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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Lee's right wing at Gettysburg. (search)
ers for the attack to be made by my right — following up the direction of the Emmitsburg road toward the Cemetery Ridge, holding Hood's left as well as could be toward the Emmitsburg road, McLaws to follow the movements of Hood, attacking at the Peach Orchard the Federal Third Corps, with a part of R. H. Anderson's division followe field, that its attack as ordered was to be made along the east side of the Emmitsburg road, that no part of General Lee's army touched that road till 9 A. M. of thg our extreme right on the 1st, on picket at a point considerably west of the Emmitsburg road, believes that General Lee ordered troops some fifteen or twenty miles och, to pass his picket guard in the night to the point of attack, east of the Emmitsburg road, through the Federal lines, in order to make a daylight attack east of tce were adduced showing that my column when ordered to the right, east of the Emmitsburg road, was conducted by General Lee's engineer officer; that when halted under
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., A reply to General Longstreet. (search)
g road some two miles from that place, going into camp at 12 P. M. General Longstreet, to explain his delay, besides the above reasons scrapes together a number of others,--such as the presence of some Federal scouts and pickets west of the Emmitsburg road, the movement of Sickles's rear-guard along that road, the presence of one of General Lee's engineers (who had been sent to give information, not to command his corps). No time need be wasted on these. The fact is that General Longstreet, four miles, over no serious obstacle, and in getting them into battle. Meantime on the Federal side Hancock's corps, which had camped three miles from Gettysburg, reached the field by 6 or 7 A. M.; Sickles's two brigades that had been left at Emmitsburg came up by 9 A. M.; the rear of the Fifth Corps by midday, and the Sixth Corps, after a march of thirty-two miles in thirty hours, by 2 P. M. Had Longstreet attacked not later than 9 or 10 A. M., as Lee certainly expected, Sickles's and Hancock
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.53 (search)
The third day at Gettysburg. continued from p. 313.--editors. by Henry J. Hunt, Brevet Major-General, U. S. A., chief of artillery, A. P. In view of the successes gained on the second day, General Lee resolved to renew his efforts. These successes were: 1st. On the right, the lodgment at the bases of the Round Tops, the possession of Devil's Den and its woods, and the ridges on the Emmitsburg road, which gave him the coveted positions for his artillery. 2d. On the left, the occupation of part of the intrenchments of the Twelfth Corps, with an outlet to the Baltimore pike, by which all our lines could be taken in reverse. 3d. At the center, the partial success of three of Anderson's brigades in penetrating our lines, from which they were expelled only because they lacked proper support. It was thought that better concert of action might have made good a lodgment here also. Both armies had indeed lost heavily, but the account in that respect seemed in favor of the C
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Repelling Lee's last blow at Gettysburg. (search)
to run in, their skirmish line reached the fences of the Emmitsburg road. This was Pickett's advance, which carried a frontgade lines lost their formation as they swept across the Emmitsburg road, carrying with them their chain of skirmishers. Thhe woods in our front, moved in perfect order across the Emmitsburg road, formed in the hollow in our immediate front severat of this line. While the enemy were advancing to the Emmitsburg road, General Hays drilled the line in the manual of arml to the lane which then ran from the Bryan House to the Emmitsburg road, across which lane they then fired. The moment chohe last division of the charging column was crossing the Emmitsburg road, moving direct for Ziegler's Grove. As the entire t our rear being gained by the enemy moving north on the Emmitsburg road, and also to uncover a gun (or two guns, I forget wmarked the lane running down from Ziegler's Grove to the Emmitsburg road. I have not yet learned what regiments, or fragm
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The cavalry battle near Gettysburg. (search)
the crisis of the battle, that Little Round Top was unoccupied and uncovered. The promptitude and energy of that brilliant young officer, General G. K. Warren, and his instantaneous acceptance of grave responsibility in detaching troops of the Fifth Corps on a hurried march to reenforce Sickles, finally secured that vitally important position. It does not come within the scope of this paper, nor is it necessary, to comment on the action of General Sickles in advancing his troops to the Emmitsburg road, breaking connection with Hancock on the right, and leaving Little Round Top undefended on his left and rear. There can be no question that he both made a mistake in point of judgment and failed properly to subordinate his views and acts to the instructions of his commander. That he defended the position he had taken with courage and address, and that his splendid troops exhibited unsurpassed gallantry and resolution, must be admitted by even the severest critic. General Meade, who
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.58 (search)
first, by moving my corps twelve miles from Emmitsburg to Gettysburg, on the afternoon of July 1st,Buford's division of cavalry, which held the Emmitsburg road and covered our left flank, including R Buford is gone; Merritt, who is coming from Emmitsburg, is still far away, and Sickles has therefor Top mountain, commanding the Gettysburg and Emmitsburg road, as well as the Gettysburg and Taneytowon of this corps. My picket line was in the Emmitsburg road with sharp-shooters some three hundred Top mountain, commanding the Gettysburg and Emmitsburg road, etc. General Meade is as unfortunatft to the Devils Den and my right toward the Emmitsburg road. General Tremain, my aide-de-camp, in to occupy it; likewise the importance of the Emmitsburg road and the intersecting roads leading to oAnd this vantage-ground, by which I mean the Emmitsburg road ridge, the Devil's Den, the Emmitsburg Emmitsburg road itself, and the intersecting roads leading to our left, once in possession of the enemy without[2 more...]
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., From Gettysburg to the coming of Grant. (search)
, Vol. III., pp. 381 and 382.] A strong rearguard held the pursuit in check, compelling frequent formations of the leading brigades in line of battle. Every house and barn along our route of march was filled with wounded Confederates. Lee passed through the mountains in the night of July 5th. One brigade, General T. H. Neill's, was detailed by General Sedgwick to follow and observe the enemy's movements, and the rest of the corps rejoined the main body of the army in the neighborhood of Emmitsburg, crossed the Catoctin range at Hamburg, and came upon the enemy at Beaver Creek July 10th, 1863. At this point it seemed that Lee intended to make a decided stand. His position was a strong one, and apparently was held by a sufficient number of troops. The Vermont brigade, under Colonel L. A. Grant, was ordered to the front as skirmishers and deployed in a piece of woods covering a front of about half a mile. The rest of the command was massed in readiness, and a general engagement was
nd of Gen. J. S. Wadsworth, approaching from Emmitsburg, quickened its pace at the familiar sound of advanced, the day before, from Taneytown to Emmitsburg, and had there received from Meade a circulaaving two brigades and two batteries to hold Emmitsburg, he put the rest of his corps in rapid notio was good, but liable to be turned by way of Emmitsburg. Slocum having arrived at 7, and ranking Haed to do, his advance was in fact across the Emmitsburg road and in the woods beyond, in the immedia extreme left, advanced now well down to the Emmitsburg road, with infantry in their front — the fir as they advance. Now they have reached the Emmitsburg road; and here they meet a severe fire from up. Our skirmishers retired slowly from the Emmitsburg road, holding their ground tenaciously to thrritt's cavalry brigade, then coming up from Emmitsburg with intent to strike the rear and flank of e most of his command from Fairfield Pass by Emmitsburg to join the main body. Arrived at Middletow[4 more...]
oad Emmitsburg road, which stretched away from Gettysburg to the southwest to Emmitsburg, a short distance over the Maryland line. A mile and a half west of Gettysbu the beginning of the second day. The house stood some distance back from the Emmitsburg road, overlooking the Peach Orchard, from which the Confederates finally drovd was situated, and advanced his men to this position, placing them along the Emmitsburg road, and back toward the Trostle farm and the wheat-field, thus forming an aunprotected. Upon this advanced line of Sickles, at the Peach Orchard on the Emmitsburg road, the Confederates fell in an effort to turn what they supposed to be Meaeral James Barnes marching to the relief of their comrades fighting along the Emmitsburg road. Warren, on his own responsibility, rode over to General Barnes and dettead, who achieved a momentary victory and met a hero's death. On across the Emmitsburg road came Pickett's dauntless brigades, coolly closing up the fearful chasms
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Artillery on the Gettysburg campaign. (search)
the hotest fire and assisted in working at one of the guns. Saturday, the 4th, the same position was maintained with but little firing, and on the afternoon of that day, under orders from General Hill, I withdrew to Stone Bridge and awaited there the body of the corps, with which I moved to the village of Fairfield. Ordered here to report to General Anderson with two batteries, which I did, moving with his division, crossed the mountain before dark, leaving a section on the top, at the Emmitsburg road, and sending a battery at night with a regiment of Posey's brigade, to take position on the hill overlooking Waynesboro. Monday, the 5th, moved with the main column to Hagerstown and sent one battery to picket with Anderson's and one with Lane's division. On the 11th instant moved with General Anderson's division into line of battle, and took position designated near St. James College, which strong of itself, was well entrenched, but occupied without battle till the evening of t