The National tribune., 1911-01-12
ELEVENTH AORPs REUNION.
An Interesting Functions at New York.
Gen. Saiomon's Description of the
Battle of GETTYSBURG.

An Interesting Function at New York.
Gen. Salomon's Description of the
Battle of Gettysburg.
The 10th Reunion and dinner of the
Eleventh Corpsaat Martins Cafe, New
ork, was splendid and interesting
affair. After the speeches of Gen.
Slckles and Gen.iWilson. Gen. Solomon,
OF san francisco. whoToommanded the
ed ILL.,, the only infantry regiment
from that State at the battle of Gettys-
burg, gave a description of that menu
orable battle. 70 @
1t was, as Geh. Sickles said at the
close of Gen. Salomon's speech, a most
graphic and correct description of this,
the greatest battle of the war. For one
| hour the large company present lis
tened in rapt attention to the Gen.
| erafs paper, from time to time inter-
spersed with great applause. He relat-
ed many incidents of the battle, some
of them pathetic and some of them
amusing. One of the most striking in
| cidents occurred on the second day of
the battle.
1t was during the cannonading. on
the afternoon of the second of July,
when Gen. Howard requested Gen.
Solomon to send 25 volunteers to dis
| loGge a number of; Confederate sharp
shooters who had possession of three
houses about 100 yards from our line.
from which they picked off our gun
ners and officers whenever they saw
a chance TO do So. Gen. Solomon cali
ed Tor volunteers of the different COM
panleS, and more than twice the num-
Der required responded to the call
capt. y. - Greenhut, who commanded
20. OF the regiment, was directed
TO take charge of this squad, who evil
IDENTITY entered upon forlorn hope.
capt. Greenhut, who became after
ward Adlutant of the brigade and who
! Is wei known in this city as the Presi-
! dent OF the Siegel-CoOper Co., led these
gallant men to the attack upon the
Sharpshooters concealed in those
hetlses. 1t was n most dangerous and
perilous expedition, and thru the gall
iant and splendid management of Capt.
Greenhut, our men succeeded in dis
| lodging the sharpshoOters and drv-
ing them from the houses they occu-
pied, thereby perhaps saving the lives
of many of our men, Every step for
Ward Dy the Captain and his men was
wrought with danger, and their lives
We're in peril from the beginning of
TINS movement until he had successfully
accomplished his dangerous mission.
A Pathetic Incident.
A strange and pathetic incident in
connection with this movement oc-
Cured when Gen. Solomon called for
volunteers. He was surprised to see
that man by the name OF Alderman
failed to respond. Alderman was noted
Tor his bravery and daring, and Capt.
Greenhut asked him what was the mat
Ter with him when he did not respond
TO this call for volunteers. Alderman
replied that he did not feel well; that
ne had presentiment that he would
be Killed, and that he preferred not
taxing any extra chance, but If he were
ordered to go. would do so. After Capt
Greenhut had started with his men on
TINS expedition, Gen. Solomon complied
with Ackerman's request and ordered
MN to Join Capt. Greenhut's force He
attempted to do so, but returned in a
Few minutes and said: General, I can
not go down there-no man can go
down there and live; the trees are hon
eV-conbed with, bullet holes, and il is
no use trying" The General ordered
him to return to his company He did
SO. and lay down, but he had hardly
placed his musket by Ills side when a
shell burst over his head, striking him
IN the side anu killing him instantly.
In the meantime, Capt Greenhut ac-
complished the object for which he
set out and reported all of his men
awe altbo some OF them were wound
ed in the conflict,
An Asnasins Incident. -
Among the amusing incidents related
by the General was this: His regiment
was stationed at Cemetery Hill. and
Just after Gen. Howard mad given hin,
the order for these volunteers and was
ABOUT to. walk Oft, Gen. Saiomon called
ms attention to a sign attached to n
pore which read about. as follows.
driving and shooting on these grounds
surety prohibited. Any persons vio-
i ,ati1g this ordinance will be punished
by iine and imprisonment" The Gen.
efal remarked facetiously to Gen. How
ard, aud said: You have gotten vour-
sen INTO a nice fix, General When
TINS battle is over you will be arrested
and put in jail fer violating this ordi-
nance. The General looked up. read
IL, ana remarked: Well, that is so: ri
never noticed that before" At tbot
moment 4 shell burst right over their
heads. striking the signboard. and
knocked it into one hundred Thousand
sphnters. Gen. Howard placed his hand
on Gen. Salomon's shoulder and said:
Wen, that is all right; the ordinance
is demolished"
In his graphic description of this
rattle, Gen. Solomon did full Justice
to the bravery and gallantry of th.s
confederate troops, and his account of
The great charge of Pickett's Division
on the third day spellbound the audi |
ence. He said that the charge of the
ooo at Balakiaya. Gen. Cambron- /
hes splendid defense at Waterloo. |
and Marshal Ney's brilliant and great
attack upon the English squares at
waterloo were not as daring and as de- |
hant as this great onslaught of Pickett's
Division. But they finally had to give |
up the contest against the steadier and
determined bravery of the Union
troops.
At the close Of Gen. SalOmon's re-
marks he compared this battle and the
loss the two armies sustained with the
battle of Waterloo, the battle of /
y oenigsgratz between the Austrians and
russians, and at GraVelotte in The
war. In all of these
battles many more troops were en-
gagged than at Gettysburg, and the
losses were less in either of them than
in this great and decisive conflict at
The description of this, the greatest
battle of the century, was unguestion-
ably the event of the evening and
Gen.. Solomon received the hearty con-
sratulations of all who were present
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