Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-19
THE FIELD OF BATTLE
INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES or
THE WAR.
The Veterans Of the RebelliOn Tell Of
whistIing Bullets, Bright Bayonets,
Bursting Bombs, Bloody Battles,

john IL SdlSus Gdplalu SScOuQ AT
tillery, Horse Battery A, writes OF Get
tysburg in the New York Herald:
The morning OF the eventful LIST OF
July came bright and hot. After
breakfast had ordered my horse, and
was preparing TO make a hasty inspec-
ton OF Gettysburg, there TO make some
purchases for our mess, when an or
DERBY from General Buford galloped up
with the information that the enemy
were Advancing and orders TO prepare
for action at once. have yet TO make
my contemplated visit TO Gettysburg
In an incredibly short time our bivouac
was broken, and the baggage and Gals
sons sent to the rear. Colonel Gamble,
commanding the brigade, Instructed me
to select my own position, which ! did,
on a crest in advance of the one we
had occupied during the night. Level
ing the intervening fences, the battery
moved forward to the position select
| ed. 1t was a good one for artillery.
with the exception that a railway cut
existed near the right flank, which fea-
ture exercised quite an influence dur
ing the progress of the battle.
After posting my battery. seeing Gen
eral Buford and staff on the Cashtown
pike, near my position. | reported to
him for further instructions. With
him at the time was General Reynolds
and staff, who, having been notified by
Buford early in the morning of the
movements of the enemy, had fastened
forward in advance Of the corps, and
was now comforting with Buford as to
the lay of the land and other military
points of pressing interest.
1t was Il part of General Buford's
plan TO cover as large front as pos
sible with my battery CHS only artil-
lery), for the purpose of deceiving the
enemy as to his strength He there
fore instructed me TO post two guns on
the right of the pike two on the left
and the remaining two still further to
the left, where the Eighth New York
cavalry was covering the left flank. 1t
was just TO the right of the guns last
mentioned. in corner of the woods
that General Reynolds was killed few
minutes later.
| had scarcely completed the posting
of this left section when Roder opened
on the right of the pike, his left piece
being the opening gum directed against
column Of the enemy beyond VIII
loughbys Run, where our cavalry, dis
mounted, were stoutly resisting the nd
vance of Hil's infantry. The other
guns now opened. This called up the
| artillery of the enemy, and my four
guns on the right were soon holly en-
gagged with Pegram's and McIntosh's
| battalions of artillery, numbering from
twenty seven TO thirty guns. Seeing
| the battery 50 greatly ounumbered
| directed the firing 10 be made slowly
and deliberately. and reported TO Blu
| ford, who was in my front, The battle
was now developing, and the lemonac
whir-r-r of the riiied shot the ping
of the bursting shell, and the wicked
Zip" of the bullet, as 1t hurried by,
filled the air
While riding to the guns on the left,
| met General Buford, accompanied by
bugler only, and calmly smoking his
/ pipe. He had just made an inspection
of the field and Remarked Our men
are in a pretty hot pocket, but, my
boy, we must hold this position until
the infantry comes up. Then you with
| draw our guns IN each section by piece,
I'll up your Timber chests from the
caissons, and await my orders
Just as he finished speaking a shell
| burst so near to us that both of our
horses reared with fright, but all es-
capped injury. BY this time the wonnd-
ed were being brought TO the rear, and
temporary field hospitals were estab
lished in the vicinity of the seminary
| Here also were my caissons.
AS l joined the left guns again Their,
came out of the Mcpherson woods II
our front double line of battle II
| gray, and not over one thousand yard
| distant. 1t was Archer's brigade. anC
| their battle flags looked redder ant
| bloodier In the strong July sun than
| had ever seen them before. At thos,
flags the firing was directed. and my
gunners succeeded in making excellent
/ shots, throwing the lines into some con
| fusion. In short time Merediths brt
| gade Of Wadsworth's division swept by
on the run. and we knew our relief had
arrived. Overlapping Archer's front
they rushed on, and, making partial
wheel to the right, caught, Archer as
he was moving by flank to gain d
| tongue Of woods (the tactical object
of that part of the field, and part
| Of the brigade. with its commander
were taken prisoners. Giving orders Il
the left section to retire by piece and
! Join the caissons, / rode over TO the