The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-26
PIcKETT DID NoT DO m ALL
Statement 0f Interest About the,
Fighting at Gettysburg.
Editors ;ktfanta ,Ionrnar:

Editors Atlanta Journal: .s.l
have bean very much interested
IN. the stories Of tie. Var Between tue
States written byS men who served i'll
the E9nkHs and recently appearing in
your cplumns. i served: In the infant
EEy. from the { llitst " 8FeEfaSyas,,o ,o5sAppo-
n1atpx. st tlre First A.f an assi,s q is,was
q, priSate in ttnt Seventh sht,th t:aroli-.
me VelHnfeersaatid sFeala]iy detailed
las orderly for General. M. q. Bvn!larn,
who helal Azitchell.B ford or Tie con-
ter OF the line, In 1852 ] was trans
PfeEFed from KersiiS tsg, s. brigade and the.
Seventh Sbnth Carolina Volunteers to
stise first South Carolina Rifles OF the
I5rE5 IaftsI y l.: ksl.
9hIiR TFhi hich was under jackson until
his. death end then under A. p. Hill
EHEltdi tilS sss=;;sss:sssseslas s=;ss This statament
viii Introduce me- t0s The Georgia sur
EyiyoIs of the; Army or Northern ViE--
ginia. 49,, s{.s
g One OF! thHl geunE correspondents OF
'Wright's brigade, speaking of Pickett's
charge at GettysburgS says: at cer-
tainlEs was q most hazardous affair.
They suffered heag land yet i have.
never been convinced the battle of the.
secend day. prsyialsi should stand In
history as the sbloodiest fought bat-
tie pfathes two. yyS -
=, Another respondent, q survivor
or Seimnaes, brigade says. "The sub
-seqnent sacrifice OF Pickett's gallant
diSision was simply murder"
s,dL believe In, giving, honor to whom
honor Is due Pickatt's loss has baeni
greatly exaggerated and for. nearly 50.
years the fancy story OF this sacrifice
IlrIr NnF1 rIsNrfr tS,e
words Until ,Innng people belive that
Pickett did. all the lighting at. Gettys-
burg end that Georgia, North Caro-
Ina 4atSd other States weree not in
IT, T
( Let MS SEQ what the figures prove as
ytos Picketfss command at Gettysburg
befnEe the battle and after 1t.
From July u, 1862 TO June 80, 1869, J,
~ hflt Hes werss fought I4 pa rtsf Of the
whole or the Army. of Nor thern Virgin.
In. m these y iRlts t 's tfivfston, con-
3sfsting OF Garnetf, g: Armistead's and
nper,a =hIig gaIleH lost In killed and
iw6anded - s92 e .. .sEi, en- Axe the brigadesi
iot ARCHIE Scales and Lane .5st iixl
ltfil He'd md woHnded 3,6l0 mnhs q
AT Gettysburg Pickett.s division lost
lin, III iiieas. 2 90 man, Hoadi disss d tipissonl
343; Is Early's division I56: IulinsoIs's1
gilSisih 229; Rhodes diviaiofl 42 is;;y
.AIeEaw,ss division Sl3: ApiRFs6H's az
riisiitsl ~ (: IIetls,s diyisions 4 III Pere
def, sliyision 262 and the cavalry lost
AZ Gstt y4burg, the Ioss Ia ytcatudada
9l5sftiipis Ions was as follows: Fiaketel
s., ,f57 McL.aws /. .538I r Hood 1,504: Ear
SO lahpsSn 269; /; RoAeb /, ,126;
And ersbl ! ,128 s f5eth ,g8Dh; Penderl
and the cavalry 140. 4. 8 y !,
the captured or fnissigE, the Iossl
s5y Ia as sJst tas sssfoleett !, ,49gs MIS-
Laws 32T Hooii 442: Sssariy 22s;;
sEpdas 1Il2s ApdafR0n S40s Early. ,226 !;
tfeths 80 Is Pahder II b: aud the cayai-
sfy s ss,ss.; s.
From the above lt viii be seen thai
Hood Rodes. Mel. Avs; Heth aud PEN
der each had more men killed than
liely Early. sAnderson amt sohn-
bar each loeE fewer men killed
IN wounded, McI.aV's. Hood, Johtls,
SON. Rodes, HetIi ana Peader each
lost more than Piclsatt Early and
lost er men
Pl1sEekk lost IN 31sp red ,s9g, near
81. three times Is i1la sie Hesil y sioBel
men sgegif al IA ne charges ana
4 sl' pic kstf did.
Pfckaff,s division Nas ceJnBoaesi OF
1s fegisnents nfd his Toss s9l Killed.
lsesaEed e. Rncls than Is "a this.