The National tribune., 1907-04-11

the enemy continued to pass back to
the left of the goth Me-, he would close
up the only avenue of escape Ga small
space of ground between his line and
large rock in his rear) he ordered the
center of the SD Pa. to fall back some
10 or 15 PAGES. This movement straight
ened his line and brot him into position
where he could better command the
passage in case the enemy attempted to
gain it. All this time the regiment kept
firing at the enemy in their front.
Clifford went thru a storm of bullets
and executed his commission to Col.
Chamberlain. The Colonel sent back
word that the enemy were passing his
left and almost doubling it back upon
his right, and wanted to know If he
could spare him company Wood
ward returned an answer that as his
front was also hard pressed he could
not spare a company, but that If Col.
Chamberlain would move his right to
the left he would move the SD Pa also
to fill up the gap. Col. Chamberlain at
once moved his regiment to the left.
so that the goth Me. now occupied a
line perpendicular to what it had at
first, and protected fully the right flank
of the brigade. This baffied the en-
emy's attempts to turn our left, and in
Is minutes the fire began 10 slacken.
The favorable moment had now ar
rived, anu 1Ol- SHdIflDeTldUl SelZeu IL
ere it had passed. The goth Me. now
became the assailants in turn. Their
ranks had become so thinned by the
battle that they had but little more
than a strong skirmish line with which
to attack the faltering columns of the
enemy. But, like Grant at Shiloh,
he thought they wanted an excuse to
retreat, SO determined to make the at
tempt At the word of command the
goth Me. rushed down upon the rebel
host with yell, broke their lines, cap
tured a number, and drove the rest
from his front.
Arrival Of the Reserves.
AS he was driving them five regi-
ments Of the Pennsylvania Reserves,
conducted by Lieut. Clifford, who had
gone for achievements. came up I'M
der the command of Col Fisher, and
Joined in the battle cry. This was
taken up by the rest of the brigade and
the enemy, seeing that we were rein
forced, fell back in great disorder. The
goth Me. continued the pursuit. Their
line swung around on a pivot, like a
great gate upon a post, until its left
had swept down thru the valley and up
the sides of Big Round Top. The Skin
mishers of the SD Pa. also dashed for
ward and captured "A prisoners and
about 800 muskets. The whole bril-
gade captured in all over 500 prisoners,
including two Colonies and Is other
commissioned officers, and over 1000
stand of arms.
While the Goth Me. were driving the
rebels from Little Round Top an in
cident occurred not unworthy of no.
tice. An officer and two men belong
ing to that regiment had, while in pur-
suit. got separated from their command
and just as the officer was turning the
brow of the hill he discovered before
him rebel officer and 10 men. He at
once called upon him to surrender. and
they threw down their arms. He then
ordered them to march. which they
promptly did, and when they had
reached the ravine where our troops
lay. the rebel officer turned and asked
where were his men? He said:
I'VE will soon come to them
The rebel officer beginning to suspect
that he had been outwitted, exclaimed,
THAT is Yankee trick, sure enough;
three men to capture 15.'
He was struck with SO much admira-
ton at the exploit that, taking from his
haversack silver cup, he presented 1t
to the officer as a compliment to his
strategy.
The goth Me- kept up The pursuit.
followed and supported on its right by
the heavy line of skirmishers from the
SD Pa. and the rest of the brigade,
until they had arrived at the nights of
Round Top and driven the fleeing reb-
els down the other side. But not deem
ing it prudent to remain longer without
more support. Col Chamberlain order
ed the regiment again back to their old
position. Thus all the regiments of the
brigade We're relatively in the same po-
sitions they took when the firing began.
AS the rebels showed no signs of a fur
Their attack. the goth Me. and two regi-
ments of the Reserves went up again,
took a position and threw up breast
| works of rocks. AS Col Vincent, our
loved and highly respected commander
had fallen in the early part Of the en-
gagement, Col Rice. of the 44th n. Y,
now comna nded the brigade.
About 10 o'clock the Reserves moved
out and about midnight the SD Pa. was
ordered up and took a position on the
right of the Goth Me-, and shortly after
the Reserves were moved forward to
the base of Big Round Top, Joining the
right of the $50 Pa. All fortified as
soon as possible. so when morning came
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