The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-01
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Fl BATTLE OF
GETTYSBURG,


Let us now look to the most important.
battle OF the war between thu States
the battle Of Gettysburg, fought July
1st--3d. "
What a total defeat for tho gallant
confederates. but alas, had General3Lee's
orders been properly executed. perhaps
by strenuous efforts, tho victory would
have been ours. aR35tH
notwithstanding q total defeat staring
them In the face. the brave soldiers OF
the Gontederacy never gave up until at
t1rely~ exhausted
The first days tight was a halfway
victory for the Southetners, being sue
position. 8&&SS 58Essa$ jTE }s5A
The attack on the, second day was
not nude unit a o'clock In the afterno9n
Lees orders, for net rly5 attatA,8 been
carried out, the result would have been
on, he right. drove
Ewell. on the left, penetrated the Federal.
line 2 occupied e. position on Culp''s
Hoods Texans, pushed on3n nd swarnredl.
tant position OF Little. Round Top, but
Xincent's Federal brigade climbing up
the Q side OF the hill. reached the
alOQGa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. }Ll~0K1eXdN6 lnOfu
terrible hand-to-hand hghtzt tor the sum.
NIT took place, the struggles5lAstlng 20,
half.hour and ending witht.the .Federals.
holding the crest 9or X he hill ..N Tho Fed-i
this General Lee hoped that by a $yigor-!
GUS attack early&on July 3D. he might
carry their position; therefore Longstreetl
W y;s.: ordered ! 9 ) + 5a 9tad 8 or, g the u r'Fht'. ! y
the works In his front. -Four brigades.I
commanded BY the gallant General Petit
grew, and supported b y3tWogIof# Pender's
a we're to oa atfacK on 81 f PieKett SIZE ieft, tii't this
was all IN vain. as the Federals had al
ready Anticipated I1well's attack. and
opened a heavy artillery, FIRE and forced
which he had gained the day before.
H Lees orders were again neglected and
1t was not until ! PM that the battle
opened with the most furious artillery
IRE ever heard on this continent.
at tho end 5of an hour the Confederate,
ammunition had been SO Snea rly exhaust
ed that firing had to- cease, md the.
nd. but when PIokett's, SPender's and
}Pettigrew'ssmen advanced across the. open
field to@chargesthe breastworks on Gene
5tery Hlll,,the Federal : artillery re ~ ,pu ubdt aIh
shell into tho advancing Confederates,
while lack Of ammunition prevented the
Southern .o ,g w 1 from ~, repl X 7 e. u : esent6 ID
5erners moved steadily forward closed the
Sgaps&in@their lines made by the Federal
shot, and Pickett's men seized their
{outeraworks. 5s@ a.@ $50
The necessary supports which had been
ordered Bye General Lee. were not brought
up. and the men who had performed
one Of theEmost daring deeds ever re-
corded. were driven back after-one7half
Of their number had been shot down.
THE ropulse of this desperate charge
the hardest fought battle .ot the
war. Lee having lost 5000 men killed and
wounded, and 5000 prisoners. while
Meade's loss was 2a,oo0,S I,
Tho battle Of Gettysburg was the turn
Ing point OF the war and proved a total
defeat for tho Confederates,. and Lee
was eyer afterwards compelled 70 DO on
the defensive, all hope aof aid for the
3Gonfederaby from European countries
MAMIE KELLEY.
s12 North Twelfth Street. City,
EDWARDS FOURTH OF
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