The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1913-07-11
GREAT CIVIL WAR BATTLE
HAS ITS SEM|.CENTENN|AL
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reached the scene OF combat. At the
beginning of the attack General G.. K.
Warren hurried brigade and cannon
to Little Round Top, at the foot of
which just at nightfai the fierce on
slaught Of Hood was checked. Mean
while two of Hills brigades pierced
the Federal center Of Cemetery ridge.
At the close OF the day Ewell attacked
the Federal right flank Early's divi-
sion was repulsed in desperate as
sault on Cemetery hill. but Johnson's
division broke through the Federal
breastworks on Culps hill.
In the evening an important council
was held in the Confederate camp. In
spite OF opposition to the plan. Lee de-
cided that there should be grand as
sault on Meade's position on Gene
terry ridge the next day. Early on July
3 fighting began on the Federal right
flank on Cups hill.
General EweI. who commanded the
Confederate corps on this front. de-
termincd that having obtained foot
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| out. Johnson's division was establish
ed there In breastworks built by Cen
era Socum's Federal corps. Ewell
sent two brigades to support johnson.
who Immediately charged forward. but
was soon checked. Unknown to him
Federal endorsements had arrived
during the night The captured ground
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the hill
Pickett's Historic Charge.
! The Confederates having failed In
their attacks upon each extremity OF
Meade's long line of battle. 1t remain
ed for Lee to withdraw or attack the
| Federal center The division Of Gen
4 eral George Il. Pickett of T.ongstrects
corps alone remained fresh in the
whole army Pickett had reached the
front early on the Sd with 5000 men.
To this body Lee added 5000 men
from Hills corps under General Pen
der and General J. ]. Pettigrew.
The point to he assailed was held by
attachments from four Federal corps
under command of Hancock. The See
ond corps troops were fresh: others
belonging to the First. Third and Elev
enth corps had fought OH the LIST or
I'd. The prelude to Pickett's charge
was cannOnade OF IIancOck's line
opened by 100 Confederate guns ut !
y. M. The object was to break up
, Hancock's ranks and prepare the way
for the assaulting column to rush to
? the crest of the ridge ut one DASH
J On the Federal side eighty guns had
,een posted along the crest, all that ii
would hold. to answer the fire. Dur
\ ng the two hours duel of artillery the
. batteries OF both sides suffered severe
. v. At 3 o'clock General Hunt, Meade's
G .hief Of artillery. directed his guns tc
!, ease firing i'm order to cool the pieces
and preserve some ammunition for the
contest at close quarters which he saw
was impending.
The cessation Of the Federal arti
lery fire gave Lee the impression that
Hunts guns had been silenced. TIL.
:, grand column OF $4,000 men thel
. moved out across an intervening plail
~ only to meet rain of solid shot as
, soon as they came in sight of Hunts
lie artillerists Gaps torn in the rank:
W by Federal shots were quickly closed
rs md the line moved onward.
& Climax at the Stone Wall.
p Hnncock's main line was posted be
:" hind II stone wall. The troops helt
> their fire until the assailants were
h close up. Fresh batteries relieved
IN those which had spent all their amm'i
D. milton. infantry reserves were brough
mp, and few moments OF uneuna
struggle decided the day and decided
Gettysburg The brigades Of Genera
- T.. A. Armistead and General II. n
Z and across the stone wall Both lead
ers fell.
Pickett saw that 1t was impossible Il
, hold the position which had been at
tanned by Armistead and Garnett Fed
% erals were rushing ut him from al
\ sides. His men were fighting hand t.
=, hand with troops Of the Second corps
~ dubbed muskets and slaves Of regi
=" mental banners We're used in strug
= gle at once fierce and hopeless for tin
Confederatcs. Pettigrew's forces Of
the left of Pickett's column had givel
d way. and a strong Federal line had &C
cumulated on that flank. The orde
Mt last was given. "Save who can!'
Y Chas. Painter, of Camas, a
, old friend of J. B. Bear at Wall
Walla, WASH, and an ex-sheri1
: of that county. passed throug
Roman this week and made MI
Bear a visit.
Alias Summons
In the Justice Court of Mission Towr