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Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
ps. At the Brick House, away from his right, General Sickles had a detachment that had been reinforced by General Hancock. This fire drew Anderson's brigade of direction (Wilcox) a little off from support of Barksdale's left. General Humphreys, seeing the opportunity, rallied such of his troops as he could, and, reinforced by Hays's division (Willard's brigade) of Hancock's corps, came against Barksdale's flank, but the latter moved bravely on, the guiding spirit of the battle. Wright's Georgia and Perry's Florida brigades were drawn in behind Wilcox and thrown against Humphreys, pushing him off and breaking him up. The fighting had by this time become tremendous, and brave men and officers were stricken by hundreds. Posey and Wilcox dislodged the forces about the Brick House. General Sickles was desperately wounded! General Willard was dead! General Semmes, of McLaws's division, was mortally wounded! Our left relieved, the brigades of Anderson's division move
Cemetery Hill (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
s messengers could have been referred to general Headquarters, but to delay and send messengers five miles in favor of a move that he had rejected would have been contumacious. The opportunity was with the Confederates from the assembling on Cemetery Hill. It was inviting of their preconceived plans. It was the object of and excuse for the invasion as a substitute for more direct efforts for the relief of Vicksburg. Confederate writers and talkers claim that General Meade could have escapede issued to be ready to march at daybreak, or some earlier hour, next morning. About three o'clock in the morning, while the stars were shining, you left your Headquarters and rode to General Lee's, where I found you sitting with him after sunrise looking at the enemy on Cemetery Hill .... I am yours, very truly, J. S. D. Cullen. That he was excited and off his balance was evident on the afternoon of the 1st, and he labored under that oppression until enough blood was shed to appease him.
Westminster (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
cipher telegram to inform General Halleck, commander-in-chief, that in the event of his having no opportunity to attack, and should he find the Confederates moving to interpose between him and Washington, he would fall back on his supplies at Westminster. Report of Committee, vol. i. p. 488. But my right division was then nearer to Westminster, and our scouting parties of infantry were within rifle range of the road leading to that point and to Washington. So it would have been convenient, Westminster, and our scouting parties of infantry were within rifle range of the road leading to that point and to Washington. So it would have been convenient, after holding our threatening attitude till night, to march across his line at dark, in time to draw other troops to close connection before the next morning. Prompt to the order the combat opened, followed by artillery of the other corps, and our artillerists measured up to the better metal of the enemy by vigilant work. Hood's lines were not yet ready. After a little practice by the artillery, he was properly adjusted and ordered to bear down upon the enemy's left, but he was not prompt
Big Island (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
an attack at sunrise by any portion of the army. Yours, very truly, Charles S. Venable. Baltimore, Md., May 7, 1875. Dear General, . . . I have no personal recollection of the order to which you refer. It certainly was not conveyed by me, nor is there anything in General Lee's official report to show the attack on the 2d was expected by him to begin earlier, except that he notices that there was not proper concert of action on that day. ... Respectfully, Charles Marshall. Big Island, Bedford, Va., May 31, 1875. Dear General,-- . . . I do not recollect of hearing of an order to attack at sunrise, or at any other designated hour, pending the operations at Gettysburg during the first three days of July, 1863... Yours truly, A. L. Long. Freestone P. O., Prince William County, Va., November 12, 1877. My Dear General Longstreet, . . . The winter after the death of General Lee I was in Lexington, visiting my sons at the V. M. I. General Pendleton called to see me at the
Gettysburg (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 27
Chapter 27: Gettysburg-Second day. The Confederate commander reviews the field and decidching from Manchester, twenty-two miles from Gettysburg. Its first order, received near Manchester h the corps marched was three miles east of Gettysburg, the march would have been only twenty-six mng done in either army to reach the field of Gettysburg. The battle was to be opened on the righr designated hour, pending the operations at Gettysburg during the first three days of July, 1863...s not ordered to attack on the 2d of July at Gettysburg at six o'clock in the morning, and did not a Army Corps that the disaster and failure at Gettysburg was alone and solely due to its commander, aeir way from some point north to Cashtown or Gettysburg. How many hours we were detained I am unabltook you about dark at the hill this side of Gettysburg, about half a mile from the town. You had breached the camp, three miles, perhaps, from Gettysburg, and found the column near by. Orders were i[5 more...]
William F. Perry (search for this): chapter 27
slow,--there were some halts and countermarches. To save time, I ordered the rear division to double on the front, and we were near the affair of Anderson's regiments with the outpost guard of Sickles. Anderson's division deployed,--Wilcox's, Perry's, Wright's, Posey's, and Mahone's brigades from right to left. General Hood was ordered to send his select scouts in advance, to go through the woodlands and act as vedettes, in the absence of cavalry, and give information of the enemy, if tportunity, rallied such of his troops as he could, and, reinforced by Hays's division (Willard's brigade) of Hancock's corps, came against Barksdale's flank, but the latter moved bravely on, the guiding spirit of the battle. Wright's Georgia and Perry's Florida brigades were drawn in behind Wilcox and thrown against Humphreys, pushing him off and breaking him up. The fighting had by this time become tremendous, and brave men and officers were stricken by hundreds. Posey and Wilcox dislodg
W. H. F. Lee (search for this): chapter 27
sunrise the order to Ewell was discretionary Lee had lost his balance. The stars were shiningon the morning of the 2d when I reported at General Lee's Headquarters and asked for orders. Aftereport. As indicated by these movements, General Lee was not ready with his plans. He had not hg battle should be made. About ten o'clock General Lee returned to his Headquarters, but his enginas they were up. It was eleven o'clock when General Lee's order was issued, but he had ordered Law'ivision; the opening to be promptly followed on Lee's left by the Second Corps, and continued to reNot so much as one trooper was sent us. General Lee ordered his reconnoitring officer to lead proposed the day before and rejected; that General Lee's orders were to guide my left by the Emmitding to it, held the honored position until General Lee found, at last, that he must dismiss him from field service. General Lee ordered Johnson's division of his left, occupying part of the ene[4 more...]
R. S. Ewell (search for this): chapter 27
ual gallant style, led his troops forward among the rocks desperate charges against an earnest adversary Hood wounded General Law succeeds him in command of the division-little Round Top an important point-the citadel of the field it was a fight of seventeen thousand Confederates against twice their number quiet along the lines of other Confederate commands-a man on the left who didn't care to make the battle win evidence against the alleged order for battle at sunrise the order to Ewell was discretionary Lee had lost his balance. The stars were shining brightly on the morning of the 2d when I reported at General Lee's Headquarters and asked for orders. After a time Generals McLaws and Hood, with their staffs, rode up, and at sunrise their commands filed off the road to the right and rested. The Washington Artillery was with them, and about nine o'clock, after an all-night march, Alexander's batteries were up as far as Willoughby's Run, where he parked and fed, and rod
Samuel W. Crawford (search for this): chapter 27
lped them. General Meade thought that the Confederate army was working on my part of the field. He led some regiments of the Twelfth Corps and posted them against us, called a division of Newton's corps (First) from beyond Hancock's, and sent Crawford's division, the last of the Fifth Corps, splitting through the gorge, forming solid lines, in places behind stone fences, and making steady battle, as veterans fresh in action know so well how to make. While Meade's lines were growing my men weeft was from twelve to fourteen thousand. As events of the battle of the 2d passed, it seems fair to claim that with Pickett's brigades present at the moment of Wofford's advance for the gorge at Little Round Top, we could have had it before Crawford was there. Under ordinary circumstances this account of the second day, made from the records, would be complete and conclusive; but the battle of Gettysburg, which may be called the epitome of the war, has been the subject of many contentio
William Mahone (search for this): chapter 27
ese reports, which go to show that it was one o'clock in the afternoon when the Third Corps, upon which the First Corps was to form, was in position. Under the conduct of the reconnoitring officer, our march seemed slow,--there were some halts and countermarches. To save time, I ordered the rear division to double on the front, and we were near the affair of Anderson's regiments with the outpost guard of Sickles. Anderson's division deployed,--Wilcox's, Perry's, Wright's, Posey's, and Mahone's brigades from right to left. General Hood was ordered to send his select scouts in advance, to go through the woodlands and act as vedettes, in the absence of cavalry, and give information of the enemy, if there. The double line marched up the slope and deployed,--McLaws on the right of Anderson, Hood's division on his right, McLaws near the crest of the plateau in front of the Peach Orchard, Hood spreading and enveloping Sickles's left. The former was readily adjusted to ground from
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