Show FIRST SHOT HOT AT Rf U j I 1 Letter From General Brigadier fall fai to the Governor of of Pennsylvania o 0 ld 11 for Praise Officer on I Apropos of ot the opening of ot the bd bL bLot un aw of ot Gettysburg the National w va a a publishes the following from 00 L Lr it r f sander CuU Cutler r. r Jj nc no Headquarters First Division Y 3 1 ft i Corps Nov 15 la 1863 1 i fea tea res To the tho Governor of ot Pennsylvania Th In noticing In the papers today jj gr account of ot the proposition for tor a a nf IIi he hei he cemetery at Gettysburg for tor th pd admen ed ad edmen men that fell there In July last I l J Li hit nj reminded that I have neglected a dUll ire he c which I owe to one of ot your regiment I l 1 the tho sixth Fifty and its brave co cod mander Col J. J William Hofmann Th j w regiment is In the Second brigade this division and was at that time j t h hunder bunder j. j under my command It was my to or go 80 tune to be in tn the advance on the morn morn- n em lug Ing of ot July 1 W When en we carne came upon pon wn we W tho the In front of the ground enema Col CU CUI onel Hofmann's regiment tb nj ni second in the column got Into a M an an n tIon a moment sooner than the oth other Y w k the enemy advancing In line lino of ot bat batty battS 14 tn within easy musket range The at no nc no being a little thick I to toil too DIr Il r rout out my glass to examine the enen enera t being a few paces In rear o of C Colon lon Hofmann Hormann He turned to me and I is fr Is that the enemy My r re reply ca M ply was Yes Turning to his mp he commanded Ready Rigl oblique fire Aim Aim and the battle battle i ir to Gettysburg was opened The fire wy followed by other regiments instantly cr Still that battle baUle on the soil of or PeD Pent I Sylvania was opened by her own sent song Qa ia and It Jt Is Just that It should become become i or matter of ot history When Colonel Hog Ilot T mann command mand 1 I mann gave the c j I doubted d whether the the enemy enemy was was dear enough to to have the fire fire effective ant antask ask asked d him If It he was was within ra range hearing my question he fired and f I i received my reply in a shower of ot reb rebel rebr g I bullets by which many of ot the colonels colonell men were killed and wounded M Mj own horse and those of ot two of mi my staff were wounded at the same Urn time timey I 1 desire to say to your excellency that the sixth Fifty Is one of t the very verj best regiments In the service and thai that Colonel Hofmann is without one of ot the best officers brave brass faithful and prompt and a most excel 1 lent disciplinarian I most earnestly hope that his faithful services may b bed suitably rewarded tAI GI tA G I hope also that you will cause proper measures to be taken to give gin that regiment the credit which Is thet du dub of ot that memorable battle Very respectfully cit ll your ent s servant L. servant L. L Cutler Brigadier Gen Gen- eral oral i |