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York (search for this): chapter 2.6
ught we had a right to take without asking. I told her that, without discussing that question, it was sufficient to say that General Lee had forbidden us to plunder. She then said that she gave her permission for us to take anything we wanted, and at my request she went herself and gave her vegetables away. I had her name in a little memorandum book, where I jotted down daily occurrences, but it has passed away from my memory. While in camp I heard that General Ewell was in Carlisle and York, and had gone, or portions of his command had, towards Harrisburg, and had marched where he pleased without opposition. On the 30th June my command was put in march towards Gettysburg, and camped, I think, at or near Greencastle, receiving orders to march the next day. We had heard the day before or heard it here that Ewell's corps had been ordered to return to the main command, because General Lee had been informed that the Federal army had crossed the Potomac, and was marching northwa
A. R. Wright (search for this): chapter 2.6
oon after McLaws moved forward, General Anderson moved forward the brigades of Wilcox, Perry and Wright in echelon. And that would have been all right if Longstreet had enveloped the enemy's left, anllustration of this, I will, with your permission, read a short account of an assault made by A. R. Wright's brigade of Georgians, Hill's corps, Anderson's division: Official report of Wright'Wright's brigade.Gettysburg, July, 1863. On the morning of the 1st of July moved my brigade from its camp, near Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, in the direction of Gettysburg. Between 4 and 5 o'clock P. M. tly cutting their way out; retiring in good order, preventing the enemy from pursuing them. This Wright's brigade has done, and the few surviving heroes may well be proud of their achievement. Althouised at the vigor of their attack, and the tenacity with which they held their ground. * * * A. R. Wright, Brigadier-General, etc. No one can believe that General Lee contemplated any such disjo
Wofford (search for this): chapter 2.6
ade, leading, followed by Semmes with his Georgia brigade; then Barksdale, and Wofford last. The two last had been mixed up with the batteries which had been placedayed in extricating themselves therefrom. So much was it the case with one of Wofford's regiments that it did not get out to join the brigade until it had gone abouutual assistance, contending against odds which would have enveloped them, but Wofford's brilliant advance struck the attacking force in their flank and the enemy ga the Little Round Top, and established itself temporarily there. A portion of Wofford's brigade occupied a position really in rear of the enemy's line on the left. commencement of the charge, General Longstreet went forward some distance with Wofford's brigade, urging them on by voice and his personal example to the most earnese, my attention was attracted by seeing a number of my command, among them General Wofford on horseback, looking intently down our lines towards Gettysburg, and I ro
C. M. Wilcox (search for this): chapter 2.6
ll further says: Soon after McLaws moved forward, General Anderson moved forward the brigades of Wilcox, Perry and Wright in echelon. And that would have been all right if Longstreet had enveloped thy's centre, made by Pickett's division and Heth's, advancing in two lines; Pickett on the right, Wilcox's brigade marching in rear of Pickett's to guard that flank, and Heth's division was supported bttack upon the enemy's line would soon be made by the whole division, commencing on our right by Wilcox's brigade, and that each brigade of the division would begin the attack as soon as the brigade o on my left would move forward upon my advancing. About 5 o'clock P. M. the signal was given by Wilcox and Perry on my right advancing. I immediately ordered forward my brigade against the strong pottack had it been executed as designed. Pickett carried the works before him; had Pettigrew and Wilcox moved with him, and Hill and Ewell vigorously seconded this onset, General Lee never doubted tha
I. R. Trimble (search for this): chapter 2.6
e enemy's centre, made by Pickett's division and Heth's, advancing in two lines; Pickett on the right, Wilcox's brigade marching in rear of Pickett's to guard that flank, and Heth's division was supported by Lane's and Scales' brigades under General Trimble. I was far in advance of the main Confederate line, and could see along both the advancing Confederates and those of the enemy lying couchant to resist their charge. Our troops moved steadily under a heavy fire, the main attack being agad the day previous by the same cause, and he now deemed it necessary to defend his flank and rear with the divisions of Hood and McLaws. He was therefore reinforced by Heth's division and two brigades of Pender's, to the command of which Major-General Trimble was assigned. If General Longstreet did not attack early on the 3d, as General Lee says he was ordered to do, his reasons for not doing so appear to have been perfectly satisfactory to General Lee; and as the same causes were in existe
Round Top (search for this): chapter 2.6
sted on the crest of the high range of which Round Top was the extreme left, and that he would be sdered, and urged that he be. allowed to turn Round Top and attack the enemy in flank and rear, but ng from the peach orchard diagonally towards Round Top, from which it was concealed by the mass of as it could have done beyond question, that Round Top could have been occupied without any very corps, so far as the enemy's non-occupation of Round Top and vicinity is concerned, is based in a greucting my division, came suddenly in view of Round Top, with the enemy's signal flags waving thereoons from every prominent signal station from Round Top on their left to the Cemetery on their right along the crest of Cemetery Hill, including Round Top and Little Round Top, which, from Crup's Hill on their extreme right to Round Top, was about three miles long. The Confederates partially enveom under the woods which concealed them from Round Top, the batteries up there opened on them, but [5 more...]
Little Round Top (search for this): chapter 2.6
the place or near it where Longstreet's two corps--Hood's and mine — would have had to have attacked, if it had been intended they should, in order to have. been of service in aiding Pickett's charge. All along from Main Round Top on to Little Round Top and to its foot and extending to their right, the enemy's lines had been fortified during the previous night and strengthened with additional troops, rendering the few places which were assailable with some chances of success on the 2d entirorts, made probably by persons not skilled in such matters, that there was not much to be overcome, and this erroneous opinion was never corrected. The enemy's forces occupied a line along the crest of Cemetery Hill, including Round Top and Little Round Top, which, from Crup's Hill on their extreme right to Round Top, was about three miles long. The Confederates partially enveloped Crup's Hill and extended in a continued line around to extreme left, and about a mile distant from the enemy's li
Williamsport (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.6
mentary. The night on the mountain was very uncomfortable, being cold and wet. But the next morning one of my brigades crossed over to the eastern side of the mountain as far as a small village some miles from the gap, where an advance of the enemy, both cavalry and infantry, had encamped. As our men appeared the enemy disappeared, and the brigade rejoined the division. The cavalry again advanced, and the division, recrossing the Shenandoah, continued its march and waded the Potomac at Williamsport, on the Maryland shore. The wading across the Potomac was very deep and the men were very wet, and, as there was a quantity of whiskey in the city, a gill apiece was given to each man that wanted it, and in justice to my division I will assert that I never heard of any one refusing it. The consequence was that the men were all in good humor, and as my division halted a considerable time, the men roamed over the village. While sitting on my horse near a large brick building called the
Gettysburg (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.6
Gettysburg. By Major-General Lafayette McLaws. [We know that some of our readers have grown we0th June my command was put in march towards Gettysburg, and camped, I think, at or near Greencastle my division ranged alongside of the road to Gettysburg by eight o'clock on the 1st of July, in the he hills between our camp of the morning and Gettysburg, we heard distinctly the sound of cannon, an and my command reached the hill overlooking Gettysburg early in the morning. Just after I arrived by these two divisions on the 2d of July at Gettysburg. In the early morning of the 3d my new lack, looking intently down our lines towards Gettysburg, and I rode in that direction and saw the ad Official report of Wright's brigade.Gettysburg, July, 1863. On the morning of the 1st ofetteville, Pennsylvania, in the direction of Gettysburg. Between 4 and 5 o'clock P. M. the brigade his day discuss the causes of our failure at Gettysburg, it remains the general opinion that if Gene[1 more...]
Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.6
Rappahannock, and that of General Lee reoccupied its old grounds opposite Hooker, on the Richmond side, in and around Fredericksburg. As it was evident that the Federal army could not be attacked as it stood, except under great disadvantages, it wwar into the enemy's country. Accordingly, on the 3d of June, 1863, my division moved from its camps in and around Fredericksburg, and took position at Culpeper Courthouse. Hood's division followed mine and then came Ewell's corps — Hill's corps my was at this time very much scattered, his advance being over one hundred miles or more from Hill's corps, still at Fredericksburg. But General Hooker, who must have been aware of this, did not attempt to take advantage of the situation. When Hooker withdrew from Hill's front at Fredericksburg that officer moved with his corps, following the rear of General Lee's army, and, passing Longstreet, advanced into Maryland; while Longstreet, marching more leisurely, moved to the east of the mount
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