Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-07-22

gaze upon the magnificent spectacle.
SeVenty-one cannon along Meades
center open their brazen mouths,
and solid shot and shell strike the
ranks Of Picllett's men, tearing
them apart; but in spite of this
rain Of death the gaps are quickly
closed, as they still press onward to
the goal at the "Clump Of Trees"
They are now within about one hun
dred and fifty yards, facing death
in thousand terrible forms. The
Union infantry opens fire, sending a
perfect hail Of destruction into their
ranks. Pickett's first line literally
melts away, but Oh comes the sec
ond, resistless still. The Union bat
tcries again hurl double canister
into them at ten yards, and then
becomes silent; but not until Cush-
ing has fallen dead among his guns.
The struggle Is now LETT to the in
fantry. Webb's Brigade cannot stay
the advance of Pickett's men. who
sweep up to the rifle pits, across
them and over the barricades; the
momentum Of the charge sweeps
them on. Now they have forced the
Angle and gained a position in
rear of the guns. Gen. Armistead
and his men leap the stone walls,
rush upon the guns, bayonet the
gunners, and waive their banners
triumphantly within the Union lines.
But, alas! alas They have pene-
trated too far. A storm of shot
from every angle sweeps through
their ranks and marks It's track with
the dead and dying. Armistead
falls mortally wounded and his
men reel back In fragments. The
first Union lines are shattered but
Hancock and Gibbon push forward
their reserves, who charge upon
their disorganiZed foe. There are
no reserves to come to the rescue of
the surviving few, and, seeing how
useless further effort would be, and
knowing the impossibility or regain
ing their lines on Seminary Ridge,
the remaining braves lay down their
muskets and surrender Out Of
forty-eight hundred who followed
Pickett into that immortal charge,
only one-fourth remain. Thirty-five
hundred men nave laid down their
lives, a willing sacrifice upon the al
ter OF their country. This charge
failed, but it will go down in history
as one Of the most heroic acts i'm the
annals OF warfare.
Once more in Glory's van with me-"
Virginia cries to Tennessee:
1--WE two together, come what
may,
Shall stand upon those works to-
day
The reddest day in history.
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