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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., Hancock and Howard in the first day's fight. (search)
Hancock and Howard in the first day's fight. I. From General Hancock's official report. General Hancock's report beaGeneral Hancock's official report. General Hancock's report bears no date except 1863, but a supplemental report, by way of correction, dated October 24th, shows that the paper was writtenGeneral Hancock's report bears no date except 1863, but a supplemental report, by way of correction, dated October 24th, shows that the paper was written prior to that time, and during his convalescence from the wound received near the end of the battle. There are passages in rmination on the part of Meade to fight at Pipe Creek. General Hancock says: On the morning of July 1st the command marchen by Wiedrich's battery, in position on the heights. General Hancock came to me about this time and said General Meade had ed at once that that was no time for talking, and that General Hancock should further arrange the troops and place the batterl order was at the same time put into my hands placing General Hancock in command of the left wing. But General Slocum beinged the direct command of the Eleventh Corps, whereupon General Hancock repaired to the headquarters of General Meade. The ev
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 4.42 (search)
ion. In pursuance of his instructions, I had that morning (July 1st) reconnoitered the country behind Pipe Creek for a battle-ground. On my return I found General Hancock at General Meade's tent. He informed me that Reynolds was killed, that a battle was going on at Gettysburg, and that he was under orders to proceed to that pine it and the intermediate country for a suitable field, and if his report was favorable the troops would be ordered forward. Before the receipt that evening of Hancock's written report from Cemetery Hill, which was not very encouraging, General Meade received from others information as to the state of affairs at the front, set h the morning of July 2d, and after daylight established his headquarters in a small farm-house on the Taneytown road, little more than an eighth of a mile east of Hancock's line of battle, which was the Union center. In the afternoon of July 2d, headquarters became the target of a heavy artillery fire which caused a scattering of