The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-07

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DIR. L IL kine,bur,.
Iln their font AMI from Their I.r .suk
b. the hue hleh oN,rlspp.I thrna
near Getty burg Tu the ARTILLERY at-
WAS 7ouH added that FL uAH arm. IS
a esa~et~~S storm JAS they marched
down the smooth. even slope
1t viii he easily understood tlaf
as Plcketts line Was ug,r tapped A. thr
Federal lines on his right and Pertte
grew ana Trimhle'S iron by the Fed
eral line IN their left. each ul these
commands had a distinct and seearat.
discharee II artillery AMI muSkefrt
10 encounter. the one las severe and
incessant as thu other. although pick
etts men felt It's intensity sooner than
the others. and Was the first L. I-
CRUSHED under fir. befor. which na
troops conld live while PettiEreN and
lTrinlble suffered a. -ucn or more be
fore the close. because longer untrr
fire, in consequence or marching
further.
The returns OF killed and wounded
shoW that the other commands lost
as heavily as pickeft's. some brigade
more. Not one Of my staff escaped
severe wounds. ana all had their
horses Killed
II" was also scverly wounded i'll he
battle II was the only Major Gen
eraI who advanced on horseback. l
must make one more extract al his
point Of the letter.
\ one acquainted With the facts
can, for a moment. doubt the intrepid
bravery ana splendid bearing of pick
cttS men. they did all that any men
could 10 under the circumstances. but
Others did as we'll went as far. or
further, fought longer and lost "A
heavily. The simple truth Is, that
q , - . 20 - L.r-F al 49,.
divisions We're literally 'shot To pieces
and the small remnants who broke the
first Federal line, were too ocble To
hold hat they had gained
He points out the a~bsurdity Of a
single line of infantry without artil-
lery supports 70 carry 4 line protected
by rifle pits. numerous artillery. etc.
He commanded Genera Pender's two
hrIgadeS chat great soldier having
been WOunded,) commanded 10y Gen
erals j. H. Lane n Alfred NJ Scales.
He ia that Notwithstanding the
losses as they advanced the men
marched with the deIiberati0n and
accuracy of men on drill" He says
PettigreW's men did the same thing
TrOt out VOur liars and let them let
slip their bowling dogs. lie says
when PettigreW's men We're within one
hundred yards from the Emmettsburg
road so terrific was the fire Of the
Itlltii1S tia lttS SttlilNu . SIHk 1IlNp
the earth" He says Il had cause 10
wonder how any one could excape
wounds or death Remember that
these are the very soldiers so much
! traduced by Pollard & CO.. and
through the decades. General TrimbIe
says.
Being severely and un-
able to follow the army in its retreat.
| made no repOrt Of the battle. or re-
turn of killed and wounded. General
Lane and General Scales nave done
this, which shows the fearful loss of
these two brigades III the charge Of
July third"
In October. 1875. Major John w.
Daniel, now Nirginia's distinguished
and ELOQUENT Senator. made a speech
in Richmond, and fell into some of the
usual Virginia errors. He wrote To
General Trimble. and asked him to
correct any OF these. General VIII
cox had also pointed them out. |
make but one citation that is effective.
He writes to Major Daniel.
secondly. You say '~Pettigrew'S
and Trimble's men had broken before
the tornado Of canister in their front,
and had disappeared inferring that
these men quit the assault and left
Pickett's men unsupported. whereas
my men were the last to leave the field
Cor the charged.
This / know. as | rode in the line
between the two brigades from the
start down to the Emnettsburg road.
passing over the wreck of Heth's di-
vision, (Pettigrew's.l Before my line
recoiled under a concentrated lire
from my front and left, | looked To
the right where Pickett's men had
been seen TO advance, and beheld
nothing but isolated and scattered
remnants of that splendid line.
Thus | am sure that my command
npfiD1rL the. fAGf y i'm ~ o.
Pickett's force had been dispersed. not
that we fought better, but because as
u second line. we did not reach the
enemy quite as soon as the troops on
Our right. but maintained our ground
after they had been driven back
Many Of my readers VINO never read
before what General Trimble's testi-
mony is viii thank me for what |
have been able To lay before them. If
1 had more space l would give more
of his discussion.
I received from President Alderman
a copy Of q statement OF the Growth
of the University OF Virginia. and it
is gratifying. it is found in the
Quarterly for July. 1906. On the 18TH
Of June, 1906. il completed its eighty
seventh continuous year Of life. Tn
der President Alderman's remarkable
superintendent this great institution
VI i'di 4 ms q iit'-A ~
advance. It's financial growth has
been marked. The Alumni have set 4
splendid example. Since March. 1905.
the jefferson Memorial Endowment
Fund has cache $4,000. 1t has
now SO professors and assistants with
an attendance during the last session
Of 72S. There Is progress iii all lines.
and the friends of the University are
rejoicing. This reminds me Of the
progress in our own University Of
North Carolina, at beautiful Chapel
Hill which has lone ~grandly consli-
ering the monetary help granted IT,
Give il q quarter Of q million Of dol
lars for ready use, ana in two years II
would have 1000 students and 10 in
its faculty. | must believe. 1t mad 6b1
students last session ana n IN the
faculty. It lacks money. Its last ses-
sion was the 11lth year Of service. II
was created in 1852, IL years ago II