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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 196 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 6. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 68 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 62 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 48 0 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 48 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 30 0 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 26 0 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 24 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 24 0 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 22 0 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Leading Confederates on the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
ere all in position, extending from Hood, in front of the Round Top, to and beyond the peach orchard. At this point General t exposed the troops to the view of the signal station on Round Top. At length the column halted. After waiting some time, ser view of the Federal signal station. Looking up toward Round Top 1 saw that the signal station was in full view, and, as wetched in an elliptical curve, reaching from the front of Round Top around Seminary Ridge, and enveloping Cemetery Heights onng fire of the large bodies of troops that were posted on Round Top. The importance of Round Top as a point d'appui was noRound Top as a point d'appui was not appreciated until alter my attack. General Meade seems to have alluded to it as a point to be occupied if practicable, buten, divined from effect the cause, and threw a force into Round Top that transformed it, as if by magic, into a Gibraltar. Thront of the peach orchard when Hood began to move towards Round Top. General Hood was soon wounded and I removed him from the
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A review of the First two days operations at Gettysburg and a reply to General Longstreet by General Fitz. Lee. (search)
o take possession of the high ground towards Round Top. I made such disposition as I thought wisur left and occupy the higher ground towards Round Top, to prevent any local turning of my left, (fn we found it on the 2d, from Culps' Hill to Round Top. The Confederates, too, would have sufferred. M., and it was then about three miles from Round Top, by the route selected for its march. Afterorps was then ordered to move to the rear of Round Top; it reached there and was massed half a mileate ridge, extending his line to the foot of Round Top. Round Top was occupied as a signal station;Round Top was occupied as a signal station; the Fifth, it will be recollected, was, after 4 P. M., massed in its rear. I ask a careful peru early attack, would have undoubtedly seized Round Top, for even as late as the attack was made, Geays he went by General Meade's directions to Round Top, and from that point I could see the enemy'sfoothold upon that important position, viz., Round Top, the key-point of my whole position, General[4 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Longstreet's Second paper on Gettysburg. (search)
e night of the 1st General Sickles rested with the Third corps upon the ground lying between General Hancock's left and Round Top, General Geary's division of the Twelfth corps occupying part of the same line. General Meade had given General Sickles orders to occupy Round Top if it were practicable; and in reply to his question as to what sort of position it was, General Sickles had answered, There is no position there. At the first signs of activity in our ranks on the 2d General Sickles benly have been the effect of a sunrise attack. Colonel Taylor, in referring to the hour of my battle on the 2d, says: Round Top, the key of their position, which was not occupied in the morning, was now held in force. The answer to this statemente invoked to speed this helter-skelter march toward the knob of grotrnd now suddenly grown into importance. On to the. Round Top! hailed Sykes to his men; On to the Round Top! echoed the glen. On to the Round Top! In my former narrative I sho
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reply to General Longstreet's Second paper. (search)
nk that Hood's gallant men were doomed to slaughter in a desperate struggle for the heights of Round Top, against. troops that had been on the extreme right of the Federal army until 2 o'clock P. Ml Sickles rested with the Third corps upon the ground lying between General Hancock's left and Round Top, General Geary's division of the Twelfth corps occupying part of the same line. General Meade had given General Sickles orders to occupy Round Top if it were practicable; and in reply to his question as to what sort of position it was, General Sickles had answered, There is no position thereckles was. His troops could hardly be said to be in position. He then says that he went to Round Top, by Meade's direction, and from there sent word to Meade that that point would have to be occu sunrise, or at any time in the morning, when Meade apprehended no attack in that quarter, and Round Top was not occupied and he knew nothing of the character of the ground, he would have been able t