Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-10

"ad exhausted - per cent Of his am
mnhition. and tina, il tho charge was
10 ~" made no." WAS the time. 80 that
IN event OF al accident there would be
enough ammunition loft for emer-
gcncics. General Alexander then asked
General i.onrStr.ct 10 ALLOW him to
give tho signal. General Lonpstrcot
said not u ror,i. IN, started or. and
turning his horse a-a.n around lowed
his head IN assent to ,;eurrnI Alcx-
andcr's rcqTcs, and then General Alex.
andcr waved m" Sicuni to Pickett. ar,l
ordered the ARTILLERY nearest To Pick
cts column to cease frins 10 allow
tn" charging column 20 move undis-
iurh"1 by artillery firing
FOUND LEE ALONE
on tItTiI.LEKY LINE
\ th"n ceased firing. and rode down
the line for a better view Of the
charge. And when in rear Of the
charging column. on the hill in Spanr-
lerS woods. whencc tho charge started.
] rod" suddenly upon General Lee. no
ono with him. his staff all out i'm the
field at work. Tho position i'm which
] found him impressed mo that he was
praying. refined w my horse. and
stood III his presence at least five min
ntes. while the charging column with
'nuskct right shoulder sniff, arms.
three lines deep, were moving up to
Federal limo. in perfect alignment. as
If passing in review. aud did not fire
until within 200 yards Of III. stone
wall. over which they passed, and hav-
ing no uppor wor" Ranked on the
right by General Hancock'E column.
moving in = counter direction down
Fick"ttS right 1ank. while making the
charge. When SO done tho t'cderals
checred. which cheer aroused General
Lce from what | took to he praycr-as
h" was, during the whole time OF
Tickc'ts charge. S"at"d on "A big oak
stump about two feet wide. his oil
cloth spread on the stump. On his
LIFT arm was the rcins of the bride
holding "Travcler,' his horse: while
the elbow OF his rirr, arm was on
his right leg. supporting his bowed
head in his right hand. which at
ti,udc impressed me that; he was pray
ing.
When liancock's men chccred. Cen
"ral Lee. raising his head. asked me.
What was that cheering" told him
! believed il was our boys coming
back. could sec. being mounted; but
h. could not. on account OF the under
growth. When | old him. he rose up
with his usual dclihcration. rolled
up his rubbcr- cloth. buckled it behind
his saddle. and mounted. He then saw
my statement was true.
Just then an ordnance officer rode
up. and General Lee asked him if he
could carry an order to General Hill.
He replied. Certainly General Lee
wrote the order on yellow PAPER, and
gave il to this officer. pointing his
finger in the direction TO go to find
Hill. But tho bursting Of
shells made tho officers horse nervous,
and il could not be made. by thrusts
blows. TO go in that direction. So
Lee. after admonishinE the
officer not to he cruel to his horse. ask
ed for the return OF tho order. and tore
it up. throwing the bits of pa per on
tho ground. and quietly. without the
least emotion. rode off to the retreat
ing column. returned to my guns,
far away.
Il am thus particular in the events
that momentous hour, while in the
presence and in conversation with
General Lee, to show that was in
position and in condition to know the
and whcrcabout of General
Lee during Pickett's charge. I was
the only one at tina time with or near
him.. So you can say on my absolute
that the is right
ly located. Once more. and | am
IL is hard for any one after the