The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-26
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General a. G.. Jenkins was In Con
eral r. r. Lees front as lie advanced
Into PENNSYLVANIA in 1863 When Lee
turned to meet General Meade's army
at Gettysburg, Jcnkins's Brigade did
not reach Gettysburg I'll after the
hard battle on the frat day, but got
there about p. NJ. On tho morning
OF the second Jenkins was summoned
70 LOGS headquarters, and ordered to
place his command on the left OF the
town. and to hold that locality until
infantry would come to relieve him.
!1o placed his brigade along a creei:
III tho woods. and to be sure he had
gotten the location General Lee,
pointed out on the map, he went b.
himself little In advance OF his line,
and while looking at his map ttho one
Leo had furnished HIND. and while dis
mounted. was wounded by single
Slot from artillery. Part Of the she'll
made large hole in Ills hat and
wounded his soalp. Iie bed freely
and had to retire from the field. turn-
ms over hts command TO Colonc,
James a. Cochran, Colonel Ferguson
being then on detached service. No
other shot was fired at that time.
Jenkins. with one OF llis aides, Lieu
tenant George 3. Hannah, retired TO
Housc three quarters OF n milo west
OF Gettysburg. He told Hannah that
General Lee told Him tho battle WAS
10 30 renewed that day by General
n Longstrcet's firing a big rlin on
Lees extreme right about l.. NJ. Han
nah says that at that hour General
Jenkins was lying down on one bed
and he on another In the same room
when they heard the siSnal gun. that
both got up and went out TO witfic 81
the duel. hut Jenkins returned to his
bed almost immediately suffering In
tensely with his head. jenkins re-
turned to the service In the spring Of
1854, and commanded tho Confedcratns
at the battle of Lloyd'S Mountain, and
received wound while CALAMITY
leading his men, from which he died
The officer then In command OF our
brigade told the what Jenkins told
Hannah, and as that part Of our COM
nand to which belonged was then hold
in reserve, rode UP on n high point
overlooking our lines 10 sec the battle.
was where could look over a largo
part OF tho fold. The enemy We're
stationed along their lines extending
from culp's HILL on the left, TO Gene
terry Ridge, and on to Big and Little
Round Top Mountains. In the shape
of crescent. Our lines were imne-
diately opposite and were much
longer.
Exactly at the hour OF PM. I
heard the signal gun fire miles TO ms
right. This was taken up by
artillery all along our lines from right
to left, until the fre was general all
along both lines. Soon tho cannons
and small arms made continuous
roar. like Tho fall OF great waters
The smoke settled down over the
battlefield, and I could distinguish no
single shot. Every now and then I
could SEQ circle OF smoke and nro
go UP into tho air, made by the cx-
plosion OF a caisson. was ont Of
danger and had nothing 10 do but
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not stand 1t long. and retired TO my
command to await orders Tho battle
ragged until night. when tho firing
ceased
About II o'clock A. ri. July s. part
OF Jcnkins's Brigade. viz part OF the
Fourteenth and Sixteenth Virginia
Cavalry. reached that part Of tho bat
tIeheld. which was in the rear Of tho
lines OF tho Federal infantry, near
Burnside's barn. Licutenant-Colonel "
A. Witchor. with his command (another
part OF Jenkins's Brigade). had been
sent TO that part Of the battlefield early
that morning, and was fighting in front
OF the barn, which position lie held
for n while and then took a permanent
position In the barn.
General ]. E. j. Stuart was on the
field In person when we reached there.
but that part of his command which
was with hin, dld not como on the field
the Fourteenth and four OF the Sin
tcentli We're dismounted and Just behind
q mortlsed fence, the Sixteenth ncy
TO Witchers command, and the Fc,S
teenth next to the Sixteenth. N1ujdg14y.
r. Fake. commanding the four compa
MES OF the Fourteenth. was soon dts
abled by shot and the command Of
the Fourteenth fell on myself.
For hours we held our position along
that fence. though the Are was very Sc
we're. We were lying down on the ground
behind tho bottom rails So deadly was
tho fire that once. when one OF my men
was wounded, two others were struck
as soon at they rose to bear him from
tho field.
After while went to General stu
art, who WAS Just behind our dismount-
ed men, sitting OH his horse about the
centre OF our line. and told HIM we
were nearly out OF ammunition. While
going to him | was struck by a spent
bullet in tho stomach. which caused
great pain for moment. While talk
Ing to Stuart, Colonel Witchcr came up
and told him the same thing. Stuart
said he mad done what he could to have
ammunition sent US. but that we must
reserve our fire and hold our positions
at all hazard.
We did so, holding this limo until
after dark It Is Il mistake, as some
where, stated. that part Of this com
n1anu. was Withdrawn from the field
for want Of ammunition. This line in
the barn and along that fence was held
TIL the lighting was over. and Colonel
H- Witcher's command was not withdrawn
until daybreak on the morning OF
July 4.
When Stuart's command came in the
evening some were dismounted and
supported Colonel Wltchers line, but
tho most OF them remained noun ted.
/, The cnemy's artillery was stationed in
an apple orchard and in skirt OF
woods In their iranc0iain rna = n. Ill le