The National tribune., 1909-04-29

tween our battery and a higher eleva-
| ton. farther away, on which the Con-
| federates soon placed a batter;'. Our
company (A) went into position along
the side of q stone wall which was at
about right angles with the Baltimore
turnpike. 1t was also on almost di-
rect line between our battery and the
Confederate battery's position.
From our position behind this wall
we had a good view of the field between
us and Gettysburg. and we quickly no
ticed line of Confederate skirniishers
coming. or getting ready to come, al
our line. We opened fire at once at
Ilong range. I was on this line, ana
remember we had been in action but
a few moments when Lieut.. waugh
called to us to fall back few rods to
| a cleft of rocks, where we could sun
see the field we were facing. The Lieu
tenant had seen the Confederate bat
| terry come into position on our right,
1 and preparing to rake our skirmish line
laway from the wall. The commanding
officer on our main line saw our COM
pany change position, and immediately
sent out two more companies, l and E,
| 1 think but am not sure, to take the
position alongside the wall which we
| had left at Lieut.. Waugh's command.
These two companies were hardly in
position when the Confederate battery
| opened fire on them, and at the first
shot killed and wounded several 1t
needlessly where. they could DO no
was a murderouS hole, exposing men
more good than we could in our pro-
tected position, where the battery could
not reach us.
Just at dark the Confederate line of
battle came sweeping on across the
field we had been facing, and made
the first fierce attack on Cemetery Hill,
sweeping away our little Skirmish line.
wounding and capturing some of our
men, the rest reaching our line near
the angle by the 5th Me. Battery. AS
soon as we were safe in our lines the
5th Me. opened with shell and canister.
and swept the front of our line with n
fearful fire. Here in this position the
33d Mass. remained till the afternoon
of the 4th, when we were marched off
from the battlefield, out several miles
on the road which our army took in
| following Lee.
In the Fall of 1863 the 33d Mass.
with the Eleventh Corps, was sent west
by rail to Bridgeport. Ala, marched
from there to Lookout Valley, with the
Eleventh and Twelfth Corps, carrying
relief and supplies to Rosecrans's starv-
ing army in Chattanooga. On the even-
ing of Oct. % the 33d suffered heavy
loss in the night battle on Raccoon
Ridge. 1t then participated in the bat
a quick march with other troops al
most to Knoxville, to relieve Burnside's
army. which was besieged by Long
street, then back into Lookout Valley
for the Winter.
In 1864 the 33d Mass. was in the
campaign to Atlanta, where Gen. Sher-
man slowly fought his way for 96 days
| to the key city of the South.
On this campaign at Resaca, Dallas
and New Hope Church our regiment
suffered heavy loss, and never faltered
in any place where it was sent. From
| Atlanta to the sea the SD Mass. had
| it's share in the railroad destruction,
| foraging and other duties connected
with that march, which swept like fire
| thru the heart of the Confederacy, and,
stopping at Savannah long enough to
plan a new campaign, turned north
ward. and swept thru South and North
Carolina to Raleigh. where the Con-
federate forces were held till they sur
rendered. At Ayerasboro and Benton
vile, N. c.. the 33d had further bap.
| tism of fire in those two battles.
From Raleigh the march was on to
Richmond. Va, and Washington, where
! in the Grand Review of Sherman's
army the 33d Mass. took its last steps
near Washington on June IL, 1865,
miles.
| Returning to Massachusetts, 1t was
! paid on and mustered out at Readfiefd,
about 10 miles from Boston, out on the
/! line of what then was the Boston g.
Providence Railroad.-J II. Little,
Sergeant of Co. A, 33d Mass, South
Paris, Me.