The National tribune., 1908-08-27

fugitives to clear his front. The enemy
was much disordered in the pursuit
and McCandless's Brigade charged at
full run down the hillside over the val
ley. driving the enemy in confusion be-
yond it to the summit of the next emil
nence, where the Confederates retired
behind the stone wall which had been
the scene of so many sanguinary dis
putes during the day. Just before reach
ing the wall Col. Chas. +. Taylor. of the
18th Pa. Reserves. fell dead at the head
of his regiment. This wall the Pennsyl-
vania Reserves continued to hold under
the severe Smelling of the enemy until
the next day.
Soon after this occurrence Col. Fisher.
who commanded the Third Brigade. dis
covered that the enemy had gained the
summit of Big Round Top. from which
they were keeping up very annoying
fire, and he accordingly took the 5th and
18th Pa. Reserves of his brigade and
the goth Me. and at 10 o'clock at night
charged up Big Round Top. where they
encountered brigade of the enemy and
drove them off, capturing 30 prisoners.
Some time after ) o'clock Wheaton's
and EuStis's Brigades of the Third Divi-
sion of the Sixth Corps and Bartletts
Brigade of Wrights Division were sent
to the left to assist the Fifth Corps.
These troops moving into position, were
seen by Longstreet who had come to
reconnoiter his right and was thereby
discouraged from attempting to push his
attack any further at that point. The
Round Tops and our left flank were
thenceforward safe.
On the Left Center.
While the conflict for the Round Tops
DEVILS Den and the Wheat Field were
going on there were a series of bitter
struggles farther to the right and ex-
tending up to the front of the Second
Corps on Cemetery Ridge. Hancock.
who had been placed in command of
the First, Second and Third Corps, was
working with almost superhuman activi-
~ to redeem the battlefield in that part
and patch mp a line TO encounter the
enemy Gen. Meade had at last walked
up to the dire necessities of the occa-
sion, and was sending troops from the
extreme right of the line. Lockwood's
Maryland Brigade was one of these sent
in, and other troops from the Twelfth
Corps which had not been seriously en-
gagged. AS Humphreys fell back under
the overpowering pressure on his front
and flank he was followed up by the
brigades of Wilcox, Perry and Wright,
which had the reputation of being the
best troops in Lees army. Perry's Bri-
gade was speedily driven back. but Will
cox anu Wright puSItu lOTWdru, anu
actually reached Cemetery Ridge and
captured a gun. which they turned upon
Webbs Philadelphia Brigade. The Phil
adelphianS gave them two whitening VOL
leys, and then rushed out in charge
which recaptured the lost piece. Wilcox
and Wright only got away from THAR
advanced position with difficulty. Will
cox claims to have temporarily captured
20 guns and Wright eight. Gen. Double
day Sta pn1r1'S RriO9 de of
Vermont nine-months men. very fine
body of troops, with whom he pursued
Wright's force and retook altogether six
guns.
Fine Work of Wizards Brigade.
About o'clock Gen. Hancock ordered
Col. George L. Willard, commanding the
Third Brigade of Hays's Division of the
Second Corps. to advance to the sup
port of the Third Corps. Hancock went
with it to position on the south slope
of Cemetery Ridge near thicket along
Plum Run. north of the Trostle build
ings. Wizards Brigade consisted of the
seth, 111th, 125th and 126th n. Y, and
all except the 39th n. Y. charged at once
into the thicket. where 1t received a vol
ley at close quarters from Barksdales
Brigade. Wizards line was staggered
for a moment, but instantly rallied. and
thicket, killing the brigade's commander
and pushing the enemy back until he
came under the concentrated fire of all
the batteries along the Emmitsburg
road. About this time the gallant Will
lard was struck by shell. which carried
away part of his head and face.
The 39th n. Y.-Garibaldi Guard
had not gone with the rest of the bril-
gade in this movement, but had been
sent to the left. 1t came upon the 21st
Miss. which had slipped past the other
troops and captured Watson's Battery.
The "Garibaldis." who were small bat
talon of four companies. rushed upon
the Mississippians fiercely. beat them
away from the battery, and recaptured
the guns
The long, bloody day was now reach
ing a close. The open ground between
Cemetery Ridge and the Peach Orchard.