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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 4 (search)
o meet the enemy, for I feel I am in the position I am entitled to. I should have been delighted to have gone to Harrisburg in Reynolds's place, as I have no doubt he will get a large command there. The enemy have retired in the direction of Hagerstown. Where they have gone, or what their plans are, is as yet involved in obscurity, and I think our generals are a little puzzled. Their object in coming here seems to have been the procuring of food and clothing, as they had laid their hands onbut never in so great a ratio as in this volunteer force of ours. I believe all that saves us is the fact that they are no better off on the other side, and it is well known that on the 17th instant the roads to Winchester on the one side, and Hagerstown and Frederick on the other, were filled with men who turned their backs on their respective commands engaged in fighting. It is, from all I can learn, about as bad on one side as the other. To John Sergeant Meade: Son of General Meade. camp
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 5 (search)
men, had crossed the Potomac, passed through Hagerstown, and was marching up the Cumberland Valley. which I am satisfied has all passed through Hagerstown towards Chambersburg. My endeavors will be of June, pursuing the direct route by way of Hagerstown and Greencastle to Chambersburg, where it wahe latter at Shepardstown. Concentrating at Hagerstown, they marched on Chambersburg, where they arircle, he will find that Carlisle, York, and Hagerstown lie only a short distance outside of, and abed when the final advance had been ordered. Hagerstown, on the enemy's side of the mountains, and j way of Middletown and South Mountain toward Hagerstown should be drawn up, but not issued: July 5the principal force is between Fairfield and Hagerstown, but I apprehend they will be likely to let the Cumberland Valley between Fairfield and Hagerstown toward the Potomac. Let us now turn to thngstreet, in the advance, was about to enter Hagerstown followed by Ewell at Waynesboro. See Map [2 more...]
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 6 (search)
ot to anticipate. It will be best for both of us to look upon the future in the most favorable light, and trust to that kind Providence which hitherto has so signally blessed and protected us. August 19, 1863. Lee finds it as hard to recruit his army as I do mine. I do not hear of any reinforcements of any consequence joining him. At the same time it is very difficult to obtain any minute or reliable intelligence of his movements. I saw to-day a note from Baldy Smith, who is at Hagerstown, commanding four hundred men and a secesh hospital. He says he is afraid to make any stir, for fear they should serve him as they have Franklin, who is at Baton Rouge, commanding a division under Banks. This is pretty hard for Franklin, and I feel sorry for him. I had a visit yesterday from a Mrs. Harris, a lady belonging to the Sanitary and Christian Commissions, who has been connected with the army for a long time, and who, every one says, does a great deal of good. She talked a gr
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 9 (search)
stown, through which they drove the enemy to Hagerstown, where a large infantry force was seen. From all I can gather the enemy extends from Hagerstown to Williamsport covering the march of their traand our pickets, four miles in front, toward Hagerstown, are in contact with the enemy's pickets. Mather they retired on being pressed, towards Hagerstown. I am still under the impression that Lee's whole force is between Hagerstown and Williamsport, with an advance at Middleburg, on the road to Goonsboro towards the centre of the line from Hagerstown to Williamsport, my left flank looking to ths, who reported the enemy's army all between Hagerstown and Williamsport; that they have brought up own, Ewell's Corps being to the northeast of Hagerstown, Longstreet's at Funkstown and A. P. Hill's ing on a line perpendicular to the line from Hagerstown to Williamsport, and the Army will this even a position extending from the Boonsboro and Hagerstown road, at a point one mile beyond Beaver Cree[1 more...]
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 17 (search)
e's plans. Ammunition he must have, as he had failed to capture it from the enemy according to precedent. Our progress, he continues, was naturally very slow indeed. And we took eight hours to go so many miles. I will close these extracts with the following graphic sketch of a stampede which occurred on Monday, July 6, about seven P. M., but which demonstrates most unequivocally the utter demoralization of the Confederate army: About seven P. M., the writer states, we rode through Hagerstown, in the streets of which were several dead horses and a few dead men. After proceeding about a mile beyond the town we halted, and General Longstreet sent four cavalrymen up a lane, with directions to report everything they saw. We then dismounted and lay down. About ten minutes later (being nearly dark) we heard a sudden rusha panic—and then a regular stampede ensued, in the midst of which I descried our four cavalry heroes crossing a field as fast as they could gallop. All was now comp
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 30 (search)
ning the enemy beyond the fact that a large force under General Lee, estimated at about 110,000 men, had passed through Hagerstown, and had marched up the Cumberland valley; and through information derived from the public journals I had reason to belould be prepared, but not issued, for the movement of the various corps by way of Middletown and South mountain towards Hagerstown. This was, I think, the 6th of July. The 5th of July, I think, was occupied, after the retreat of the enemy, in buryionsboroa, until about the 12th of July I got into position in front of the enemy, whom I found on a line extending from Hagerstown towards a place called Downiesville, I think. So soon as my troops were in line, or as soon as my army was in hand and Pleasonton wrote he would inform me when he relieved it. To-day I received instructions saying it would picket towards Hagerstown and south. I am satisfied that A. P. Hill's corps is massed just back of Cashtown, about nine miles from this place.