The National tribune., 1908-10-08

ed. and finally led the column. Frye,
commanding Archer's Tennessee Bri-
gade, and Lowrance, commanding
Scaies's North Carolina Brigade, both of
Pettigrew's Division, also crowded up
from the rear, and Joined on to Armi-
stead at the angle.
Cushing's and Cowan's guns We're now
firing canister directly in their faces.
Armistead. sword in hand. his hat on its
point. and shouting, "Give them the cold
steel. boys" leaped the fence, followed
by-about 100 OF. his command, with sew
eral battle flags, ran uD to Cushing
gun. placed his hand upon it. and
shouted, This gun is mine" and was
almost Immediately shot Cushing, who
had received another friShtful wound,
which tore open his bowels, gathered
up his intestfnes IN one hand, while
with the other he pulled the lanyard,
shouting, "IIl give tn em-p one more shot,
Webb" and fell dead. Part of the list
Pa. had been driven back by the force
of the shock, but che remainder stayed
with the 69th Pa. in their places, and
kept up deadly fire on those who were
following Armistead Gen. Webb rushed
the 72d Pa. up from its position under
the riGge, and they began deadly volley-
ing at a distance of 40 PAGES. Col.
Smith, list Pa, threw two companies
behind the stone wall to the right OF
Cushing's Battery and opened an en-
filade fire at the distance of so PAGES.
Then Col Norman j. Hall rushed in
with his brigade-the 7th Mich, 42d
and seth N. Y. and 18th and goth Mass.
Gen. Hancock had already started the
10Th Mass. and 42.d n. Y, racing for the
danger point The men yelled, 'Hur-
rah for the White Trefoil! Clubs are
trumphs!'' as they rushed into the mael-.
stron.
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with men engaged in deadly struggle.
Col. Edmund Rice says:
II could feel the touch of men to my
right and left as we .neared the copse.
The grove was fairly jammed with
Picl1etts men in all positions, lying and
kneeling. Back of the edge were many
standing and firing over those in. front.
BY the side OF several who We're firing,
lying down or .kneeling, were others
with their hands up, in token of sur
render. 80 In particular, I noticed two
men, not a musket length away, one
aiming so Icouid look into his musket
barrel, the other lying on, his back,
coolly ran1ming home a cartridge. A
little farther-on was one on his knees,
something white in both hands,
The 7th Mich threw in particularly
deadly enfilade fire. as shown by the
number OF dead in it's front. Men were
mingle in the fight. and poticeable
among these were men of Harrow's
Brigade. who rushed In in squads. with
out waiting for regimental organization.
- The Attack is RepuIsed.
This awful work, could last only a few
minutes, tho it seemed hours to those
engaged. ALI of Picketts Brigadiers
had fallen-Armistead and Garnett
dead, and Kemper severely wounded
Pettigrew, Semmes and Trimble were
wounded. The mortality among the
lower officers was equally great. Regi-
ments were under command of Ser
geants, and brigades of Captains. The
survivors sought safety in the depres-
sion in the ground in their>rear.
The Attack Was Over.
- Webb's Brigade took nearly 1000
prisoners in its front, six battle-flags,
1,400 mtIskets. and 903 sets of accouter-
ments. 1t had lost nine officers and los
men killed, 81 officers and 311 men
wounded, and but 80 missing.
ITO be cpptiaued.)