The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-02
SECOND DAYS ANNIVERSARY.

The fighting on the second day Of
the battle Of Gettysburg consisted
chiefly in series of Confederate as
saults by brigades upon the Union po-
sition. which by that time had been
thoroughly established, from Little
Round Top along Cemetery Ridge and
around the bend in the line to Culp s
| Hill. The assaults were broken, first
through repulses, and second through
their failure to be sustained. These
assaults began on the left wing of the
| Union army, and were so strongly
made, so firmly persisted in, that the
right wing of the army was much
weakened in responding to the call for
reinforcements. This allowed the Con-
| federate left to encroach upon the
Union right and to occupy part of
| Culp's Hill so that when the troops
! from the right were returned to their
proper position after their strengthen
ing Of the left, they found their lines
of defense occupied by Confederate
troops. A prompt effort that night to
dislodge the enemy at this point failed,
but it was renewed in the morning and
the successful fight to regain the lines
lasted seven hours. Doubtless the
course of the battle will be followed
by the veterans on both sides in to-
day IS jubilee anniversary, and every
one Of the participants in the fighting
of that day will have his own story to
tell Of his experience in that series Of
desperate engagements.
General Sickles is on the ground,
and is telling his experiences of the
day. 1t was sad day for his corps,
which was in a disadvantageous po"
sition and was badly used up. Sicklcs
himself was desperately wounded, and
years after wrote some very bitter let
ters assailing General Meade because
of Meade s alleged bad management on
the field.
At the present jubilee anniversary of
the battle no flags are allowed to be
displayed except the flags Of the
United States. It had been at first
suggested that the Confederate troops
should rally around the Confederate
Slauudru, DuG u WdS utlu IhdI tuio
would be an irritating sight TO many,
and so that detail Of the arrangement
was abandoned Old Glory, therefore,
floats supreme over the jubilee ami
versary from first to last.
A good many personal "reminiscences
of the war are being brought to public
notice during this celebration. One of
these personal "reminiscences relates to
a member of the famous Iron Brigade,
which was then under command with
other brigades, of Major General John
F, Reynolds. The reminisce9ce is
as follows in the Chicago Record
Herald:
The infantry fghting of the battle Of
Gettysburg was begun the forenoon Of
July l. 1863, by troops Of the lst army
f. Reynolds. who was killed as the battle
opened They were troops belonging to
the first division. commanded by Gen,
James s. Wadsworth killed at the Will
derness the following May. Two brigades
of that division began iring almost at the
same time. Representatives of both have
claimed that they We're first, the Iron bTi-
gade OF the West and Cutler's brigade,
made up OF New York and Pennsylvania
soldiers.
In the oath Michigan Of the Iron
Yate. stood and shot from the begin
ming to the end OF the days awful
work, and fell back with the small rem
nant of his regiment that had escaped
death. Woundng and the prison. His
regiment was faced and fought for hours
by the 2Sth North Carolina.
The young soldier had varied expert
enees after the war; He made and lost
n " and dc hay
His love for his old brigade has led him
on several occasions TO expend large sums
in looking out for their comfort and hap
piness. AS soon as they began to talk
about a great reunion at Gettysburg on
the 50th anniversary he started to plan
to make the most of the event for his old
brigade comrades He has been given
permission TO erect a tent in which 1900
can be comfortably accommoda ted and
where they can hold their public meet
ings.
invited to accept OF his hospitality He
has done still more than TO Invite the
comrades who fought with him on the
Union side; He has invited officers and
the Confederate army to Join him
and them in the big tent where all
OF their public and semi-puhlic exercises
will be held. and the invitation has been
accepted. His name? The story would be
incomplete without 1t. but Were I to con-
suit him he would prohibit its use
nave not consulted him. He is known
as Maj c. II. Mcconnell. for many years
one of the prosperous. public spirited
and patriotic business men of the next to
the greatest city on the continent-Chi-
cago
Maj. Mcconnell is particularly anxious
that every survivor of his old briga de Join
MIN at Gettysburg. His invita- ton Is as
cordial as ever was an invitation.
That is comradeship as is con1rade-
ship. Long life and prosperity to
Major Mcconnell!