three brigades that
lost men were Pettisrcw's N c. Go.
killed); Daviss Miss. (l80 kllled) which
had in It one N. g. Regiment and Daniels
n. c.. Q65 Killed., Picketts entire dI-
vision had 21i killed. No brigade in.
Pickett's division lost as many killed and
wounded as the Goth North Carolina Regl-
ment. whose loss was SO killed and SOP
wounded the heaviest loss of any reg,-.
ment, on either SIDE In any battle during
tho war. In the first days fight there
were l6 Confedcrates brigadcs. Of Wen 4
were from North Carolina. In Long
streets Assault, which has been mis-
called by some "Pickett's charge" there
were 10 V!rginiaNa and Is North Carolina
regiments besides troops from other
States.
cHIClANIAUGA.
Judge a. G. Avery who was a particle
pant In the battle Of sChickamangu,t has
lately revisited that battlefield with a
View to writing his very graphite article
which will fave q peculiar interest be-
cause tho deeds Of North Carolina sold
iers In the Army Of the West are less
widely known among us than the daring
OF the veterans In the Army of Northern
Virginia, III Which the greater part Of
troops from this State served. Judge
Avery clearly shows that the 3d.. SO and
GO N. c.. the one on the first day and
the others on tho second day. achieved
tho fnrthest advance attained by our
troops, This conclusion Is further sus-
taIned by the locations marked on the map
by the Federal Commissioners, as having
been attained by the different troops. The
map OF Chickanaugn accompanying Judge
Avery's was made under his supervision
after revlsitng the field. Judge Avery
states that while these locations have
been marked on the ground BY tablets
ereced not only by the Northern States.
but by South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee, Missouri and other southern
States. the highest point, that reached
by the North Carolinians. 10 marked only
by wooden board nailed TO a telegraph
pole! Moved by this pathetic state
ment, rno committed adopted tne resolu,
ton which will no found below,
APPROXIMATIONS.
Senator Henry a.. London. the bearer
of the last order to fire. given at Appo-
.mattox tells tersey and clearly what ne
saw and heard ana Is fully sustained by
the statements OF Major General Bryan
Grimes and prlsadier General Cox, who
were in command OF the troops who fired
the last voley Two other members Of
the committee, Major Hale and Judge
Montgomery, were also at Appomattox
The position held by the troops under
Major General Grimes, who We're IN tho
front Of 1.-The. army and by Whom necessarily
tho last yolley was fired, (the other part
of the army under Longstreet which
faced Grant In our rear was not engagedl
is shown on the map accompanying LoM-
don's article herein The ground was
visited Octoberfl, 1901, by Il special cons
~, az nnH0n