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Title: Battles for the union; comprising descriptions of many of the most stubbornly contested battles in the war of the great rebellion, together with incidents and reminiscences of the camp, the march, and the skirmish line. Embracing a record of the privations, heroic deeds, and glorious triumphs of the soldiers of the republic
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Glazier, Willard W., 1841-1905
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Dustin, Gilman & Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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lic had been swung just abovehis prostrate form. During the terrific cannonade and subsequentcharges, our ammunition and other trains had beenparked in rear of Round Top, which gave tlicmsplendid shelter. Partly to possess this train, butmainly to secure this commanding position. GeneralLongstreet sent two strong divisions of infantry, withheavy artillery, to turn our flank, and to drive usfrom this ground. Kilpatrick, with his division,which had been strengthened by Merritts Regularbrigade, was watching this point and waiting foran opportunity to strike the foe. It came at last.Emerging from the woods in front of him came astrong battle-line, followed by others. DEATH OF GENERAL FARNSWORTH. To the young Farnsworth was committed the taskof meeting infantry wdth cavalry in an open field.Placing the Fifth New York in support of Eldersl)attery, which w^as exposed to a galling fire, butmade reply w^ith characteristic rapidity, precision,and slaughter, Farnsworth quickly ordered tlic First
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BATTLES FOR THE UNION. 275 Virginia, the First Vermont, and Eighteenth Penn-sylvania in line of battle, and galloped away andcharged upon the flank of the advancing columns.The attack was sharp, brief, and successful, thoughattended with great slaughter. But the Rebels weredriven upon their main lines and the flank movementwas prevented. Thus the cavalry added anotherdearly earned laurel to its chaplet of honor—dearlyearned^ because many of their bravest champions fellupon that bloody field. Kilpatrick, in his official report of this sanguinarycontest, says : In this charge fell the brave Farns-worth. Short and brilliant was his career. On thetwenty-ninth of June a general; on the first of Julyhe baptized liis star in blood; and on the third, forthe honor of his young brigade and the glory of hisCorps, he yielded up his noble life.* Thus ended the battle of Gettysburg—^the bloodyturning-point of the Rebellion—the bloody baptismof the redeemed Republic. Nearly twenty thousandmen

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