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Morgantown (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.38
d before these troops got down far enough to left face, come into line of battle, sweep around our flank and shut us up. He said, I have been watching my left all the time, expecting this, but it is provided for. Ride to Dearing's Battalion; they have orders to follow up the charge and keep their caissons filled; order them to open with every gun and break that column and keep it broken. The first officer I saw on reaching the battalion was Captain William C. Marshall (Postoffice, Morgantown, West Virginia). I gave him the order with direction to pass it down at once to the other three batteries. Marshall said: The battalion has no ammunition. I have only three solid shot. I then asked why orders to keep caissons filled had not been obeyed, and he answered, The caissons had been away nearly three-quarters of an hour, and there was a rumor that General Pendleton had sent the reserve artillery ammunition more than a mile in rear of the field. I directed him to open with his solid s
Williamsburg (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.38
ht, I wish to ride my mare up, and I answered: Colonel Williams, you cannot do it. Have you not just heard me give the order to your general to go up on foot? and he said: But you will let me ride; I am sick to-day, and besides that, remember Williamsburg. Now Williamsburg was my home and I remembered that Colonel Williams had been shot through the shoulder in that battle and left at Mrs. Judge Tucker's house on the courthouse green. This I had heard, for I missed that fight, so I answered: MWilliamsburg was my home and I remembered that Colonel Williams had been shot through the shoulder in that battle and left at Mrs. Judge Tucker's house on the courthouse green. This I had heard, for I missed that fight, so I answered: Mount your mare and I will make an excuse for you. General Garnett had been injured by a kick while passing through the wagon train at night, had been allowed to ride; Colonel Hunton of the same brigade also rode, being unable to walk. He fell on one side of the red barn and General Kemper on the other side. So there were eight mounted officers, counting General Pickett and staff, mounted in the charge. Colonel Williams fell earlier in the fight. His mare went up rideless almost to the s
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.38
Pickett's charge. [from the Richmond, Va., times-dispatch, February 7, 1904.] The story of it as told by a member of his staff. Captain Robert A. Bright. Statement as to where the General was during the Charge.—Why the attack failed. The following statement of what I saw and heard on the third day at Gettysburg was in the main written about thirty years ago, and was rewritten for publication in 1903, but the issue of it was prevented until now by an attack of gout, from whichngly with much pain, raised himself on one elbow: Yes, General Lee, do full justice to this division for its work today. General Lee bowed his head, and said: I will. I wish to mention here that Captain William I. Clopton, now judge of Manchester, told me after the war that while General Pickett was trying to guard his left, he saw twenty-seven battleflags, each with the usual complement of men, move out on our right flank, but we did not see this, as all our thoughts were fixed on our
Hunton (search for this): chapter 1.38
t you will let me ride; I am sick to-day, and besides that, remember Williamsburg. Now Williamsburg was my home and I remembered that Colonel Williams had been shot through the shoulder in that battle and left at Mrs. Judge Tucker's house on the courthouse green. This I had heard, for I missed that fight, so I answered: Mount your mare and I will make an excuse for you. General Garnett had been injured by a kick while passing through the wagon train at night, had been allowed to ride; Colonel Hunton of the same brigade also rode, being unable to walk. He fell on one side of the red barn and General Kemper on the other side. So there were eight mounted officers, counting General Pickett and staff, mounted in the charge. Colonel Williams fell earlier in the fight. His mare went up rideless almost to the stone wall and was caught when walking back by Captain William C. Marshall, of Dearing's Battalion. His own horse, Lee, having been killed, he rode Colonel Williams' mare away
Baird (search for this): chapter 1.38
Pickett ordered his staff-officers, four in number (Major Charles Pickett, Captain Baird, Captain Symington and myself), to Generals Armistead, Garnett and Kemper, returned to General Pickett from giving the order to General Kemper, Symington, Baird and Charles Pickett were with the General, they having less distance to carry td have been written another way. General Pickett sent Captain Symington and Captain Baird to rally these men. They did all that brave officers could do, but couldion from which he could watch and care for his left flank. He at once sent Captain Baird to General Wilcox with the order for him to come in; then he sent Captain S, you go, and I was about the same distance behind Symington that he was behind Baird. The fire was so dreadful at this time that I believe that General Pickett tho as all our thoughts were fixed on our left flank. Captain Symington and Captain Baird could each give many interesting incidents if they could be induced to writ
Freemantle (search for this): chapter 1.38
tt sent Captain Symington and Captain Baird to rally these men. They did all that brave officers could do, but could not stop the stampede. Longstreet and Freemantle. General Pickett directed me to ride to General Longstreet and say that the position against which he had been sent would be taken, but he could not hold it and said you would place me in a position to see this magnificent charge. I would not have missed it for the world. General Longstreet answered: I would, Colonel Freemantle; the charge is over. Captain Bright, ride to General Pickett, and tell him what you have heard me say to Colonel Freemantle. At this moment our men were nColonel Freemantle. At this moment our men were near to but had not crossed the Emmettsburg road. I started and when my horse had made two leaps, General Longstreet called: Captain Bright! I checked my horse, and turned half around in my saddle to hear, and this was what he said: Tell General Pickett that Wilcox's Brigade is in that peach orchard (pointing), and he can order h
Symington (search for this): chapter 1.38
his staff-officers, four in number (Major Charles Pickett, Captain Baird, Captain Symington and myself), to Generals Armistead, Garnett and Kemper, and to Dearing's When I returned to General Pickett from giving the order to General Kemper, Symington, Baird and Charles Pickett were with the General, they having less distance trshall, history would have been written another way. General Pickett sent Captain Symington and Captain Baird to rally these men. They did all that brave officersn Baird to General Wilcox with the order for him to come in; then he sent Captain Symington with the same order, in a very few moments, and last he said: Captain Bright, you go, and I was about the same distance behind Symington that he was behind Baird. The fire was so dreadful at this time that I believe that General Pickett we did not see this, as all our thoughts were fixed on our left flank. Captain Symington and Captain Baird could each give many interesting incidents if they coul
English Gordon (search for this): chapter 1.38
ght, it would have delighted the eye more than any fire works ever seen. English Gordon. Shortly before the artillery duel commenced, I returned from looking okett talking to a strange officer, to whom he introduced me saying: This is Colonel Gordon, once opposed to me in the San Juan affair, but now on our side. In explnt out by this government to settle the trouble. After the introduction, Colonel Gordon, who was an Englishman, continued speaking to General Pickett, and said: Pickett, my men are not going up to-day. The General said— But, Gordon, they must go up; you must make them go up. Colonel Gordon answered: You know, PicColonel Gordon answered: You know, Pickett, I will go as far with you as any other man, if only for old acquaintance sake, but my men have until lately been down at the seashore, only under the fire of he Some have claimed that Wilcox was put in the charge at its commencement-General Gordon says this; but this is a mistake. When I reached General Pickett he was at
William I. Clopton (search for this): chapter 1.38
ded. General Kemper answered: I am struck in the groin, and the ball has ranged upwards; they tell me it is mortal; and General Lee said: I hope it will not prove so bad as that; is there anything I can do for you, General Kemper? The answer came, after General Kemper had, seemingly with much pain, raised himself on one elbow: Yes, General Lee, do full justice to this division for its work today. General Lee bowed his head, and said: I will. I wish to mention here that Captain William I. Clopton, now judge of Manchester, told me after the war that while General Pickett was trying to guard his left, he saw twenty-seven battleflags, each with the usual complement of men, move out on our right flank, but we did not see this, as all our thoughts were fixed on our left flank. Captain Symington and Captain Baird could each give many interesting incidents if they could be induced to write for publication. My article of the 10th of December, 1903, in The Times-Dispatch, should
Lewis Williams (search for this): chapter 1.38
iend and schoolmate of mine, called out: Bob, turn us loose and we will take them. Then Colonel Lewis Williams, of the 1st Virginia Regiment, came to me and said: Captain Bright, I wish to ride my mare up, and I answered: Colonel Williams, you cannot do it. Have you not just heard me give the order to your general to go up on foot? and he said: But you will let me ride; I am sick to-day, and besides that, remember Williamsburg. Now Williamsburg was my home and I remembered that Colonel Williams had been shot through the shoulder in that battle and left at Mrs. Judge Tucker's house on the co were eight mounted officers, counting General Pickett and staff, mounted in the charge. Colonel Williams fell earlier in the fight. His mare went up rideless almost to the stone wall and was cauglliam C. Marshall, of Dearing's Battalion. His own horse, Lee, having been killed, he rode Colonel Williams' mare away after the fight. When I returned to General Pickett from giving the order to Ge
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