. The student's American history . fire,which was kept up for nearly two hours. The guns of thenational forces hurled back defiance, and the whole valleybetween the two ridges was alive with shot and shell. Whilethis furious cannonade was going on, Lee sent Stuarts cavalryround to attack the Union rear ; but Meades cavalry metthem in a •• sabre fight and defeated them. After a time the Union commander ordered the artillen,- tocease firing, in order that their guns might cool. Lee believedhe had silenced the national batteries, and at three oclockgave the order for General Pickett to charge. Pi
. The student's American history . fire,which was kept up for nearly two hours. The guns of thenational forces hurled back defiance, and the whole valleybetween the two ridges was alive with shot and shell. Whilethis furious cannonade was going on, Lee sent Stuarts cavalryround to attack the Union rear ; but Meades cavalry metthem in a •• sabre fight and defeated them. After a time the Union commander ordered the artillen,- tocease firing, in order that their guns might cool. Lee believedhe had silenced the national batteries, and at three oclockgave the order for General Pickett to charge. Pickett startedat the head of a magnificent triple line of troops, a mile long,numbering Hancocks men, intrenched behind a stonewall, awaited the attack. Both sides realized that this was to. MAP OF THE Battle of GETTYSBUKG Showing the Positions heldJuly sd, ises. .«= Union Lines^^— CSinfedernte Lines 0 t, iT The High-Water Mark IMonumeittStands on the ground heldby Gibbons men 1863.] THE WAR OF SECESSION. 43/ be the death-grapple. The Confederate force — the flower ofVirginia — had to cross a level space over a mile in width. Asthey advanced, the Union batteries opened upon them, and toregreat gaps in their ranks. But the main body of the assailingcolumn pressed steadily forward, without themselves firing ashot or uttering a sound. As they dashed up the height, a terrificfront and flank fire swept great numbers of the men in greyout of existence, and drove others to turn and fly or throw downtheir arms. General Armistead led the remnant of Picketts up his the point of his sword, as a guide to hismen, he leaped over the stone wall, crying : Boys, give themthe cold steel! The next instant he fell riddled with brief hand-to-hand fight e
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