The National tribune., 1908-09-03

were Won Gilsa's Brigade, 41st, 6sth,
Saith n. Y. and 153d Pa, and Harris's
Brigade, 18th Conn. 25th, 18th and
10th Ohio. The 18th Conn. had been
withdrawn from the line, leaving a
gap between the 25th and 18th Ohio.
Taking advantage of deep ravine, the
Confederates found this gap. and rushed
thru it, crowding back Harris's Bri-
gade and the left of Won Gilsa's, and
under the cover of the darkness and
the smoke rushed straight for the bat
teries flaming on the crest. The 9Th n.
c. and the 9th La. led the charge The
batteries were Wiedrich's, Ricketts's,
Reynoids's and Stewards. Col VAIN
wright, Chief of Artillery of the First
Corps, had ordered his battery officers
that in case of assault they must not
timber up, but stick to their pieces to
the last. The Confederate attack had
been SO sudden and unexpected that
the infantry was in manner taken
unawares, and for some seconds the
gunners had TO defend their own guns.
This they did with a fierce determina-
ton. Confederate Lieutenant seized
the guidon of Ricketts's Battery, but
the Sergeant shot him dead with his
revolver. A Louisiana officer put his
hand on gun, demanding its surren-
der, when his skull was crushed by a
handspike. One Of Ricketts's Lieuten-
ants saved the life of one of his Ser
geants by well-directed stone, which
knocked down the Confederate who
was about to bayonet the artilleryman
A Confederate officer officially reported
that the dead around the batteries were
almost all killed with pistol shots, bay
onet wounds and gun barrels used as
clubs to crush skulls
Wiedrtch's Battery was reached and
captured hrst, but not until the Louisi-
2sla regimental flag planted upon IT
had been snatched away from the hand
of the daring assailant as he was pros
trased by well-directed blow with a
bandspike. Then the Union infantry
began to take a hand in the affair.
Coster's Brigade Of Steinwehr's Division
rushed for Wfedrich's guns, and Gen.
Carl Schurz led the 5Sth and 18th N
Y. to the same point There was n N
exceedingly spirited fight, sometimes an
most hand-to-hand. for a few m;nntes
with the officers using their sworde a =
reyolvers. but the Confederates beins,
unsupported. were driven down the hill
CarroiPs Fierce Dash.
Gen. Hancock sent Col. s. s. carro,,t
to help. and Carroll rushed over thrr,
the cemetery with the 4th Ohio 7tt
w. va. and 14th Ind, and drove Havs's
Louisiana Brigade back at the noint I'll
the bayonet from Reynolds's and Rici,-
etts's batteries. Col. Avery. 9Th N. g.
was mortal1y wounded. Col. CarrolT,|
achievement was the more remarkablei
since he had no knowledge of fhe
ground upon which he was TO attack
and had to fight the enemy,s line sojeIy
by the fire from IT.
During these operations Hays's anf,l
Hoke's Brigades had suffered fearsrI-
!y. The eight regiments of the twol
prlgades, according to their own off,
cial reports. lost 39 killed. 24s wound
ca and ii9 missing, most of the latter
Delng killed or wounded
BY 1890 at night the firing had gar-
orally ceased on Cemetery and ctIf,.sl
HIS, and the wearied men sank down
10 catch what sleep and rest they couIJ
before the inevitable reopening of hos
tiiities with the early sunrise ,g tbol
Following day. AS soon as Gen. MeadeI
saw that the fight on the extreme left
was over he ordered the Twelfth cornsl
to return to it's position. Ruger's Diyj-
sion arrived first, and Gen. Ruger, sus-
pechng something of what had oc-
Cured, advanced cautiously with ,J,ir-
mishers ahead. The part of the works
on the extreme right of the line We're
found vacant. and Ruger's men quietly
occupied these. A number Of them
went down to Spangler's Spring. where
tney mingled unsuspected with the
Confederates. and gained much infor-
nation in reply to the usual question:
as to what regiments the men coming
for water belonged. Geary's two bril-
gades. Kane's and Candy's, also came
back shortly after midnight. and, hav-i
Ing now learned of the situation in
front, Gen. williams, commanding the
corps, formed his line of battle with 46I
cannon behind his infantry. some eOo
yards from the woods in which John