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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 15 (search)
roops with which to pursue and destroy Lee's flying and demoralized army, but refused to use them and suffered the enemy to escape. It is upon the question of the issuance of the second order to retreat that Gen. Butterfield has been summoned. In the committee room it is understood that the origin of the effort made by Gen. Meade to break up the Third Corps to the waste of its esprit, and the discontent of every man and officer in it, and dissatisfaction with the service, was the refusal of the corps to subscribe to the McClellan testimonial. It is stated that testimony can be added to convict Gen. Meade of expressing the opinion that we cannot subdue the Rebels. Gens. Birney and Pleasonton, examined before the War Committee to-day, told the remarkable story of the war councils called during and after the battle of Gettysburg, and exhibited the strength and efficiency of the army the morning after the last day's fight. The testimony of both these Generals was very damaging.
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 30 (search)
in advance of the enemy, and there give him battle. Before those orders were issued, however, the rear-guard of my army returned under the command of Major General Pleasonton commanding the cavalry, and General Sykes commanding the infantry. From the representations of those officers as to the manner in which they had been fo. Pease, A. A. G. C Gettysburg, June 30, 1863—10.30 P. M. The reserve brigade, under General Merritt, is at Mechanicstown, with my trains. General 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. the Potomac, March 9, 1864. Official copy: Chas. E. Pease, A. A. G. I Headquarters First cavalry division, July 1, 1863—20 minutes past 3. General Pleasonton: I am satisfied that Longstreet and Hill have made a junction. A tremendous battle has been raging since 9 1/2 A. M., with varying success. At the present
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), chapter 31 (search)
de, 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. Doubleday. By way of rebuttal, Mr. Swinton parades the following declaration of Gen. Meade. A very slight examination will show that it refers to a different period of the battle: to the morning of the 2nd, and not to the evening. Gen. Meade says: I utterly deny, under the full solemnity and sanctity of my oath, and in the firm conviction that the day will come when the secrets of all men shall be made known — I utterly deny having intended or thought for one instant
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Appendix Y (search)
oubleday's, or the statement embodied in General Pleasonton's letter quoted by him. There are no ordCommittee. There is no officer, besides General Pleasonton, who received at that time, as he allegehigh command in the Army of the Potomac, General Pleasonton should have been the only one to whom Gect from page 10 of this letter, which is General Pleasonton's account there of the second day's battaratory to retreat was actually taken by General Pleasonton on the afternoon of July 2, it also clea therefore under the immediate orders of General Pleasonton. In that officer's official report of t address was simply that officer's, that General Pleasonton was in nowise responsible for undue exciasmuch as he had received his order from General Pleasonton, it is reasonable to conclude that the ef July, as derived from the testimony of General Pleasonton, showed a desire and intention in any ev— On the evening of the 2d, after sending Pleasonton off, General Meade called a council of war a[17 more...]
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade), Index. (search)
, II, 52, 53. Perry, Com., I, 159. Perry, M. C., I, 192. Peters, Richard, I, 3. Petersburg, mine explosion, July 30, 1864, II, 217, 218, 266, 267, 345-349. Petersburg, siege of, 1864-1865, II, 204-269. Pettigrew, J. J., II, 25, 47, 49, 52, 69, 134. Peyton, Bailie, I, 90, 96, 139, 140. Phillips, Charles A., II, 80. Pickett, George E., I, 196, 288, 289, 294; II, 25, 26, 60, 69, 100, 105, 108, 109, 328. Pillow, Gideon J., I, 319. Pineo, Surgeon, I, 350. Pleasonton, Alfred, I, 196, 383, 384, 386, 389; II, 8, 53, 71, 125, 148, 176, 182, 185, 321, 340, 369, 383, 389, 396, 397, 404-406, 409, 413, 422. Poe, Orlando M., I, 212, 271, 324. Polk, James K., I, 61, 65, 102, 103, 109, 111, 114, 115, 123, 124, 181. Pope, John, I, 111,147, 166, 196, 258, 303-308, 321, 323, 335, 354; II, 136, 149, 234, 291, 322, 365. Porter, Admiral. II, 234, 241. Porter, Com., I, 67, 73, 301. Porter, Andrew, I, 355. Porter, Fitz-John, I, 276, 281, 282, 284, 297,