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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Causes of the defeat of Gen. Lee's Army at the battle of Gettysburg-opinions of leading Confederate soldiers. (search)
powerful when it undertook the invasion of Pennsylvania than it had ever been before. I believe theat. The force with which Gen. Lee invaded Pennsylvania was really under 60,000 effectives, as I haound McClellan's army, through Maryland and Pennsylvania, in October, 1862. The Dutch farmers and housewives in Pennsylvania were probably very badly frightened, but the loss in disabled cavalry horst say that I do not regard the campaign in Pennsylvania as having resulted in such disastrous consefailed to win a great battle on the soil of Pennsylvania, but all the enemy's plans for the campaignhe establishment of the Confederate army in Pennsylvania, with its communications well secured, was of Northern Virginia, under Ewell, entered Pennsylvania on the 22d of June. The Federal army crossattle was not in Lee's design in going into Pennsylvania. He repeatedly stated that in consequence , a decided success for the Confederates in Pennsylvania would have exerted a powerful influence on [6 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Causes of the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg. (search)
ee could never have established his army in Pennsylvania with his communications open so as to get sthat our ordnance trains did not carry into Pennsylvania a reserve supply of more than 100 rounds permy of Northern Virginia in its invasion of Pennsylvania was more powerful than it had ever been beftions of-- , in relation to the invasion of Pennsylvania and the battle of Gettysburg, I will notice was materially impaired by the invasion of Pennsylvania. This is clearly shown by the subsequent m---'s opinions in regard to the invasion of Pennsylvania are erroneous. Many of the Northern writerhe establishment of the Confederate army in Pennsylvania, with its communications well secured, was cumstances which dictated the movement into Pennsylvania. Shortly after the battle of Chancellorhe crossed the Potomac on his advance into Pennsylvania. He was sure of being able to supply his ay. While preparing for his campaign in Pennsylvania General Lee carefully considered every cont[2 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Second paper by Colonel Walter H. Taylor, of General Lee's staff. (search)
ined in Virginia. But even if unable to attain the valuable results which might be expected to follow a decided advantage gained over the enemy in Maryland or Pennsylvania, it was thought that the movement would at least so far disturb the Federal plan for the summer campaign as to prevent its execution during the season for actised the Potomac river with his three divisions in the latter part of June, and, in pursuance of the orders of General Lee, traversed Maryland and advanced into Pennsylvania. General A. P. Hill, whose corps was the last to leave the line of the Rappahannock, followed with his three divisions in Ewell's rear. General Longstreet covery, four thousand four hundred and sixty; of all arms, sixtyeight thousand three hundred and fifty-two effective. This was immediately before the invasion of Pennsylvania, and may be regarded as representing the maximum of General Lee's army in the Gettysburg campaign. On the 20th of July, 1863, after the return of General Lee
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Leading Confederates on the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
middle of the same month, and marched into Pennsylvania. Hill's and Ewell's corps were in advance,irginia was never stronger than on entering Pennsylvania, and I am perfectly satisfied in my own minr boy, who did not believe, when we invaded Pennsylvania in 1863, that it was able to drive the Fedly looking at the sequel of the invasion of Pennsylvania in 1863, he is correct, and I have no doubt I would again cross the Potomac and invade Pennsylvania. I believe it to be tur true policy, notwiegitimate fruits of a victory, if gained in Pennsylvania, could be more readily reaped than on our oately have ended in surrender, or to invade Pennsylvania. I chose the latter. Milroy was in my rou The failure to crush the Federal army in Pennsylvania in 1863, in the opinion of almost all the obove that General Lee's purpose in invading Pennsylvania was to break up the enemy's combinations, tr from--, when referring to the invasion of Pennsylvania, he says: The proof is that as soon as the [2 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Leading Confederates on the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
efore, of no avail to us in the invasion of Pennsylvania or in the battle of Gettysburg, but merely g. This was all the cavalry that went into Pennsylvania at the time our army invaded that state, Ro to assume that the whole of our cavalry in Pennsylvania, exclusive of Robertson's and Jones' brigadfrom Southwestern Virginia while we were in Pennsylvania, the convalescent wounded from the battle-faving been assembled there while we were in Pennsylvania, My three regiments that had been left behiuld furnish more troops for the invasion of Pennsylvania than the Federal Government, with a populattional capital, and that, while the soil of Pennsylvania resounded with the tread of the rebel horde0 strong. Bates, the State historian of Pennsylvania, says: When Howard came up he left one crushing defeat of'the enemy on the soil of Pennsylvania. The possession of either of those hills optains of the world. General Lee's army in Pennsylvania was in some respects in the same condition
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Supplement to General Early's Review.-reply to General Longstreet. (search)
hich occurred in making the attack lost us the victory. It was very natural that Longstreet's corps should be selected to assume the initiative on the 2nd day at Gettysburg. Neither of his divisions had been at the recent battles at Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg, except McLaws', and that division, with the exception of Barksdale's brigade, had not been as heavily engaged there as the other troops. Ewell's corps had captured Winchester and cleared the valley on its advance into Pennsylvania, and two of its divisions, as well as two of Hill's, had been heavily engaged on the first. Can it be that General Longstreet apprehended that if the advantage gained on the first day was promptly and vigorously prosecuted the chief glory of the battle would devolve on the two. corps which had first encountered the enemy and brought him to bay, and hence desired to change the theatre of the battle that was inevitable? A careful study of the testimony of Meade and his officers, co