The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-09

Infantry regiments. As in other
parts OF the field monuments and tab
lets mark the places where the diff
ferent commands were engaged. From
here We 20 10 the Devils den, most
appropriately named, whore 50 much
desperate fighting took place. Lin
ing up against and On big boulders
the party Of over nifty drew the con
centrated fire Of camera and Was
captured. have one of the pictures
as d proof that the Devils den al
Gettysburg is not a myth. Thence
We pass east to the Round Tops On
Little Round Top we climbed up the
boulder where Gen. Warren stood
watching with anxious eye the on
coming of Longstreet's forces, send
ing back word for the Fifth Corps
Gen. Sykes. to hurry up or all would
be lost. In answer Cen Vincent
moved forward his brigade al double
quick speed, reached the crest of Lit
tie Round Top few minutes in adj
vance of the Confederates and the
day was saved The 10Th Maine In
fantry was part Of this brigade Il
was here on Little Round Top that
Gen. Meade, commanding a Brigade in
the Fifth Corps fell mortally wound
ed and as Lieut.. Haslett. in command
Of battery bent over him TO hear
his last message he too received a
fatal wound and the two heroic souls
went out together. We pass from
here and follow where the Union
lines were the third day northward
till we reach High Water Mark" and
the Bloody Angle" Here is the
stone wall over which both men of
the Second Corps, under Gen. Han
cock and Confederates under Pickett
fought hand to hand in a death strug-
gle. The 18th Maine Infantry was
on this line. Here is the tablet that
marks the spot where Lieut. Cushing
of the 4th L. s. Battery, although
shot through both thighs. cried Il
will give them one more shot" after
the discharge he fell back dead.
We completed the rounds of the
battlefield before night and returned
to the hotel. Soon after a small
party of us went up to what is called
the Jennie Wade house on the Balti-
more Pike. Miss Wade, a young lady
of % years was the only woman kill
ed at Gettysburg She was engaged
cooking bread for the soldiers and
was kneading dough when a Confed-
crate bullet passed through two doors
and piercing her body caused instant
death. We stood on the very place
whore she fell and the bullet holes
are in the doors There are count
less relics of all varieties to be seen
here taken from the battlefield In
the evening we attended the Presby-
terrain Church and were escorted to
the Lincoln pew, where Pres Lincoln
sat during services on Sunday, at the
time the National Cemetery was dedi-
Gated in October. 1868. A pacard
is in front of the pew with the fol-
lowing pres Lincoln occupied this
pew Sunday. Oct. - 1863"
Monday morning at 500 we took
our train at Gettysburg homeward
bound, arriving in New York City at
Loo p. m. where We remained at the
Broadway hotel till Tuesday at 500
p. m. The time was devoted to
sightseeing in the city, including an
automobile tour of three hours
through the principal streets. We
were shown buildings costing from
twelve to sixteen millions of dollars
each. One residence was rented to
a wealthy family who paid a rental
Of $6,250 per month. We were taken
To Gen. Grants tomb. costing 2G5o. 00p
We looked upon the marble Baskets
where lie the remains of the General
and Mrs Grant. At p. m. Tuesday
we took the same steamer that we
went out on for Fall River, passing
through miles of shipping and under
four of the great suspension bridges
that connect New York with Brook
Ign. We soon are out upon the
sound and retire to the cabins for a
nights much needed rest. We reach
Fail River Wednesday morning and
GOO and take the train for the home
run to Portland, where the party
break ranks for their different homes.
In closing | wish to commend in
the highest terms Comrade J. L. Mer-
rick of Wateryille and his daughter,
who so faithfully and obligingly con-
Quoted the party through the entire
tour. They deserved and received
the highest praise | wish also to
add that in writing this | have been
abliged to be guided wholly by men,
DRY, as I did not take any notes what
ever. This will account in a meas
ure for the defects that will be no.
ticed.
SAML. F. EMERSON