Arizona republican., 1913-07-09
VETERANS SAW
 FORMER PLACES
Letter Describing Visit of Various Members of Ari- zona's Delegation to Get tvsburg to Spots in Field Where They Fought

l 1 The Arizona veterans at GettYsburg l fought their battles over again and re 1 visited, recollected the places where | they had struggled those three awful l days fifty years ago.
 1 The following letter was received | yesterday from MT. William Hartranft: 1 Philadelphia, July }, 1913. l The Republican,
 Phoenix, AriZ.
 1 The Arizona delegates covered the i battlefield thoroughly. It would have | done the heart of the subscribers to the ! Republican Gettysburg fund, good to have seen the Phoenix boys explaining 1 to one another, as they stood on the ground where these scenes took place l fifty years ago, the part each had taken in the great three days conflict. On the field of the first days fight, we found the point where Comrade J. A. Ninson with the Virginia troops drove the federals back through the town of Gettysburg. This was q very critical time for Captain FicllaS' bat tery, his infantry support having fal- len back and most of his horses hay ing been killed. These gallant men Were forced to drag the guns through the village of Gettysburg and seek a new position on Cemetery Hill. From this position his battery was able to engage in the great Artillery duel that followed, and to rake Picketts entire line as it charged the center of the fed eral line from the woods at the foot of Seminary Ridge.
 After leaving the scene of the first days fight. we crossed the Carlisle road It was at this point that Com rade Emil Gantz. who had come up l late in the afternoon with fresh Nir- ginia troops. joined in the chase through Gettysburg of Captain F'ickas guns.
 Continuing the trip, we passed the point where COmrade w. H. Phillips of | Tempe was engaged with the New York | troops in supporting Pennsylvania 1 regiments in defence of Cemetery Hill Continuing, we found the spot just l to the right of the high water mark where Comrade Marion Abbot, with his Minnesota regiment, was thrown into l the breach made by the confederate 1 charge. At this point, his regiment lost | eighty-six per cent of it's number. We continued past Little and Big Round Tops and Devils Den to the | A T. Weaber, with his PennsyIvania troops, Withstood the mighty onslaught of General Longstreets prolonged at tack. Further in we came to the ex- treme right of the confederate's posi- tion on Seminary Ridge where Com rade J. J. Camp. with the Georgia troops. was supporting the confederate batteries. The batteries on the second day were literally cut to pieces by the accurate fire of the federal guns All
 horses were killed. all guns disabled, and the ammunition laden caissons ex- ploded
 I desire to congratulate the Arizona | Republican for their enterprise and patriotism shown in raising the fund l which enabled these old veterans to attend the reunion of their comrades l on the old battlefield.
 Yours sincerely. (Signed) VIM. G. HARTRANFT Of the same date July 9, there has | been received the following letter from James OConnor, formerly of this l city:
 Gettysburg, July 3.
 To the Editor of The Republican, l Dear Sir:
 i Tn clipping of recent date sent here I see my name mentioned as leaving 1 Phoenix with the old soldiers for Get l tysburg. I haven't been in Phoenix l since April g. I have been in Chicago | for nearly three months and I paid my l own way and did not receive one cent | of that donated money that was col lected to send the old veterans to Get | tysburg.
 I lived in Phoenix nearly twenty years and was here to receive the dele | gatiOn when they arrived and showed | them their quarters.
 | I remain yours truly
 JAMES O'CONNOR, 1 Go. F. First Michigan Cavalry
 Clusters Brigade } i Gt was not intended to state that
 MT. O'Connor was a member of the
 Arizona delegation to Gettysburg, con-
 sisting of Messrs. Camp, Abbott, Wea :
 Der, Vinson. Phillips and Captain
 Fickas. It was merely mentioned that the delegation was accompanied b1
 Emil Gang and other surviving Gettys- burg veterans and it was expected
 that the party would be joined by MT O'ConnOr)
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