Gettysburg Academy - Osoga Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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19- f11- ------- - - ----- -f-- o s o G A ei- -l ---- -- ------ PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT CONGRESSIONAL MONUMENT BLOODY ANGI SPANGLER'S SPRING fffontinued from page 35, seventy years of age, shouldered his muslcet and went to meet the enemy. In the early part of the day,s engagement he was wounded twice, and, although suffering greatly from his wounds, he faltered not but pressed on, taking an active part until four o'clock in the evening when he fell badly wounded in the ankle. The Union forces retreated leaving him in enemy territory where he remained until the following morning. John Burns survived the battle and was for many years the constable of Gettysburg. He died February 4th, 1872. GENERAL WARREN OF LITTLE ROUND TOP General Warren is given much credit for his brilliancy in choosing Little Round Top as the key of the position of the left Union battle line in the second day's battle. Having been sent by General Meade to inspect the condition of the extreme left of the Union line, he saw the military importance of Little Round Top which was unoccupied except by a signal station. The Confederates at that time lay concealed, waiting for the signal for assault, when several shots in their direction caused them to move. The Hash of reflected sunlight from their bayonets revealed their long line outflanking the Union posi- tion. The Confederates were already advancing when Warren, noticing the approach of the Fifth Corps, rode to meet it, caused two brigades of infantry and a battery to be detached and hurried them to the summit. The dragging of the guns was a difficult task. They were hardly in time for the Confederates were also climbing the hill. However once in position on the hill, he drove the Confederates back and Little Round Top remained in the Union armyis hands. SPAN GLER'S SPRING During the night of the second day's battle the soldiers of both armies, Union and Confederate, mingled freely in obtain- ing water for the wounded at Spangler's Spring. There was an exchange of news and talks of the old home between the Blue and Gray with very little feeling of hatred. They were men fighting for what they thought was right, men who were worthy to be called Americans. PICKETT'S CHARGE Ar about one o'cloclc in the evening on the third day's battle the artillery combat started between the two armies. About 1503 34i

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19- IQQ- - 11'1 ----K----m--m---- -11- - -11' -t---H-f- -1f- --1-M-' o s o G A --it-t--n--W----M-----H-'-----M--n--H--t--s4 TENNIS TEAM The tennis team seems to be fairly well established by now and we have hopes for its coming season. The tennis team is at present under the supervision of Coach Viggo Swensen who is a whirlwind on the courts himself. Up to this time the fel- lows have shown a good spirit in the recent eliminations and the matches between the different consecutive players. We RIFLE Because, fortunately, of the increased attendance in the school, there has been a reawalcening of interest of both the Rifle team and the Tennis team. The response to the call for recruits on the rifle team brought spontaneous results. After practicing for about two weeks the team went in for a somewhat uneventful season. Ac hope that the team this year will be better than the team of the preceding year, for although the last ycarls team played only three games, they lost two of them and tied one. This yearis team seems to predict a good victorious season and as this goes to press, the student body wish them every success. TEAM the first match the Freshmen won with a high score. The next two bouts were with Carson Long who tied the team and then beat us. As the starting of the season was somewhat late clue to a misunderstanding in the management, the team- mates were just getting under way when the season ended. May the succeeding seasons be more eventful. T491

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19 34 i-i----i-----------I-osoGA -I--I-------------A-I HIGH WATER MARK PICKETTIS CHARGE SEMINARY RIDGE 150 cannons along Lee,s entire line opened fire and from their mouths poured death and destruction. General Hunt, chief of the Union artillery, was in no haste to reply. After locat- ing the enemy's guns, he opened fire upon them with eighty cannon-that being all that could be placed on their interior line. Instantly the whole ridge upon which the cannon were placed seemed ablaze. The duel raged for two hours. General Warren meanwhile signaled from Little Round Top of the discovery of a large formation of troops in the edge of the woods. General Hunt then ordered all the gunners gradually to cease firing in order to allow their able cannon to cool, to replace the disabled batteries, and to retain enough ammuni- tion to receive the attack from the woods in the front. The Confederates were now deceived, they believed they had demolished the Union guns. The charge started at three olcloclc. The fresh division of Pickett was appointed to lead the van. These brave veterans emerged from the woods with their guns upon their right shoulders, marching across the mile of ground as though they were on parade. It was a splendid sight, and even the Federal army looked with admiration at the lines. When they had reached half way, all guns along the Union line renewed their fire. The Confederate cannon were silent for the ammunition was exhausted. The Union batteries were tearing them apart in many places. Still their line moved steadily on, closing the vacant gaps, time after time. However, the charge was repulsed by the withering fire of the Union guns. Many of the Union batteries had been nearly demolished during the artillery duel, Lieutenant Cushing commanding a battery had but one gun left. He was working the gun him- self, with a lanyard wrapped around his wrist and being mor- tally wounded he cried to General Webb, General, I,ll give them one more shotf' He fell dead and the weight of his body discharged the piece. General Armisted, a brigadier of the Pickett division, had reached the stone wall at the angle. His small body of men numbering one hundred surrendered their arms after a hand- to-hand conflict which lasted but a few moments. And with this repulse the day, the battle, and the Southern cause were lost, the dawn of a new American freedom had come at lastl im