The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-26

xuide' me there was no such lane heref' He replied:
 T knew all the time this lane was here but your Brigade was on the other side of it, and I thought you were too. If you had been with the Brigade you could not have found any such lane by turning to the left
 This incident convinced General Bachelor beyond doubt that the sth was separated some 200 yards from the remainder of the Brigade until we came together finally when the sth had crossed the lane and charged down on the artillery in the ravine near the Trostle house.
 The past is curiously linked with the present I was visiting the bat lie field of Gettysburg the second time. Bacheider was dead. and had been succeeded as President of the Gettysburg Commission by Colonel John P. Nicholson, former Union Soldier. With him, too, talked over the part the sth Alabama had taken in the fight. When describing. as above narrated, the movement by which the regiment when attacked on the flank came forward into line un- der fire of the enemy. Colonel 3Nich- olson stopped me and said:
 Now | know whom you were fighting, because the officer in command of that regiment told me of this movement Of yours and said it was the only time he had ever seen 1t performed under fire: and I replied to him that I had never heard of its being performed at any other time during the war"
 then said that this was very com plimentary. and that would like him (CoIonel Nicholson) to make me that statement in writing. His reply was f.uf hA him to write me about 1t himself, which would be better.
 did not hear from Colonel Nichof- son or from this officer for some time. and on May IS. 1902, in order that | might get this evidence in black and white. I wrote to Colonel Nicholson, recalling our previous conversation on the subject. reciting the facts again, and then added:
 .when was in Gettysburg last went over this matter with you and you said, after I had described the movement of changing front forward under fire, that 1t was a New Jersey regiment with which I had become engaged: that you had heard the com mauding officer of that regiment speak of, that movement as the only similar movement under fire he had ever witnessed: and you also stated to me that you had never known of its being UEFEOIm4Q I you to write me to that effect and you agreed that you would do so. Some time afterwards received a letter from you, together with a map of the battle field upon which you asked me to describe the route of my regi- emnt on that day, and in reply you were to write me as above indicated. Unfortunately, I have lost that map and have neglected, so far to comply with your request. Will you be good enough to write me in relation thereto, and very much oblige me.
 sCol Nicholson, President Commission
 CTS of Gettysburg Battlefield"
 May 2c. 1902. sT1on II. A. Herbert.
 My Dear Co1onel-Tt will always remain to me matter of regret that I was not aware of your contemplated visit but left for Washington the night before to be present at the re- interment of my old commander. Gen. eral Rosecrans.
 General Sewell. when expressed to him your desire to have state ment of the movement Of your regi- ment. promised that he would write the details to you, as he saw it whilst commanding the 5th New Jersey. From time to time | reminded him of your wishes and I inferred that he had done SO It is too bad that he did not do so after his many promises.
 T will search further.
 Yours truly.
 "Jchn P. Nicholson"
 General Sewell had died without writing ms.
 Referring to the movement of the sth on this day, when it changed front forward on tenth company with sucn precision in the face of heavy fire from the enemy. 1t will be remember ed that Captain M0rdecai of Go. H. had complained to the commanding onicer when we were at Banks Ford, about what he called "so much un- necessary drilling" On the night of the 2nd after the battle of that day was over, Mordecai said to me:
 'SColonel want to beg pardon I will never complain again about your drilling the regiment If we had not been splendidly drilled, we would have been whipped this morning like hell, before we ever got into line"
 Gettysburg, July 3, 1S83.
 The following is an account of the "Short History" written in camp at Orange c. H.
 '.On this day our Brigade was form ed in rear of Alexander's Artillery and remained there during the most terrific cannonnading that has ever shaken this continent
 One hundred and twenty pieces of artillery on our side. replied to by about an equal number from the ene- my, pealed their thunder upon the air for half an hour, when our artil- iery ammunition was expended. Pick ett's Division charged and was re- pulsed Wileoxs Brigade much re- duced by yesterdays battle and Per ry's. small before but now reduced to a handful, were ordered forward.
 We were altogether not 1,500 men. What we could have been expected to effect has always remained a mystery. The enemy in our rront must have been 10000 strong, their line was al most impregnable by nature and at least 50 pieces of artillery could be brought to bear upon us.
 Our artillery was silent Tor want of ammunition. At a glance of the eye from the brow of the hill, where we formed, every private at once saw the madness of the attempt, but never was their courageous devotion to duty more nobly illustrated than by their calm and quiet obedience to orders on this day.
 We moved forward under the con centrated fire of all the enemy's bat teries, which not being otherwise em- ployed, devoted their attention to us.
 Shells bursting in the ranks made great gaps in the regiment. These at
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