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KERB HAIV’S BRIGADE AT GETTYSBURG.

ROUND TOPS. PEACH ORCHARD.

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SICKLES’S POSITION" AT THE PEACH ORCHARD, VIEWED FROM TILE EMMITSBURG ROAD, LOOKING SOUTILThis and the other outline sketches were made in 1885 by C. W, Iteed, of Bigelow’s 9tli Mass. Battery.

the forest was an interval of about one hundred yards, only sparselycovered with a scrubby undergrowth, through which a narrow road ledin the direction of the mountain. Looking down this road from Rose’sa large wheat-field was seen. In rear of the wheat-field, and betweenthat and the mountain, there was a heavy force of Fed era! s, posted in linebehind a stone wall. Under my instructions I determined to move uponthe stony hill, so as to strike it with my center, and thus attack the orchardon its left rear. About 4 o’clock I received the order to move, at a signalfrom Cabell’s artillery. They were to fire for some minutes, then pause,and then fire three guns in rapid succession. At this I was to movewithout further orders. I communicated these instructions to the com-manders of each of the regiments in my command, directing them to con-vey them to the company officers. They were told, at the signal, to orderthe men to leap the wall without further orders, and to align the troops IB-front of it. Accordingly, at the signal, the men leaped over the wall andwere promptly aligned; the word was given, and the brigade moved off at theword, with great steadiness and precision, followed by Semm.es with equalpromptness. General Longstreet accompanied me in this advance on foot?as far as the Emmitsburg road. All the field and staff officers were dis-mounted on account of the many obstacles in the way. When we wereabout the Emmitsburg road, I heard Barksdale’s drums beat the assembly?and knew then that I should have no immediate support on my left, aboutto be squarely presented to the heavy force of infantry and artillery at au't

ROSE'S HOUSE.

TI1E “WHEAT-FIELD,” LOOKING TOWARD KERSHAW’S POSITION IN FRONT OF ROSE’S HOUSE.