The National tribune., 1909-10-21

town, two pointing north-northeast; the
other two with caissons were parked in
the Icemetery, having been disabled in
thciT retreat.
About D. m. on the second day the
battery was moved toward town, near
the intersection of the Emmitsburg
road and the Baltimore pike, giving
thep a view of Sickles's fight up that
road. The four guns were placed aStride
of the pike, guns pointing into town.
At sundown suddenly the musketry at
the foot of the hill on our right began
to crash, and u rebel line could be seen
coming at the Eleventh Corps. Battery
3 turned half-right to face them, and
in a few moments Won elisa, having
sagaed TO the right out of range, Bat
terg: b added their canister with the
other batteries, and for about 10 min
utef there was a fine display of fire.
works.
"Their nearest troops came within
Is rods of our guns. When
VoB elisa broke, leaving Ames's Bri-
gade exposed to a flank attack. Ames
behaved galIanty, and rallied about
half his men on our left and rear.
Ames's 18th Conn, on his left, did not
leave its line.
THE enemy came on rapidly, appar-
emily two brigades. Part of it was in
an bpen pasture, and these were soon
that Of Stevens and Reynolds (and 9TH
ersJ4 together with the musketry of
Ames's men and some other infantry
that had just come into action. But
their right was covered by small ra-
vine running obliquely to our front and
a stone wall extending over to the west
base OF the hill, SO while their left was
giving way the right regiments the far
famed Louisiana Tigers suddenly
swarmed up the bank of the little ra-
vine and over the stone wall and
charged with loud yells. They
did not fire at us. but came on with the
cold steel. They soon broke
and fell back to the ravine and stone
wall, under the cover of which they
rallied to some extent and began a
spattering fire of musketry. Just at
this moment we heard cheers on our
right, and in a few seconds a splendid
brigade of infantry swept past and
charged straight al the ravine and wall.
from which they routed the rebels pell-
NELL
He afterward learned this was Car
rolls Brigade.
",,Nis ended the battle here. except
slis b picket firing. up to about IL
o'o-oCk, and the battery returned to its
former position in front Of the Gene
tery gate
Buell. gives distances from their posi-
ton mt the gate as follows:
"Wiedrich's and Ricketts's Batteries
were about 200 yards in front of Bat
tery p. Reynolds was about 200 yards
10 right of Battery B. and Stevens abou,
tho same distance TO right front Of Rey-
nolds. Manchey's Spring. in rear OF
Juncture of Harris's (Ames) and Vor
Gilsas Rrgades. was about coo feel
from the right front Of Battery B and
about $50 yards from Cemetery gate to
tuncture Of Baltimore pike and Emmits-
= burg road"
He does not mention two other bat
teries on the hin that took a prominent
part in this affair, Cooper. Battery b.
1st Pa, and Rattery f. 1st n. Y.
Gen. Carl Schurz, commanding the
Third Division, temporarily IN command
of the Eleventh Corps. III his "Remipis-
cenccs," says of this pat Of the battle:
vi was already dark when we on
Cemetery Hin We're suddenly star tied by
tremendous turmoil at the batteries of
Hiedrich and Ricketts,. Gen. Howard
end ! were standing in conversation
Nhth the uproar surprised u.s. There
: VIZ II" time TO wait for -tpeIIor oi 1ers.