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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 5 (search)
for his corps commanders to assemble at Headquarters for consultation and explanation of his intentions. At 3 P. M. he sent General Halleck the following despatch, fully describing the situation at that hour: Headquarters near Gettsyburg, July 2, 1863, 3 P. M. Maj. Genl. Halleck, General-in-Chief: I have concentrated my army at this place to-day. The Sixth Corps is just coming in, very much worn out, having been marching since 9 P. M. last night. The army is fatigued. I have to-day that the enemy would again attack. In consequence of this, and while the conference was still progressing, he sent the following despatch to General Halleck, which clearly shows what he had resolved to do: Headquarters army of the Potomac, July 2, 1863, 11 P. M. General Halleck: The enemy attacked me about 4 P. M. this day, and after one of the severest contests of the war, was repulsed at all points. We have suffered considerably in killed and wounded; among the former are Brigadier Ge
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 30 (search)
documentary evidence that I propose to lay before this committee. The first is a despatch to Major-General Slocum, commanding the 12th corps, as follows: July 2, 1863—9.30 A. M. General: The Commanding general desires that you will at once examine the ground in your front, and give him your opinion as to the practicabiliis a despatch at 10 A. M. addressed to General Slocum, written by General Butterfield himself, directing him to make an attack: Headquarters army of Potomac, July 2, 1863, (supposed about 10 A. M.） Major General Slocum: The commanding general desires you to make your arrangements for an attack from your front on the enemy, tility of making the attack. General Warren went, and then returned and reported to me. I also received the following note from General Slocum: Headquarters, July 2, 1863—10.30 A. M. Major General Meade, Commanding Army of Potomac. General: Your note of 9.30 A. M. is received. I have already made a better examination of the<
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 31 (search)
d Gen. Meade will assume that Pleasonton's movement is a myth. The statement is sworn to before the Committee on the Conduct of the War, but as it is in a different volume from the mass of the testimony it has probably escaped Mr. Swinton's notice. The following letter from Gen. Pleasonton reiterates the statement: Willard's hotel, Washington City, Feb. 8, 1883. General: Your note of the 6th inst. is received. In answer to your question I have to state that Gen. Meade, on the 2nd of July, 1863, at Gettysburg, about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, gave me the order to get what cavalry and artillery I could, as soon as possible, and take up a position in rear to cover the retreat of the army from Gettysburg. I was thus occupied until 10 o'clock at night, when I was recalled by an order from Gen. Meade. This absence accounted for my not being at the council of war held at Meade's Headquarters early in the evening. * * * * * * * * Yours very truly, A. Pleasonton. To Gen. A.
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Appendix Y (search)
to retreat from the field of Gettysburg throughout nearly the whole of the 2d of July, 1863. It has been attempted to prove this in various ways, in face of General the following despatch to General Halleck:— Headquarters near Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, 3 P. M. Major-General Halleck, General-in-Chief: I have concentrated myeneral Alfred Pleasonton, in which he says that— General Meade, on the 2d of July, 1863, at Gettysburg, about five o'clock in the afternoon, gave me the order to count there of the second day's battle at Gettysburg. He says: On the 2d of July, 1863, that portion of the army that was on the field was placed in a defensive are taken from the original minutes of the Council at Gettysburg, of the 2d of July, 1863, and are among the papers of General Meade. Questions asked 1. Undef the corps commanders had been reached. Headquarters army of the Potomac, July 2, 1863, 11 P. M. General Halleck: The enemy attacked me about 4 P. M. this day,