ijilii i ■ UBRARY OF CONGRESS DDDna35737 iiii liiiiiaii i i , '^rT*' ^,. .aX"^ ,0 o^ ^.^ '> V '^C~~3^' ." .s;-"^' ■-. V- .,A *' .*<::'a^ ', \ ■-<',. ^' ^>. .^N^ ,^>' % ^K^: ^-^ ,^\ - iTX.^i- ■-/■ V - - . x'^'' ^'■ ,^^' •'^. Ln^ "^V#^,'-V .0 O^ V'^r'^JJ- N^ n:^' ■'^, '^ ^«^ ; .v^ -^^ "t/- -^' --" ,0 o GETTYSBURG A JOURNEY TO AMERICA'S GREATEST BATTLEGROUND IN PHOTOGRAPHS soi.MiKits wiin I'orciiT \T (;rn"Ysni ii(, m\i!iiii\(. iiiititicMi thk \\iiii\\i. ( mmtai, at \v\>iii\(,r(iN ON riir.ii{ way iuimi; i kdm mi; war imiotoguaimi is'i itii\i)'» i\ is(i.-, GETTYSBURG A Journey to America's Greatest Battleground in Photographs taken by the World's First War Photographers while the Battle was being Fought OFFICIAL PRESENTATION SEMI-CENTENNIAL EDITION TEXT BY FRANCIS TREVELYAN MILLER (LITT.D.. LL.D.) Editor-in-Chief of "The Photographic History of the Civil War," Editor-in-Chief of The Search-Light Library ILLUSTRATIONS FROM "THE PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR" Copyright 1913 Patriot Publishing Co.. Springfield, Mass. NEW YORK THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS COMPANY 1913 ^ AiMii.i.Kin \\AHi\(. IN Tin; iTi:i.i> (II ii\i-iKS().\ Till-; i;\iii,i;(,U(.i nd w i,i nv-~i!i '©CI.A;j'4 78 8 5 nioriX.KAl'll TAKKX 1!V ISUAUV Ul KlNCi THE BATTLE L\ 1SI« t^-^'^^itZMil^^iSi^ I'l^^i'"'- I III \\"i;i I' - 1 iK~i \\ \i; ni(iri)i.,];Ai'iii,i;. n\ rm; i; \ i i i.ij.iidi \ii \r (,i. ii'i-hi k(, i\ i,s,i iRniralrii iu IJhutniiiraplis (Takni tlurtnij thr IHaltlr TIIK BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG AT A (JLAXCE— thai is the purpose of tliese pages. Eminent historians and military authorities have frequently deseribed this great liattle in detail, lint il is the privilege of this little book to place before the American people the actual photographic witnesses of the terrific internecine struggle that entered into the molding of our civilization. Xo work of modern times has created such world-wide interest as the recent l)reservation of the historic Brady-Gardner GoHection of Photographs, taken on the battlefields of the American Civil War. under the protection of the Secret Service and with the official sanction of the government. The wonderful story of Mathew Brady, the world's first war photographer: how he carried the new invention of modern pholograi)liy onto the battlegrounds; how he i^erpetuated the scenes in the trenches, behind tlie fortifications, and on the firing-lines, so that Americans for thousands of years to come may look back ujjon that "tragic fratricidal strife of the twentieth century" — all these form a dramatic story in the annals of science and war tliat will become folk-lore for the future generaticms. A magnificent memorial to this great achievement has recently been con- summated by several American historians who have organized the famous Braer war photographers, into a monumental work in ten volumes known as "The Photo- graphic History of the Civil War." In further commemoration of this notable achievement, the historic photographs that relate directly to the Battle of Gettys- l)iu-g have been organized into this little supplementary volume as a semi-cen- teimial tribute to American valor. This l)ook. therefore, is in the nature of a selection of about 100 |)rints from the 4,000 photographs that are permanently recorded in tiie standard len-xolume library. They ai-e j)re.sented in historical .sequence so that they tell the whok' story of Gettysburg, from the beginning of the campaign to the firing of the last gun, more impressively and heroically than the pen of the historian has ever been able to describe. Around these jjliotograpliic witnesses is interwoven in text the essential historical facts regarding the battle, thus formulating a valuable little volume that may very properly be called .V II.VXDBOOK OX GETTVSBLT{(;. Tup: Publishers. ui:i.ii;r .\i.\r ui mi. i;\i ii.i.i ii,i,i) oi (.im r'».-.iti m.. i,(kiki\(, .-,(m m I. . Oak Hill. (i. Carlislr l{..a.l. 7. Ilarrlshiirf! It..a.l liri.lg.- dv.t H.K-k (nt-k. S. Ilanov.r Hm.kI. !l. \V,.lf Hill. 10. Ciilp', Hill. 11. Kasl Cnii.t.ry Hill. li. < ■.iial.ry Hill. Ui. Zi.gkrs Crove. 14. Mea.lcs lil('d imdci fool l)y llif Miiiriiif,' ( 'orifi-dcratf liiu-s. It was liciv llial uocurrid one of the .-arly crises of Ih,- Haiti.- of (i.-t tyshiirg. ALL ROADS LEAD TO (iETTYSBlRC. -Every Ainciicaii iV.ls al some time in his litV tiiat he would like in make I lie jouriu'v to Gettyshuru'. Il is to the Anu'rican what Waterloo is to the Eiii'o- peaii. It is more Ihaii that — it is the haltlegroiind not alone of i^reat military si rale^y, Imt of a people's valor and a people's ideals — the ei'ux of Ameriean eharaeter. To tli(> Xortherner il means that here his patriot fathers met a worthy foe; that here Ihey withstood a ureal army that was heroically struiiglins; to sweeji into the Xortli and eventually to march victoriously into the nation's capital; that here they struck a decisive Mow that gave them the hope and courage which was soon to "save the Union." To the Southerner it means that liei-<^ his kin fought more gallantly than the Scots on the Field of Flodden: ihal liere Ihey reached the highest point in the days of the Old Confederacy: thai here Ihey l)le(l and died under the inspiring conuuand of the great Lee. To the American it means that here the two U()l)lest armies in the annals of mankind fought for princii)les which each believed to lie just — only soon to meet on the same battleground as a re-united jieople and clasp hands in loving brother- hood. To the world it means that undei- the flag of a republic — in a non-military nation — the two mightiest armies of citizen-soldiery in the world's history an- swered the call of duty in di-feiiM' of that which was dearest to them and then (Jisi)erscd in peace to return lo the pursuits of industry and thrift on the moment the issue was decided. Every American should go to ricltysburg; every foreign-born traveler should go lo Oettysburg; il makes one jjroud that he lives in a world where men .ind women are willing to lay down their li\'es for the sake of a principle. But far mori — it makes them feel thai the mediiun of decision — the resort to arms as the arbiter — is too cruel, loo cosily, loo iiduunau to long exist; thai il belongs to a passing civilization, and Ihal the human race will some time find that justice is not borne (jn the point of the swoi-d; tliat life, and the willingness of men to sacrifice it for their country, is moic precious than the \ictory. Pass leisurely over the battleground of (lettysburg in these |)ages — look upon the blood-stained fields of valoi', and then decide for yoin'self whether in this world of human events the time is not to come when reason sliall rule and "might shall no longer make right" — when there shall be no moic need for Gettvsburys. On the Road to Gettysburg ri(;irn\(; tiikik \va\ ro iiik i{\rr(,i; of ci-rrvsiuMtr. '^lli^ rcrii;irkalil<' |.liiili(;il nl llic priceless reel in l> lift liy llic woriil's lirsl \v;ir |iliiiliiL;ra|)licrs. 'I'lic camera was llicti a new irixcriliori; it was ii pioneer science, rc(|iiirin;,' alisoliite kii<)\vle(l;;e, training' and experience. Only ex]ierls like the men thai Brady trained ciiiild dii such work as lliis. 'I'here was no li;.;iitiiin^ shutters, no auloniatic or universal focus. Iti positions of (kinder and at times wlien speed and accuracy were re<|uired, there was the delicacy of the olil-fashioncd wcl plate to consider, with all its drawhacks. Xo wonder |)cople were surprised that j)ictures such as this exist, 'i'ln^y hail urowii used to the old woodcut and llic ol'Icn nmlilalcd allem|)ls of pen and pencil to portray such scenes of action. Sixty Days Before the Battle :\rE\ WHO WERE SOOX TO BE EXr.Ar.EP TX TTTE GREAT BATTLE Tlicre arc many who never knew llial pliDtn^rapliy was |i(issilile in llie ("]\\\ War. \i-\ look al IIlh I'nion l)attery, taken by tlie sliore of the Rappaliannoek, just before the battle of Chanc'ellorsville. Action, movement, portraiture are shown. We can hear the officer .standint; in front fjiving liis orders. His fiiiTire, leanmg .sliglilly forward, is tense witli sj)oken word-- of cunnnand The <-aini(incers, resting, or ramming home file cliarges, are magnificent types of the men w'lo made tiie .Vrmy of the Potomac —the army doomed to sufTer, a few days after tliis ])ictnre was taken, its crushing repnfse l)y tiie famous flanking ciiarge of ' Stonewall"' Jackson. Within sixty days after the rhancellor>ville defeat the tri)oi)s engaged won a signal triumph over the self-same oi)])onents at (ict ty-linrg. On the Road to Gettysburg ii.\\Ki\(. (;r\> iiivr kkac iikd (.I'.TT'isiu |{(; This reniarkaMy .spirited |>li|.Tapli of Kallrry 1), Sicimd 1'. S. Arlilli-ry. was. according to tin- pliolojjrapluT'.s accoiiiit. lakt'ii just as tlif Imttrry was loading to ciifiaftc willi tlir Coii- fi'di-rali-.. Till- order. "laiilioiiifrs to your posts," had just lMi-ti pvi-n, and the nii-n. rniininj; up. lalh-d to the pholoj;ra|)h.s.sful cnissing of the UappahanniH'lv. as the advance of lliniker's niuvenient against I^-e. IJattery I> at once took position with other artillery .\urii,i.i;KV Tii.vr i-oigiit .\t (iKiTv.smuG This is another photograph taken uniler fin- and shows us Italtery provoked the (ire of the Confcileniles. who supposi-d that tlie It. First I'enu-ylvania Light .\rlillery. whieh fought at Gellys- rimning forwaril of the artillerist.s was with hostile int.'ut. The l)Urg. in action a year later liefon- I'etcrsliurg. Hrady. the < onfeilerate guns frightened Urad.v's horse which nin otf with his veteran photographer, ol.taineil pernii>«ion to take ji picture of wagon anil his a.vsistanl. upsetting and .hvstroying his chemicals. "C'tKipcr's Itattety." in posiliuu for Ijultle. The first atliinpt In thi- picture to thi- li-ft. Captain .James II. CiH.per himself is Thirty Days Before the Battle Mm^ ,.v # CA.WOXEKHS AT THKIl! POST OX ITUIXC-LIXE oul in tlu- fields iiiMr llic ruins of tin- Mansli.-Jd |],.um-. In tin- tnp()j)s liad already |iil.lird I heir doj; l,nls. Belter protection rear of the Ijattery the- veteran W-rnionl liri^ade was aelini; as was soon aH'orded liy the slmnt; line of i-arlhwork.s wliieh \V!is sii[)i)ort. Tu their rear was the bank of the river skirted l>y llirnw]i u|i and ..eru|pir.l l,y Ihr Sixth C.rps. IJallery D was trees. The ^rwv of white poplars to the right surrounded the pre,,-nl at tlic- lir^l l.altle ..t Bull Run. 'I'h.y fought at (.u-ttys- Mansfield house. With eharacteristie coolness, .some of the liury tsvo years later. RHADV TO OI'KX I'lRK IX Till-; Tl{i:\< IIKS sei^n Iranini; ..u a swnnl al Ihe exlrenie rinhl. I.ieuleuaul Mlll.r .dler llie i.iclun- w.i. laL.u. This reun^vlvania B.illery suffered is the M-e,,nd lij^ur.' fn.iu the I.-fl. Li.-uh-uaul Alrorii is ii.xl, -naler lo^ Ihari any niher voluiiLrr ruion h.iilery; its reeonl to the left from Caiilain CooiK.r. I.ieuleuaul .lam. -^ A. ( ..-irdn.-r. ..f ,aMiallie> in. hid.- -.'1 l.ilh.l :,u,l .li.-.l ..f w..uu.ls. an.l .Vi just behind the [jrorninent lii;un' wilh III.' hav.asa.k in III.' niilil w.nm.le.l .■..inni.im; l.-.liui.in\ ..f lli.- I'a.t lliat Ihroufjhovit .seelion .)f Ihe piehiri-. i.l.'nlili.-.l tie ■^.■ m.niber^ alrrioM 1-7 M-.ir^ Ihe war its m.-n >l.>.i.| l>rav.-l> I., lli.ir i^nns. On the Road to Gettysburg i-i;ki.i\(. i()|{ i.kks .\ion Itall'Tv I), Sccnnil rnili-il Stiitc-s Artillf-ry. Ciciini; iiilo Artion. Jniu- .j. lsil:i. Tliis was part «! Ilir rrcimiiaiviiicc in furiv under Solp- uiik. wlioni lliMikcT iiriltT<iirf; mi .Iiinc :iil ami (inil onl if Ln-'s army slill lu-M its old posilinn. riif cavidry liail l>ri>iij;lil in rcpiirl.s of some ni-w niovrnicnl \>y the Army of Xorllicni Vir;;inia. and IIrndini;. ll was impcrativi- lliat tins shoulil lie c-licckrd al onti-. Kviry olTort was made to disc-ovc-r 111.- rr.d po.jll..,, ,,' (!„■ Canf.-,!, r.it.s in nnl.r I.. L'ivi- l.alli.-. I.,v. „n liis si.lr. wa nallv anxions for a d.-<-isivc .•ni;ai;i-nicnt. Tin- I 111 \(>urii a(;ai\ tiii{i:ati:m:i> ll was tilis Virginia villaKi- (sr^■•nl.\ -livr niil.s from Wasliinsjlon. on llir Oraimi- & Alixandria liailroa.li llial l^-- cliosf as llir prlion ..f L.-e's f,.re,- still li.-hl lli,-ir ol.l p,.siti,,!is. (ii.rKrKU (oi !{ r iioi sk K.-.|.-rai-. ■|'li.-,-ii.-,.nnt.-rl.-ri n..,l..iil.l in l|....k.-r's niin.l Ihal I,.-.- was pn-|.arin^' f..r an .-i,i;i;ressiv.- iii..v.in.-nl .-il li.-r .-ii;.-iiiisl WasliiiiKlon or into M.ii->lan,l, On .Inn.- I:;i|i it «as ,-1,-ar I lial l,,-,-«as iii.-i,siiifr hi- fon-.-s in lli,- .|ii-,-,-l ion of ( nlpi-p.-r. llo..k.r.il ..n.-.- l..-f;an till-.. uini; his liii.-s ,,nl tou.-ird (•ul|..|..-i-. \i illi t h.- piirp.>s,- ,.f k.-.-pin.; al.r.-asi ..f I,,-.- I.y a.h .-in.in- s,.ul li .,f I h.- Bin.- Ui,li;. — anil Ihi- ra(-e IV.r llii- l'..t..niae was on. This pietnri- was taken in .\..vi>niljer. lM(i:i. when (nlpep.T was oi-.-upii-.l l.y Ih.- K.-.l.-rals. On the Road to Gettysburg ^.\ ■(• v wlial a slalc of pcrfccl ion, in ili-ill ,-iiiii ciinipnicnl , llic ,iiiiliiilaiic<' scr\irc of liic I'nion armies liaii liccii liinnuiil li.v Jnly, ISd:!. Tlic ca-,! Ic mi I lie ainlinlan<'c c-iirlailis iiulicatcs llic Ivi- i;inc(T CoT'p-.. 'riic lillli- \ii;ncllc Ik'Iow tlic larijiT |iii()l(ii;i-a|iii siiows the liain iiiiliarTU'sscd aTiii al I'csl. Startinfi' willi a medical dcparl rnciil scarcely adeipiale lur ele\-eii llionsand men in lime of peace. Ilie ani- linlaiice service was nllimalcly increased. devcNipcd, and (ii-uani/,ed inlo a \;isl adminisi r.-il i\-e niedico- militan' macliine. wcirkini; smci(illd\- in .dl its ramilical ions .and me<'linu elIici liattlcgrouiid of (ieltysl)urg' every year. The peaceful liltlc village, which was founded four years after the Declaration of American Independt'nce, lies cradled in the gentle slopes of tlie Blue Ridge A[ountaii)s in soullii'rn PcMuisylvania. Away to Ihi' south — a Ix'aiiliful I'ide of seven miles in Ihe cool of the morning wht-n the meadow- lark dii)s gi'acefully over the lilies in the marshland and the hiown-thrush warbles in the glen — the mountain roads lead to the horderline of Maryland. Orchards and liroad fields testify to the tin-ift of the country folk; sheep graze on the hillsides, and the cattle hend ovei- the clear, cool water in creeks that once ran crimson with the hlood of men. As we enter the little village, over the I'oads along which mighty armies marched, we see the industrious townsfolk about their daily loi!. The fertile valleys do not seem to speak of wai — they murnnu' only of ])eace and thrift. Then, for a moment, wc turn hack the years in our imagination. We seem to hear a distant rumbling, like the gathering of tiie thunderclouds. Nearer and nearer it comes; the sounds of nuiffled drums and fifes, growing clearer and clearer. It is a storm, but not of the winds. There is the call of the bugle. See! Far tlown the road there is a flutter of color in the breezi'; there is a flash of steel in the light. It is comimg this way — men — ri>gimenls of men — armies of men. They are almost here, swee])ing everything from their i)aths — a mighty stream of hunuui life; faces set, hearts deternn'ned, flags floating at the head of their columns. They seem to come from e\(-ry road, from every hill and every dell — a great swaying mass of humanity. Hooding into the valley of peace until the little village is choked with men. Before your eyes a great city of tents is rising as if by magic — a city peoi)led by grim-visagcd warriors; and, as we stand bewildered at the transformation of life, we heai- the v\vnr notes of "Taps" and the steady tread of the pickets. The cami)fires flicker along the hills. Suddenly the forests burst into flames; the roar of ai'lillci-y rolls through the valley; there is a crash of nuisketry, the boom of cannon, ihe clash of sabers. .\b()ve the din you can hcai' the gi'oaiis of wounded and the |)i-ayers of the dying; the dead lie at your feet. The scene blinds the \ision. (ienll\ the clouds arc lifted, their swaying, black lines disa])])earing down the valley. There lies the little village before Brady War Photographs 'uiSSSiiC^Sl'- riii: III), II WAiKK MAKK oi iiii: ( (»\i i;i)i;KA(V Just iis \Vf M-f il heir, the ( 'olilVdciMlcs lii>l s;i\v ( Id I Vshurj,'. l)uuti llic^c rn:\tl-~ aiiil piist llioc lloiises llicy iii:irclici| Id I in- liiL;li-\v;ilcr in:iik of tlicir iii\;isii>ii of llu- Nortli. It \\;is (|iiilc iiy accidciil lli.il I lie lit lie town lircitiK- III.- IIkmI.t ,>f lli,' cnicial contcsl of tlic Civil Wmp. Oh llic nioniiiii.' "f •luiu- :;illli Ili'tli's ilivisioii of (ii-iicr.il |). II. IIiH\ Corps was i7iarcliiii>; upon llic lown finiii llir west. It caini- on coiifi- ilriitly, i-X|)ccliii;,' HO resistance, nieaninf^' only to -.ei/e a -iip|i!y of slioes imieli iieedid liy tlir foolNore Army of Norlliern \ ir;,'iiii:i. wliieli Iiad ma relied t riniiiplianllx fidin ( 'Mlpe|>er to tlie licarl of I'cnii-yK ania. Uelween Iletli's men and llieir uoal lay I \\ o liri;;ades of Federal ea\ali\ under Hnfonl. Ridint; into llie town from the o|>|io>ile ilireelion eame Major Kress, sent l>y (ieiieral Wadsuoilii to i.'et llu-~e >anie >hoes for liis di\i>ion of llie Federals. lU'fore llie ta\ern Kress found Mnford am! explaini'd liis errand, "^'ou On Battleground of Gettysburg THK LIT'ILE TOWN OF (.ETTVSlirUC, I'FAXSMAAXIA had better return immediately to your (•(DnrnMiid," said ]?iilnrd. "Wiiy. wiiat is llic matter, ficneral?" asked Kress. At that instant a single gnu iiooincd in I he distance, and Unfor-d, monnlinn, r-rplifd as lie spurred his horse to the galloi), "That's the mailer." The world had never seidl,\- toward ( iel lyslmrg. More than seven fy-tliree thousand fi\e hundr<'(l strong they eanie, e\cry man a vi-ti-i-an, (•(inleni|)l nmis of ,id\-ersaries whose superior numhers had nexcr yet Keen ma IIKAIM^I AKII'.Ks (' oiynijUUil jiriiil Imiiinl from the Collirlinii of .\fr l( // //y./mi. ,1/ (uUy.shiirg. I'rnii.ii/lratiia.) Wn tlir lattl^rl^nl^^ at (6rtti|i5lnmv (Unutinuro you; its fields stained willi Mood; its i;rccii hills strewn willi the forms of men. bleeding, wounded and dead. Look again! It is no longer a battleground. A great eity of white stone is reared before you; shafts of marble and linge ])illars of granite; great arehes standing like gateways to triiiini)h. Thousands of little flags flutter over the mossy mounds. The peace of love rests upon them. This is the liattleground of fiettysburg. It is here that we look again into the strong face of Lee as he stands at the head of the gallant army of Northern Virginia in crucial combat with the courageous Army of the Potomac under jNIeade- It is here that b).').(H)0 .Vmerieans — an army greater than that of Napoleon at Waterloo — stood before the flaming mouths of .3.50 cannon; iie;irly .'iO.OOO to fall from the ranks in dead, woiindeil and missing. Let Americans linger here, passing through the village streets in re\-ery. Look just ahead of you. To the west is Seminary Ridge, its gentle rise guarded by guns. Beyond, lies another line of woodinl hills, at lli(> foot of which is the little creek known as Willoiigliby Run, where the battle began. Turn to the south of the village; there is Cemetery Ridge, with its long line of monuments, stretch- ing from the low, smooth rise of Cemetery Hill with its earthworks yet intact. Silhouetted against the horizon more than two miles away are the rocky peaks of Little Round Top, surmounted by a bronze statue of (ieneral Warren, its de- fender. There is Big Rcjund Top, with an observatory on its summit from which can be .seen the lines of battle. What memories cluster about th(Mn: what tragedies gather around them! There, to the westward, lies a fertile plain. Culi)"s Hill raises its heavily wooded crown with its bullet-scarred trees. Before us lie the Peach Orchard and the Wheatfield. once trampled by armies; the Devil's Den, the Whirlpool of Death, and the Bloody Angle — each telling its own tragic story. It is a vision of hill — hills everywhere as if Nature knew that this was to b(> one of the world's greatest battlegrounds, and so, like a master strategist, erected its bulwarks surrounding the town. The i)ilgrim lingers first at the "silent city of the dead," where nearly 4,000 warriors lie sleeping in the lK)som of the hill which is now con.secrated as a National Cemetery. At the entrance is reared a beautiful gate, with its two stjuare pillars surmounted by eagles with outspread wings. Within this sacred "Cod's Acre," he sees the level greensward divided into sections by avenues, each plot dotted with granite markers which memorialize the last resting place of a soldier who fell during those historic July days in LSO;). hi front of each section stand shaftsof granite bearing the name of the state from which the martyred soldiers came. Battle-line at Gettysburg tL ■■ ~ — ?"• 7. 5 y. ^- r. • i^ t "it - (§\\ tltr iliattl^l;^nntll^ at (Islrttiuiltunj— (Enutiuurii In the coiitor of the .semicircle of gnnes lowers the sixty-tivc foot National IMonnnienl, whose cornerstone was hiid two years after the great battle when General Meaile, the leader of I hi- Federal forces in the terrific sti'uggU', delivered the dedicatory address. On the lop of the memorial, stands a colossal figure of Liberty resting lightly upon I hree-(|uarters of a glolte; in her right hand is the victor's laurel, while her left hand gathers llie folds of the National Flag. The giant base of the figure is twenty-five feet square, and at each coi-ner are the allegorical figures of War, History, Peace and Plenty. The greatest interest, ]iowe\'er. is probably in the National Park, an immense reservation covering '24,4(i() acres, which, when completed, will be seamed with more than one hundred miles of macadamized roads and "battle avenues." Here and there are huge observation towers from which the sightseer may gaze upon the battlefield as it lookt'd to the warriors on the hill crests a half-century ago. (iettysl)urg is the most com])letcly marked battleground in the world. More than .300 memorial shafts, statues and tablets, in addition to more than 1,000 markers, record the movements of regim(>nts and di\isions as th< y reached the field and mark their shifts to vantage jjoints in the three days' battle which is unfolded before the tourist. Look where we may — there are still visible marks of the great battle. Houses l)ear the scars of bullets and Minie balls. One old homestead ])r()udly retains a big solid c;uinon shot imbedded in its brickwork just where it landed from a Confederate gun. Ti'ees "with scarred and shattered trunks, gnarled lind)s and twisted l)oughs beai- silent evidence to the awful rain of shot and shell." Wlicre- ever we may go — whether in the Old World or the New World — there can be no hours more memorable in the li\('s of Americans than to spend at least one day at Gettysburg. "For every wrealli lli<- viili.r wears Th.- vaiu|iiMie(l lialf may daini; An.l .-very ni..lUMn.Mil .le, lare. .\ e.iriiriK.n pri.le an.l fame. "Wi> raise no allar slones I., Mate, Wlio never l.owecl lo I'.-ar: No provitic-e eroiielic's at your gate. To shame our tr'uimpli here." Brady at Gettysburg •ItKVNOLDS I'KLL, WITH SOIL I NQl .\KIN(i" MCI'IIKII-SIIn's WIMIDS AT (JETTV.SUll«i — ILLISTIHTIDN H1U L\Tim<)l''s "oDk' Miillli.w Itniilv tin- «i/iiril win, pn-sirvnl sc, inimy war .si-.nr.s. is licrc pizint; ncniss llir (Mil Inward llii- w.mhIs wlicn- R.-vncUls f. II. AImiiiI liii ii'iliMk ill llic iiiiiriiinK. Jul.. Ist, tin- liripiili- of llu- ('(mfcilrralr CiciiiTul ArcliiT anil the l''riliriil "Iron Hridadr," dinTti-d jiy (iriii nil Ui-vimlils, wirr ImiIIi Irjinp to .sc<-iirc rontriil of llii.s Mrip. llrynoUl.s wius on lior.Ml«i 111 1 nine up so lliat lie could make llie advance. As lie turneil onei- lo .'ii'e liow elo,se tliey were, a C"onfedenite sliurp.slicwter from Ihr ill pllis of the Ihieket hit him in the luiek of the head. He fell dead without a word. General Hunt says of him: "He had o|Miiei| lirilli.iiilly a liatlle wliiih reiiuired three days of hard hghtinf; lo clo-so with a victory. To him may Ik- appliixl in a wider .sense than in il.< ori;;iiial oiu'. Napier's happy eiilo^ium on Ridfje: 'No man died on that field with mori' glory than lie, yet many died, and there wa,i much glory.'" ThiLs his name is in.sep:irat>ly linket night in the month ol' roses — JuTie, ISd.'i. The two armies have fought their way thi-ough storm and sunshine. Ihrougli forests and mouulaius. across ri\"ers and raxines — until now they are hivouaekcd near the peaceful little \illage that was to Kecoiue the shrine of American valor. The three army corps of the Confederacy are sleeping on their arms, waiting foi- the order to march on to (iettysl)urg in the morning. Stationed twenty-fi\e miles away to the northwest, at ('hami)ersi)urg. is the First ('or])s undei' fjongstrcet. The Seconrt, twcKe nnles south. The Fifth Corps, under Sykes, is resting at Union Mills, sixteen miles to the southeast. The Sixth Corps, under Sedgwick, is at Manchester, thirty-four miles to the southeast. The Eleventh ( 'oi-ps, under Howard, is l.ying at Emmitsl)urg, ten miles to the south. The Twelfth Cor|)s, under Slocum. is at Litllestown, ten miles to the .southeast. Two brigades of the Cavalry Corps, under Buford ((iambic's and Devin's brigades) are on dut.v at Gettysburg, while the third brigade, under Merritt. is on guard at Mechanicstown. eighteen miles to the south. I'\iurtccn miles to the cast, at Hano\-er, stands Kilpat rick's Cavalry. This is the sjx'ctacle that li<'s bcfoic our e,ves as we wait for the dawn of the first day of .lul.v in ISd:!. "O Sulilioi' (if mil- .•ninMi..M laii.l. 'Tis tllinc In li.-.u llial l.la.lr I,,uis(. in till- ^hr.illi. ,.]■ linn in Imml. Hnl fViT inKirraiil. "When fiircign fm's assiil onr rifjlil. One nation Irnsis l(. tlici- T.i wicl.l it wvll in W..1II1V liylit — TIm- swnni ,.f M,';nlr and l.ci'!" Wounded at Gettysburg iiANt (K K. •Till-: >i ri;Kit Kv.ry iiii.ii ill this pirlnn- was wouii.lr.l ul (irtl.vsl.iirK. S,-,a.-.l. is Wiiili.M S.m.II Ilani-.M-k; 111.- l>i.y-K.-ii,ral. Traniis C. Uarli.u («lu. »as slni.k almnil iiinrlally i. I.aiis uKaiiisl tin- Irri-. Til.- ollirr two arc C.'n.ral John CihhiMi and (Jcnrral David IJ. Hirni-y. Alioul (our oilork on Ihr arimiooii of July Isl a foain-tli.krd iliarwrr dashi-.l up (Vnu-t.-ry Hill hearing (irn.-ral llancork. IK- liad Rallop.-.! lhirU-.'n inil.-s lo take rominand. Appris.d of Ihr loss of ll.-ynolds. his main .U'pond.-nr.-. M.-adi- km-w that only a man of vi^or and judKin.nl <-ould sjiv.- the- situati..n. Ilr f the Confederaey, bivouacked at Cashtown, ten miles northwest from Gettys- burg, fell into line and moved out ou tlic' Charabersburg pike. The steady tramp of the infantry could be heard along the roads to Gettysburg. 5:.'i0 A.M. — First approach of vanguard of the Confederate Army sighted l)y Federal pickets who were statloin^d at Wil- loughby Run. .\11 roads leading to Gettysburg from north and west were being guarded by outriders from Bufurd's Federal Cavalry, which held a commanding position over the low fields in the vicinity of the Chaml)ersburg pike. 5A0 A.M. — First shots fired on the picket line at (rcttysburg. A Federal vidette cro.ssed Willoughhy Ilun to discover the character of the approaching men. The advancing Confederates fired. The Federal i)iikel retired across the Run, returning several shots from behind the abutments of the bridge. (1:00 A.M. — Warning of approach of the first Confederate column passed ra])idly along the Fcdi-ral lines at Gcttysliurg. Messengers from the picket posts Ijrought the news into the camps. ISuford's skirmish line tightened its position which covered practically every [xiint of the enemy's ajjproach. C:30 A.M. — First skirmish lines are engaged in maneuvers. 8:00 A.M.— First soldier killed on the First Day of tlu- Battle of Gettysburg. Cavalrynu-n of the Dili Xcw V..rk regiment (Federal) passed out along the Mummasburg road about 7:00 a..m. to the skirmish line on Oak liiil-e and took posi- tion in rear of residence of J. Forney. The Confederates, greatly increased in numbers, were po t-d near the resi- dence of \. Hoffman. In the skirmish Cyrus W. .James, Co. G, of the Sth Xew York, fell as the first victim of the first day's battle, .\bout this same time Ferry Xi roiiirrr Reynolds, entering the woods, was killed instantly. Meredith's "Iron Brigade" (Federal) cliargcd t turing General .\rcher (Confederate) and more than a thousand of his troops. 11:00 A.M.— Di\-isions under Generals Rol)ins(m and Rowley, of the First Corps (Federal). li>ok up positions on the Iiallle- ficld. Thirteen brigades of .\. I', Hill's Conf<'derates troops now <'onfronted the Federal battle -line. 11:30 A.M. — Major-General Oliver O. Howard arrived at Gettysburg, assrrming command of the FediT.il troops on the field. Orders were hurried to the Klevenlh Corps, now on its way to the front, (o hasten th.ir irrarrh. Slorurri's Twelfth and Sickles' Third Corps were ordered on to the battleground. XooN' — Confederate troops were ariiving constantly. H:1.5p.m. — Federal Eleventh Corps reacheil the battleground. Barlow's and Schimmelfennig's Divisions cNterrdcd tin- battle-line. Steinwehr's Division took its post on Cemetery Hill as a rallying point. 1 :00 P.M.— Buford's Cavalry (I'e.l.rab rvp.irtcil that Kwell's Second Corps (Cnrfeili'iate) was approaching r-apidly by the Ileidler.sburg road. .\l liiis time (irncral Hancock (Federal) .stationed at Taneytown, received orders to hasten to the front and take i-oinmarrd. ■i:.M e.M. -(Jeneral Rodes (ConfediM-al,-) ordervd a vicious attack upon the Fed<-ral troops thi'ii advancing to lake post behind the stone walls in iUr field. The battli' was now raging fiercely. 3:00 P.M.— General Winfield S. Hancock arrived at G.-ttysburg. 3:30 P.M. — Early's Confederate Division of Ewell's Corps joined the Confederate attack by Rodes. eng .ged \r.l (ier .ds. <'r's eral ■ap- nil; iiKsi' DAY TOLL Tin- liv. < lai.l in tli.- (ir>t .lay's liKliliii- lua.li- possiblr llir ultimate vi prirclrvs: it i-naMi'il Mrailc In ciim-i'iilrati- his army iipiin tlii' lii'i);lil.s to llu- .soiitli of ('u'llyslxirf;. a pioilinn uliicli provi-il impn'^nalii''' To a I'rniisylvanian. Ci'nrrai Joliii l'°. Uiynolils. falls Ilir irrdit of Ilir ilct<-rniim'lly urnt tu liiifiirir.s support. Iirinpii^' up his infantry and artillery to holil haek the ( onfedenites. M.pnF.nso\-> wnnn.^ 1 At llie eilne of tll.v «o.,ds Cienend Ileynolils was killed liy u t'onfeilerale sliarpshootir in the first vit;orons ecmtest of the day. Till- h.hkIs lay lietween th.- Iw.i fluids iipiMi whieh the ( onfeilir- ates ttiTe advaiK'in^' from the west, ami (ieneral Doiilileday (in command of the I'irst ( 'or]>s^ was ordered to laki- the position s\vi \\ WIIKUE A SHELL DKOITED you SOP those colors? Take thpiu!" Ami tin- First Mimii'sc^t.-i. in fiv<' minutes, captured tlic coI(;rs ami slcriniicd the advance, the 3G5 officers ami men who oljcycd tljat order, half a huiidr.-d lay dea.l on the field and 174 others \\rr<- \v..nnd.-.l. The reL'im^ total mortality from that charge was 7j, more than SsJ per cent, of the number engaged — the highest known short of an Imli.an sacrc. The Federals lost at Gettysburg 3,00:5 kiUcl. 11, til-2 w.Hm.l.il, and 3A35 missing (Fox's figures). The Confederate w.i. .'l.Oa", killeil, lS,r;5J wound<-d, and .-.. ir. nil"ing > l.iverTn.uv- ligiire^i. T.ital loss on both sid.'s. .-,1.0.-,;!. Of ■ufs loss .\i.AK I UK I'd.ttODV AN(.LI-: A Hero at Gettysburg ■Willi lll> l.(>\(, liKUW.N UlTLi:- JOHN HI U.NS OK (;l;■n■^^IU|{( Tlic <.M lur.. ..f (Mll.vsl.urK siLs li.r.- i,v lii.s <<.IUij;r. On ..m- si.lr is llu- (.M-fiuliioncl Ktiii Il.,rl.- s|Maks ,,f. .„, |1„. „tl,rr. 111.- rriil.Iu-s li.- ii.-.-,l.(l afUr tlir luilllf. STK.-nnl Cnmfiv Kii.,1 ic... ,if C.n.puny K S'vrnth WiMonsin VnhmlctTs. in " n„tll.-,s an.l I^iidrrs" .1,-MTilHS John Uurn.s- u.lion In tlu- riink-s „f that rcRinunt: ••It mn.st Imv,- Uvn alM.wl noon wlun I saw a litllr olOOI{- TIhs. hu,,,,' 111.' ll III. ,11-1 ..1.1 wl 111 K.I .■p a,,lls ..r XV 1 .ii> I ,il. 1! III.' 1 p,-.-s,-nt ..III Ilai-t. ..-m, A(- iltU-H-as al his wi-ol.- orilinf; cv.-nty hiiiKlit. In tl ;,,■ ..1 isl-. . tliongli still a youU . ll. lu .1 M'.-n ; lining llic first to volun li-rl in. ll.- ...ik pari in til.- battl( s , f I'l: Il.-hii r. <^■•■.•t stown. anil I nil. y' I. in.-. In ism; ll ■ af,'airi volnn r.-l -.1 f.. s.-rv .-.- in th.- Ani.-r- ican irni .■> a 1.1 >.- v.-.l tlll-ol Khth.- Mexican W U-. At h,- h,-.i;innin^' of thi ( ivil w ir ..- ll- -.1 t.. .-nil st on.-.- mun-. hii 1 1.- .lli.-.- lol.l him that a man .f . ix y-. i-vi-n was not u-,-,-pt- able f )r a ctivc sci'vii .-. H,-.li 1, how- ever. sect n- .-n ploy, i.-nt f..ra iiii,- as a teanisti r .111 was iiially s.-ii 1 honi,- to (; ■ll\ si, ir;; ■|'< k.-..p hi „ ,-on- t,.„i,- 1 hi - 1 .HI Mii.-n ,-l.-,-t.-.l h III ,-,.n- slal.l. ..nil. Ih -n oh.s rnn- villas .-. Ill- look .i. hi i.-. very scriimsly. Wh.-n (KMlr al 1 ..•< 'st ro„]).s cnt.-rr.ltl ,■ pla,-,- in .Inn.-. ISd:!. linnis ass.-rl.-.l his an- thoril.v in ..pp..sili,,ii t,, thai ..f tlu- C'..nh-.lri-al.- |M-..v.,st-i;uar.l ali.l was a<-.-..r.lin^'ly l.„k.-.l up Kul no s....i,.r ha,.l th.- Iro.ips l.-ft Ih.- t..«n than Ir- l«-«an I., arn-st th.- sl ra^-l.-is ..f th,- ariiiy. On .liil\ Kl. th.- first .lay ..f th.- Lalll,- .,r (M-tlysl.iirf... th.-..l.l man l„„-r,.u.-.la riH,aii.laiiiniimiti..nfi-..ii. a l-'.-.l.ral .s..l,li.-r uh.. ha, I l„-.-n w.imi.l.-.l. w.-iit w.st ..f lh.-l..wnl..lh.- point of h.-avii-st liKlitiiif;. an.l ask.-.l to he ;.n\-.-n a place in tlic liii.-. Tli.- <-ol,.ii.-l ..f th.- S.-v.-nlli \Vis.-..nsiii han.li-.l hiiii .1 loiiK-nin^"- rilh- an.l al- 1..U.-.I him to join th.- ..th.-r tro..ps. Th.-r.- h.- foiii;hl like a v,-l.-raii. Wh.-n th,- I iii.iii f..r.-.-s w.-n- ilriv.-n ha.-k l,y su|.i \i> loi' Tin; K\:\ TO (;i';n">y (ieneral Warren just in time. Ilastil.N' ]iroeiirinrc a flaj.', with Iiill two or Ihree otlnr ollieers to help him he |)lant<'d it on the liill, whic-h led the Confederates to lielieve the posit ion >t ron^'ly occupied and delayed Lonjist reel's advance long eiioiitrh for troojjs to he rushed forward lo uieel it. The picture tells all too plainly at what sacrifice tlie height w as finally held. i^rrouii Bm]a lattb at (Srttgsbitrij TIIK iiii;lil preceding the Sccniid Day"> IJalllr at Get ly^l>ui- 'riiursday. July '2, lS(i:5— i^ one lit' till' iiui-~t in(>ini.'iit(>u-~ in the annals nf tlic wiirliTs \var>. Tho two niiiihty arinii's nf citi/.cn-soldu'ry slond face to face waiting; for the dawn of day to renew the grim fij;iit. I'ndcr the cover of darkness, hotli leaders shifteil their eor])s until in the morning of the second day tliey stood in strategic array. The Federal right rested on and near ("ulp's Hill, the hattle-Iine extending across Cemetery Ilill and Ziegler's Grove to near Lillle Round Top, the left of the line. .V single cnvps ilhe Thinl) stoe.l along Emmitshurg road on an eminence. .\.n;)thi'r cui-ps (the Fifth) was in reserve, while the Sixth, the only eor|)s still alisent, was inarching swiftly to the front. The Coid'ederate .Vriny fronted the Federal right, its trooiis exlendiiig through the streets of Gettyshurg to Seminary liidge, along the ridge southward, and up to the hase of Round To|). \-i::m A.M.— Diirins tli.' iniilui.;lil Imiir thr .■.miinaiiil.iN i.f tin- Uvn lmv:iI -.nunc, wnv planiiiii;.' tlir iiin\vni.-iils ,,f Un- -.cr.iiKl iImv. Tin- Cimr.-il.-ratrs IkhI .l.-,i.|..| I,, S.m-v Ihr ihjti mI .Im.v l.nak. wliil.- Ilir F.-.l.r.il - rnn ii,i,-,l ,,ii lli.- ,l,-f,-i.Mv,-. l;l)l) A.M.— .Majoi-CcMiml (icdiL;.' (iiininn Mead,- nun.-.n.lrr „( Ih,- .Vrn.y i.f llic I'oli.iiuic. arriv.-.l ..ii tlic lialllcgroutiil and i-stalili-lu-a l.i> lica.l(|uarl,-r> 1,,-liiii.l CrmvU-i-y Ilill. ,.n llif wv^t M.lr ,.f Taiirvlnwii n.a.l. kOI) A.M.— .Ici-t \,rUn-r 111.' dawn, S\ k.-^' fil'tli (■..rp- ' I-'.-dnal i w.i. rr|„,rt.-.l ,,idy r..ur nlil.•^ au.iy on Ilanuwr road, swiflly inanliiii- In ll„- l,a I (1,-iuund whnv il would lak.- i...sili..n ..n Cnlp'- Hill. 4:;!1 .\.M.— Snnris,- nn Ih.- Iialllcli.ld at (ii-Uysbnrg. cm .\.M.— Tlir Mi..v,in.nl ul lrn,,|„ wa< n..w wril under way. G.-aryV Division of tliv Frdc-nd Twcinii r,,rps niarrlu'd from I.iltlr I!,.uud Top 1.. CulpV Hill, takiuj; poMli..n h.M.l.- Wa.Nwortli DiviMou ..f 111.- Kir^l ( orp. aliva.ly p„.|,-d IIkti'. 7:f)0 A.M.— TIk- liallk'dini-s w.-rr forming >ili-iil!y. Ilaiuoik's I'.-d.'i-a! Second Corps arrived >inHillani'ously willi two diviMoi,, ,,f Syke-' Kiflh Corps. 0:0(1 \.M.- Ip t.. Iliis h.iur no! a >ini.'le >liol li.ad Iiei-n firecl in tlii> ^rini preparations for llie Second Day's strusrf-'le. .\t lliis lime tlie ( otifcdcrat,' Ucsi-rvc Arlilleiy reached llic l,attlcKr..uud. Tw.. federal l,ri!;ad.-, De Troliriand's and MurliuL'-. ..f I he Thinl Corps. aKo arrived ..u their march tn.rn KliiuiiM.iiri:. 10:11(1 \.\i. Th<- Federal .\rtillery Rcsrrv with il- hui;e aTuiuuuitioM train arrixcd from T.in.-ytown. Th.- Fcd.-ral In.ops on (ulp's Hill had finished thn.win;; up h.i; lin-as|works. The entire Fed,-ral forces wlii.li wen- to ent;af;e in the Second Day's T5alll<'. with llie e\ th,' manner of attiuk. l,onf;slreel was to tnr" the Fc.leral left; Hill (o strike the center .,f the line: and Fw.ll to a-s.iult the Fe.hral rif;hl at Cul|)'s Hill. 3:00 I'.M. -Heady for the inipciidin>; attack, Kershaw's Confel)iirK «a.s ii draggeil its guns with great .linieiilly to the erest, where Clenerals Weed and llazlilt soon fell together. Colonel Uiee. of lli. I'orty-fourtli New '\'ork (now in eomniaml in plair of Vin«-nl), had repulstil the as- saults on liis right and center. There was a lull, during which the Confedeniles stole ariiiiiKl froni the woods anil fell with fury < ii (lie left of the line. Here CliaiiiU-rlaiii'- iei;iMiiiil. till- Twentieth Maine, rapiillv swinging aroiuul the rear of Ihe mountain lo meet the attack, was forced over the crest. Rallying, they drove back the Confederates in their turn. Twici- more llie slnigglin:; men fought back and forth over the sumniil. strewing the slopes with the falli'n. Then a brigade of the I'enn.sylvania n-.ss, which hatl also bi-en driven back to Cemetery Hill. Ia-c was on the field in time to watch the retreat of the Federals, anil advised Ewell to follow them up, but Ewell (who had lost 3,000 men! decided np(m discretion. Night fell with the beaten Federals. rei-nforced by the Twelfth (,'orps and part of the Third, facing nearlv the whole' of Lee's armv. Brady War Photographs 'I'lir, CAUW*;!", OF i?i.(i(ii)\ \\(,i.r. 'I'rollc's Hdiis.-. SiilJrs" Ii,;i.|(|ii:irl<'ts M Ih,- l.ciriiiiiini,' ..f llic m'.chkI .1m\ . Th.- Ik.iis,. >|,„hI -onir .|is|:iti.-. tiiuk fripiii llir l'".iiiriiiUliiiri; road. ii\cili>i)kiiii^ llir I'imcIi Onlianl. t'lom uliicli llic Coiifrdcrali'^ filially iln>\( I lie slunly iiicri nl" llic 'I'liinl ( 'iii|i-. \\ lid inr or rml it \\as a laclical ciTDr fur Si<-klts l<> |)ii-,l lii^ ((iiiirnai aliiii;,' llic niail -.d far In aclxaiicc cil' the line i- a -iihjcci iif iliscilssiDli. Tlic rcMlll ciisl many ll\c>. ai nearly li)>l Id llic l-'cilcraK llic key li> llicir pusillnn. l?ack from llio I'cacli f)rcliar KihiihI Top ihe ground was sli-e\\n willi dc.i On Battleground at Gettysburg A SAD SIGHT FOR THE CA^■ATIlY^^AX This pitiful scoiio aftiT llic hattlo of (icttyshuru' illnstr.-ilcs the losses of moiiiils after cacli cufiatreincnt, which told ]ica\it>st on the Southern cavalry. V\) to the next winter. lS(i:!-J, il was well orjjanized and had i)roved it.s efficiency on many fields. 15ut from that |)eriod its wc.ikness iiicicascd rapidly. The sources of supi)lics of hoth men and horses liad heen exhausled simullaneously ; many of the hesi and lira\-esl of men and ollicers had falliTi in hallle. From then onward il was a struLiule f;ir hare exislence, until at, Appomatt(JX the hirgediearted Lee pointed out to (iraid th.d the only mounts left to the Confederacy were those that his men were actually riding'. He il n-corded to (he Xorlhern generars en'dit that he t;a\e im- mediate instructions that everj' Confederate who own<'d his horse should l)c allowed to lake il home for plowing and putting in his crop. This photograj)]! shows staff officers' horses killed at (iettyshurg. The Tragedy of War '« ^' ^M^a'g i r - mM <^ .JHfii^^iiiiiiMRH-^^^HHP^^L^^ ' / a - ■ r » 1 k ■" ^- ;*«Nfe/ ji ■ ^^P^'^P^^ ^(P^ '^ .^^-^ I ''^jg -^^^^1 m:"-^^ '-^^dJt'*-' ^^^^^^^^^^^R •• -"^^Ki^t^^K. ^^^^^^^^^^Kk ^^I^^K* ^K^ ^^^K ^ ...^^ riflj^^i ^^^^^^ ' - ■» " ^:5**> i.\ iiii: DKMi/s i)i:.\" r|.im lliis wi,|r, steep liill. .iImiuI li\c IiuihIicI vanls t ronj,'llold of lli.-ir sliai-psliooters. and uell ilid il rnllill ils name. It was a most dangerous Jiosl I inpy. slnee llie Inderal Ivalleries on the Kuiiiid i'op ueie (, instantly sliellin^' it in an cH'ort to dis]od,L:e llie liardy rilleiiieii, many of wliom met IJH- fate of tlio one in llie |)ietnr<'. Tlu'ir deadly work continued, however, and many a }iallant odiccr of Ihc Federals was picked o(T during' the fighting' i n the aflornoon of the second day. General Vincent was one of the first \ielims. (ieneral AVeed fell likewi.se; and as I,ienlenanl lla/lett lu-nt over him to cal
  • ASTS, TO FKillT" Siicli \v;is the fate ol' many ol' llic ."i.OOO and inure ( 'oiilVdcratcs of wlioni no n'Inrns were nia(l<' aftcf llio fi.ulitint;' at (Ictt y.shui'i;. Tliis youiii;' soldier was one ol' tlio sliar])slioot<'rs posted in llic "])('\il"s l>cn," Ilic only i)osition captnrcd and livid l)y the Coiifederates in the fiti'litinji' at the Uoinid 'I'ops. In their lonely fastness these hoys in u'ray sent many a swift nii'sseni;vr of death into the J'\'(ieral lines that were finhliiii;" on the near-by crest. Then at last a Federal shell, liurstiiig over this lail, wounded him in the head, imt was not merciful enoiiuh to kill him outrifjlit. He was evidently able to sj)rea(l his blanket and must lia\e lain there alone for horns in his death agony. The i)liotojiTa])her wlio took this picture, just after the battle in July, attended the dedicat ion of the Xat ional Cenielery at (iettysburg, in \o\ cinber, and again penetrated to this rocky .spot, 'i'lie nnisket, rusted by many storms, still leaned against the rock; the remains of the boy soldii-r lay undislnrbed within the monl'lcring uniform. Xo burial |)arty li;id found him. The only n-ws thai his loxcd ones got was the single word, ■•Missing." .V tah' like this i^ true for .^OOO more. The Battle-Scarrcd Woods at Gettysburg ill jiji^^^^'' ^ ^R^^:. '"IIIK \ Kin IKl'.l-.S WKKK SrUII'l'i;!) AM) r.AKK' 'I'liis |)i'> 1 1 ill. and 1 1;. • \ ic\v-< h.-rcw illi ..f Koiinil Top and ( ■(•ni.-tcry Rid'ic, cjirry lli.- (•.••■kI.t :i ilic wliolr halll.-licl.l. i'\\\\i\ Hill \va> llic scfiic of a coiiti-st >ii llic x-iuiul day. I, plan on thai day wa . lo allark l!i<- ri^'lil and l.-fl llaid^^ of llic Tnion army al lli<- >anu' linir. l.on.;:- .slrr.-l\ allac the triwips had lieen .sent to reenforce the left, .\lioiit sunset (Icii.Tal i:d«.ir.l .l..hiiM>n led this attack, ulii.li was repulsed hy the thin lint well fortilicd line under coiiiinand of (icncral ( icoi-'^c S. (irccne. M.oiit nine o'clock .lohiison walked into the iindclViidcd works of the exlrenic riulil. The next niornini: he was soon driven ont.liiil the Inion peril had liccn iircat. Fighting-Ground at Gettysburg AlTElt Til):: HATTLE— KOI M) ICl' Mil rilllHN KM) (ll' TIIK TEDKUAL LINK IVoni tlh-s,- r..,U r.t I!<,uii.l T,,p. ;is s.-.-n from I.ittl.- Hound '[\>\k <<-l!,,.,l the caimcmailiu!,' :it (u-ttvsl>iir£; — l].r lieavirsl rvcr Iicanl on this coiitimtit, auosition at an as.ra^'e ilishuice of :ilM.nt l.HIII .\arils from m\" line, ami ran in a semi- circle from the town (.f Cllyslmr:.' lo a ])oinl opposite IJoim.l Top .M..im- tain. Their mimli.r i- variously es- timated at fri.»ni one lunulred and fif- teen to <:m- lomdre.! and lifty. The :',ir was lilled with projcctilis. Ih.re luini; scarcely ::n instant Imt that sev- I ral were .seen l.i.rstins; at once. No irrc-';nlari1y of ; ronnd att'orded mnch protection, ami tlie plain in rear of the line of hallle was .so,in .swept of every- thing movalile. Thi' infantry troops maintained Ihi'ir jxisition with fjreat steadiiK'ss. coveriiii; lliem.s<-lves as hest they miirht by the temporarv but triflim,' d.-f.'ns.s they liail ericted and the aei-idents of the f;ronnf tin- fierce cannonaile, knowinu well what it foreshadowed. The artillery of the corps. inii)erfc<-lly supplied with annnunition. replictl to .\I!M;|{ DoriU.KII A^■ Ihecm-my most fzallantly. mainlaininf,' Dr.iKNDKii OK ( i-.mi-.ii;ky nilKiK. Till, noktiikhn KM) tln-ime<|iial contesi inainanni-rthal rc- oK MK.Mn;'s i.iNi; llcctcd tlic highest honor on this arm." Defenses at Gettysburg ■NdHI.K Mi;\ IN IIIMIil.KU UAIMKNT IKl.I/ A (OM i;i)i;i{\IK SIIAUI-SIIOOTKU KIl.l.KI) AT llli; HAITI. K Oi" (;l. I I ■^ SItl l!(; 'I'll.- wi.rils from |jillirii|>'s |mm-iii on "CrltyslmrK" uiipl.v to tli.' 7.0.>S .sol,liiT> win. ftll in llii> .|.:iilli.>l of Ain.riiiin l«iMl.s Tlir point |il:olo);ri4|iliril is "hi-vil'.s l)i-n." ii rock.v liii^jjit risinj; sliiirply on tin- rjisl anil .sloping; (.Tininiillv to tin' pli'in on tlic west It.s nortlirrn point was I'oniposi'il of IniKr roit.s anil lioulilrrs witli nuiiil>i'rli'.s.s in-vin.s ami lioli-.s .surli as tlir oi;r that yawns at tlir Irfl of the piiliirc. Till- wlioir rr({ion is covi-ri'il with similar lioiilili rs, whiili alTonhil n trials for sliar| sin otrrsuii l:oth siilrs I'ivi- himilri-il yanlsi-just. ami a hunilri-il fret hidlnr than "lli-vil's D.-n." was l.iltli- Honml Top. tl:i- kry to thr iiilirr l-Vdcral position alonK Ci iiu-ti-ry Uiilt-i'. I-i-<'"s tartirs on thr SI Tonil ilay win- to .Irivi- luirk a Knlrral forn- on tin- plain ni'ar " Drvil's Drn" anil siiiiri- I.ittli- Uonml Top ami thr wlioli- I'nion position His troops forimil in llir wooils. far onttlankin); thr oppi sinj; tmips on tin- plain Thry wi-rc almost at I.ittli- Homul Top iH-fori'tii-ni-ral .nv,-iv,l I lio . ocil>ilily. nM.- ,.vrr lint liic Soutlirrn.Ts, rn>liin!.'on fn.m tli.-ir vicL.ry al ■■tlir liloo.ly to (Icncral Barnr. an.l .Irtaclird \ iii(rnlM)rii;a.l.-. hnrryirm it ani;!.-;' rlinil..'.! 111.' >I..i,r> in ,nrh a dispcrat,- onslanfjlit llial lli.' back to -nani l.iltlr Unnn.l I-'r.l.-ral-, not liavin;.' lini.- Top. It was not luni; lMf,,rr I I to loa.l. a.lv.nnr.l to n-p.-l tin- tho men of tlu- Forly-fonilh alta.k with tlir l,.iy.in.-l. NVw- York were .■nf.'a.s." M in a Thr hilUi.h- afirr tlir l.attl.' ficrci- hancl-to-han.l f,.inl,at .^^ • ■• was litrrally .strewn with the Tl„. nM-nof ll„- Kortyfonrtl, B^!^ ^'^'/^ '^^^^^^"^^^ '^^ ■' ' fa,l that I.illh- l{..nn,l Top county in their nativi' ."^latc, l|BB^^^^^(0P'V^^^?^>n^;^'^ - -'^jT^'" ''''■'''' ''""' '" '"'"" "'' '' WllKKi; TIIK Si:( O.M) DAYS .\TTACK ENDED Behind the Firing-Linc at Gettysburg I III: I \(.i \i;i)i,i) i,i\K Lilllr UuUM.I Tup. III.' krv \n \\u- I'r.l.ral l.ll ; I I v.l Mirp. ulii.li IJic.V ,lll hill !...( on Hi,. s,-,-..|i.l ,hiy was III,' s,','ii,' ,.r li:iii,l-l,,-ii:iii.l (iiriilini; raivl.v .',|ual,',l miut ii.ii^'-ran^'.- \\,'a|),)ii> wi'iv iin,'iiU',l. Twi,-,' Ihr C.iif.'.l.ralo in licnc ,',.ii(li('l r..ii^iit llirir way 11,'ar l>i lliis siiimiiil. Iiiil witc r.'piiJM-.l. Mail lii.-y Haiii,',! il. Il.,'y r,,i,l(l liav,' plaiilr,! arlill.'iy which w..iil,l iiav,- cnlilad,-.! liic l<-fl ,.f M,'a.)<-"s Hue. ail.l (icllysliiir^' iiiii;lil have lircii liiriic.l iiih. an Dvcrwhclniint; «lcfi-al. H,'i,'inninLr al tin- li-lii. Iln' l',',liMal line slnli'lt,',! in lii.' r,irni ..f a (ish-li,,.,k. wilh I he l)arl> rcslinu on ('nip's Hill. Ihc ,,'nln of his line, leaving' l.illl,' KoiiikI Top Mnpnil,'<'l,',l. rp,)n litis a.lvancci lin,- ,.f Siiklcs. al (he l'ea<-h OrehanI on (he I'.mniilsl.nr^' r.)alnir<;- Friday, -Inly :!, l,S(i;5. liitciiso cxcitciuiMit |in-\aii(.'(l tliniimlunil tlu- iiatioii. 'Vhv Iwo aniiics stood like jiladiators. Tlinuiulioiit tlir loii.u lioui-s ol' liioody coiifiict ucithrr liad gained any j^rral ad- vantage, 'riu- armies held virtually the same positions during the seeond night that they had on the previous morning. The Federal line stri'tehed like a gigantic fishhook from Round To]) to Culp's Hill to the south of the town of (iettyshurg. The ( 'onfedci-ale lines were almost ])arallel, extending from Seminary Kiilge through the village of (JcttysKurg lo the road at the hase of Round Top. The .scales of war might swing at any hour citliei- to the North or to the South. The crisis had heen reached. What was the morning to liring forth!'' 3:30 .\.M.— Before (la.vi>re;ik. .Jolin>oii wa^ fiirrniiif; liis CDiiteclenite Inuips ;it Gulp's Hil! to complete what lie eoiifidi iilly belicve,l was lohe his virl,,ry. 4:00 .\.M.— In tin- .ally ilawii tlu- l.alterie> of tlie I-Vder.il Tw.lflli < orp.s opened a furious fire upon the Confederates ou Culp's Hill. i-.'Vi A.M. — Sunri.se — Boili ariiiies. impatient to .--trike a decisive blow, were in battle-Hue. The guns boomed along the hills. C;OI) A.M.— The Fi-dcral Twrlflli (.n-ps was figliliiig dc-perately to regain its ohl entrenehmeiils on Culp's Hill whieh were b,-ing trnarioiid\ hild by .Ji.liii>on'> ( onfederatc-s. S:Olt A.M.— The ilealh giap]ile on Ciilii's Hill was proving one .,f the mo^l hcroie in Ihc aimaK ..f warfare. !):00 A.M.— The gromni on ( nips Hill was c.ivered with dead and w.iuiided. The roll of the lllll^ketl•y was the ii.o>t .severe in the liatlle. The troop- were engaged in hand-todianil eimtlicl. 10:00 A.M.— Longstreet was iii~lrnited I,, form Ids I'iekelt's Division for il> f.inion- charge. W:>:, A.M.— .John.s Uoek Creek, being .500 men as prisoners .nid three -lands of colors. 11:00 A.M.— The Federal Twelfth C.jrps occupied the breastworks on Cul|i's Hill, wliicli were .■vaiM.ileil by .lohiisou's Con- federate troops. Xoi)\. — The crisis s.'cmed to have been rcaihcd. Bolh armies were preparing for a terrific bombardment. The battle was swinging li> the Federals, bnl Ihc' Confcd.'ralcs wi-re making an heroic light. 1:00 P.M.— On.' hundred and (hirty-eight Confederate cannon opened fir.-, beginning Ihc most Icrrilic arlillcry ilucl <-ver wiln.'ssed. l:l.j r.M.-The F<',l,-ral cannon LW guns i suddenly bruk.- forth with a .Icaf.-ning roar. The .■ann..nadc of b..lli sides con- tinued for nearly Iwo hours. Battery after battery joiiicl in tin- uproar iiiilil Ih,- full arlillery of nearly -,'00 Federal guns were in aelimi. 2:00 I'.M. -Cavalry balllc between Crregg's Federals and Stuart's Conf.-ilcratcs. The horsemen met in heroic conflict aboiil three miles cast of (icnysl)iirg. 2:30 I-.M.— The Fi'dcral artillery bombardm.-nl gradn.illy da.kcned. lo allow the healed cannon to cool. 2:1.5 P.M.— The fire of the Confederate arlillcry slackened. 3:00 P.M. — Pickett's famous charge lo save Ihc Confederacy. The moment of decision had come. From llie woods in front of Ihc I'ederal lines appeared the niagnificenl colnnins of I'iekelt's and I'eltigrew's Divisions of Confederate w.irriors on llieir historic charge upon tile Federal cenler. With measured (ri'ad the men in gray moved toward the angli' in the stone wall, which to-day bears the significant name of "Bloody .\ngle." Where Mighty Armies Met at Gettysburg THE lATEl'LL I'lLLl) No iiictiirc lias ever liccii painted lo (■(|iial \\\U i)aii<>raiiia of llic \cry center of the ^ronnd o\er wliicli siirjxed llie slruiiirliiii; lrii(i|)-> "mid --liiil and slicll during llio lliickest of llie figliling at (Jettysliurg. The caniera was planted on Little Round Top, anci llirougli its eye we look northward over the valley toward and heyond the little town of (iettysl)urg. Across tin- i)lain in tlie middle distance, over the Federal breastworks near the crest, and up to the ^■cry niuz/lcs of the guns on Cemetery Ridge wiiirli were l)eli]Ling forth gnipe anil canister, swept the men in gray under (Jeneral I'iikctt in the last hrave hut unsuccessful assault that left Meade in possession of the licld on Independence Day, 180,'}. The daring gallantry, utter coolness, and grim de- termination with which that charge was made have rarely been paralleled in liistory_ The spirit of complete devotion to the conviction which j)rompted Pickett and his men IS one of the most prei-ious heritages of a iiiiiird nation. OII|r0unlor;i| nf ebirit Say's lattlr— (Eouttuurit ,'!:!.", P.M.— Srvciily-.iiLr l-'cdrnl (mumi.ii I.cIi-IicI fcrlli tlic-ir .sliiil anrl sli.'ll, tcariiii; I'ickctt'.s columns into .slircds. li.-.l ilnriiij; llir vcciul .inil llilni iLi.vs of llic tiilftlili. -.1 of all AiiKTK'aii liatllivt. jtisl iliiiiUil at a insl of (i,(i.-e- liiiipMl lu !•; well's ( 'iir|)s, \vln> allaekeil tlie iM-iieral lines so i;allanlly on May IStli. Tliere may lie some who will Inrn from tliis piclnre willi a slnuliler of liorror. liiit it is no niorhid curiosity tlial will cause tliem to study it closely. If pictures sucli a>. tliis were familiar e\ery\\ here there would >oon he an end of war. We lan rcali/e money hy seein;; it expressed in fi;_'ures; we can r<'ali/.e distances hy miles, hut some things in their true mi-aiiinj,' can onl\' In- ^'rasped ami impressions formed with the sei-in;; eye. \"isuali/.inj; only t his small item of I he awful ius| I hi' lost heside w liicli money cuts no fijiure- an idea can he fjained of w liat war is. Here is a sermon in the cause of universal peace. The handsome lad lyini; with outstretched arms and clinched linpTs is a mule plea. Death has not disfij.'incd him he lies in ,in allilude of relaxa- tion and composure. Perhaps in some Southern home this sanii- face is pictured in the old family allium, alert ami full of life and hope, aiiij lure is the end. Does there not come to the mind the insistent (piestiou, "Why!'" Tin- l''ederal soldiers standim; in the picture are not thinking of all this, it may l)e true, lint hail they meditated in the way that some may. as they t;aze at this record of death, it would he worth their while. One of the men is apparently holding a spriy of lilossoms in his hand. It is a strange note here. The True Vision of Gettysburg MITE PLKADKKS I.\ THK (ALSK OF I'KACK There was liltlo time that could be eiiiph>yeil 1)V either side in caring fur those who fell upon the (iehis of the ahnost uninterrui>ted fight inj^ at Gettyshiirg. On the morning of the Uh. wlien Lee hcgan to abandon his position on Seminary Ridge, oppo- site the Federal right, both sides sent forth ambulance and burial details to remove the wouniled and bury the .lead in the torrential rain then falling. I'nder cover of the hazy at- mosphere, Lee was gel- ting his wli..l,- army in motion to retre.it. Many an unlinishi'd shallow grave, like \\ic one above, had to be leftby the Confederates. In this lower picture .some menof tlieTwenty- fourlh Michigan iii- fantrv are Iv'ing dead on the field of battle. Tliis regiment —one of th.' units of the Iron Briga.le left seven .lis- linet rows of dead as it fell back from ballle-line lobaltle-line.onthefirst day. Three-fourths of lis members were struck down. MEN OF THE IRO.V BRIGADE Men Who Fought at Gettysburg \^-^^^^T^- 'ir^'^. 11 IK MAN Wild iii'.i.i) I 111: ( KN ri:i{ lIca(l(|iiart(Ts of llri^'adicr-dciicral Alcxamlrr S. WClili. ll iji\ nlv cil ii|ii(liir<'il lu'iv (lioDtcd ami in full nnifniiii. Ix-fmc liis lirail<|natlcr- lent lo lln- lilt of the |iirtuni lo tncil llic -liock of I'ickcll's ;;rcat ^nl<; Lieutenant Cushinj;, morlall.v woumlccl. (ircil the las sy the men of .\rtnisteaut his connuand cheeked the assault till Hall's lirilliani occasionally accepted it on the principle that it was "better than nothing." The animals thus impressed inPenn.sylvaiiia were for tliein.isl i)art great, clumsy, fl.ibi>y I'rrchrrons and Concstoga.s, which reqnlnil more than twice the feed of the ciiipact. li.inl-iiiiisrlr.l lilll.- \irginia horses. It was pilial,!.- to see these great brutes suffer when they were compelle.l to dash oil at full gallop «ith a hcld-pi.ce after pasturing on tiry brooui-scdge aiul eating a "°> truiiii-on ('••iiirliTV Itiatteri»-s wi're silen«-d. The Confederates' artillery aninumition also was now low. "For Ciod's .sake, come on!" was the word to I'ickett. And at I.,ong- slreet's reluctant ncnl the commander led his 14,000 Virginians acro.ss the plain in their Irapi' charge up Ciiiiefiry Uidire. \viii:i{i: ri( KKir < ii.\I!(;ki) 111 that liisloric chart;e was .Vrniislead, who achii-vcd a inoiiiciilary vi(ti>ry and met a liiro's death. On acro.ss the Knunitshur^' road came l'iy Hays" liri^'ay a crui-l enfilading fire. Then the brigades of .Vrniistead and (iarnell niovid forwaril, driving Hays" brigade back through the balleries on the f injuring liic men of Ihe Sixty- ninlJL rcnnsylvania at the wall in their front. The Sixty-ninth suddenly swung to liic right. leaving Ihe guns uncovered. The Coni'cderafes came rushing on from lichinIm,h1 .luring Id.- iKilllr lliis si«ii: "All p.rs.ins fi.iiiul iisini; firriirins in tli.-s.- Krciiinil- will I).' |>r..s,(iilr.l willi llic nliiiost rij;i.r of Hi.- law." Many a .sol.liir niiisl liavi- sniil.'d grimly al llirsr Honls. for tliis pil.-- way liiTanii- llii- key i.f Ihc- Ki-.icral linr. Ilic viTy irnlrr silion. One linnilrcd nnd fifty Conf.'iliTatc ^.nins «.r.' Inni.-.l aijainsl it tlial last nflon. In five niinntivs cvitv man <.f Ilic I'.'ilrrais hail hiin f..ri-.-.l to covi-r: for an lionr ami a half thi- shills fi-ll fast, dialing di-atii and laying wasti- Ihc siininiiT vi-rilnri- in Ihr lilth- uravi-yard. Ip lo thi- v.-ry t;nns of Ihi- Ki-diTals im Ci-mi-tiTy Hill. I'ii-ki'tt hd his divot.-d IriH.ps. .\t night of Ihi- .id it was ono vast slaii(;liliT-(ii-l.l. On this .-niini-m-i-. whiTi- llioiisaiids witi- hnrii-d. was di-.lii-ati-.l llii- sol.llirs' National ('.-nH-tiTy. Men Who Sent the Tidings from Gettysburg TELEGRAPIIEUS AFTER GETTYSBIUG The cfficicnl-loi.Uiiif; m:m l.-ariiii.; afiairisl tlic Irnl-puU- in llii- rear is A. II. CaMwrll. .liicf cii.li.-r opcralor for MvClcllaii, Itiirnsidc, Hooker, Mcado, and Grant. Tu him, just at l!io tlini- tliis pliotoKrapli was made, Linc(.lii addrrsscd tlir fainons dcsiiali-li s,-m( Io Sii.ion Cameron at Gettysburg. After being deeipljcred by Caldwell and deliven-.l, tlie message ran: "I would f;ivc nuicli [a be relieved of the impression that Meade, Couch. Sniitli. and .ill. sim-e the battle of Getty.sburg, have strivi-n only to get the eneiTiy over the river without another fight. Vlcasc tell me if you know who was the one eorps eri>,'lit Iiay liorse, willi wliile face and feel. Tliis luillcl -scarred \cleraii fnllnwcd (;<-iilinlogra|)li was taken in October, 18G3. THE TRAGEDY of tin- Hat tie of (iettysburg is almost beyond limiiaii eoinpreheiision. In these pages not only the ])onip and glamour of war is faithfully |)ic'tured, liut tiie veil is lifted and the visage of war is revealed in all its hideous truth. The ashen faces of the dead on the hlood-stained field tell their owti story — and yet it is hut a glimpse of the real tragedy. When the last roll was called on the battleground of Gettysburg nearly 50,000 brave men failed to answer. Dead, wounded and missing — their silence revealed the actuality of war. The dead bodies of nearly 8,000 soldiers had crimsoned the .sod. The blood from nearly '2.), 000 w(>unliiL'i':i|iii of 1S(!:> a|)|>cars llic prize al wliicli Ciciirral J. K. H. Stiiarl i^a/cd liiii^' anil anlnill.v (liiriiiL; lii^ rrconiiaissaiiiT In Warrciildii Slalion mi llu- Kllli of Oilulicr, lH(i;!. aflrr Lcc"> liii^loc (aiii|iaii.'ii. His lialf-slar\<'ii < av alrxiiicn iiii:neli a wau'iin-train as lliat. liiil. as tliey peered fmni llieir anililisli. Ilie lii)|)efiil expressions faded away. IJeyniid llie park of wairons Sliiarl's praetieed eye liail discerned a inovinj; (loud of diisl. Tlial ni;,'lil lie was eonliiK-d to a little ridfie, witli the I'nioii eoliinins moving to llie riylil and left of liis isolated fori-e. l?y dawn tlie rear of llie passini: eolnnms were cookin.' tlieir lueakfasls at llie fool of tin- rlik'e. l?v llie liol.l d.-\ iee of firing inio tlieiii and After the Battle of Gettysburg ■'-.A^ PART OF THE "VAST PARK OF WAGONS" 0\ WHICH THE CONFEDERATES GAZED FROM AMBUSH, OCTOBER 10, 1803 ropclliiifi tl eir firsi alia ■k, SI liar (li-con vrle.l tlle pursuit and made good his escape. This view of tlio wagons "in l)ark."" o • gathci ('(1 in one lartre body in an ojien fiek , represf Ills a Iraiii of th ■ Sixth Cor| s. Army .f the I'liloniac, lU'ar Brandx Slalion, dnrin g llic an Innin clays of 18().'5, after tl ic (Icily l)nrg (■ inipaiuti. The wagon.- in the foregr luiid an ani- l)iilanees, w hile iinmedi; ilcly in ll eir rear sland thel; rge artny w igons used for s ihsisleiK e and (juarterina!' ter's stores. The horses are liarnessed I ) Ihe vehiel es i)rei)aralory 1 o the forward iiio\'enient. It took this train across the R i])pahanno( k River tow ird (^ulpei)er and the Ra| >idan. wliere liistt ry iiuliiates that they formed part of tho >e u|)on whi -h Stuart gazed so covetously. The Retreat from Gettysburg '= c •= — — !-■ ■= C J 4- I C 5 S = -2 't k a z := t t ^ I •? I S c a: 5 a tS '-^ ■£ " "^ 5 .s r § :^ L >■ — r- a = = c C >, = = ■; ? -^ •r -5 -&. 5 "5 5 I ■= ~ =' c - 2 c ^ "^ -I .= "a - " ^ r - 'i I ;^ -^ = i The Retreat from Gettysburg c = -^ w _ ^ « s^ -y _ ei ^^ ^' ^ i=H c i s - « - 2 5 ^ =. O Armies that Fought at Gettysburg V'ETEUA.N.-^ i.\ LA.\ir iiii: 11 nil i'1..\.\.-m.\a.\ia ai ukandv >T\rii>\, \mmi;r of isgs A vivid illustration of tlic -es" feel, which nuisl be cared for. In the larger photograph the men have c\id like Sliinrl ;iii(l Wlicclcr. allowed \\w heads of the riiion cavalry not a motiieiil of peace. When iiifaiidy ueiil iiili. winler i|iiafters they emild li\e in (■oiii|>arative eomfort and freedom from aclu.il < arniiai^rnini,' nnlll I lie ro.id- lie.anie passahle a,i;aiu lor llieir heavy wa^'oh-lraiiis In I he >prini,'. Hnl < oiilederale raiders kneu neil her I lines nor seasons, and liii're were iniiny jjoints when the damage lhe\ ini-hl do woiiM he ineaieulalile. So llie l''ederal eaxalrv's winler task Soldiers Who Fought at Gettysburg '-j^T-:*^'' ^fc'. ^-- -vl 11 ^ -*ftv.* ..JiaMiMiill UNION CAVALRY L\ WINTER QUARTERS was to discover, if p.is.il,l.>, [hv ('onf,..l(.rMt.-s- uvxt move. un<'siilrth.-irwinl.T<|nMrtcrs. Theslark I r.vs aiul al.sciKv .,f -rass iiulicate clearly the time of the year, and lli.- Ion- siiacio\v< show as truly as a watch that the time of day was late afternoon. A swift niuht-mar.li may lie in store for the troopers on the iilain, or they may return to the shelter of their wooden huts. It is ])robable, however, that they cannot enjoy their comfort for more than a week or two. Cavalry that Fought at Gettysburg t |prvv i«l» llli: lil;-l I Mil. I) SIATKS KLCilLAl! ( \\ \l.li^■ TlH^ sliirily silf-riliaiicc (if llicsc- mliritir.i. .stiiiulliiK "I <-ii'*i' lliiiiij;li witli(Hit a tnur iif sUnicliiiii-ss, slamps tli.in as llic dinil suoocssors (if Marion, llir "Swamp Kox," ami i,f "Lij-lil-llursc Ilurrj" Uc of tin- War f(ir Iii a^gtm^nts SItat iffnitgltt at ^rtty^lntrg T HE STRENGTH OE THE TWO GREAT ARCHES in llio Rattlr ..1' G.ltyshuro will always he subject to controversy. Init it is <;eiierally af,M-eeil that their conihiiied forces reached 15.'3.000 soldiers. Tiie most unbiased apijroxiinate is prol^ably that of the C'onite de Paris in which he nives these estimates: Army of the Potomat — 8.5,.>(>0 Infantry; 10. .<()() Cavalry; 7, 000 .\rtillery— •■i.T.JO men who took no i)art in the battle — total, 10.>.7.50 men with :!.V2 jjieces of artillery, but deducting the Heavy .Vrtillery in reserve at Westminster, the guards on sui)i>ly trains, and on other duties, the effective force of ^Nfeade is reduced to from 8'2.000 to 84,000 men. with '.Vll guns. Army of Northern Virginia— .">!). 4'.20 Infantry; 10.'2!K' Cavalry; 4,7.5(1 Artillery: 14,'-'H(i men not under arms — total, SS,7.}4. Deducting all the losses l)y various means, the brigades and regiments absent, and the men engaged on other duty, it is estimated that Lee brought into actual combat during the three ilays at Gettysburg from ()S,000 to (JO, 000 men and ••2,50 guns— or about 19,000 less than Meade The composition of the lu-deral Army at Gettysburg rejjresented eighteen states with '-'.'JO infantry organizations of various strengths; .'54 regiments or parts of regiments of cavalry; 47 batteries of artillery. This was augmented b.v iG batteries from the United States .Vrmy, 1:? regiments of regular infantry; and four of ca\alry — making a total of .'UiO organizations. The Middle States led with 108 of these organizations; New England was second with (i7; the Western States third with .5'-2; and the United States regulars conlribuled the remaining 4:?. New York stood first at (Gettysburg with 91 organizations; Pennsylvania second with 84. Each of Ihese states contributed more than one-fourth of the Federal .\rmy at Gettysburg. The composition of the Coid'ederate .Vrmy at Gettysburg representeliot(jgra|)hs contains aclual |)rints of nian.\' of Ihese regiments, .several of which are shown in these pages as indicative of the complete resclation in the standard ten-volume librarv. Troops that Fought at Gettysburg t^68fc.. -y:-. s()i,i)ii;i{s iiiAT si(»()i) ()\ riii: umii.i: i.im-; \i (,i;i'i ^-lu uc, 'riii-> |ilir iiiln arlual life in llic cimps (if llic iirinii'^ in lln- Anicrii;in ( 'i\ il \V:ir. U fcvf:iU llic |M.ni|> and |)Mno|>l.v ol' war in ccmliMsl |<> ||i,' Ini^ic |)li(il(.i.MM|)li^ tliat Idl llir -lory nl' the battlc-li.-l.l. Brady War Photographs CA^II' I.IFK I\ THK AMKlflCW CIMI, \\ \\l TlicM- Iroiips slii.w flir 7 nil New ^■(lrk Inl'inlry a n-iinciit llinl --I.hmI uii Ihc l.Mttlc-lilio at ( id Ivshuri;- Throii.uliout tin' war it iiiadc an licfdic rci-urd and appeared al Cictlysburg with ranks lliiiuied by two year.' of continuous and couraacons fiuiitina'. Troops that Fought at Gettysburg Tin: liAiri.i; hymn ok tiik HKrrm.K — -a iiindhki) tiiuLiN(. ■ Tlif tiiiii- i.f tilis |ili(.li.nra|)li aiul its iictors ccmiiiHt dinrlly witli Julia Waril IIowi'.s iii.s|iira(iiin for lur "■ liattlr llvimi " The author, in tlic late fall of iHdI. hail made lirr (irst visit lo Wiusliiiif.'toii in conipaiiy with hrr pastor. James I'ri-cnian tlarko, (iovornor Androw of Mu.s.siu'hn.si'tls, aiiaiiil. Dr. IIowo, who, alri'udy past till" ativ of tiiililary scrvico, rendered valuable aitl as an odicor of the Sanitary Coniinission. Of her visit she writes in her "Heniinisti'nees": "On the return from the review of lr:i\ iiig t.. nivsrlf, ] Ilk.- 1lli^ li.tt.T lli;i,n nm-t tilings tliat I liavc Wiitl.-n.' " In ISCl the' Kiftli Vermont \:\\ n.^r (^imp (irifliii. It wms uii Hi.- oiilskirls of Ihr .iLMiiiiiriirnl- in \ irginiu. n.ar W.isli- inglon. and conscciucntly snbjrct loattacks hy tlir ( unfc-d.rat.s. Its cMn-.T tlirc.ngli.)iit tli.- w.iv isiin.of lli^il tli.' .-,|iiril ..f tin- " H.il llr- IIyran"aniinatt'd these boys in Mnr. Its I.i,Mit.ii;iiil-( ,,li,nrk I.. A. (iraiil, »li.. >il> r.n his charg.r t(. tli.- right, h.-canir famous l.ili r as the general .i.mmanding tlir •■\.-niionl Hriga.l.-." T,, the left is Ma j.ir li.dhrld I'm, t,,r. 1,,-aving < am|i ( .rithn ..n Manh 1(1, 18(>J, the regiiii.-nt moved to the Peninsula. Its name heeani.- kno»n al ^'orkLivMi and Savage's Stati..n, .it Auti.lam, Frederieks- l,urg. an.l (.ellyshnrg In the Wil.leruess e.-uu|i.iign, irithe halt!.- of May .It h. it asMst.'d in .heeking the advaiiee ,,f the Confederates along the |)lank roa.l in time for the S,-,,,nd ( orps to tak.- a strong position It was hi the he.avy lighting of the snee.vding il.-iy. and at the ■■jiloody Angle" .at Spot s,\ Ivania was engaged for eight hours in the d.sperate and determiue.l ...ulesl . The brigade connn.-mder reporteil; - It was empathieally a hand-to-hand tight. Se,.res \\,re shot d..\vu within a few feet ,.f the d.ath-dealing nniskets." .\fter b.ittling all the way d.iwn to Petersburg, the Fifth \"erm,>ut was Mi.ldcniy rusla.l lo Washington to repel Early's a.ttaek. It then .-ngaged in the thrilling vielories of Sli.^ridau in the \'.dley hi I >eeeuil).r. it r.'turne.l to Petersburg and ended its aeti\e service only with the surrender at .\ppoiuatto\ During these f,.ur years ,,f s.-r\ier. the regiment lost eleven ortiei-rs and Jo.' .-nlislrd men killed and mortally wounded, and one otheer ami \il enlisted nun by diseas,-. Its total los, was th.-refon- 3:;s, w,.,rtl.y ..f the famous " \'ermont Hrigaile." Guns that Roared at Gettysburg TlIK TWO GREAT ('O:\QIANDEIIS at Gettyshurg have taken immortal positions in the hearts of the American |)eo|)le. In command of tlie Federal Army of the I'otuniac was Gcni'ral George (iordnn Meade, wliile (ieneral Robert E. Lee com- manded llic ('(iiifcdcrate Army of Xorllicrn \'irginia. Tlie lives of these men are familiar to vwvy AincTicaii and tlieir lieroic deeds at Gettyshurg will })e recited by the generations. The roll-call of the Gorp Connnanders brings to the memory many galhuit names. In tlie Feileral .Vrmy there were Rrd Corps; Stuart in charge of the Cavalry Corps; Pendleton in conunand of the Artillery Corps; Smith as Chief Engineer, and Walton, Brown and Walker with the Artillery Reserves. The list is tcjo long to allow us to name the division and brigade commanders in the two great armies. The honor roll of the officers who fell killed or woinidcd in the Battle of Gettysburg must be recorded in these pages. The Federal officers killed were Reynolds, Cross, Zook, Willard, Sherrill, Weed, Vincent, Roberts, INIerwin, G. H. Ward, O'Kane, Revere, Ellis, Francine, Jeffords, O'Rorke, C. Fred. Taylor, Fowler, Mudge, Cashing, Ilazlett, Wilkeson, Rorty, Woodruff, Cunnnings, Grover, Sofield, Huston, Messick, Tschudy, Thoman, Steele, Ellgood, Wheeler, Kearney, W. O. Stevens, Farnsworth. Federal officers wounded at Gettysburg were: Hancock, Sickles, Meredith, Stone, Paul, Stan- nard, Gibbon, Webb, Smyth, Graham, Barlow, Butterfield, Leonard, Root, Dwight, Chamberlain, Dudley, Fairchild, (i. 11. Stevens, Mansfield, Flanigan, Wright, (i. H. Biddle, Miller, Warren. Hunt, Coulter, C. D. McDougall, Randolph, Brooke, Hart, Watson, Thonii)son, McCoy, McThoni])son, M(d''arland, Wister, HuidekopiM', Widdis, Bentley, Maroney, Freudenberg, Morris, Hammel. J. W. R.-ynolds, H. L. Br.)wn, Colville, Duffy, Xeeper, H. L. .Vbbott, Fred Brown, Walker, Witcombe, Pierce. Pnlfonl, Jones, Tomlinson, Mc.Vllister. Scwell. Wcstbrook, Healey, Ram.sey, Bailey, Xil.'s, Sayles, Bigelow, Seeley, Bucklyn, Ransom, Eakin, Prescott, Ste])henson, Freedley, Lee, I. C. Abbott, Lockman, Brady, Maloney, Harris. Morgan, Hartung, ]\Iahler, J. S. Robinson, Carman, J. C. Lane, W. F. Stevens, Barnum. Starr. Morrow. The Confederate officers killed at Crcltysburg were: Senunes, Barksdale. .Vvery. .Vrmistead, Garnett, Magruder, Latimer, .Vllen, Hodges. Wade. Ellis, W. D. Stuart, Edmunds, Patton. L. B. Williams, Pettigrew, died from wound, July 17, 18(i.'5. Pender died from wound July IS, ISti.'!. Confederate officers wounded at Gettysburg were: .V. P. Hill, Heth, Hood, Trimble, Kemper, G. T. .Vnderson, J. M. Jones, Marshall. Posey, Pegram, Scales. Fry, Wade TI,imi)lon, llunlon. Herberl. Kyd Douglass, E. W.Jones. .Icnkins. The above is but a partial list of the Confcdcrale-, killed and woimded for no complete record is in existence. Thousands of ])orlraits of the officers in Ixilh the Fecleral and Coid'ederate armies are ])ortra>cd in the ten-volume library, a few of which are now shown in these pages. Warrior Who Led Federal Army at Gettysburg (.r,\i;i{Ai.s WHO loi (,iir \v (,i;ri ^--r.i i;(, mivdi. wd -i.ix.wk k III tlic iTiiliT i-. ( ii-iiiT;il M(Mj,'ra|)li was taken tlicycarafUT (;ftlysl)iir>; in winter caniii Ix-l'iireSpolsyK ania Court House. McMaiion of iiis staff had l)ef,';,'ed Sedfiwiek to avoi-. vnu or I'" Tlien lie ordered simie inf.-intry liefoiv him lo shil'l toward Hie rii.'iil. Tiieir muvemeiil divw llie lire ,.|' the Conlederale^. The lines were close to^'ether; the silualion tense. .\ sharpshooter's hullel whistled Sed^w iek rell. lie was taken to !\feade"s liead(|uarlers. Tlic .\rniy of llic I'oloiiiac liad lost another corp.s commander, and the I'nion a lirilliaiit and eoiiraL'i'ons soldier. General who Led Confederate Army at Gettysburg l!()l!i:i{l' K. I.KK IN I It was witli llicfinivrsl iiiispvitiKs tlmt l.rr \,rii:in liis invasidii of the N'orlli in ISC.'i. Hi- wns tu,, wis,- a ;;rni-ral not to rcalizr that a rriisliini; .Irfc-at was possil,!,-. V.-t. willi Xickshiir- alri-aily ilooiiii-cl, tin- rfl'ort to win a ilc.isivc \iilory in llic Kast was inipi-rativi- in its inipor- lanir. Mai,'nifici-nt was tin- ciinrafrc ami forlilnilr of Lee's iiianeuverini,' ilnring that Idiih niarrh wliicli was tii end in faihire. IIitli(-rto Ik- hail niaile every one of his veterans eiinnt for two of their antagonists, hut at Gettysbnrg the oilds hail fallen heavily against him. .laeksim, his resourceful ally, was no more. Longstreel ailvi^eil strongly against giving battle, hut I>>e unwaveringly made the tragic effort which s.-urilii-ed more than a third of his splendid army. Portraits of Heroes at Gettysburg .MA.)()U-t;i;M:u.vL joiin iu i-ord (ii'inTal niifonl was iini- of Uir foifinost cavalrj' leaders of the North. lie is crwliled hv many witli havinp chosen the Gilil on »liier. ISGl.he attaineeneattlefield when' tin- two annies were alxml lomejisure thi'lrstrenRth." .\fter taking part in the pursuit of !,«■<• and sulwiiiuent o|M-nilions in ii-ntnd Virginia, he withdrew on sick leave in Novemlx-r, ISCi, and died in ^Vlu^llinL't'ln on DeeeiidKT Kilh, r«-ceinnga commission as major-general only on the iLiy - tect his Hank and rear. Merritt served with distinction throoghoot the Civil War and later in the ?panjsh-.\merican War. He was bom m New York City in 1S36. gra»iuate.l at West Point in 1S60. and was assigned to the Second Dragoons. In ApriL lS6i he was promoted to be captain. He rode with Stoneman on his famous Richmond raid in April and May, 1S63, and was in command of the cavalry reserve at Gettysburg. Merritt commanded a cavalry division in the Shenandoali Valley campaign under Sheridan from August. lSfr4. to March. IStjo. and in the tmal Richmond campaign the cavalrj- corps. After rendering service in the Spanish-.Vmerican War. and command- ing th^ f.,~„< ;„ tK.. pK;K.,„;T,.,i V,.. ^..^ r...;r,.,; •■r,,,-- ,.»:.,. ^.:-.--,>. :n ];r^^, I'l..!). U,f .il^l L">e^-Vn;">-T >. '.:n'\ Cavalryman at Gettysburg Tliis marti;il |>Iic)|ii;,'im|,1i portrays Iwu of the me Sliiiirfs clriirf;)' on llic lliinl day al (icttyslxirL', v had hwii wavering' to and fro, and I'lrktll uas : with his veteran cavah-y f,'ain<'d the ic.ir of I he 1". more than siifliii.'nl to win ihr day for (he (onf was infonnrd thai a lar-r l.o.ly of < •ontVd.wat.' cavah-y was moving a-ain>l Ih.- ri-ht .,f the hn.-. (l.-ncral 1 whip |iir\(iil(d the Micif^s of Iho ( (inlVdiTato ("ictii-ral Imu Ihc lldc n\' l.alth- hclween Ihcloni.' lines of infantry i\aMcinL;on Cenielrry Ridi.T. Had lli,- l.rilhanl Sinarl •dcral hue, the naliiral pariii' FoUouiriL: rni-ht have Ix-eii ■(h'rale cause. Alionl I ri on .Inly :!d. (H-n.'ral (irefrj; Cavalry Leader at Gettysburg 3 ••'-'- 1^ I PLEASOXTOX AX]) CISTHR. rilRKK MOXTHS IJKFORE THE BATTLE Grej;(i AND MAI'F Tlic FciIa trolled tlic ri^dil flank of tin' I'rdrraj arniv. with occasional skirtnisliing, until Stuart's arrival July :!d with the ("onfetlerate horse. (IrcLjii's di\i-.ion and Custer's l>rij,'aoinl of the spear-head and hurled to liie ^'ronnd. Finally the Confederate I>rigade.s withdrew hehind their artillery, and the danger that Stuarl would strike the rear of the Union army simul- taneously with I'icketl's charge w;us piusscd. 'I'his pliolograph shows Gregg with the officers of his stafT. The Most Famous Photograph of General Lee •I CAN OXIA' SAY TIE IS A CONFEDERATE GRAY"— LEE OX "TRAVELLER" Tliis famous ])lu)t(it,M-;ii)li of Lee oil "Traveller" was taken liy Milcy, of Lcxiiitiloii, in ScptcinlxT. lS(i(i. In July of that year IJrady, (lanliicr, and Milcy Inuf tried to get ii i)liotograi)li of the general on liis liorse. Iml the weather was so hot and the (lie> aeeordiiigly so annoying tliat the pietnres were very poor. Hnl tlie Septemher picture has Keeonie i)rohaliIy the most popular ph his master. It was foaletl near tlu; White Sul|)hur S|)rings in West Mrginia. and atlraeled the not ice of (u-neral Lee in lS(il. Lee"s all'eel ion for it was \'ery de( p and strong. ( )n it, ln' rode from Richmond lo Lexington to assiinn- his dul ic- as president of ^Vashingtorl College. During the remainder of his life "TraN-clh r " was his eonstart companion. His son i-ecords that the general enjoyed nothing more than a long ride, which gave him renewed energy for his work. In one of his letters while away from home he -aid: "How is Trax-cller? Tell him I miss hiiu dreadfully, and ha\c repente(l of our separation liut once and that is the whole time since we parted." Artillery Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg liiiii. \i>ii:it (,i.M;itAL K. !■. Ai.i;\\Mii;i! wim < kmmanued U)N(;sthkkts Aiii'ii.i.KHV Ai t.i:i I'i.^iii m; E. r. Alrvamlcr was tlic ( urifr.l.nil.- ..Ili,-,r «!„, o.nuMaii.lrcl l, in 111.' j;r.al artill.ry hiiltlr which prrccilcd riiki-H's r\mrni- ill ( Irlty.sliurK. He clllcml lh<- KiiKiiu-t of lliiit vijir. As chief iif onliiiinct' of Ihr Army of Norllicrii \irpniii. he iishcil hiinsi-lf oil the lilixxly fii-lil of Aiitii'liiiii. lie ilirecteil the eighty pieovs on l^iiiKstreefs front iit (iettysliur),'. which prepun'd the wiiy for I'icki-tfs churKc until they had shot awiiy priirtieiilly all their iiininiinition. He was uitiuK chief of artillery in 1.oii(;slrs from SeplendHT W, IStiH, till Keliruary ill. ISGl, and was ap- poiiilid chief iif artillery of Ihe corps with which lie remained till Appoinallox. scrvinK in tln' Wihlerness. at SpoLsylvania, and the sieye of IVler.slinrK. On I'chruary i(i, 1S(H. he had Uvn appointed lirit!adier-(;eneral of Artillery. Within two weeks after I,«i'',s surrender he wiis at the Kraiulreth House ill New York city al- teinptiii),' to arranm- for a i imissioii in Ihi- Brazilian army. Ijitcr. he Ix'canie ({"■"•"''"I manager and president of various Southern railroads, (iovernmeiit director of the I'nion I'aeilie Kailroad Company from IHSj to 18S7, anil in lilDI ciit-ineer arl.ilralor in charge i.f Ihe moi.led Koiindary survey tx-twi-en < 'osta Hica anil Nicaragua. Pickett who Made the Final Charge at Gettysburg riCKKTT— TIIK IlKKO OF (IKTTYSBUHG Pickett's charge at the clusc i.f llic B:illlc cif (M-llysliurH is inic ..f the urcalcsf spi'c-larlcs in the wi.iia's lii.sloi-y. "(Icncral Lee's conduct after the chart;.-." write-, an Kiiglish c.il.ni.-l. ■'was perfectly MilpliTii.v He was eiif.'af,'eil ill rallying,' ami in cnccmrafiiiifr the l)rokcn t roups, ami was riiliiif; alioiil a lillle in front of the wooil. c|iiile ahinc. the \vli.,!e ,,f his staff KeinK cnKuneil in a similar inamier further to the n-ar. His fa.e. wl.i.li is always plaei.l an.l chceiful, .li.l not sh.iw sijiiis of the slifihli-sl ilisappoinlnicni. care or annoyauee; an.l he was aihlrcssiiif; to every soldier he met a fi-w words of eiicourat;c'in,-iil. such as 'All this will come rifiht in lh<- end— we'll talk il over afterward: hut, in the meantime, all goo.l men must rally- wi- want all ^'ood and t rm- im-n jiist now.' I'tr-. 11.- spoke to all thewonml.-d men that |iasse,l him. ami the slifrhtly wounded he exl„.rte,| Mo himi up their hurts and Lake a musket' in this emergency. Very few failed to answer his a| al. ami I saw many hadly wounded ni.-n take ..ff their h.its ami clic-r him. He sai.l to me, 'This has been a very sad day for us. Colonel, a sad day; but wc can't e\p,rl alway- to i.rain \i. toi ie-. ' " LINCOLN' TIIi: LAST SITTING — (IV Till; l)AV OF I.KK's SllinKN-DKR On April 9. 180,'!, tlio very day of llic siirrt'iuliT of \av id .XpponmttDN, Linciiln, fur thr last time, went to the plMilnKrjiplicr's (jalliry, .\s lu- .sits in .sinipli- fiisliion sliiir|H>ninK bis prncil, tlir inan cif sorrows cannot forget tlio .sriisi' of wi-arini'.ss and pain that for four years lias IxH'n unbroki-n. No elation of triiiinpli ligliLs the features. One task is ended — the Nation is saved. Hut anotlier. se:irtvly le.ss exacting, confronts him. The States which liiy "out of their i>roper pra<'lical relation to IIm- liiinn." in his own phra.se, must Im- hroughl Iviek into a proper practical relation. Hut this tjisk was not for liiiii. Only five days later the .sjid eyes rene<-t<-orniwful Imurs The desolate mourners go. Lovingly laden with flowers -Mike for the friend and the foe: Under the sod and the dew. Waiting the judgment-day; Under the roses, the Blue, Under the lilies, the (iray. So with an equal splendor. The morning sun-rays fall, With a touch impartially tender, On the blossoms blooming for all : Under the sod and the dew. Waiting the judgment-day; Broidered with gold, the Blue. Mellowed with gold, the Gray. So, when tlie summer calleth. On the forest and Held uf grain. With an e(|ual murmur f.-illclli The cooling drip of the rain: Under the sod and the dew. Waiting the judgment-day; Wet with the rain, the Blue. Wet with the rain, the (iray. Sadly, but not with upbraiding. The generous deed was ilone. In the storm of the years that arc fad \o braver battle was won: Under the sod and the dew. Waiting the judgment-day; Under the bluss,,m^. the Blue, Uriih-r the garlands, the (iray. Xo more- shall the way-cry sever. Or the winding rivers be red; They banish our anger forever When they laurel the graves of Under the sod and the dew. 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