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Newbern (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 35
hat great battle, and therefore was not as explicit as he would have been had he anticipated the use to be made of that statement. We all know how liable all of us are to make mistakes and oversights in speaking casually of past events. This is peculiarly the case with many in recalling the events of the late war. In response to an enquiry from myself, I have received the following note from the gallant soldier who commanded the Stonewall brigade, in Johnson's division, at Gettysburg: Newbern, Va., October 13, 1877. dear General: I do not recollect where Johnson's division camped the night of 30th June, but it must have been some twelve or fifteen miles from Gettysburg. We arrived on the ground where Rodes and Gordon had fought late in the evening, after all the troops had gone. We moved to the left very late in the evening, and did not get into position until after dark. I recollect very distinctly that it was dark before we got to the position where we bivouacked for the nig
Hancock (search for this): chapter 35
er to carry the heights. While the enemy's troops that had been engaged were considerably demoralized, yet a number of them rallied behind Steinwehr's division. Hancock, who had been sent by Meade to take command at Gettysburg, in his testimony, says: I found that, practically, the fight was then over. The rear of our colum I found his troops well posted in a secure position on the ridge. Con. Rep., 297. Warren, in his testimony, speaking of his arrival a very short time after Hancock, says: General Howard was then on Cemetery Ridge with our division. General — Buford's cavalry was all in line of battle between our position there and the enemy. Our cavalry presented a very handsome front, and, I think, probably checked the advance of the enemy. General Hancock made a great deal of personal effort to get our troops into position, and 1 think his personal appearance there did a great deal towards restoring order. Con. Rep., 377. Buford confronted Hill's right,
Lawton (search for this): chapter 35
gagements with, and yet we know that we had no such force there. Without counting the loss in killed, wounded, and missing at Sharpsburg, which was 8,000 or 10,000, and the September returns would give us 52,609 to fight that, battle With, and counting the losses, about 60,000, yet General Lee says he had less than 40,000 men at Sharpsburg, and I feel sure that 30,000 would cover our force of infantry and artillery on the field at that battle. It comes within my personal knowledge, that Lawton's brigade of Ewell's division, which division I commandedduring the latter part of the battle at Sharpsburg, and from that time, had on the field only--1,150 men, and its loss there was 554 in killed and wounded; and yet, before the return of September was made, it numbered nearly 2,000. This great accession of strength was caused by the return of convalescents, stragglers, and temporarily disabled men who had fallen out of ranks before we crossed the Potomac. A less time elapsed between t
Sykes (search for this): chapter 35
his side of the wooded hill in question, he had sent a reconnoitering party to the hill with orders to report as to the position of the enemy in reference to it. This party on nearing the summit was met/by a superior force of the enemy, which succeeded in capturing a portion of the reconnoitering party, the rest of it making its escape. During this conversation with General Johnson a man arrived, bringing a dispatch dated at midnight, and taken from a Federal courier making his way from General Sykes to General Slocum, in which the former stated that his corps was then halted four miles from Gettysburg, and would resume its march at 4 A. M. Lieutenant Turner brought this dispatch to my headquarters, and stated that General Johnson would refrain from attacking the position until I had received notice that the enemy was in possession of the hill, and had sent him further orders. Day was now breaking, and it was too late for any change of place (plans?) Meantime orders had come from
Gordon (search for this): chapter 35
uty1191,281 Hoke's brigade, for duty961,225 Gordon's brigade, for duty1751,860 Smith's brigade, g back to Staunton. The decrease in Hays' and Gordon's brigades was 679, of which, 163. resulted f flank from some cavalry reported to be on it. Gordon first struck Barlow's division, and drove it bdisorder. Hays and Avery then advanced beyond Gordon's left, and struck another line, retired back rdered one of my staff officers to go and tell Gordon to take his brigade out on the York road and tlanguage, that it could not be the enemy; that Gordon was out there; and if the enemy was advancing rs were some General Smith had sent out, which Gordon was having moved back to post differently. Al me with his brigade when sent for, as soon as Gordon's ammunition was replenished. General Smith h either brigade since we crossed the Potomac. Gordon, in his report, says he went into action with urg. We arrived on the ground where Rodes and Gordon had fought late in the evening, after all the [3 more...]
Banks (search for this): chapter 35
t the unselfishness of his character induced him to trust rather to time for his vindication than to incur the risk of a discussion that might in the slightest degree injure the cause in which he was enlisted. His subsequent career proved how ready and prompt he was to respond to all calls on his endurance or his courage. His military record for the year 1862 is so intimately identified with that of Stonewall Jackson that one cannot exist without the other. The flight and pursuit of Banks down the Valley, Cross Keys Port Republic, Cold Harbor, Slaughters Mountain, and that most wonderful dash to Pope's rear in August, 1862-would all be shorn of half their proportions if Ewell's name was blotted from the record. Jackson never made a demand upon his energy, courage, or skill that was not promptly honored; and he was maimed for life in earnestly seconding his immortal leader in that most brilliant of all his achievements, the bewildering display of grand tactics, between the ar
W. W. White (search for this): chapter 35
s the Potomac, to-wit: Fitz Lee's, Hampton's, and Wmn H. F. Lee's; Jenkins' brigade, not exceeding 1,500 or 1,600, accompanied Ewell, and one battalion of cavalry, White's, was with my division, while Imboden went along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, then to McConnellsburg, and from thence by the way of Chambersburg to Gettysburgar, if there should be any truth in the reports. That was was by no means improbable, as we knew Stuart had had a fight at or near Hanover the day before, and Colonel White, who moved on the York road on the march back, had reported to me that a force of the enemy's infantry and cavalry had been on that road. Ewell, Rodes, and myy force in fighting trim cannot overtake a flying one; and it is well known that we had no cavalry up at that time, except a small regiment of Jenkins' cavalry and White's battallion which had been with me, and which I had to use in guarding the prisoners and the trains. What we wanted was not the possession of Cemetery or Culp's
Wharton (search for this): chapter 35
om this latter number, it would appear that we had about 60,000 infantry in the campaign, whereas the returns of May 31st show only 54,356. Colonel Taylor omits to take into consideration the very large regiment of infantry, commanded by Colonel Wharton, the Fifty-first Virginia, which arrived at Winchester from Southwestern Virginia while we were in Pennsylvania, the convalescent wounded from the battle-fields of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg (Second), that had, by the 20th of July rter the battle, and many more reached us in the valley by the 20th of July,. having been assembled there while we were in Pennsylvania, My three regiments that had been left behind were then counted in the returns, as I suppose was the case with Wharton's regiment. By these means the ranks of the army had been increased probably to the extent of some 8,000 or 10,000 men; moreover, many of those reported wounded were very slightly wounded, as it was the custom to report as such all who were hur
Leigh Robinson (search for this): chapter 35
Meade's force at the same battle the 10,000 or 11,000 men under French, at Frederick and Harper's Ferry, and the very considerable force under Couch, at Harrisburg, all of which were placed under Meade's orders, and were actually employed for the purpose of watching Well's advance to the Susquehanna and harrassing his rear on the march to Gettysburg from Carlisle, as was the case with Couch's force, and protecting Meade's communications to the rear, as was the case with French's command. Robinson's and Jones' brigades certainly numbered over 2,000 men, and very probably over 3,000. Take them from Colonel Taylor's estimate of 62,000, and there would be left less than 60,000 as our real strength at Gettysburg. Imboden's small brigade might also be excluded from the estimate of our force at the battle, as he had been employed in destroying the bridges on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and round by the way of McConnellsburg, west of Charnbersburg, and by the latter place, reaching t
William Allan (search for this): chapter 35
other name, and possibly another result — who knows? Colonel Allan says: The Confederates would probably have been e was, therefore, remiss in the discharge of his duty. Colonel Allan's language would make this implication equally applicabfternoon should rest exclusively on Ewell's shoulders. Colonel Allan's criticism, therefore, to that extent, is more impartied my memory. I will now notice some statements by Colonels Allan and Taylor in regard to the fighting on the 2d, The fobeaten back before Rodes was ready to support him. Colonel Allan should have been a little more circumspect in his statept that he calls it a simultaneous demonstration. Now, Colonel Allan ought to know that neither Rodes, Johnson, nor myself, attack too long, as would seem to be the inference from Colonel Allan's remark. My understanding at the time was that, aftersions were not made to act in concert applicable to us. Colonel Allan should have recollected that he was writing for the use
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