The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-23

\ credited With but SIN Killed and E1Ofty-
eight wounded In 1'ickett's charge on the
third Of July, 1864, 1t has been shown
lfrom the muster rolls that sixteen (tliret
and many more than reported wounded
Some lazy writer's, wlio take no trouble
to investigate, have written hasty pieces
without giving attention to tho notice III
tho Record, and without hunting to ac-
certain tho facts such persons arc not
historians III any dignified sense, but
only compose so-callcd history from
scraps. Their work like Il poor calico
print. will soon wash away.
While the Eighth Virginia infantry
was lying down behind Deariiig's bate
ries. the enemy succeeded IN getting
quite all accurate range. AIshel took
OFF tho head OF Sergeant Morris (who
belonged to tho company Of my brother,
Captain William Berkeiey). and plas-
tered his brains over my hat 1t also
killed his file closer, Jackson. The
Eighth Virginia Infantry. had tttrco cap
$tlins ana ono lieutenant killed IN tho
cllargc-Captain Bissell, Captain Green,
Captain tlrnyson and Lieutenant Ayrcs.
Three captains were severely wounded.
or the three brigade commanders IN
1oicketts division, two were killed, Arln1-
stead aud Garnctt. and Kcmper was Sc
verely hurt and supposed to be mortally
stricken.
All OF the field officers of the Eighth.
that Is to say, Colonel Eppa Hunton,
Il lieutenant- Colonel Norbornc Berkeley
and myself, were severely wounded. Tho
regiment went into the fight with some
two hundred muskets and twenty off,
GERS. 1t came out with ten men under
command Of Second Lieutenant BiXicr.
Quite n number soon after turned up.
In forming our line OF battle Petit .
crews division was on our LETT the brl-
ga de nearest to us being that of Archer,
commanded by Colonel Fry. lkcmper
was on our right and Garnett IA q sec
ond line about our center. Tho men
understood their task, and no men ever
went into a charge more thoroustaS
posted as to what they were up against
than Pickett's division. General wilcox
told General Gnrnctt before he starte9
IN the charge In the hearing OF Colonel
Hunton. my brother and other Officers
that ho considered Cemetery Ridge twice
~ strong as tho cncmy's position at
C;aincs's Mill. lilo stated that ne ilaa&
lost between four and five hundred men
there the day before in fifteen or twenty
minutes before making impression upon
the enemy, aud yet While al the men
could see the terrible nature or the
business before them. 4 never saw men
march more steadily up to their work
than did our men. There was no 1altcr-
ing; they moved forward as IL on urr l'i
When We got. however, "hhn q le"
hundred yards OF the stoncWall the enc
my got an cnfilading fire ON us OH the
right from the artillery on Little Rouha
'rpp This fire and that from Cemetery
nm threw Pcttigrew's mon into tempo
Whom first COM
mcnccd the charge the order was dress
ia tie right on kempcr." In little
while n mounted man gnlloped up 10
General Garrett and said, THE order Us
to dress to the left on PettlErcw, ana
thon wheeled his horse and glll0ped
back. Colonel Eppa lIunton's orderly,
George Hummer. said: u do not think
that order has been carried to General
liemper; had Isnot better inform him or
it?" Colonel lIunton acluicsccd, ana
Hummer carried tho order to GenhrAl
Kemper who said he had not received
it. but would oboyit. think 1t highly
probable that this change OF dress ieu
onlookcrs to mistake 1t 70: n hnlt-whecl.
which would have been II very dfffcnlt
munoeuvro on a line nearly mile IN
length When we reached the stoncwall
we would undoubtedly have succeeded IN
our object If We had been properly sup
ported.
General Ices orders were not properly
carried out When Wc#wcrc getting near
the wall IL riflCman got nearly u horl-
yontal shot at me. Coonei Lewis %.
Williams, of the First Virginia infantry
was killed nelrer the stone wall thun any
other mounted officer. No officer went
into that charge on horseback who was
incapacitnted Of going on foot INC
mounted officers and their horses were al
shot except one horse. General liuItoti
rode in mounted because OF phHslcal
trouble which disabled him from walking.
General Garnctt was sick, and should
not have gone In ut all, hut he, wearing
an old hue ovcrcoat, rode his mngnifi-
cent .'Rcd Eye thoroughbred bay close
IN TO the works. lie was shot through
the Main close 10 tho wall and was tho
first brigade commander to full, Ills BODY
was not recognized, and lies in an un-
known grave A more high-t toned and
perfect gentleman never lived or died,
My brother, Captain William berkeley
who afterwards became ~ major OF the
regiment was badly wounded, and with
some SIX or seven wounded men TOOK
refuge IN the cellar Of brick house III
the track OF our march. There they
found about tho same number or tho
enemy, who had taken refuge there also.
Surprising the cheering IN the battle pro-
ceedcd from the Confcdcratcs, Captain
Berkeley Informed tho Yankees that they
were our prisoners; they replied; mot at
all; you arc our prisoners" and this
proved TO he the case. At this time
Lieutenant Charles berkeley and three
men had reached the stone wall AT Il
point where n large stone had been dis
placed, making II port hole through which
a view could be obtained OF the enemy
on the other side. one of The men, Luns-
ford, opened rapid fire through this
hole in the wall, his comrades londlng the
guns and passing them 10 him. When
the thanking columns OF The enemy hp-
preached cheering, Lieutenant Berkeley
gave his handkerchief To lunsiord TO put
il on his ralnrod and wave II, Lunsford