The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06


and suggested that IT would be safer
for us to close zip OF, the artllery but
I told hin he mist not thi:Ak OF moving
without orders, and. besides, It was evil
dent that the cnetny's fire was rapidly
abnting, ana That the storm would soon
be over. The words were barely spoken
before It came again; our t'nii now.
thought at first That 1t wns my ndj,itant,
John Stewart, as handful OF cnrtl,
mixed WITH blood Ind brains struck my
shoulders but they were two poor follows
belonging to Company y (one Of them, !
remember, had flaming red head. and
another as we ali believed t,,nrtnlly
hurt, Sergeant Major Dnvy Johnston. OF
the Seventh. author OF tho book have
quoted. Strange to sax no was Mt tho
time lying between Colonel Patton aAl
myself.
That wns among the last shots fired.
and as the terrific duel was drawing to
a close, General Pickett came riding
briskly down the rear OF the line calling
10 tho men TO get up and prepare to adj
vance and, .'1aemen1ber Old Virginia"
Our dear old Third, It was heart
rendlng sight which greeted me as
moved along your decltnntod ranks!--
while quickly, and without word OF
command the men fell into their places;
especially to see our color bearer Mir
den as fne type OF true soldlership
as ever stopped beneath the folds OF the
spotless stars ana bars now lying here
stark and stiff hideous hole sheer
through his stal~nrt body, and his right
hand closed IN death grip around tho
star OF TINT beautiful now flng which
to-day for the first and last timo hnd
braved the battle and the breeze. The
, devoted little column moved to the as
snult, with Garnet and Kemper In front.
and Armistead behind In close support
Ing distance. Soon after clearing our
batteries It was found necessary to change
direction to tho left. While conducting
the movement, which was made In
perfect order Under gnlling flank IRE
from the Round Top. General Pickett, for
the second time. cautioned me to be sure
and keep the proper interval with General
darnott; Arrnistead was expected to
catch up and extend the limo on the left.
Then we swept onward again. straight
for the Golsotnn Of Seminary Ridge.
half a mile distant, across the open plain.
AS we neared tho Tmn1cttsburg road
along which, behind piles OF rails, the
cnemys strong line Of skirInishers was
posted. General Kemper called to me to
give attention to matters on the left.
while he went to SEQ what troops those
were coming up behind us. CHANGING
after him. ! caught n glimpse OF a small
body OF men, compact and solid as
wedge. moving swiftly to the left obliaue,
as II aiming to uncover Garnett's Bril-
gade. They were Arnistead's people,
ana as Kemper cantcrcd down their
front on his mettlesome sorrcl they
greeted him with rousing cheer, which
! know made his gallant heart leap for
10y At the same moment saw dis
orderly crowd Of men breaking for the
rear, and Pickett, with Stuart symonton.
Ned Baird, and others, valnly trying to
stop the rout. And now the guns OF
Cushing and Abbott, doub'e-etnnked by
General Gibbons express order. rein
forced the terrific fire Of the infantry
behind the stone fence, literally Kidding
the orchard Oh the left OF the now fa-
nous Cordori house, through which my
regiment and some OF the others passed..
I"DON'T CROWD. BOYS"-"PRETTY
HOT'-''PERFECTLY RIDICULOUS
While clearing this obstruction, and as
we were getting Into shape again, several
things were impressed on my memory.
First, the amusement It seemed to az
| ford Orderly Waddy Forward, who might,
IN he pleased, have stayed behind with
the horses, to see me duck my head rs
! a ball whizzed In an ace OF my nose;
next to see Captain Lewis, OF Company
! C.plooking as lazy and la ckadalsicnl, and,
liz possible, moro tired and bored than
| usual, carrying his sword point foremost
over his shoulder. and addressing his
company In that invariable plaintlve tone.
haif command, hall entreaty. Don't
crowd. boys: don't crowd Pretty hot.
Captain 7 said In passing. ITS rcdtck-
lous. Colonel; perfectly redicklous""-
| which, in his vocabulary, meant as bad
| as bad could be: then Captain Tom
Hodges directing my attention to
splendid looking Federal officer, nagnih-
Gently mounted, strainlng his horse at
full speed along the crest OF hill
hundred yards in our front. and both OF
us calling to the sk!rmishers. Don't
shoot him! don't shoot hinl" and. lastly.
the impetuous Kemper as rising IN ms
stirrups and pointing to the left with
his sword, he shouted ",There nre the
guns, boys, go for them 1t was an
injudioious order; but they obeyal with
a will, and mingled with Garnett's peo-
pie pushed rapidly up the heights.
Within few steps Of the stone fence
while In the act OF shaking hands with
General Garnett and congratulating him
| on being able to be with his men Che had
been seriously Ill few days before),
heard some one calling to mo, and turn
| Ing my head, saw that 1t was Captain
Fry. Ha was mounted, and blood was
streaming from his horses neck. Colonel
Terry had sent him to stop the rush to
| left The enemy In force standards
| Vcrmonters) had penetrated to our rear
He told me that Kemper had been struck
down, 1t was feared mortally. With the
help OF Colonel Darlington. OF the Eigh-
tenth, and Major Bently, Of the Twonty-
fourth, lastly gathered n small band
| together and faced them to meet the
new danger. After that everything was
| n Wild Kaleidoscope whlrl. A man near
mo seemed to be keeping a tally Of the
dead for my especial benefit. First 1t
was Patton, then Callcoto. then Phillips.
and know not how many more. Colonel
| williams was knocked out tho saddle by
n ball In tho shoulder near the brlck-,
house. and In falling was killed by his
sword. His little bay marc kept on
with the men In the charge. i can sec
her now ms she came limping and sadly
crippled down the hill. saw her again
at Williamsport In care Of his faithful
man Harry. who asked me what thought
old master would say when she was all
belonging to Mars Lewis he had to take