The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-01

the Past lney were supposed 10
Be Equal to Anything Short Of a
Miracle. ....
Following the brilliant victory OF
charlottesville, General Lee, after
resting his army, began his march
Of invasion. General Lee had played
with Hooker and misled him. Within
twenty days the great Southern
commander had brought his entire
army from Fredericksburg, by way
Of the Shenandoah Valley to Gettys-
burg, Pa, without obstruction and
executed wonderful feat Of STRAIT
egy.
His Orders
were obeyed strictly and maintained
the discipline and morale Of h's
troops prevented them from degen-
Grating into ruffiians.
It was on the 28th Of June that
General Hooker, at his own request.
was relieved from the command OF
the Federal army and
General Meade
whose antecedents were those of an
efficient corps and division COM
mander, was appointed to succeed
him. On assuming command Of this
army Of over 10000 men, Meade
made a disposition Of his force 80
as to cover both Washington and
Baltimore, at the some time moving
cautiously towards Gettysburg.
The battle of Gettysburg was
fought on July l, 2 and 8. The first
and the second days were partial
successes for the Confederates, but
unfortunately the inaction of sim
gle evening and night enabled Meade
not only on his part to bring up his
forces but to post them On an al
most impregnable line, which the
Confederates had permitted a rout-
ed detachment Of few thousand
men to occupy and hold. .
On being criticised for his failing
TO improve the advantage of the
first day,
General Lee Explained
that the battle was forced upon him.
He did not intend to fight a general
battle at such a distance from his
base Of supplies unless attacked, but
finding himself confronted by the
Federal army it became a matter
of difficulty to withdraw through
the mountains with his large train
1t is true that the position of the
enemy was one Of extraordinary
strength, but the army of Northern
Virginia was in state Of the great
est proficiency: it was flushed with
victory, it had accomplished 6
many wonders in the past that i
was supposed to be equal to any
thing short Of miracle.
The second days battle was not.
able for its flerceness and its feroc-
ity. For two hours the battle faget
with sublime fury. The fire wa
fearful and incessant; three hun
dred pieces of artillery belche'
forth death and destruction on ev
cry side.
The Third Day-Pickett's Charge.
AS related by Edward A. Pollard
editor Of the Richmond (Ya.) Exam
iner during the war and author 9
The Lost Cause" the morning Q
The third day met with but little in
cident OF conflict. = : Pickett
| division Of three brigades, number
ling less than 5000 men, which ha
been left to guard the rear, feache
1.-THE field Of Gettysburg on the morn
ing of the third day. This body Q
Virginia troops was now to play
part the most important in the con
Itest, and on this summer day t
make mark in history to suryiv
| Is long as the language Of gloriou
~
i deeds is
/ Read in the World.
l About noon there was a dee
Il calm in the warm air. General Le
| determined to mass his artillery
/ front OF Hills corps and under to
cover Of this tremendous fire to d
-Ireet the assault on the enemy's cer
-lter. 70 this end more than q
hundred pieces of artillery we
: placed in position. On the opposl
: side Of the valley might be pc
ceived the gradual concentration
1.-THE enemy in the woods, the prep
i ration for the mighty contest To
/ Twas to break the Ominous silen
oil with sound of conflict such as "
o. scarcely ever heard before on cart
oil It was dead like silence. At Y:
OI o'clock the signal gun was fired. l
o. stantly more than
D Two Hundred Cannon
-i halnhnd firth their thunder at O