The Battle of GettysburgT. H. Davis & Company, 1875 - 336 Seiten |
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5th Cavalry A. P. Hill advance arrived artillery assault attack Baltimore Battery battle Battle of Gettysburg Birney brigade Buford Cemetery Hill Cemetery Ridge Chambersburg Charles Colonel column command Couch crossed Culp's Hill despatch direction division Doubleday Early Eleventh corps Emmittsburg enemy enemy's Ewell Ewell's Excelsior field fight fire flank force forward Frederick front George Gettysburg ground guns Hagerstown HALLECK TO MEADE Hancock Harper's Ferry Harrisburg head-quarters Heth Hooker Howard Humphreys Hundred infantry James John July Lee's Lieut Little Round Top Longstreet Major-General McLaws MEADE TO HALLECK miles morning mountains move movements night occupied officers Pender Pennsylvania Pickett pike Pleasanton position Potomac reached rear rebel army received Regiment Reynolds road Rodes says Second Sedgwick Seminary Ridge sent Serg Sickles Sixth corps Slocum soldier Susquehanna Sykes Taneytown town troops Twelfth corps Union army Union line Unknown WASHINGTON William Williamsport wounded
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Seite 198 - It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us ; that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to the cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion ; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain ; that the nation shall, under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Seite 200 - HAVE you heard the story that gossips tell Of Burns of Gettysburg ? — No ? Ah, well ! Brief is the glory that hero earns, Briefer the story of poor John Burns : He was the fellow who won renown, — The only man who didn't back down When the rebels rode through his native town, But held his own in the fight next day, When all his townsfolk ran away.
Seite 201 - Just where the tide of battle turns, Erect and lonely stood old John Burns. How do you think the man was dressed ? He wore an ancient long buff vest, Yellow as saffron, — but his best ; And, buttoned over his manly breast, Was a bright blue coat, with a rolling collar, And large gilt buttons, — size of a dollar, — With tails that the country-folk called "swaller.
Seite 201 - When the rebels rode through his native town ; But held his own in the fight next day, When all his townsfolk ran away. That was in July sixty-three, The very day that General Lee, Flower of Southern chivalry, Baffled and beaten, backward reeled From a stubborn Meade and a barren field. I might tell how but the day before John Burns stood at his...
Seite 202 - Bully for you !" Called him " Daddy,"— begged he'd disclose The name of the tailor who made his clothes, And what was the value he set on those ; While Burns, unmindful of jeer and scoff, Stood there picking the rebels off, — With his long brown rifle, and bell-crown hat, And the swallow-tails they were laughing at.
Seite 221 - The country looks to this army to relieve it from the devastation and disgrace of a hostile invasion. Whatever fatigues and sacrifices we may be called upon to undergo, let us have in view constantly the magnitude of the interests involved, and let each man determine to do his duty, leaving to an all-controlling Providence the decision of the contest.
Seite 202 - So raged the battle. You know the rest : How the rebels, beaten and backward pressed, Broke at the final charge and ran. At which John Burns —a practical man — Shouldered his rifle, unbent his brows, And then went back to his bees and cows.
Seite 202 - Twas but a moment, for that respect Which clothes all courage their voices checked; And something the wildest could understand Spake in the old man's strong right hand, And his corded throat, and the lurking frown Of his eyebrows under his old bell-crown; Until, as they gazed, there crept an awe Through the ranks in whispers, and some men saw, In the antique vestments and long white hair, The Past of the Nation in battle there; And some of the soldiers since declare That the gleam of...
Seite 15 - I would not take any risk of being entangled upon the river, like an ox jumped half over a fence and liable to be torn by dogs front and rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or kick the other.
Seite 215 - Cash town, guarded by General Imboden. In passing through the mountains, in advance of the column, the great length of the trains exposed them to attack by the enemy's cavalry, which captured a number of wagons and ambulances ; but they succeeded in reaching Williamsport without serious loss. They were attacked at that place on the 6th by the enemy's cavalry, which was gallantly repulsed by General .Imboden. The attacking force was subsequently encountered and driven off by General Stuart, and pursued...