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Henry Wilson (search for this): chapter 2.26
osed. But it happened that 7 A. M. was too late. In a letter of July 14th, dated at Funkstown, Md., where we had abutted against Lee's intrenched position till he effected a crossing by the deep ford and by a hastily constructed rickety bridge of boats, I wrote just after the works were emptied of his troops: The enemy has got away from us again and gone back to the Potomac, having left a strongly fortified position. We do not know yet whether the Confederates have all crossed. ... Senator Wilson and Vice-President Hamlin visited us while here. I remember meeting them in the belfry of a large church on July 13th, in Funkstown, from which we could see what appeared to be Lee's extreme left flank. The letter further says: Captain Harry M. Stinsongood, true, and faithful and brave as ever — has just reported that he had been in the enemy's evacuated works. We hastened on that morning, after we found Lee's lines empty, to Williamsport. En route I reproached an elderly, gray-h
Seth Williams (search for this): chapter 2.26
ust before sunset, a Confederate regiment crossed our line through an open space. Colonel Willard was killed there and his men were falling fast. Hancock himself led the First Minnesota to the exposed point, and they drove back the intruders. Williams's division from Slocum had now come to reenforce the Minnesota men. During this second day my own command played but a small part in the engagement, except the artillery of the Eleventh Corps, which was incessantly at work from the commencememore observable in his active manhood. Deliberative, cautious, and yet fearless; persistent, and, if unfairly pressed, obstinate to the last degree; it was a good thing that a division fell to him at Gettysburg. It was a wise order given by Williams, the corps commander, to send Ruger back to hold the extreme right of Slocum's line, it being the right of our main line, after his troops could be of no further use in rear of Hancock's Second Corps. It must have been after nine o'clock in t
O. B. Willcox (search for this): chapter 2.26
point of attack would vary from 1,000 to 2,000 yards. Pickett's division of three brigades was to make the main attack. It was formed with Kemper on the right, Garnett on the left, and Armistead in rear. Pickett's main force had in support Willcox's brigade on its right and Pettigrew's six brigades on its left. On our side, Hunt had arranged the artillery into four divisions: 1. On Cemetery Heights, under Osborn, having a large sweep of the front and right of my positions, 50 cannonust come to such an unequal contest. As a sample, one brigade went into action with 1,427 officers and men, and came off with only 300. General Garnett, always cool and self-possessed, was shot from his horse, just in front of the fatal wall. Willcox and Perry, with their supporting brigades, blinded doubtless by the storm of shot and shell, had veered toward the right and Pickett had borne toward the left; thus the right support was lost to the main charge. The support of Pettigrew and oth
Willard (search for this): chapter 2.26
Ewell's corps. Sickles, like Hood, was at last badly wounded and carried from the field. Then Birney took his place. The battle was almost over when, just before sunset, a Confederate regiment crossed our line through an open space. Colonel Willard was killed there and his men were falling fast. Hancock himself led the First Minnesota to the exposed point, and they drove back the intruders. Williams's division from Slocum had now come to reenforce the Minnesota men. During this sefire; and 4. The reserve, which Hunt kept ready under shelter, for quick replacement of any which might become disabled. The infantry had changed place but little. The brigades now most exposed to direct assault were those of Smyth and Willard (Hays's division), and Webb, Hall, and Harrow (Gibbon's division). At last two signal guns were fired. Then, after just interval enough to mark well the signal, the cannonading began in good earnest. At first the hostile fire was unusually
Wiederich (search for this): chapter 2.26
on Gilsa's brigade and other points of my curved front, and almost before I could tell where the assault was made, our men and the Confederates came tumbling back together. Quickly they were among the intrenched batteries of Major Osborn, whose fire was intended strongly to support that bastioned front of the cemetery. Schurz and I were standing near, side by side. At my request he faced Colonel Krzyzanowski's brigade about, now not over 800 men, and double-quicked them to the relief of Wiederich's battery. When they arrived the battery men had not left their guns. Ames's men were assisting them with their rifles, they were wielding hand spikes, abandoned muskets, sponge staffs, or anything they could seize, to keep the enemy from dragging off their guns. The batteries were quickly cleared and promptly used, but the broken lines were not yet restored. Hancock, quick to understand — not more than a quarter of a mile away-hearing a heavy engagement on my front, and judging the fi
Charley Weiss (search for this): chapter 2.26
dooryard plowed with them, officers and men wounded, and the many patient horses killed, and, what seemed worse, others dreadfully wounded. My horses and those of my staff were nearer the cemetery behind a projecting cliff. The German boy, Charley Weiss, then Colonel Balloch's orderly, was holding a number of them; a fragment of an iron missile struck him, clipping off his left arm. Mrs. Sampson, caring for him, said: Poor boy, I'm sorry for you l Weiss sprang up in bed and, lifting his remaWeiss sprang up in bed and, lifting his remaining arm, said with vigor: I'm not a poor boy. General Howard has lost his right arm and I my left. That's all there is about it! So every part of that field was visited. Men were killed while straightening their teams; while carrying orders; on horseback; on foot, while talking, eating, or lying down. The lowest ground in our rear was quickly cleared of noncombatants, camp followers, and overcurious civilians. No orders were needed after the first bombshell exploded there. The air was
A. S. Webb (search for this): chapter 2.26
his energetic help the entire broken front was completely reestablished. General A. S. Webb, a generous and cooperative commander, also sent two of his regiments to exposed to direct assault were those of Smyth and Willard (Hays's division), and Webb, Hall, and Harrow (Gibbon's division). At last two signal guns were fired. Tup only to suffer losses with no substantial result. The heaviest blow struck Webb's brigade. Armistead reached the wall with about 100 men, but fell inside mortand that wall Garnett and Pettigrew had already fallen. The most of that part of Webb's brigade posted here abandoned their position, but fortunately were not put to rout altogether. Webb, with a rifle in his hand broken by a shot and a bleeding head, rallied them to reenforce the rest of his brigade. Plenty of help soon came. ach family had its own sorrows and woundings after Gettysburg. Hancock, Gibbon, Webb, Butterfield (Meade's chief of staff), and so many others were wounded that comm
Wadsworth (search for this): chapter 2.26
and the other was obliged at last to discontinue the useless onslaught, but not until between nine and ten at night. Wadsworth had so extended his lines as to strengthen Greene's, giving him perhaps one regiment of his own for reserve. As soon as the attack commenced, Greene sent to Wadsworth for assistance, to which he readily responded. Afterwards, Greene came and thanked me for the good service done in his night fight by the Eighty-second Illinois, Forty-fifth New York, and Sixty-firstnt, I think, nine corps commanders; six were of the opinion that we had better not assault Lee there. The other three, Wadsworth, Pleasonton, and I, pleaded for an immediate attack. Wadsworth had the First Corps temporarily and Pleasonton the cavaWadsworth had the First Corps temporarily and Pleasonton the cavalry corps. A reconnoissance ordered by me on the 13th was made by one of Schimmelfennig's regiments, and Kilpatrick's cavalry, which Pleasonton had sent to Lee's left flank; as soon as the cavalry skirmishers had approached the enemy's line, he o
Little Round Top (search for this): chapter 2.26
ply that it gained time for General Meade and secured Little Round Top against capture. I, myself, from the cemetery coulck, for their objective was the rough and precipitous Little Round Top. It took Longstreet over two hours to dislodge and drthe vigilant Warren, Meade's chief engineer, and held Little Round Top to the end. The grand old Sixth Corps, having made ithe same time that Longstreet opened his fire opposite Little Round Top. First, neither he nor his generals could distinguf his infantry. He chose for his point of attack not Little Round Top, but the umbrella trees, a landmark near Zeigler's Gre showered upon the space between Zeigler's Grove and Little Round Top about the center of our line. But as soon as Osborry, and McGilvery had opened up his forty pieces from Little Round Top, the Confederate artillerists undertook to give blow ing of July 3d was a sweep over the field in front of Little Round Top by McCandless's brigade and some few other troops. T
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 2.26
Vice-President Hamlin visited us while here. I remember meeting them in the belfry of a large church on July 13th, in Funkstown, from which we could see what appeared to be Lee's extreme left flank. The letter further says: Captain Harry M. Stinsongood, true, and faithful and brave as ever — has just reported that he had been in the enemy's evacuated works. We hastened on that morning, after we found Lee's lines empty, to Williamsport. En route I reproached an elderly, gray-haired Pennsylvania volunteer, belonging to a regiment of a very high number, for leaving his regiment and straggling. He said that he didn't think that officers who could let Lee escape that way should say much. In heart I then rather sympathized with his growl. He further remarked that we who rode on horses had a good deal to say. I asked him if he wanted to ride. He said that he would not object to that. I dismounted from my horse, which, by the aid of an orderly, the complaining soldier mounted, not
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