The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-08

Washington and Baltimore, keeping
ms m OF communication to the
POTOMAC open, and then fight a de-
~fensive battle, on ground OF his Gee's)
own choosing. On the second the
hght was not commenced at daybreak.
Longstreet did not strike the enemy
until nearly 4 o'clock in the after
noon. dongstreet says 3 o'clock;
Ewell says 5 o'clock.) The enemy
in the meantime were heavily REIN
forcing, concentrating and fortifying-
Ewell was to attack on hearing Long
streets guns, but did not get into
action until 6 p. m.
This seems to have been a day of
~misadventure for the C~onfederates.
Writing Of that day n Of the first
American authorities on the science
Of war says:
fSuch was the second days battle
on the part of the Confederates a
succession of tardy, isolated, unsup-
ported attacks, in which, one division,
Picketts, had not reached the field,
and dhree others, Heth's, Pender's
and Rodes', and our brigades, had
scarcely fired a shot; on the part OF
the Federals a we'll managed, if per
fectly passive defence, in which every
imperilled section Of the line had been
promptly reinforced, and every as
sault of the enemy repulsed.' Gamer
lean Campaigns, p. 37S.)
General Lee knew there had been
no concert Of action between his
troops on the second day, and he
hoped to make the assaults next day
with cooperation Of different parts
of his line in such a manner AS to
support one another (Lee.) Again,
he expected to attack in the early
morning, but the misfortune of John
son's division changed his plans and
at IL O'Clock he ordered General
Longstreet to assault Cemetery Ridge.
American Campaigns, p. 379.) Long
street thought it absolutely necessary
to hold McLaw's and Hoods divisions,
to protect his right flank, and had
only Pickett's division for the assault.
To this Genera Lee added Heth's di-
vision and two brigades of Pender's
division, also Wilcox's brigade.
LAS the commands reported,
Pickett was assigned on h right,
Kemper's and Garnett's brigade to be
supported by A~rmistead's; Wilcox's
brigade Of the Third Corps CHilrs( in
echelon and guarding Pickett's right;
Pettigrew's division on Pickettfs left,
supported by the brigades of Scales
and Lane under omnand OF Genera
Trimble. The brigades of Pettigrew's
division were Archer's, PettigreW's,
BrOkenbOrogh's and Davis (P. 1888,
Manassas to Appomattox.")
Lieutenant-General Longstreet was
in command of the assaulting columns.
Major~General Pickett was the rank
ing division commander, but com
n,anded only his own division Of three
brigades of Is Virginia regiments.
These men had not been under fire on
the first and second days, and were
fresh-and the only fresh troops In
the assault. Acknowledgement Petit
grew commanded and led Heth's di-
vision (Heth having been wOunded)
composed Of four brigades of II regi-
ments, the statality Of which were as
follows:
Five North Carolina Regiments.
Four from Virginia.
Two from Alabama.
Three from Tennessee
Three from Mississippi.
Pender having been Wounded, Ma
jor-General Trimble commanded and
led the part of Pender's Division en-
gagged, which was Scales and Lanes
Brigade composed OF ten GO) NORTH
Carolina regiments.
The order was that the right was
to make the signal of BATTLE p. 3Ss
Manassas to Appomattox. Genera
Pickett's was the division of direc-
ton, and he was ordered to have
lstaff-oficer or courier with the aftil-
lery director to bear notice Of the mo-
ment to advance"
h assault upon Cemetery Hill was
g desperate undertaking, and grew
more hopeless every hour Of delay. Al
one o'clock Colonel Alexander, direc-
tor of artillery, opened upon Gene
terry Hill the greatest artillery due
ever known on the American CONT
nent. His fire indicated the point o.
intended attack, and the Union Gen
eral massed troops to meet it. After
nearly an hour of c~annonading, Col.
onel Alexander, who had nearly ex
hausted his ammunition, Sent fol
lowing note to General Pickett:
4 "General: If You are to advan a
all Won must come at once or we vii
not be able to support you as We
ought. But the genemy's fire has no
]slackened materially, and there are
still IS guns firing from the Gene
terry"
At 1.Aa Alexander sent another mote