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Cemetery Hill (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 29
o Pipe Creek, and that but for Sickles's movements the battle of Gettysburg might never have been fought, and the victory of Gettysburg never won. In some editorial comments, published in the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, on the oration, I took up the points thus made. I had had at that time no correspondence with General Meade, nor had I any personal acquaintance either with him or General Sickles, or any prejudice for or against either general. But having witnessed from the brow of Cemetery Hill on that bloody day the movement of General Sickles's corps and some of its consequences, and having made some subsequent study of the battle, I could not accept the orator's conclusions, though presented by a comrade and friend. I protested against this portion of the oration as a distortion of history and an undue exaltation of a corps commander at the expense of the commander of the army; and, by citation of undisputed facts, of orders on the order-books of the Army of the Potomac, an
Cemetery Ridge (Oregon, United States) (search for this): chapter 29
my judgment, in the then condition of the Eleventh and First Corps, with their morale affected by their withdrawal to Cemetery Ridge, with the loss of over half their numbers in killed, wounded, and missing (of the 6000 prisoners we lost in the fieldly all came from these corps in the first day), his occupation of Culp's Hill, with batteries commanding the whole of Cemetery Ridge, would have produced the evacuation of that ridge and the withdrawal of the troops there by the Baltimore Pike and T000 strong, in column of attack, and on the point of moving on Culp's Hill, which he saw was unoccupied and commanded Cemetery Ridge, when he received an order from General Lee directing him to assume the defensive, and not to advance; that he sent t But suppose Ewell with 20,000 men had occupied Culp's Hill, and our brave soldiers had been compelled to evacuate Cemetery Ridge and withdraw on the roads above referred to, would the Pipe Clay Creek order have been so very much out of place?
Vermont (Vermont, United States) (search for this): chapter 29
eade's letter on Gettysburg the letter of General Meade regarding the battle of Gettysburg, written seven years after the battle, to Colonel G. G. Benedict, of Vermont, and published for the First time by Colonel Benedict, in the Weekly Press of Philadelphia of August 11, 1886, in refutation of the statements made on the battle-: A word of explanation of the circumstances which drew forth the following letter seems to be necessary. In an oration delivered before the Reunion Society of Vermont Officers in November, 1869, the orator, Colonel W. W. Grout, of that State, who had made the acquaintance of General D. E. Sickles, and had adopted the latter's v The substance of these editorials in the Burlington Free Press will be found in the appendix to the second edition of Colonel Benedict's admirable little work, Vermont at Gettysburg.—Ed. Weekly press. containing this view of the subject were subsequently sent to General Meade, who, in acknowledging them, gave the clear, calm, a
Taneytown (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 29
nt, in the then condition of the Eleventh and First Corps, with their morale affected by their withdrawal to Cemetery Ridge, with the loss of over half their numbers in killed, wounded, and missing (of the 6000 prisoners we lost in the field nearly all came from these corps in the first day), his occupation of Culp's Hill, with batteries commanding the whole of Cemetery Ridge, would have produced the evacuation of that ridge and the withdrawal of the troops there by the Baltimore Pike and Taneytown and Emmettsburg roads. He then informed me that at 4 P. M. on the 1st he had his corps, 20,000 strong, in column of attack, and on the point of moving on Culp's Hill, which he saw was unoccupied and commanded Cemetery Ridge, when he received an order from General Lee directing him to assume the defensive, and not to advance; that he sent to General Lee urging to be permitted to advance with his reserves, but the reply was a reiteration of the previous order. To my inquiry why Lee had rest
Gettysburg (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 29
of April 8, 1864, page 188, Vol. II General Meade's letter on Gettysburg the letter of General Meade regarding the battle of Gettysburgle of Gettysburg might never have been fought, and the victory of Gettysburg never won. In some editorial comments, published in the Burlineen contemplating on the 2d of July a withdrawal of his army from Gettysburg, unless compelled to withdraw by a movement of the enemy upon hisfensively if he could, but offensively rather than not at all, at Gettysburg, was clearly demonstrated, and that the fame of General Sickles fhan the prevention of the retreat of the Army of the Potomac from Gettysburg. The newspaper articles The substance of these editorials id edition of Colonel Benedict's admirable little work, Vermont at Gettysburg.—Ed. Weekly press. containing this view of the subject were subs's military reputation, made by General Sickles in his address at Gettysburg, the interests of truth and justice seem to demand that it be giv
Burlington (Vermont, United States) (search for this): chapter 29
s's movements the battle of Gettysburg might never have been fought, and the victory of Gettysburg never won. In some editorial comments, published in the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, on the oration, I took up the points thus made. I had had at that time no correspondence with General Meade, nor had I any personal acquaintanceeral Sickles in his address at Gettysburg, the interests of truth and justice seem to demand that it be given to the public. Yours truly, G. G. Benedict. Burlington, Vt., August 7, 1886. General Meade's letter Headquarters military division of the Atlantic Philadelphia, March 16, 1870. （Private) G. G. Benedict, BurlinBurlington, Vt.: Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter of the 13th inst., as also the copies of the Free Press, with editorials and comments on the address of Colonel Grout before the Officers' Society and Legislature of the State. I have carefully read your articles, and feel personally under great obligations to you for the
Culp's Hill (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 29
ion held with me shortly after the war, asked what would have been the effect if at 4 P. M. on the 1st he had occupied Culp's Hill and established batteries on it. I told him that in my judgment, in the then condition of the Eleventh and First Corpssing (of the 6000 prisoners we lost in the field nearly all came from these corps in the first day), his occupation of Culp's Hill, with batteries commanding the whole of Cemetery Ridge, would have produced the evacuation of that ridge and the withdrmed me that at 4 P. M. on the 1st he had his corps, 20,000 strong, in column of attack, and on the point of moving on Culp's Hill, which he saw was unoccupied and commanded Cemetery Ridge, when he received an order from General Lee directing him to prudential to await the rest of his — as you quote from his report. But suppose Ewell with 20,000 men had occupied Culp's Hill, and our brave soldiers had been compelled to evacuate Cemetery Ridge and withdraw on the roads above referred to, wou
Round Top (search for this): chapter 29
nd day, and but for the timely advance of the Fifth Corps, and the prompt sending a portion on Round Top, where they met the enemy almost on the crest and had a desperate fight to secure the positioncumstances, over which Sickles had neither knowledge nor control, the enemy would have secured Round Top, planted his artillery there, commanding the whole battlefield, and what the result would havere been sent by Hancock to hold the left, and who in doing so had seen the great importance of Round Top and posted a brigade on it, that on the morning of the 2d, when he received my order that he wssed, awaiting events. Then it was I told him his right was to be Hancock's left, his left on Round Top, which I pointed out. Now his right was three-quarters of a mile in front of Hancock's left, and his left one-quarter of a mile in front of the base of Round Top, leaving that key-point unoccupied, which ought to have been occupied by Longstreet before we could get there with the Fifth Corps.
John W. Geary (search for this): chapter 29
re I wished him to go, and that his error arose from a misapprehension of my orders, but I have recently learned from General Geary, who had the day before been sent by Hancock to hold the left, and who in doing so had seen the great importance of Rickles would attend to it in due time. No officer or troops came, and after waiting till his patience was exhausted, General Geary withdrew and joined his corps. Now my first orders to General Sickles were to relieve the Twelfth Corps division (GGeary's) and occupy their position. Here is evidence that he knew the position occupied by Geary's division, or could have known, and yet failed to occupy it. Furthermore, when he came to my headquarters at about noon, and said he did not know whereGeary's division, or could have known, and yet failed to occupy it. Furthermore, when he came to my headquarters at about noon, and said he did not know where to go, I answered, Why, you were to relieve the Twelfth Corps. He said they had no position; they were massed, awaiting events. Then it was I told him his right was to be Hancock's left, his left on Round Top, which I pointed out. Now his right w
D. E. Sickles (search for this): chapter 29
—more familiar now than it was then —that General Sickles's famous movement on the second day of thom retreating to Pipe Creek, and that but for Sickles's movements the battle of Gettysburg might ne personal acquaintance either with him or General Sickles, or any prejudice for or against either geral Meade's military reputation, made by General Sickles in his address at Gettysburg, the interes say, but for these circumstances, over which Sickles had neither knowledge nor control, the enemy report of the battle I honestly believed General Sickles did not know where I wished him to go, ang for some time to be relieved he sent to General Sickles a staff officer with instructions to explps could not be sent to relieve him, that General Sickles would send one of his staff to see the grheir arrival. He received for reply that General Sickles would attend to it in due time. No officore we could get there with the Fifth Corps. Sickles's movement practically destroyed his own corp[5 more...]<
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