The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-06-21

Il will be fifty years on July sinc'
the Battle of Gettysburg began, ant
the anniversary is celebrated In th'
July American Magazine with an ex
traordinary illustrated story OF the
struggle by Edgar Allen Forbes. the
battle lasted three days and, IS ey
anybody will recall, General Pickett
made his famous charge toward inc
end of the third day. This charge
roucl uded the battle and indirectly
determined the outcome OF the war.
The following extract from the article
which is herewith reprinted through
the cou. tesy of The American Maya
zine. gives dramatic picture OF PICK
ett's charge. and of the final events
leading up to the great catastrophe
that overlook the Confederacy. At
This poiut in the narrative Pickett is
Just leaving Longstreet to go into
battle.
There was one touch of humanity
in the parting between Pickett and
lougstreet that has Just come to light
after fifty years. 1t humanizes the
hero Of that daring charge to know
that he WAS much in love. As Pick
cit turned to 60, he placed In Long.
streets hands a letter addressed to
q brown eyed Virginia girl who yet
lives. And this was the postscript
which he had written in the brief
interval between the cannonade and
the charge
Nov, my darling, | go; but remem
Der always that | love you with all
my heart and soul. with every fiber
of my being; that now and forever
am yuurs-yours, my beloved. 1t Is
almost three o'clock. My soul reach
es out to yours-my prayers.
Nov the smoke of guns lifts like
n great curtain, and discloses to the
eyes of the whole Army of the Poto-
mac the subimest spectacle of the
Civil War.
And how pitifully cruel 1t wGs!
The long gray line had to cover al.
most a mile of open ground before
II could use is guns but 1t was with
in the range of the replenished I'm.
ion batteries from the start.
The Union gunners began On il
with solid shot; as the silent line
draws nearer, they change to burst.
ing shell and shrapnel The Virgin
ians fall like sheaves before the sick
10. but the ranks silently close. About
midway the line is hated and dress
ed under fire Then II moves slowly
forward In the face of storm OF can
lister that literally mows great sec
tons to the ground. But the shatter.
ed b~igades preserve their alignment.
oblique to the left and sweep against
she stone wall from which now come
the cruel yo leys Of the infantry.
The high water mark of the charge
was reached by Arm stead's brigade
of Virginians With his esup upon the
poi mt of his sword to guide his men
like the Helmet of Navarro, he press.
ed far beyond the fence, rushed the
batteries and fell dying beside the
guns that he had taken. So desperate
was the fighting here that twenty
Confederate flags were captured with.
IN space not hundred yards
square.
"Pjckett's division lost 2,SSS men
Killed and wounded, of wnom 1871
we're from Armisteads brigade alone.
The death which spared not his three
bugadiers passed over the conspicu.
ous leader with his long black hair
and the voice that had sent the men
across the field of blood gave the
command to fall back. And Just at
that hour far away to the southwark
Grant and Pemberton were standing
together under tree, arranging the
Details Of tho surrender OF vlcksburg,
"of all the descriptions of Pick,
etts great charge. that OF the great
est human interest Is the latest-his