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Fayetteville (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 3.16
e advance into Pennsylvania--Longstreet followed in rear. The latter had passed through Chambersburg with two of his divisions, and these, together with A. P. Hill's corps, lay along the Chambersburg and Gettysburg road, around the village of Fayetteville. Ewell had marched towards Carlisle and Harrisburg. General Lee had halted both Hill and Longstreet for the purpose, in part, of getting information as to the position and movements of the enemy, of which he was at the time ignorant. He cry campaigns; and yet we see that this important information as to the enemy's movements was withheld from General Lee by the General next in rank to him at least five or six hours. Heth's division of Hill's corps moved from the vicinity of Fayetteville across the mountains to Cashtown, eight miles from Gettysburg, followed by Pender's division of the same corps. The next day--July 1st--Anderson's division, the third and remaining division of Hill's corps, McLaws' and Hood's divisions of Lon
Lafayette McLaws (search for this): chapter 3.16
the directing brigade, or that I was to guard McLaws' flank. No brigade commander of Anderson's diofford's brigades, or in truth for any part of McLaws' division. As to the second charge, that of This does not show that my brigade uncovered McLaws' left any more than it does that he uncovered e to bring off any of the captured artillery. McLaws' left also fell back. * * * General Longstre meant that Wright and Wilcox and the left of McLaws fell back in the order mentioned, he is incorrreet was ordered to place the two divisions of McLaws and Hood on the right of Hill, partially enveleft. An examination of the map will show that McLaws was not opposite the enemy's left, but that hen. General Kershaw, commanding a brigade in McLaws' division. of Longstreet's corps, after descrThe reports of other commanders of brigades of McLaws' and Hood's divisions, when published, may thre left brigades of the division. The order of McLaws' advance was Kershaw's brigade, followed by Se[17 more...]
H. Spangler (search for this): chapter 3.16
third day's collision. The plan of assault, says General Longstreet, was as follows: Our artillery was to be massed in a piece of woods from which Pickett was to charge, and it was to pour a continous fire upon the Cemetery. Under cover of this fire and supported by it, Pickett was to charge. Pickett's three brigades were in line in an open field nearly parallel with and two hundred yards, perhaps a little less, from the Emmettsburg road. The house and yard and a small orchard of Mr. H. Spangler was close in .rear and near the centre of the line of these brigades. I am positive on this point, because my brigade was placed out in this field between daylight and sunup in support of artillery then being placed in position under the direction of Colonel Alexander. It was this officer who brought me the order to move forward from the ravine in rear, where the brigade had bivouacked during the night. About 10 A. M., Pickett's three brigades-Armistead's, Garnett's and Kemper's — ar
A. P. Hill (search for this): chapter 3.16
wo divisions of McLaws and Hood on the right of Hill, partially enveloping the enemy's left, which hat it be enveloped partially and be driven in. Hill says the extreme left was to be assailed and we and Harrisburg. General Lee had halted both Hill and Longstreet for the purpose, in part, of getarching upon Harrisburg as ordered, he threw A. P. Hill forward with two of his divisions towards Gentire corps, and this to have been supported by Hill's corps. This is what General Lee's Adjutant-G with three of Longstreet's brigades and six of Hill's, who was ordered to reinforce. I never belieylor is borne out and sustained by Lieutenant-General A. P. Hill, as will appear from the followinguthwest of Gettysburg. At 5 A. M. July 1st, Hill moved forward towards Gettysburg, eight miles dach other. Had the cavalry been with the army, Hill would have known the condition of affairs in hisburg before these two corps had left camp. As Hill advanced he met, within a mile or two of the to[12 more...]
George Meade (search for this): chapter 3.16
was opposite the left of this corps, which was the left of Meade's line and rested near the base of Little Round Top; but Hoal Lee crossed the Rapidan in October and moved against General Meade, the latter retired rapidly, halting only after crossing Bull run. And again, when General Meade crossed the Rapidan below the Confederate right, in the latter part of November, G General Lee retired his forces a little more than a mile. Meade soon followed, and remained for a week threatening an attache fight begun at 4 P. M., is proven by General Warren, General Meade's Chief Engineer, who says, in a letter dated July 13, the action began in earnest on July the 2d, I was with General Meade, near General Sickles, whose troops seemed very badly disposed on that part of the field. At my suggestion, General Meade sent me to the left to examine the condition of affairs, valry pickets between that place and his camp, two corps of Meade's army, the First and Eleventh rested at Emmettsburg, ten m
A. A. Humphreys (search for this): chapter 3.16
, Perry's and Wright's of Anderson's division, I will here insert what General A. A. Humphreys, Chief Engineer, United States army, says on the subject. Knowing that I had been confronted by the command of General Humphreys in the afternoon of the 2d, when I read what General Longstreet had written about myself personally and tg ceased about sunset or a little atter sunset. Respectfully and truly, A. A. Humphreys. General C. M. Wilcox. I did not, therefore, go astray, nor did I causseen that in my reply to General Longstreet, written before the letter of General Humphreys was received by me, I gave the time at which the battle began, and the hour when it terminated,--the same as General Humphreys represents it; and as it commenced about 6 o'clock and terminated about sunset or a little after sunset, it wasit of course met the enemy face to face-his left brigade striking the left of Humphreys' division, the right of Sickles' corps. Had he obeyed orders and struck the
N. H. Harris (search for this): chapter 3.16
his night march to reach Petersburg, and arrived, as he states, at early dawn. It was near 7 A. M. on the 2d that Colonel Venable, Aidde-Camp to General Lee, came to me on the Boydton plank-road, a mile in advance of the Petersburg line of defences, and informed me that General Lee wished the enemy to be checked and delayed aslong as possible, for Longstreet's troops had not yet arrived to fill the gap between the right of our lines and the Appomattox. Colonel Venable brought with him General Harris' brigade of Mahone's division. The enemy were delayed an hour or more, and when the troops were finally withdrawn to the Petersburg line of defences, General Longstreet's troops began to arrive, and Field's division, or the most of it, came up and was placed in the interval between the right of our lines and the Appomattox. There could have been no occasion for Generals Lee and Longstreet discussing any move involving Five Forks, as the battle at that place had been fought the day befo
J. E. B. Stuart (search for this): chapter 3.16
le. He was therefore seriously embarrassed. It was expected, so General Lee states in his report, that so soon as the Federal army should cross the Potomac, General Stuart would give notice of its movements, and, as nothing had been heard from him since the entrance of the army into Maryland, it was believed the enemy had not yeof the cavalry was seriously felt and greatly embarrassed General Lee, we learn from his own official report, in which he refers to it several times and says: General Stuart was directed to hold the mountain passes with part of his command as long as the enemy remained south of the Potomac, and with the remainder to cross into Marf the column, as soon as he should perceive the enemy moving northward. And again: It was expected that as soon as the Federal army should cross the Potomac, General Stuart would give notice of its movements, and nothing having been heard from him since our entrance into Maryland, it was inferred that the enemy had not yet left V
William Barksdale (search for this): chapter 3.16
the 2d, it was stated that when the brigade on my right (Barksdale's) advanced, mine moved off rapidly by the left flank sevs they lay along that road. As they gave way, my men and Barksdale's impinged, and mine were made to incline slightly to theight, engaged in whole or in part with him that day were] Barksdale's brigade of McLaws' division, Longstreet's corps; your ( did protect it, and struck the enemy simultaneously with Barksdale's, or, for the reason assigned, their attack preceded that of Barksdale. It will be seen that in my reply to General Longstreet, written before the letter of General Humphreys was reral Longstreet would have it believed,--at least not for Barksdale's and Wofford's brigades, or in truth for any part of McL in line at the extreme point of the advance reached, and Barksdale's on the right of Wilcox's with four regiments, and one o was Kershaw's brigade, followed by Semmes' on the right, Barksdale's, followed by Wofford's on the left. It is proper to re
John B. Hood (search for this): chapter 3.16
remaining division of Hill's corps, McLaws' and Hood's divisions of Longstreet's followed — there bes corps reached the field a little before dark; Hood and Kershaw's divisions of Longstreet's corps dy this officer and how they were received. General Hood had sent forward a number of his best scout(Longstreet) did not gallop to the front to see Hood, make inquiries and satisfy himself of the prac up the Emmettsburg road. A third time did General Hood repeat the request, but only to elicit the ese messages and replies between Longstreet and Hood are important, as evincing how little interest e mean time. As the troops were advancing, General Hood says that Longstreet joined him, and he (HoHood) expressed his regrets that he had not been permitted to attack in flank around Round Top, and th Lee. And yet, after these repeated replies to Hood that General Lee's orders must be obeyed, they soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia. Had Hood been permitted to turn Round Top he would have [20 more...]
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