Show W q 4 V a r 4 N oe z ft f P V 4 f I 1 charge of the nineteenth infantry at gettysburg CRISIS OF THE WAR story of the famous battle of gettysburg fought fifty years ago LOSS OF LIFE WAS FEARFUL both armies struggled bravely and the confederates were conquered only after three days of bloody conflict fitly fifty years ago nearly amer leans met on the field of gettysburg and tor for three days fought one of the greatest battles of history gen robert E lees army of some southerners v which ach had invaded the north v was as mst met there and oi overcome by about federal troops un under der the command of gen george G meade and tae th e tide of fortune in the civil war which up to then had often favored the south was as turned thereafter the confederacy was as on the defensive though the south lost the battle there was mas nothing to choose between their bravery in the conflict and that of the northerners both armies fought with valo and stubbornness and the losses in dead and wounded vere were tremendous bonim suding the corps of the union amly were generals john F reynolds W 9 daniel F sickles sedgwick 0 0 georgo sykes john howard and 11 W slocum lees were generals commanders corri richard S ewell james longstreet and A P hill fl reynolds eynolds sent ahead to feel out the the evening gettysburg enemy arrived at of juno 31 and in the fighting which began early the next dav was as doubleday who ho killed gen abner back to succeeded him was nas forced seminary ridge after bard hard fighting and then had to abandon that position so that the first day of the battle battlo in reality a confederate victory was that night meade ordered the entire union army to Gett birg and the two tuo AM annles les were N ere by next morning along a ten confronting each other mile line of battle lee ordered long longstreet to turn the army by iak federal left flank of the but sickle 3 do de little roand to top p ing so 60 att stubbornly that position fended movement S as longstreet fl that cemetery orchard peach checked den devils the hill and hill culis culps fighting desperate of were the scenes and little round top was saved to the federals by the arrival of a brigade under general weed the third day opened ith a wonderful on artillery duel the greatest of the entire war and then came pickette picketts charge which has gone into history as one of the mot heroic assaults of all time the men of picketts division formed in brigade columns moe across open fields which were swept by such a storm of shrapnel and fire as had never before been seen and blough they fell like grain before the jelv ers some of them reaching the union lines only to bo be speedily overcome that ended the mighty battle and there was as nothing left tor for lee to do but get back into virginia gettysburg cost the union army the lives of a number of generals and the loss of nearly men on the confederate side alve generals were killed and nearly men killed or Noun wounded ded 0 4 1 A I 1 Z 4 4 IR A j jt son 36 e this mor mo ament was erected by the state of 0 new now york tor for the soldier soldiers york infantry who toll fell at gettysburg of th the a fo foy ty fourth new |