. Johnny Reb and Billy Yank . the smoke of thefiring, our exact locality could not be discovered by the enemys. GETTYSBURG 4O7 gunners and we thus escaped zvhat in the full light of day couldhave been notJiing less than a horrible slaugJiter. Taking advantage of this we continued forward until wereached the second Hne behind a stone wall; still advancing, wecame to an abattis of fallen timber, and then a third line with rifle-pits where their reserves were; these we broke. Then with arush we reached the sunmiit and captured the artillery, and everypiece of artillery had been silenced. After a
. Johnny Reb and Billy Yank . the smoke of thefiring, our exact locality could not be discovered by the enemys. GETTYSBURG 4O7 gunners and we thus escaped zvhat in the full light of day couldhave been notJiing less than a horrible slaugJiter. Taking advantage of this we continued forward until wereached the second Hne behind a stone wall; still advancing, wecame to an abattis of fallen timber, and then a third line with rifle-pits where their reserves were; these we broke. Then with arush we reached the sunmiit and captured the artillery, and everypiece of artillery had been silenced. After a silence of severalminutes their lines of battle attacked us, and as I had no reserves,1 retired. (Reb. Records, Vol. 27, pp. 480-481.) Hays Louisiana Brigade, which was claimed by the enemy tohave been almost annihilated, lost but few; only 29 were killed, 159wounded and 80 taken prisoners; in all 268 men. In a letter to the Governor of North Carolina, Major Tate,under date of July 8th, 1863, gives a thrilling account of thischarge of Hays. He says : Longstreet had charged on the south face and was repulse
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