Evening journal., 1913-06-25

stone wall on Cemetery Ridge. For
four days the earth shook and the
hills trembled with the roar OF can
non and the fire Of musketry. While
almost $50 cannon opened fire on the
wall, Pickett's men made what is re-
garded as the greatest charge in all
! time Fourteen thousand men flung
. themselves at the Union line; as they
came nearer and nearer. shot and
she'll tore great gaps through them.
but on they came at the flame of fire
behind the wall. A hundred men
/ crossed It to a hand to hand conflict
with the whole Union army The
/ fiercest battle of the war was at an
end. The Southern troops had reach
ed their farthest point North at any
time during the war. and from that
day to Lees surrender the Confeder-
ate cause was without hope.
Such is the battle-ground where
$4,000 men will gather next. week to
celebrate the victory of the Union
army Many Of them will be former
enemies, but there will be a general
rejoicing that the battle turned out
the way IL did, and as the wearers oi
the blue and the gray walk over tho
battle-ground Of fifty years ago, arm in
arm in these piping times Of peace
there will be no tinge Of bitterness IN
THE recollections of the past.
The part played by Delawareans IN
the battle is we'll told by the Rev
Thomas G. Murphey, chaplain of the
First Regiment, Delaware Volunteers
lin his history Of the regiment
Delaware Men Fought NObly.
During the first days battle the
First Delaware had a position in the
centre Of the line Of battle near d
group Of trees to the left Of Cemetery
Hill Opposite them on the north side
of the turnpike was a large barn in
which were Confederate sharp shoot.
ers. who were picking off Union Off.
GERS. This they charged, captured and
burned
On the second day the Delaware
troops were on the skirmish line al
day, in the thickest of the fight, and
on the third day they bore the bruni
of the cannon fire At one time they
we're almost surrounded by Confeder.
ate troops, but held their own until
lre-enforcements reached them, ant
the attacking brigade was repulsed.
Two Prominent Survivors.
The only two survivors of the battle
who were members Of the Firs
Delaware and still live in New Castle
county, are Lieutenant Colonel Harry
.G. Cavenaugh and Captain A. NJ
T5izar.
Lieutenant Cavenaugh. retired
wrote a series of articles on the Civi
War for a paper published at the Kan
sas Agricultural College, Manhattan
Kansas. in 1S94-95. He was then {
captain and was professor Of military
lscience and tactics at the institution
Colonel Cavenaugh entered the Firs
Delaware as a private in 1861 and wa
retired as lieutenant colonel becaus
Iof wounds, September II, 1899.
Captain Hizar was the first sergean
lof Company I and was mustered ou
as captain of the company in January
, 1864. He has a good record as
> Fighter.
The captain is now in his 76th veal
He is enthusiastic regarding the tri
S to Gettysburg.
I Lieutenant Colonel Cavenaugh wa
: lcaptain of Company of the regimen
:, when il was mustered out at the ol
E hotel at Brandywine Springs. tn
) company returned home by way c
r Baltimore, through the Chesapeak
and Delaware canal ana was mus
2 tered out on July "a. 1865. In 1856
} Colonel Cavenaugh re-entered th
: army and advanced step by step unit
r lhe reached the grade of lieutenant col
onel and was retired on account q
injuries received during the battle q
Santiago in the Spanish-America
War
I The Delaware veterans will leav
t Wilmington on a special train owe
the Pennsylvania railroad at ! p. m
! Monday, June 80. Returning, they vii
B depart from Gettysburg on July 5.
= AT Gettysburg most Of the veteran
r will sleep in tents, but those who fee
J that they are unable to stand tn
5 night air will be taken care of. TIL
2 tents will be supplied with cots an
{ other conveniences, so that no vet
r eran will risk his health by sleepin
3 on the battle-ground.