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1 _ 'DE-RNESS.
One of the Great Battles of the
Civil War.
IT WAS DECIDED MAY 6, 1864.
Grant in. Virginia-First Encounter Be-
tween the New Leader and Robert E.
Lee—A Grand Movement Against Rich-
mond Checked by Lee's Remarkable
Activity—Terrible Drawn Battle in the
Swampy Thicket—The Undaunted Union
Army Withdrawn to Another Field.
The famous contest in the “Wilderness”
was decided by events that came to pass at
aboutflo‘clock on the morning of May 6,
1864, the second day of the fighting [on that
field and virtually the last day of the battle.
It was decided in favor of the Confederates by
the arrival of Longstreet’s corps on the cen-
ter of Lee's line, where the right columns of
the Union army under Gen. Hancock had
broken through and disrupted the Confeder-
ate right wing. That point was Parker’s
Store and the control of the roads meeting
there. Hancock was pressing toward it, and.
he had driven out from their breastworks the
troops of A. P. Hill. The troops of the Con—
federate left wing, under Gen. Ewell, were on
the north side of the road, and, with some
cannon planted on high ground commanding
the road, were trying to stay Hancock’s ad-
vance. But these men of Ewell were already
engaged on their own front, because all along
the ridge between the plank road and the
turnpike and beyond, the Union troops of
Warren and Sedgwick were taking up the
battle. Besides this, the Union corps of
Burnside, which had made a forced march
during the night and reached the field at
daylight, was working its way into the gap
between IVarren’s left and Hancock’s right,
and was threatening to do for Ewell’s right
flank above the plank road what Hancock
was doing for Hill’s left flank south of that
road, namely, roll it up and widen the dis-
tance between the wings of Lee’s army. Lee
had stood all the morning bythose guns on
theplankroad. Shortly before the decisive
moment he. sent memengers inhot haste to
meet Longstreet back on the plank road and
urge him forward.
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But just when it was a turn» of the hand
whether or not the Confederates must retire
in disorder Longstreet’s troops in. two lines—
Kershaw's division on the right of the road
and Fields’ (formerly Hood’s) on the left—
came steadily trotting to the field of blood.
The columns swung .into line of .battle on
either side of the road and, moving down,
crushed out all opposition, swept:_Hancock’s
men out of Hill’s intrenchments and redeemed
the day. . Following Longstreet came Ander-
son’s division of Hill’s. corps, that had also
been left behind. With thisro—enforcement
Hill rallied his. men and effectually checked
Burnside’s advance north of the plank road,
and the hard work of the battle was over.
This battle on Grant’s , part was brought
about by accident. The situation of the
Union army when spring opened could give
rise to but two movements threatening to
Lee. The Confederates were posted on two
sides of an obtuse angle, the one side running
along the Rapidan from Mine Run northwest:-
ward beyond the railroad, and the other ex-
tending from the Rapidan southward to Gor-
donsville, covering Orange Court House.
GRANT IN COMMAND.
Lieut. Gen. Grant had taken personal di-
rection of the Army of the Potomac, still
commanded by Meade. To strengthen this
army the corps of Burnside, the old Ninth
gorps, reorganized and recruited, was brought
up asau independent command. These forces
lay above the Rapidan, Meade‘s right being at
Culpeper Court House and his left on the
Rappahannock. When the campaign opened
Burnside's corps was posted along the Orange
and Alexandria railroad from Brandy Station
to Manamas Junction, the road for supplies.
During the winter the organization of the
Army of the Potomac had been changed. At
Gettysburg, in July, 1863, it had consisted of
seven infantry corps, the First, Second, Third,
Fifth, Sixth, Eleventh and Twelfth, and one
of cavah'y. During the winter the troops of
the First and Third corps were distributed
by brigades and divisions among the Second,
Fifth and Sixth, and the army then stood as
follows: Second corps, Gen. Hancock, four
divisions; Fifth corps, Gen. Warren, four
divisions; Sixth corps, Gen. Sedgwick, three
divisions. The cavalry corps had recently
been placed under Gen. Sheridan, and now
consisted of three divisions under Gens. Tor—
bert, Gregg and Wilson. In round numbers
the armies with Grant mustered 120,000 0111
ccrs and men present for duty.
The Army of Northern Virginiapn the lst of
May, numbered about 62,000 officers and men
for duty. The organization was much the same
as it had stood at Gettysburg. Stuart com-
manded the cavalry. The change in direc-
torship of the army about to attack him not-
urally led Lee to look for a change of plans
of campaign. Grant might move across the
upper Rapidau, around Lee’s left, and on
Gordonsville, or swing in around his right
across the lower Rapidan and pass through
the Wilderness. Therefore, in order to meet
either movement, Lee had placed his form
as stated above, on two lines facing the
threatened points east and north. Hill’s
corps was along Mine Run and the Rapidan,
above that stream; Ewell was farther 11p
the Rapidan, and Longstreet was at Gordons-
ville, with Stuart‘s caivary at Orange Court
House. These last two commands could be
drawn to the support of either Hill or Ewell.
Grant dwided to more around Lee’s right
flank and draw him away from his fortifica-
tions so that he could be put at a disadvan-
tage. In moving by the left flank of his own
army, the Union commander kept within
reach of water transportation, and just as
soon as he was free from the Bapidan he
made his base of supplies on Potomac creek,
an inlet from the Potomac river cast of
Fredericksburg.
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VIEW or ORANGE PLANK ROAD.
The directions given to the corps command-
ers by Gen. Meade show that the expectation
was to pass around Lee’s right flank and
reach the vicinity of Gordonsville at the first
move. The army crossed the Rapidan on the
night of the 3d of May at Germanna and
Ely's folds and took the roads toward
Chancellorsviile and Wilderness Tavern.
Both these roads cross the plank road and
turnpike between Orange Court House and
Frodcricksburg at the places named. West
of lVildemess Tavern these two main roads
are from one mile to two and a half miles
apart, and two to three miles south of the
plank road there is another parallel road,
leading toward Gordonsvlllo, known as the
Catharpin road. These three roads would
enable the vast army and its endless trains
of food and ammunition wagons and cannon
to move freely to a favorable point. The forces
moved in two columns, that across Germanna
ford being led by the Fifth corps under
Gen. Warren. Gen. IVilson’s cavalry di-
vision marched ahead and Sedgwick’s Sixth
corps followed \Varren. Hancock led the
column crossing at Ely’s ford, and Grogg’s
cavalry division took the advance.
0n the night of the 4th Hancock was ordered
to march the next day to Todd’s Tavern and
turn westward on the Catharpin road to a
point abreast of Parker’s Store, and to extend
his right flank towards that point, where
Warren’s corps would be in position. War-
ren was to move on the plank road toParker’s
Store, but he was to keep his right fast on the
turnpike until Sedgwick, who was behind,
could move up on his flank abreast of him.
With Hancock on the Catharpin road, west
of Todd’5 Taverncundxwuhmen and Seda-
ificli ”6T1 Ed 'pl'a‘n‘li 1701121 'Efid‘fifinp’ike, {twh
column flanked by cavalry, the army would
be planted on the three highways toward
Gordonsville. Burnside was ordered on the
night of the 4th to march at once to Wilder-
ness Tavern, and he would be a reserve and a
rear guard for the trains. The cavah'y of
Gen. Torbert was ordered to join Sheridan,
who was with Gregg at Chancellorsville. The
safe passage of the Rapidan was accomplished,
and that was in itself a fortunate thing.
LEE’S RAPID COUNTER STROKE.
Leo permitted the crossing without striking
a blow. On the 2d of May he told his confi-
dante in the Confederate camps that Grant -
would cross the Rapidan by the lower fords,
that is, where he did cross on the-night of the
3d. On the 4th the movements of the Union
forces on the south side of the Rapidan were
noted by the Confederates, and on that even-
ing Gen. Lee, according to his biographer,
Gen. A. L. Long, who was a member of his
staff, was in the best of spirits and declared
that he had the Union army once more in the
predicament that Gen. Hooker was in that
same \Vildcrness region. At the time Lee
said this his whole army had been twelve
hours in motion eastward on the same roads
occupied by Grant. Ewell, who was the
farthest cast, moved out on the turnpike and
his leading division bivouacked that night
(the 4th) at Robertson’s Store, five miles west
of Wilderness Tavern, where Warren was.
Hill had further to go and he swung around
to the plank road and passed Mine Run,
reaching within seven miles of Parker’s Store,
where Warren had bmn ordered to march
next day. Longstreet at Gordonsvillo was
also on the road, and Stuart had his cavalry
in front of Hill and down on the Cathnrpin
road.
Early on the morning of the 5th Stuart
had Rosser’s brigade at Craig Meeting House,
on the Catharpin road, south of Parker's
Store, the point where Hancock was ordered
to halt that day. Later on this day some of
Longstreet’s infantry came up to support
Rosser, and when Wilson’s cavalry advance,
now leading both Warren and Hancock
(Gregg having gone elsewhere), attempted to
seize this point they were driven off. About
the same time Stuart, moving along the
plank road ahead of Hill’s column, engaged
Wilson's infantry at Parker’s Store. War-
ren’s infantry was just behind Wilson on
the plank road, and very soon army head~
quarters was notified that trouble was brew-
ing. Gen. Meade reached ‘Wildcrness Tavern
at 7:15 o’clock on the morning of the 5th, and
from that time until 6 o‘clock the next morn-
ing every hour marks a stage in the history
of this battle. About the time that Meade
reached the front the Confederate brigade of
W. S. IValker, of Ewell’s corps, was advanc-
ing eastward along the turnpike two miles
west of Wilderness Tavern. At this time
Crawford’s division on Warren’s left was
moving westward by a cross road from the
Gel-manna road toward Parker’s Store.
Wadsworth’s division followed him, unu
Griffin, who was last and was on the extreme
right, was moving out on the turnpike to a
convenient cross road to join the column.
Griffin met Walker’s Confederates and re-
ported the fact back to headquarters at the
tavern. Meade and \Varren were looking
over the ground, and at 7:301: courier was
sent down the Germanna road south to meet
Hancock, who was moving westward from
Chancellorsville by the way of Todd’s tav-
Sédgw'imhrdfi’glfi’mg‘bt's division
and one brigade of Getty’s division of his
Sixth corps, and he was ordered to take his
place on Griffin’s right and join in the fore-
word movement. The enemy moving on the
plank road now showed themselves east of
Parker’s Store, and Getty’s division of the
Sixth corps was sent down to the junction of
the Brock road with the plank road to at-
tack and move out abreast of Crawford on
Warren’s left flank. Thus by 10 o'clock the
two Union corps of Warren and Sedgwick
were in line to move out on both the turn—
pike and plank roads and fight their way
westward, and Hancock’s corps was moving
tothciraid.
A DEADLOCK IN THE THICKET.
The Confederates were also drawing near
to the same points in force. Ewell’s two di—
visions under Johnson and Rodos were placed
north and south of the turnpike so as to con-
front both Sedgwick and Warren. The lead-
ing division of Hill’s corps under Heth
reached Parker’s Store on the morning of the
5th, and looming from the cavalry that the
Union infantry was near at band in force,
Heth advanced cautiously down the plank
road toward the junction of Brock road. The
Brock road here runs northwest and south—
east, crosses the plank road and intersects the
Germauna Ford road a mile below Wilder-
ness Tavern. The junctions of these roads
formed a key to the left of the Union army.
About noon Heth‘s men, pressing on, met
Getty’s troops covering those junctions. Heth
had received orders not to bring on a battle
until Longstreet should arrive. But Stuart’s
cavalry, scouting far south, had seen and re-
ported Hancock’s presence on the Catharpin
road, and the head of Longstroet’s column
had been turned off to the south to meet him.
Hancock, however, had returned, and was
moving 11p on the Brock road to reach the
plank road. Nevertheless, Longstrect closed
up his corps, and at nightfall of the 5th was
five miles from the Wilderness, while his an-
tagonist, Hancock, was on the ground ready
for action. When Hill‘s second division,
under Wilcox, reached the field, instead of
supporting Heth with it, Hill passed it north
of the plank road around Chewning's farm,
thus reaching out toward a junction with
Ewell‘s right flank, but not reaching it. This
brought four Confederate divisions into line
in front of‘ Warren’s three divisions and
Scdwick’s two. Soon after noon the dead—
lock between theso forces was complete.
The tactics of Lee were masterly. Instead
of rushing on his divisions ‘ngly to over-
wholm a. fragment at a time, e selected high,
commanding ground and intl'enched, await—
ing his re-cnforcements and the advance of
his opponents. The ground where Lee‘s lino
rested was higher than that east of him,
where Grand must advance. The Confeder-
ate outposts werc in the woods, but their ur-
tillcry was posted back of clearings, ready to
pour shot into the enemy should he pass
through the woods. Hill’s artillery was
massed on the Chewning farm so as to cover
the plank road and the crossroads from the
Union lines towardParkcr’s Store. On the
Union side there was a swamp in front of
Sedgwick, on the right; another, with a con-
siderable stream, between the divisions of
Warren’s corps; and in front of the gap, be-
tween Warren’s’left and what was to become
WILDERNESS BATTLE FIELD.
roads, there \Vcrc several small streams with
swampy borders. Along the whole line there
were impenetrable woods, barring the prog-
' rcss of the assailing forces. These woods con-
sisted of heavy thickets of low limbed, scraggy
pines, scrub oak and hazel saplings.
The attack ordered by \Varrcn along the
turnpike was delayed the whole forcuoon by
the impassable nature of the ground. The
line had to be an extended one, and must
necessarily have support on the right flank. ,
Some of the brigade went forward, but they
soon found themselves facing north or south
instead of west. Wadsworth’s division, on
the south side of .
the pike, advanced,
and very soon pre-
sented its flank to
the enemy and met
with a heavy loss,
while Crawford’s
division, the next _
in line south of
IVadsworth, turn-
ed to the southwest
and was thrown off '
alone, fortunately
where there was no
enemy. 011 War-
reu's right. north
of the turnpike, Griffin’s division made head-
way at first, meeting and driving back Ew-
cll’s advance brigade, under Gen J. M. Jones,
and killing the commander. But Ewell
brought up his reserve division, under Earl ,
and then Win-ran was'compelled to halt his
whole line.
GEN. J. M. JONES.
THE BATTLE ON THE PLANK ROAD.
During these movements by Warren, Han-
cock’s men were slowly but steadily pressing
on up the Brock road, and their leader was
frequently informed by couriers of tho situa~
tion at the front. About 2 o'clock Hancock
was told that Warren had been repulsed and
that Getty had been ordered to attack and
that he (Hancock) must support him. Han-
cock In person joined Getty, and as soon as
his leading division under Birney arrived, he
placed it along the Brock road adjoining the
plank road, south of Getty. Getty reported
to Hancock that two divisions of Hill’s corps
were in front of him and preparing to attack
his line. In fact, only Hoth’s division was
there at that hour, for Wilcox was still to
the north, looking for Ewell. It was now
known at Mcado‘s headquarters that Long-
street had not reached the field. Grant had
reachc-l the front, and Getty was ordered to
go 011 with his movement up the plank road.
As 1:11;: as Hancock’s troops came up on the
Brock road he had intrenchments of logs put
no. By the time Getty was ready to move
had gone two miles beyond Todd’s Tavern
nuddid not receive the call until 9o’clock.
Turning about, he was met by orders to
move up on the Brock road to the plank road
nearer the scene of action. '
By 8 o’clock Griffin on the turnpike and
Crawford, south of it, were ordered to move
out and attack, and Crawford was brought
toahalt at Chewning’s farm, and ordered
to take up a position and send a brigade to
hglgmafiwgrth in hisattack. .By thiatiine
.out, Hancock had all his troops up, and
he sent out Birney’s and Mott’s divisions on
Getty’s left, and in a few moments the, roar
of musketry fire, incessant and deadly, told
that the battle of the Wilderness had begun.
A section of Ricketts’ Pennsylvania battery,
from Hancock’s corps, accompanied Getty on
the plank road and did good service; it was
captured by the enemy and retaken by a des-
perate charge. Brewster’s brigade of Mott's
division was outflanked and driven in, mak-
ing a break in the line. Gen. Alexander
Hays, of Birney’s division, was killed at the
head of his brigade, and rc-enforcoments—
Owen’s and Carroll‘s brigades of Gibbon's
division—coming up to Getty’s aid, the attack
was pushed onward until dark. Col. Carroll
was wounded, but kept the field, and the
fight was made with such vigor that the lincs
of Heth’e division were broken, and oven the
troops of Wilcox, that had hastily come to
the aid of Heth, were beaten back in disorder.
In conjunction with this attack the Irish
brigade and the brigade of Brooke, of Bar-
low’s division, on Hancock’s extreme left,
made a desperate attack and held their
ground. Off on the extreme right Sedg-
wick’s men advanced and gained some ground
and secured good positions for artillery.
Wadsworth’s division, of Warren’s corps,
faced southward toward the plank road and,
guided by the sound of Hancock’s battle, at-
tempted to reach his right flank on the plank
road, but, becoming involved in the deep
woods in the darkness, his men passed the
night within a few rods of the enemy's lines.
Troops of both armies wandered into the op-
posing lines during the night.
Gen. Lee now sent orders to Longstreet to
move over to the plank road and reach
Parker’s Store, to the aid of Hill. Thus, at
dark on the 5th, both were ranked for the
next day. Burnside’s Union corps was hasten-
ing to Wilderness Tavern, to go in wherever
the breach should be found. Anderson’s di»
vision of Hill’s corps was also ordered up
from the rear to move in concert with Long»
street‘s two divisions—Fields’ and Kershaw’s.
Lee’s movements show that he knew that
Hancock’s corps was in front of Hill, and
prisoners taken from the Confederates stated
that Longstreet was coming up with 12,000
men for duty in the morning. Gen. Grant
now gave his first battle order to the armies
in the east. It was the beginning of a strange
system of tactics, arevival of one long ago
abandoned by modern generals.
Modern battles have been conducted on the
plan of assailing one flank so as to turn the
enemy out of a. strong position, or by mass-
ing heavily and striking for a key position in
the center so as to
disrupt the enemy’s
c on t i nuous line.
Grant’s orders for
the 6th were, that
Burnside, who was
to arrive during
the night, should
get into position
between Warren’s
,3 left and Hancock’s
right, fill out that
broad gap around
the Lacy house,
where IValdsworth
was resting blind-
f o l d e d in t h e
woods, and then
the whole army, from right to left, Sedg-
wick, Warren, Burnside and Hancock, should
move at 5 o’clock in the morning in a com-
bined assault all along the line.
GEN. J. S. WADSWORTH.
THE GRAND ASSAULT.
IVhen 5 o’clock came all were ready ex-
cepting Burnside. The head of his corps
reached \Vildernem Tavern during the night,
but one brigade of his leading division (Ste
venson’s; was sent to support Hancock and
the remaining brigades were held for re-
serve. The divisions of Willcox and Potter
starting from their camps on the night of the
4th, with a march of over thirty miles to
make on roads already crowded with wagon
trains, arrived at the front as the battle he-
gnn. On the front line the troops of Sedg-
wick’s advanced division, under Wright,
went forward gallantly and found Ewell‘s
men well iutrenched and the whole line guards
ed with artillery, sweeping the open ground
in their front. The assault was repeated by
Wright and he was again repelled. From
Sedgwick’s front the battle rolled along to
Warren‘s position, where successive attacks
were made 011 Ewell’s right flank, but without
result. Warren had but three of his four di-
visions in hand, because Wadsworth,who had
strayed ofl’ southward in the darkness the
night before, had been ordered to face his
line toward the plank road and "go straight
through.” Wadsworth did as be had been or-
dered and at a very critical time reached the
junction of tho Brock road, where Hancock
was fiercely engaged.
The position of Hancock’s corps was not a
good one for a general assault. The left
flank rested on the Brock road, a few rods
north of the bedof an unfinished railroad,
extending cast and west, parallel to the plank
road and leading in from the direction where,
at this time, Longstreot was known to be ap-
proaching. Just before Hancock moved
Wadsworth started through the woods north-
west of Birney and joined his right as he
pushed out on the road. Gen. Francis A.
W alkcr, of the Second corps, in his “Second
Army Corps History," describes this assault
as follows: “Promptly 'at 5 o‘clock the divis-
ions of Birney and Mott, with Getty’sdivis-
ion of the Sixth, and Carroll’§ and Owen’s
brigades of Gibbon’s (division), all under the
command of Birney, threw themselves furi-
ously upon the Confederate intrenchments,
which crossed the plank road. The attack
and the defense were alike of the most dos-
perato nature. The impetusof that well pre-
pared asmult could not be resisted; Hill’s
troops gave way. Hancock‘s men leaped,
first, a log intrenchmcnt, and then, three or
four hundred yards further back, a line of
riflopits; in less than an hour the Confed-
erate right was routed and in flight, colors
and prisoners were taken, and for the mo-
ment. all presaged a. complete victory for the
Union arms.
“The Confedcratos had been driven more
than a mile through the forest, almost to
their wagon trains. The Confederate gon-
oral~in-chicf, who had from the first made
his headquarters with Hill, throw himself
among the troops and used every exertion to
rally broken brigades which had recoiled
from that terrible assault. But now three
causes were combining to relieve the pressure
upon tho Confederate right and to give the
Army of Northern Virginia that one chance
of which it know so well how to take advan-
tage. The Union columns had become ter-
ribly mixed and disordered in their forward
movement, under the excitement and be-
wilderment of battle, through woods so dense
that at best no body of troops could possibly
preserve their alignment. Moreover, Wads-
worth‘s advance southward had brought him
upon the right flank of Birnoy, and crowded
that division greatlyin the center toward the
left. So great was the disorder that Gen.
Birney, whom Hancock had placed in com-
mand of the attack, took the responsibility
of staying the advance and directing the di-
vision commanders to rectify their lines be-
fore proceeding farther. "
LONGSTREET TURNS THE . TIDE.
It was at the moment of confusion and in
lecisfon In the midst of great success on the
Union side. that Longstrect came up to do-
cide the issue at that point and in reality for
the whole fiohl. _
It seems that in going forward Birney‘s
line had become bowed by the troops in the
center advancing more slowly than those on
the rightjand loft flanks. ‘ Oppositethis center
there was cleared ground, and upon this the
artillery of Hill was massed. The reception
of Hancock’s assault at this point has been
told by a participant, Gen. E. M. Law, com-
manding a brigade in Longstreet’s corps,
who describes it as follows in The Century
for J mm, 1887: i
GEN; ROBERT E. LEE.
As soon as It was light enough to see what little
could be seen In that dark forest Hancock‘s troops
swept forward to the attack. The blow fell with
greatest force upon \Vilcox's troops. south of the
Orange plank road. They madewhat front they
could and renewed the fight, until the attacking
column, overlapping the right wing, it gave way,
and the whole line was “rolled up" from the right
and retired in disorder along the plank road as
far as the position of Progue‘s artillery, which
now opened upon the attacking force. The Fed-
erals pressed their advantage and were. soon
abreast of the artillery on the opposite side, their
bullets flying across the road among the guns
where Gen. lee himself stood. 3791' a while mat-
march of Longstreet‘s troops, and another to
prepare thon'ains fora movement to the roar.
was assisting in rallying thedisordered troops and
directing the fire of the artillery, when the head
of Longstrcct‘s corps appeared in double column,
swinging down the Orange plank road at . n trot.
ln perfect order, ranks well closed, and no
stmgglers. those splendid troops came on. Ker-
shaw’s division took the right of the road, and,
coming into line under a heavy fire, moved ob-,
llqucly to the right (south) to meet the Federal
left, which had swung around in that direction.
The Fodcrnls were checked in their sweeping ad<
mace and thrown back upon their from. line of
1 breastworke. where they made a stubborn stand.
But Kershaw, urged on by Longstreet, charged
his whole command, swept his front and captured
the works. Nearly at the same moment, Fields‘
division took the left of the road, with Grcgg‘s
brigade in front, Benning‘s behind It, Law‘s next
and Jenkins‘ following. As the Texans In the
front line swept past the batteries where Gen.
Lee was standing, they gave a rousing cheer for
“Morse Robert," who spurred his horse forward
and followed them In the charge. When the
men became aware that ho was “going In“ with
them, they called loudly to him to go back. “We
won‘t go on unless you go.back,“ was the
general , cry. One of the men dropped to
the rear, and. taking the bridle, turned
his horse around, while Gregg came up
and urged him to do
as the men wished.
At that moment 11.
member of his staff
(Col. Vcnable) direct-
cd his attention to
Gen. Longstrcct.
whom he had been
looking for and who
was sitting on his
horse near the plank
road. With evident ,
disappointment, ..
he turned off and
joined Gen. Long-
strect. The ground -
over which Fields‘
troops were advan-
cing was open fog- a GEN. JENKINS.
short distance and fringed on its farther edge
with scattered pines, beyond which the dense
growth of the Wilderness began. The Federal
troops had cntcrcd the pines and wore advancing
with apparently resistless force. when Grogg‘e
800Texans. regardless of numbers, flanks or sup.
ports. dashed directly upon them. There was a
terrific crash, mingled with wild yells. which set
tled down into a steady roar of musketry. In less
than ten minutes one half of that devoted eight
hundred were lying upon the flelddead or wound-
cd: but they had delivered a staggering blow and
broken the force of the Federal advance. Ben-
nlng‘s and Law‘s brigades came promptly to
their support, and the whole swept forward to
gather. The tide was flowing the other way now.
LEADERS SHOT DOWN.
It was now (about half past Go’clock) when
Hancock’s line, under Bimey, had been
checked by the Confederate re-enforcoments,
that Birney halted in the attack to reorgan-
izo. Hancock at once informed Meade of
Longstreet’s arrival on his front, and was
told that Stevens’ division of Burnside’s
corps was at hand to support the Second
corps. The other divisions of Burnside, under
IVillcox and Stevenson, were already in mo-
tion trying to thread the swampy thicket that
covered all the ground between the Lacy
house and Chowning’s farm, where they had
been sent in at daylight, without guides and
without a reconnaissance. Hancock, of
course, waited in vain to hear their guns
sounding to his aid. Willcox’s division, on
the north, was virtually mired and was
obliged to withdraw and seek a pathway on
solid ground, nearer the plank road.
Meanwhile, Hancock had drawn Webb's
brigade away from Gibbon’s line on the left,
and sent it to relieve Getty's worn out men.
Webb went out and found a Confederate line
of battle where Getty was supposed to be,
and calling to his aid some of Stevenson's
Ninth corps men, he succwded in forming a
line. Just now Gen. Wadsworth, who ranked
both Webb and Stevenson, assumed com-
mand on the plank road, ordered the line
forward against Longstrcet’s men and soon
fell, fatally wounded, leading the charge.
On Ilancock‘slcft there was no advance.
Sheridan and Stuart were now fighting at
Todd’s Tavern, and some dismounted cavah'y
attacked Barlow’s
division on Hans
. cook’s left. All of
‘ this occurred while
the line on the
plank road was
moving on the
charge In which
Wadsworth fell.
After Wadsworth’s
fall his line fell
back, and at the
' {/3 some moment Bar-
53/ low, on the left,
1’
‘5, called f or re-en-
_ ~. 4' forcements, a n d
' ’ Hancock suspended
035' 3.1.12; “AYS‘ the advance move-
ment. It was now 10 o’clock. Sedgwick and
Warren were ordered to suspend also. Buru-
side‘s loft division, under Potter, was moving
up north of the plank road. and crowding
the enemy closely,
On the (‘ouf‘ vim-ate side. as soon as Han-
cock’s advance had been checked, Hill's
troops were withdrawn and sent north of the
plank road to encounter Burnsido’s men.
Promptly also several brigades of‘ Long-
st-reet’s and some of Anderson's men of Hill’s
corps that had not got into the heavy fight-
ing at the outset, were sent south to the un-
finished railroad bed to attempts flank move-
ment, striking Hancock’s left. Not. knowing
that Hancock’s left flank was some distance
in the rear of his right on the plank road,
this column did not go far enough cast, and
when it swuugin to the north it struck the
left of the has led by Biruey, or Mott’s di~
vision, which was about the center of Hau-
cock’s line when all closed up. Pressing on
this flanking column rolled up Hancock’s line
to the plank mall, and went so far that some
of .Iivir' own comrades of Fields’ and Ander-
s-m‘mlivisions. posted in front of Hancock on
thc 1-uml.r.'ero mistaken for a Union force
moving down from Burnside’s lino.
Longstrcct was with this force north of
the road. preparing to move in concert with
thc flanking column, which be supposed was
still south of him. and inst as hisculumn
moved, the Confederates south of the road
fired a volley into the ranks of their friends.
Ltmgstrcct was severely wounded and Gen.
Micah Jenkins, a brigade commander under
him, was killed. No further fighting took
place on the plank road until after 1 o‘clock.
By that time Burnside had fought his way
against stubborn opposition close up in front
of Ficlds‘ division of Longsfrcet’s corps,
where Anderson’s division, nmv l-Iill’s right,
joined on. At about half pro. 4 the Con-
federate commands had, been reorganized,
R. [1. Anderson, of Hill‘s corps, assuming
Lougstreet‘s place. An advance was made,
and a portion of Ficlds’ men carried the
breastworks held by Birney's line. but were
promptly driven out. To relieve Hancock
at this time, Burnside attuckcJ on the north
of the road, driving the enemy before him to
their old lines of the mornin".
A NIGHT SURPRISE.
On the whole right of the arm" the gzncral
asault had been made by firing 1'1- ~~ the
positions already held bythe 1:101. ‘ 'ell’s
corps held its ground, but could not assume
the offensive because llurnside’s movements,
announced by continual skirmishing and
artillery fire, threatened his right flank.
After dark, however, Enl'ly‘s division, com-
posed principally of the old Stem-wall Jack-
son corps. attempt- x625?»- _
0d a flank movc- ’6 '
ment on the ex-
treme right of the
Union army, hold
by Wright’s divi-
sion of the Sixth
corps Early 8811!:
brigades around the
Union flank, and,
moving down the 7"
works at right an:
glee with them, ’ 3
they swept off sev- _. " '
oral hundred prls-' I‘
oners, among them
Gen. Alexander . ,
Shalcr, of New York, commanding the right
brigade. Seymour’s brigade, on the left of
Shulcr, was also roughly handled, and Soy.
mour was captured. The leader of the assault
GEN. ALEX. SEALER.
on the Confederate side was Gen. John B.
Gordon, a brigade commander in Early’s
division. and a leader who on several occa-
sions startled the Union army with the bold 1 - '
tactics of his old leader, Jackson. Early’s
movement, on the whole, was a failure, and
he drew back to his old position. This ended
the battle of the Wilderness, on the main
'lines.
The operations of the cavalry on the 6th
were confined to the protection of the trains
and the left of Hancock’s line. The divisions
of Torbert and Gregg were both at Chancel-
lorsville the morning of that day, and 'Gen.
Custer, with his own and Dcvin’s brigades of
Torbert’s division moved westward to- con-
nect with Hancock on the south. Grower's- .-
division moved out further south ab1'ou.;. of; -
Custer. -Custer met Hampton’s cavalry and .
Gregg encountered Fitzhugh Lee’s at Todd’s
Tavern. The Confederates attacked the Union
cavalry at both points and ,‘we're repulsed,
and soon drew of! by the south with the ap-
parentintcntfon of striking the Union rear
on the Rappahannock. Sheridan now with-
drew his troops to Todd‘s Tavern and re-
mained on the defensive for the day.
On the morning of the 7th the Confederate
positions were examined by the Union officers,
and it was found that Lechad posted his or-
tillery so as to sweep all the approaches and
that his whole front was coveredbv a tangled
forest. The order was then given to hommcnce
a movement ‘by' the left flank at dark- that
night, with the Intention of reaching Spottsyl-
vanla Court House and securing the eight
miles of road between the Wilderness and
that point during the first night’s march.
The Union losses in the Wilderness were:
Killed, 2,240; wounded, 12,037; missing, 3,383;
total, 17,666. The Confederate: Killc1l,2,000;
wounded, 6,000; missing, 3,400; total, 11,400.
Gen. A. W. Humphroys, chief of staff of
the Army of the Potomac, states that the
expectation, before the campaign com-
menced, was to march through the Wilder~
hem into the open ground beyond He says:
‘fIdo not perceive that there is anything to
lamina -1221ch that. Genfiumt. new
under the circumstances, unavoidable."
Gen. Grant, in hisuofiicial report, did not
make any explanation of his intentional»-
I'Ol'o the battle.
His reasons for withdrmring fr :11 1,
without anothcrctl’ort-on 13w 7121 are
as follows: I
“On the morning of the 7th rccoxmoifim
showed that. 1hc mom}; had fallen be "
‘his intrenchcd Iincs, with pickets to the
front,*covcri11g 11 part of the battlefield. .
From this it was evident to my mind that the
two days’ fighting had satisflcd him of hisfin-
ability to further mniutain the contest in the
open field, 1mtwi1hs1anémg his udvantago of
position, and that he would wait an attack
behind his works. I therefore cletcrminpd to
push 011 and put. my whole force between him
and Richmond, and orders were at once is-
sued for a movement by his right flank.”
In his Personal Memoirs (Ion. (iruut says:
“My Object 111 Illovlugr lo lipnlisyivnuiu
was twofold; first.l did 11:: went Loo to
get back to Riclnuond in time to crush But-
ler [on James river] before I could get there;
second, I wanted to get between his army
and Richmond if possible; and. if not, to
draw him into the open field.” .
One of tho mouruful casualties pf this
bloody field was the death of Gen. Wads-
worth. This gcncral was a volunteer and
was nrcprcscntativo of the class of citizen
soldiers. He had passed the prinw of life,
buthe was so zealous in the Union cause that
advanced age could not keep himfl'om the
field. 0n the first day at Gettysburg he was
one of the heroes at the head of I‘téynolds’
divisions, and at the Wilderness in the move-
ment in which he fell“; he handled his troops
with great boldness and rapidity. '
Another hcuv loss to the U on arm was
that of Con. A exander Hays killed uring
the fighting of the 5th. Gen. Hays had com-
manded a bri ado in the Second corps a
long time and Eliad led a division. In the re-
organizatlon of the army he had received a
brigade again. On the Confederate side the
woundin of Longstrcct was a disaster dlmost
equal tot iodenth of Stonewall Jackson. The
accident deprived Lee of his right arin, and
Longstreet took no further part ill. field
ull’mrs during the campaign.
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Over the strings of my harp today
Floats a song that Is half a sigh,
Like the sound of leaves when the wind swoops
by.
As they beat and sub,
As they beat and throb.
, Ti“ i hear a voice in the distant roar
1
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On that lovely stretch of sandy shore.
Over the strings of my harp today
Floats a song for the dying year—
A song that thrills with an unshed tear
Thro‘ the winter twilight, cold and gray.
As the breakers sob,
As the breakers throb,
And I hear that voice with its old refrain.
For those days that never come back again.
Over the strings of my harp today
Floats a song for my sweet lost youth —
For, 0, I would give In very truth
Riches and fame and power away
To dream once more
These bright dreams o‘er,
“It Is vuln regret.“ sighs that old refrain,
For the. days that can never come bunk again.
Ovcr thc strings of my harp today
Floats a song for the dying yea:—
A song that thrills with an unshed 11-:11‘.
Like the sound of breakers far away--
How they beat and sol-2
How they beat and throw
And I hear that voice with its old refrain,
For the days that never com..- bnci: again.
—)?ow llnmpshin- l'ulrh).
No Flattcry.
A lady went into a Boston milliucl'y store
the other day to have some allcz'utious male
in n bonnet she had lately purchrxs «I Iilz‘l'i‘.
[for little (laughter of Al years, who 111-111.
with her, soon found her way in muon ; lhc .
workers in the “back store," where she fell
into admiring wonder over the pretty mate—
rials thcy were handling and making up into
hats and bouncts.
Seeing this, and seeing also that her 11111111-
11111 would be obliged to wait some time, the
working girls gave her some scraps of the
materials, together with an old but and bon-
net frame, telling her she, too, might sit
down and trim with them. She watched
them quietly for :1 time and then set at work.
The quickness wi1h which she caught the art
and imitated what she had seen was quite
surprising.
Finally she got the things trimmed someL
what to her liking and hold them up for in-
spcctiou.
The milliners all began to praise the work
cxtravaguntly, telling her that it was beauti-
ful and as well done as they could do it.
The little one listened a moment, drew her—
self up haughtily and looked offended. She
tried to check the praise and evidently strug-
gled for suitable words.
“I don’t like you to talk that way ” she
said, at last.
“Why not, dear?” asked the milliners.
“Because,” answered the child, “it doesn’t
sound as if you meant it. It’s the first time
I‘ve trimmed, and—and—weil, I’d rather
you‘d be more cross than so pleasant about.
it."
She did not find just the right words, but
she made two things quite clear to her hear-
ers; she doubted their sincerity and was not
to be blinded by self deception—Youths
Companion.
Turkish Roads.
Speakmg of the possibility of Turkish rail-
roads, I am led of course to say something
about her roads. She has some roads! I was
able recently to journey inland some 700
miles in a springless wagon. Why, in the
name of humanity, don’t they have spring
wagons? Patience, my progressive friends!
There are two good and sufficient reasons.
One is that they are too dear; the other is
that the roads are not yet quite adapted to
springs. Springs are occidental, but these
roads are oriental. However, this mode of
locomotion is 11 great advance over the old
regime, when one could go nowhere except
on horseback or on foot. To speak seriously,
the last ten years have witnessed immense
progress in this regard. Most of tholarge
cities are now connected by these roads. And
the fact that fat, ease loving pashas find
these clumsy wagons far more comfortable
than horseback riding is a kind of guarantee
that the roads will be kept in passable order.
The average pasha, after he has had a little
taste of the tter, is very unwilling to go
back to the worse, where personal comfort is
at stake—Hartford Cournnt.
A fraid of Jay Birds.
A gentleman was riding to town a day or
two ago, when an old negro woman, with a.
scared look, ran from her house, saying:
“Boss, is you got a gun in your pocket?”
“No,” replied the gentleman; “what's the
matter l”
"Well, yer rec. (lat jay bird up dar?”
“Yes. II
“Well, dat jay bird cum dar when my old
man died: an” be peck an’ he holler; den my
old man die—den (lat same jay bird cum dar
two yers after, he pccks an’ be boilers, and.
my littlo gal dies. Den las’ yer he cum, and
he go fro do some akshun, an’ some onerous
rascal steal all mi chickens, den ho cum today,
an’ if yer doan shoot him old Sallie be ded
’fore mor11i.u’.". He took a. pistol and fired at
the bird, and the old woman shouted: "Bless
do Lord, ycr duss skeer do debble away dis
time, snob—Sumter (Gm) Republican.
:crlioz's Flue Eur.
Tho overture to Spontini’s “La Vestale”
was being rehearsed. Suddenly, with a vio-
lent blow ou the desk, Berlioz stopped the
band. “The two clariouets are not in tune
together!" he cricdout. The two clariouet-
ists, stupcfied, simply stared. Like a lion he
jumped down and ran at the terrified musi-
cians. “Give me the A!" be yelled. ()ue did
so, then the other: but when the second A
came out—“Oh, c brignnd! Oh. lcmulfaitcur!
Oh, lo crimincl! You sit upon your ears,
then! \tht‘! You are at least a sixteenth
of atone apart, and you can stand it; and
you still play on !-” The. appalled clal'lnut-llsts
were ready to sink through the floor 1:1 1crror
and amazement at the man who could detect
the difference of a sixteenth of a tone umid
thebuzz of 100 instruments—Sun Francisco
Argonaut.
[leafless Lights.
An interesting fact is that one of the great
problems now perplexing scientific men—the
production of hcatlcss lights—has been al-
ready solved by nature. The light from a
luminous beetle—sufficient for reading a.
newspaper—is shown by the spectroscopc to
be all of one kind, and just the kinll for see-fl
ing, while the thermopilo finds no evidence
of heat. Yet in all our artificial lights vast
quantities of fuel are wasted for useless beat.
—New York Telegram.
Crumbs of Comfort.
First Dame—What does the doctor say ails
y’r husband?
Second Dame (sadly)—Bright‘s disease. '
“Well, dearic, don’t be so down hearted.
Poor, afflicted John Bright lived to a
good old age in spite of his disease—Phila-
elphia Record.
A Good Reason.
“Of all the queer reasons for alxlicating,"
remarked Mrs. Snuggs, “that of the king of
Serviu was the qucel-esl. lie says Ilculh’ll-
catcd because his hair was falling uu1 “ "Oh,
that reason is sufficient."rcplical Hung-gs. "for
It gave his heir a chance to fall in. you .~ "I."
—Truo Flog.
.\ Sample .“cmw'.
Tho micro-scope L: the h: 11:: of scientists is
again playing havoc 1‘. 1131 the public 111.
It ascertained that the dust in our hourcz; is
largely COII‘ «wed off-living bacteria, and that
tho simplcplwcss of sweeping and dusting
furniture transfers these organisms to 1115
breathing tubes and cells of occupants, caus-
ing «Iiscasc and death. According to 11:0
theory carpet shakers are dying like flies of
auumbcr of 121051: horrible muludics, owing
to the quantity and variety of bacteria
which they inhale; but, happily, in fact, the
cal pct swccpcrs are enjoying life and a roa-
sonnblc degree of health and strength, judg—
ing by the regularity with which thcv come
around in the. spring hunting jcl:.. _.-‘.inta
American.
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The RTHY It‘s llmw.
Loud ringnt thotelcplumc. ~13 Who's
there!’ "is (31:11 The llcl'uhl will ' ' “Yes."
“I’m Rev. Elijah J-rhoscphnt." "Well. what
ls itf’ "l’lcascslate in the rcIigious notices
of your Sunday issue that. licv. lilijahJe-
hosephnt, of the Hallelujah church. will do-
liver a sermon on the ‘llllquiiy of the Sunday
Newspaper,’ Sunday evening at 7:60. Have
you got it?" ”Yes." “'l‘hanks.”--'l‘rue Flag.
The Sim 11881. and best. regulator of the
Disorded Liver in the world, are Carter’s
Little Liver Pills. The give prompt rc‘
lief in Sick Headache, izzinoss, Nausea,
&c. ; prevent and cure Constipation and
Files; and remove Sallowncss and Pim
plea from the Complexion, and are mild
and gentle in their operation on the bow-
cls. Carter’s Little Liver Pills are small
an easy to take as sugar. One pill a dose.
Price 25 cents.
There are 136,000 drink sellers in Bol—
gium, or one for every ten famlhcs.
Do not make a mistake in buying Fam-
ily Medicine. Mofiat’s L1fe P1lls, Moifat’s
Phoenix Bitters, and Page’s Chmax Salve
are the true remedies for household use.
They never fail to do good, and cannot do
harm. For sale by druggists everywhere.
A new Tennessee bill is intended to pre—
vent tho employment of persons under 18
years. .
Be your own doctor.—It won’t cost you
one-half as much. Do not delay. Send
three 2 cent stamps for postage, and we
will send you Dr. Kaufmann’s great work,
fine colored plates from life, on d1sease,ils
causes, and home cure. Address A. P.
Ordway & 00., Boston Mass.
I have improved greatly since using Ely’s
Cream Balm for catarrh. I feel like a
new man. It is a blessing to humanity—-
John D. Farrell, Hartford, Conn.
Pittsburg, 111., people want insurance
rates reduced because they now have
waterworks.
- manny.
Dlsusmwon.
llunmrs, lllofchos, Sores, Scales
Crnsts, and Loss of Hair Cured.
Terrible Blood Poi-on Hufl‘er
. . 0
could suller and live. Flu-‘1'! izlnlrlull 1.1.1.13:
o‘ovcred With nwfnl sores. Used the
tumour". lte-neulies ten Weeks and is
pructicnllv cured. A remarkable cnnc
[ contracted a terrible blood. oisoni
ago. I (loctored with two gdbd 1.13%131553'
nenher of whom did me any good. I suffered all
a man can suffer an] llve. Hearing of yonruun.
CUBA REMEDIES I concluded to try them knowin
If they did me no good they could unite me 115
worse. 1 have been using them about ten weeks
and am mosthappy to say that 1 11m almosl 11d .31
the awful sores lllat covered my face and body
My face was as bad. if notwmsc,11131111111183
M155 lloynton, spoken of in your book and I
would say to any one In the same coudluon‘to use
(,Urlcmu, and they will surely be cured You
may usc thlsletlcr in the Interest of suffering hu-
L. W. REYNOLDS, Ashlnnul, Ohio.
Covered with Rnnnlng Sores 17 yours.
1 have been troubled With a skin and ac ‘
case for seventeen years. My head :11. fluid: $39
one runnlng sore. and my body was covered with
them as large as 11 ball dollar. I tried a great
many remedies without effect until I used ('UTI-
(.‘URA REMEDIES, and am thankful to stale [that
after two months of their use I am entirely curcxl
I feel it my duty to you and the public to state Ihc
:jvbole case, 1.. ll. MCDOWELL, Jnmcsburg,
[lug nut] Ncrntclled 38 3 cars.
I go Mr. Dennis Downing ten ’
, . curs better.
have dug and scratched for tnirty-I-xght years. i
had what 13 termed prumis, and have suffered
every'llung, and tried :1 number of (loolcrs but got
no tenet. anybody could have gol$500 had Ibo-y
121111311 me. 1 no CU'l'ICURA REMEDIES cured me
(101' bless the mun‘whoinvonlcd UU'I'ICUKA ! .
(.llENbl GREEN, f'nlubritlge, Mass.
(.‘micurn Remedies.
Soldeverywhere' I‘rice CUT'CI’I‘ -' ‘
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2.11,.';‘111-.501:1EN'1', $1. Prepared by ‘Ihe BOTH-:1;
Dun. .1 3:11 1 "13110.11. (30,, 11051011, Muss.
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PiMl'l.ES,|113112k llcmls. chapped and of y skin
p1ue.1.w| l-y ( [TICUBA .\ll-:be.1T1-_b 50.1 I’.
SANFoso's
RADICAL .r URE
ms CATARRH.
RELIEF: INSTAATANICOI'S. (l'llll
IMIIN‘A [1, AND PERMANENT.
11.1 r111.
No single (mouse has entailed more c1 1" r
hastened the breaking up of the cUllSllllll‘lfiIinl‘llgl‘l
(111111111. '1 no sense of smell. or taste of sight of
hearmg, the human voice, oueor more 111111 sor‘ne~
t1mcsull,y1ehllo its :dcslruclivc influ’euce: ’l‘he
pmson 11 Illsll‘ll)lllUS throughout the syslcm
attacks every vnol force, and injures the 1111M
robust of conslituiions. Ignored because lull
little understood. by most pnysiciahs impotemly
assmlcd by quarks and Charlatans, thdse suffering
from IL have little hope to be relieved. It i~ tune
then.1h.11 the popular lrczxtmenl or 11113 N-rrib’LI
disease by rcmcrhes within the reach of all 13-well
11110 nuuds ul_oncc competent and trustworthv
1111: new and h1therio umricd method adopted by
Dr. .Zdndford 1n the preparation of his RADICAL
Lulu. has won the hourly approval of thousands
ltis mstzmtancom In ail'ol'dmg relief in all head
colds, sneezmg, snufhng, 11nd obstructed breath-
ing and rapidly remm'cs me most oppressive
symptoms, clearing 1110 head. sweetening the
breulhnrcsmring the sense of smell :lnll lasle and
neutrahzmg the constitutional tendency of [he
(hseuse awards the lungs, liv1~r, and kidneys.
Sandford’s Radical Cure for Catarrh.
consists ofone bottle of the RADICAL (rum;
one box or CATARRIIAL SOLVENT, and 1:1—
ruovlm lxnumu, all in one package; price $1.
Ask for SANFORD’S RADICAL (31111:. sold every-
where.
POTTER DRUG .15 CHEMlCALCOI'poraIIOB 13031011.-
AGHING SIDIS &. BACK—
Hip, Kidney and uterine pains and
weaknesses, rcliovml in one minute,
by the Cuticurn Anti-Pain Plaster,
the 111's: and only instantaneous pain-
knnng, strengthening plaster.
I have no hesitdfin'in—M
recommendmg
Dr. Seth Arnold's
COUCH KILLER.
A few (loses cured me of
a cold and tickling m
the throat.
G. L. WALfKE R,
Psw'rucxs'r, R. I.
Druggists, 25c. 50c, and $1.00.
YOUTH and BEAUTY
,- r. ~. ._ Can be Obtained
BY USING
GLINTIIII’S
WITCH HAZEL-
,a It is the on) preparation in the
‘ worldwamnte to cure under-silicate
all_lmpuritiee from the skin, Inch 15
Pllllfilel Salt Rheum,
- . Flee I onus and Sun
Burn. t gIves the complexion a freshness and translucent}:
winch cannot be obtained byan other, even by thednngerous use Of
arsenic. It ll unequaled as a ntlfisr of the binds, refining
skin and maklugitsoft, clear and white. Witch Hazel Toilet Cream
Is not a paint or powder used to cover up the 11:11 urftles of the Allin.
Ext atremlgdy thirt‘h 2:111; perggztlyx‘pnd converts Ilia same to enviable
.111 v. r1ce o 11-- ox . or Sale BY ALL DRUGG IS'I'S
_ . .
WITCH HAIR ' TRACT 80. GLIHTNWIIIE coll.
F.
rscursfis‘nsmou
FAIRICON No. 3..
A PEERLESS HAIR DRESSER
James
isfor heads entirelyor
em’balduem have been cured. Itlendsthewerld.
Wamnfcd not to contain any sugar of lead, mm M q]
silver, or other we ingredients. Will not stain.
Soldbyall oreentonreceiptofprlce.
Special course 0 0.
on”! to
rnmnu RWY 00., New Haven, Conn.
Send forzemuiue mum
l'se'l‘slrleon ’1'" Soup for Toilet, Bath and Nursery.
It Is Peel-kn for the t'o-plexlel, Chopped Hands or Banal III-
For Sale at H. R. Hale’s Drug Store.
' P
EIITERS
EVE-R MADE.
Itwill drive the Humor from your
system, and make your skin
clean and smooth. Those
Pimplfis and Bltatchetes
whic mar your can 5'
are caused b impure.
blood, on can be
removedinashort
HUR'
‘ small—only a tea
spoonful. It is the
best and cheapest
medicine. Try it, and
you will be satisfied.
Get it of your Druggist.
DON’TWAIT. GET rr AT oxen
If on are suffering from Kill-
ne Disease, and wish to live to
01 age, use SULPHUR BITTERS.
They never fail to cure.
2cent stam 15 to A. P. Ordway 1k 00..
Eggiifilassu for beslt malicelwork published;
Instant relief. Final cure in 10
days and never returns._ he
11 e, no salve, no so Iposllorv.
Sui erere will learn 0 a simple
' remedy ran]: by addressing
TUTTLE & 00., ’1'8 haSsau Street, New York City
ALL DRUGGISTS. ly44
DR. HARTLEY’S
(III’I‘ARRH- REMEDY
Is the best remedy known for 1110 cure of Colarrh
and us attendant ailments; it is safe, painless, and
never fails to g1ve rehef. This remedy cleanses
the nose, head and throat of all unhealthy secre~
nous, and soothes and heals the inflamed parts.
When the remedy is once tried the benefit-1111 re—
sults are so prompt and satisfactory that lhe suf-
ferer never fails to commue the treatment 11nlll
permanent relief Is oblzuued,
Do Not Neglect a Bad Cold
Use Hartley’s (‘atarrh Remedy for its lmmedlatc
1y41 Cure.
JESSE HOPSON
Carriage Maker.
Carriage Repairing and Painting
AT REASONABLE PRICES. :I
For Sale.
DOUBLE BARRELLED RIFLE madeby Joh
Blissett, London. Will be sold cheap to
Enonfre at the ofllce.
cash.
For Sale Cheap.
SECOND-HAND Cast iron Fence, with gale‘
all in perfect order and as good as new:
adout 120 feet in length. Will be sold at a sacrl
noel! applled for soon. Enquire at
3011, GAZETTE OFFICE
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