The National tribune., 1908-07-16

sdNC the firSt Information we received
from thevenemy's side. II was durins
| this s'tirmish that Cyrus W. James. Co
G. 9th N, Z. Cav. was killed by rebe
| bullet. and he is said to have been tn
! first mani killed that morning on GU
side"
Starting for the Battle.
The late Augustus c. Buell. distin
guished literaryi man. who served as ;
! private in Battery b, 4th u. S. Art. saw
| mis- first lighting at Gettysburg, and i:
| The Cannoneer'' gives this vivid de
scriptionf of seeing Wadsworth's Divi
sion. to which his battery was attached
start from the camp on Marsh Creel
for the battlefield:
I'VE We're turned out the next morn
ing about deybreak. harnessed up, ant
after crossing the creek halted to lie
| the infantry of Wadsworth's Division
! file by. There was no mistake now
| While We stood there watching thest
| splendid soldiers file by with their long
swinging route step and their musket!
glittering in-the rays of the rising sun
there came out of the northwest a sui
len boom. boomi boom.' of three guns
followed almost Immediately by q pro
lenged cracking sound. which, at. that
distance. reminded one very much OF
the swapping of dry brush heap when
you set 1t on fire. We soon reasoned
out the state of affairs up in front
Buford, we calculated, had engaged the
leading infantry OF Lees army, and was
probably trying to hold them with his
cavalry in heavy skirmish line. dis
mounted, until our infantry could come
up. They said that the enemy had no,
yet developed more than q skirmish
line. because II he had shown a heavy
formation Buford would be using his
artillery, of which he had two or three
batteries. whereas we had thus far heard
only the-three cannon shots mentioned.
These apparently trifiing incidents show
how the men in our army were in the
habit of observing things, and how I'D
erring their Judgment was. rs rule.
even in matters of military knowledge
far beyond their sphere or control.
But my~cycs were riveted on the
infantry marching by. No one now Iiv-
ing will ever again see those two bri-
gades of Wadswcrth's Division--Cut-
ler's and the Iron Brigade-file by rs
they did that morning. The little creek
made n depression in the road, with n
gentle ascent on either side, so that
from our point of view the column, as
it came down one slope and up the
other, had the effect of huge blue bill
lows of men topped with spray of
shining steel, and the whole spectacle
who had none before. Partly because
they had served together for long
time and no doubt because so many of
their men were in our ranks, there was
great affinity between the battery and
the Iron Brigade. which expressed itself
in cheers and good-natured chatting be-
tween us as they went by. Find good
place to camp: be sure to get near a
good rail fence; tell the Johnnies we
will be right along were the saIutations
that passed on our part, while the in
fantry made such responses as. All
right; better stay here till we send for
you: the climate up there may be I'M
healthy Just nov for such delicate crea-
lures as you' and all that sort of thing.
1t was prebab3s. s o'clock when the last
brigade had passed, and then we got
tffeA.order to march, moving with Dou-
bleday's DiviSlon. As we moved up
the ROAD we RouIAS see the troops of
nexssdidaqn coming close behind;
Wadswosth's Infantry had got on the
ground. and tbe sounds of battle were
increasing ranf9ly.
End4 srth's Diyision.s -
~.wadsybrthH Division consisted of
two. brigade ss {The First was the Iron
Brigade. scompdsed of the 3D. 9Th and
7tfl WIS, 19thEIird. and oath Mich. The
Second was Cutters Brigade, composed
of the 18th Inds-76th, 95th, 147th and
18th tBxsoklyn) q N. Y. and 56th Pa.
1t happeIied to>be the turn of Cutters
Brigade Sto Head the column of the
morning Sof July /. Comrade e. r..
Graham. of the 56th Pa, now living at
Grand Pass. Mo. writes as follows con-
corning the order of advance from
Marsh Creek:
THE first infantry regiment of the
Army of the Potomac to enter the State
(of Pennsylvania was the 10Th n. Y.
under Maj. Grover, followed in order
by the 56th Pa, Commanded by Breyet
Brig. Cen J. W. Hoffman,; 147th n. Y,
f. C. Miller, 14th Brooklyn.
Brevet Brig Gen. E. B. Fowler. and
the 95th n. Y. under Mai Edward iPye.
The 10th n. Y. 56th Pa, and 147th N.
Y. formed on the right of the railroad
cut, facing west in the order indicated,
and the action was begun by the seth
Pa, followed instantly by the rest of
the command.
THE Second Brigade was very proud
Of Stewards Battery, and supported It'll
In action as often as any other troops.
"a careful survey of the ground &C.
,upied shows that the division crossed
the State line the night before, when
the Iron Brigade was leading, the 9th
w III but lut tOlIi N. L NdS
the regiment which led off for Gcttys-
burg the next morning. when Cutters
Brigade took the head of the column
IN the order of alienation that was
observed by the respective brigades.
1.-THE sounds of the cavalry fight had
been distinc. ever since we left Marsh |
Creek-a iitful crackle-but nov we
heard fierce, angry crash on crash, rap
dly growing in volume and intensity. |
signifying that our leading infantry
Cutters and the Iron Brigade-had en-
,ountered the dough boys of Lees adj
rance. 1t is well known that the men
Of the Iron Brigade always preferred
,louch hats (Western fashion,, and sell |
lom or never wore caps. At the time |
this heavy crashing began we We're
half way up from Marsh |
,reek, and as the battery was march,
ng at. a walk most of US were walking
along with the guns instead of riding
hi the limbers. Among the cannoneers
vas a man from the Cd Wis. (John Hol-
and), who took great pride in the Iron
Brigade So when that. sudden crash,
rash! crashi f1oated over the hills to
,ur ears John said. with visible enthu-
;iasm, Hear that. my son, That's the
aik!~ The old SLOUGH hats Have got
here. YOU bet? 49,
The Infantry Engaged.
Gen. Reynolds disposed of HIS troops
IS they arrived, with the skill of a vet
ran accustomed to the great chess
BOARD cfzhrafs1 He put Hail's I'd Me.
sattery On the Cashtown Road. and
hfew fd3&arfk the 14th Brooklyn and
he e5th:E. Xs a short distance in adj
ance orEffes1&ft ordering Cen Wads-