The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-31
ny EHB,5lrr MCCULLOUGH,
One of f'tckett's Cupfntns.


standing my protest of inexpcrience in
the role which / assume. ana OF my
declaration of inability 20 either muse
declaration Of inability to either amuse
instruct or entertain you. ali of which
werc placed before yon- courteous AID
insiatent president but there would
appear small Appreciation of hia era
ciousaeas had | not aSraod to COM
Ply With his request 10 say something
about Gettysburg. which has recently
had sucH countryw wide staging and
] no~ express my thanks for the honor
aone mo In permitting mo to stand
There have preceded me many of the
noinbles OF the world. and your toiera-
ton In further evidenced by your cx-
tension of the privileges of. your floor
to ono VINO IL ordinarily held to be en-
gagged IN netarious enterprise.
How the Trouble Bcgnn.
Ono day. away back in the past cen
turtles. a Yankee skipper was sailing
his splendid brig rugged craft up the
African coast. attracted by a good
harbor, on the shores OF which there
appeared a settlement He landed
finding great gathering of natives.
lie began bartering trinkets with which
he was supplied for peitry and wares
of crude and curious design. His ves-
sci was curio TO the natives. They
Indicated their desire to inspect it,
which desire he gratificd. and when
he had perhaps a couple OF hundred OF
them In the hold. the matches were
closed down his anchor was weighed.
and he sailed away TO Boston. Arriv-
ing there, nc sold these black people
into slavery to his brother Yankees
and he sailed back to Africa. and he
brought many other loads of these
same black people and sold them all
into slavery.
Later on these shrewd Yankees de-
nied that in the years 10 come a
proclamation would be made BY the
President of the United States releas-
ing from bondage all these black peo-
pie. and they proceeded to sell their
blacks to their Southern brethren.
When the money for these sales was
safely invested, they made declaration
that IL was wrong to hold black people
in bondage.
This doctrine OF wrong was preached
from many puipits. and its echoes eX-
tended to the Legislative halls at Wash
ington, and. with this beginning OF
difference. many grievances. imaginary
or real, were added, and tho represen-
tativcs of the North and the roprcsen-
tives Of the South quarrcled. and they
quarrcled so bitterly that the people
OF the North and tho people OF the
South became aligned against each
other.
Secession.
One day South Carolina said she
wouldn't stay in the combination any
longer. The President OF the United
States told her TO come back, and, by
way Of emphasis, lie called on Virginia
and other Southern states each TO fur
Fish $4,000 soldiers TO help make her
DO so. Virginia enlisted her $4,000 and
more. but she arrayed them on the
side of Carolina and tho war was on.
Without enumerating the small fights.
of which there were hundreds. we came
10 whore Mcdowell marched his south
going columns across the Potomac and
found his progress disputed by Beaure-
gard ut Bun Run on July IL, 1861
Beaureguard sent to Winchester for
Johnston, and on Sunday, July 81. 1861,
in the Manassas Fields. McDowelrs
army was completely defeated and
routed. great part of which did not
consider itself safe until IL was on the
north side of the Potomac. AZ York
town and Williamsburg there We're sue
cesses for the Southern flag, and at
Seven Pines also where Johnston, being
wounded, Lee took command of the
Army OF Northern Virginia. Then Lee
drove Mcclellan away from Richmond
in the seven days of fighting and
Hooker was defeated at Fredericksburg
and Pope ingloriously routed ut Second
Manassas. and when all tho various
commanders OF the Northern armies had
heeu foiled by Lee in their attempts to
reach Richmond, Lee conceived the Idea
of camping his army under the shadow
of the Capitol at Washington, but he
found Meade hinderinS his march at
Gettysburg. and here. on the lst, I'd
and Sd days OF July enSued three days
Of fierce fighting between two splendid
armies Lees army was in the best
condition it had ever attained. He had
10000 lean. hearty. strong and healthy
men, trained, hardened and Injured to
all the trials, dangers and hardships of
war. They were in perfect discipline
and would obey any order that was
given without hesitation or question.
believing that because their leaders
had set them tho task it was entirely
possible
No Tcnt.--onty Guns.
We mad nc tents and scant supplies
of tood and clothing, but wo had guns
and cartridges which we KEEP. dry, and
we were eager to ties. our strength
we faced army just as good in all
respects. moro numerous. and with un-
limited supplies OF all the possible re-
aulreEents cf n soldier. There was
hard, close lighting on tho first day
with great disaster on both sides, tho
CpaieGaTateo constantly gaining
ground and never receding at any time,
Tho second days fighting was even
n:o-s hitter and tho ground strcwn
.nore d=nsoiy with dead md wounded
the Confederates still gaining ana new
er losing ground,
When Pickett Cnme Up.
And now came the third and last
days CRnt, 'he only part IN WHlcn
participated and the only part OF which
] have personal knowledge. picketts
Division had been left at Chambers
5urg and made The twenty ight-m milo
march ON the second day of July. That
night we slept beneath the starbc-
locked Sky. fully dressed and the mus
xot close at hand As we lay on tho
ground we could SEQ reflected in the
sky tho canpfires OF the mon we were
10 fight on the morrow. Now and then
shot. and sometimes n little vollcy
told Us that the pickcts on both sides
were watching each other. Our conf
dcnce In them robbed us OF all un-
easincss and we slcp. sound refresh
ing sleep. a bright, clear sunshine
opened "A glorious dav on July 3. Our
scanty morning. meal was eaten with
hearty relish and then each regiment
was formed for inspection. A quad
rupie allowance Of ammunition WAS
issued To caoh man, ana everything