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George E. Pickett (search for this): chapter 33
well was on our extreme left. My corps, with Pickett's Division absent, numbered hardly thirteen tnder cover of this fire, and supported by it, Pickett was to charge. Our artillery was in charghorses and full caissons, were to charge with Pickett, at the head of his line, but General Pendletrmine the matter, and shall expect you to let Pickett know when the moment offers. To my note thn saw that there was no help for it, and that Pickett must advance under his orders. He swept pastut Hood's and McLaws' Divisions in support of Pickett's assault. General Lee never ordered any suct of Pickett's attack. To have moved them to Pickett's support, would have disengaged treble their and he said to me (alluding to the charge of Pickett, on the 3d), General, why didn't you stop alleuvre the Federals into attacking us. Eighth, Pickett's Division should not have been ordered to asYou thought it better to await the arrival of Pickett's Division, at that time still in the rear, i[31 more...]
Ross (search for this): chapter 33
when Hood began to move toward Round Top. General Hood was soon wounded, and I removed him from the field to a house near by. I am yours, very truly, J. S. D. Cullen. I submit next an extract from the official report of General R. H. Anderson: Upon approaching Gettysburg, I was directed to occupy the position in line of battle which had first been vacated by Pender's Division, and to place one brigade and battery of artillery a mile or more on the right. Wilcox's Brigade and Captain Ross' battery, of Lane's battalion, were posted in the detached position, while the other brigades occupied the ground from which Pender's Division had first been moved. We continued in position until the morning of the 2d, when I received orders to take up a new line of battle, on the right of Pender's Division, about a mile and a half further forward. In taking the new position, the Tenth Alabama Regiment, Wilcox's Brigade, had a sharp skirmish with the body of the enemy who had occupied
A. B. Longstreet (search for this): chapter 33
General Lee is our commander, he should have the support and influence we can give him. If the blame, if there is any, can be shifted from him to me, I shall help him and our cause by taking it. I desire, therefore, that all the responsibility that can be put upon me shall go there, and shall remain there. The truth will be known in time, and I leave that to show how much of the responsibility of Gettysburg rests on my shoulders. Most affectionately yours, J. Longstreet. To A. B. Longstreet, Ll.D., Columbus, Ga. I sincerely regret that I cannot still rest upon that letter. But I have been so repeatedly and so rancorously assailed by those whose intimacy with the commanding general in that battle gave an apparent importance to their assaults, that I feel impelled by a sense of duty to give to the public a full and comprehensive narration of the campaign from its beginning to its end; especially when I reflect that the publication of the truth cannot now, as it might have
J. B. Walton (search for this): chapter 33
y it, Pickett was to charge. Our artillery was in charge of General E. P. Alexander, a brave and gifted officer. Colonel Walton was my chief of artillery; but Alexander, being at the head of the column, and being first in position, and being, bf the artillery did not produce the desired effect, I would be justified in holding Pickett off. I wrote this note to Colonel Walton at exactly 1.30 P. M.: Let the batteries open. Order great precision in firing. If the batteries at the peach orchaection, the order that I issued to the heads of departments in my corps on the 1st. I present the order as issued to Colonel Walton, of the artillery, similar orders having been issued to the division commanders: [Order.] headquarters First Army to-morrow's battle. Let us know where you will stop to-night. Respectfully, G. M. Sorrell, A. A. General. To Colonel J. B. Walton, Chief of Artillery. I offer, also, a report made by General Hood touching this march. He says: While lyi
C. M. Wilcox (search for this): chapter 33
t was to be a fearful one; but being assured that my flank would be protected by the brigades of Wilcox, Perry, Wright, Posey, and Mahone, moving en echelon, and that Ewell was to co-operate by a direee, alluding to the action of these two brigades, says: But having become separated from McLaws, Wilcox's and Wright's Brigades advanced with great gallantry, breaking successive lines of the enemy's infantry, and compelling him to abandon much of his artillery. Wilcox reached the foot and Wright gained the crest of the ridge itself, driving the enemy down the opposite side; but having become sepnder's Division, and to place one brigade and battery of artillery a mile or more on the right. Wilcox's Brigade and Captain Ross' battery, of Lane's battalion, were posted in the detached position, out a mile and a half further forward. In taking the new position, the Tenth Alabama Regiment, Wilcox's Brigade, had a sharp skirmish with the body of the enemy who had occupied a wooded hill on the
Joseph E. Johnston (search for this): chapter 33
ion a plan for concentrating a succoring army at Jackson, Mississippi, under the command of General Johnston, with a view of driving Grant from before Vicksburg by a direct issue-at-arms. He suggesteus arrival of these reinforcements would give us a grand army at Tullahoma. With this Army General Johnston might speedily crush Rosecrans, and that he should then turn his force toward the north, ansly upon the forward movement, so as to avoid being seen by the enemy. General Lee ordered Colonel Johnston, of his engineer corps, to lead and conduct the head of the column. My troops, therefore, e the occasion of the delay. It was reported that the column was awaiting the movements of Colonel Johnston, who was trying to lead it by some route by which it could pursue its march without falling, as the head of the column, he had direct orders from General Lee to follow the conduct of Colonel Johnston. Therefore, I sent orders to Hood, who was in the rear and not encumbered by these instruc
James Gibbon (search for this): chapter 33
ck in the leg and fell. The Second Corps came to the aid of his decimated column. The battle then grew fearful. Standing firmly up against the storm, our troops, though still outnumbered, gave back shot for shot, volley for volley, almost death for death. Still the enemy was not restrained. Down he came upon our left with a momentum that nothing could check. The rifled guns that lay before our infantry on a knoll were in danger of capture. General Hancock was wounded in the thigh, General Gibbon in the shoulder The Fifth Corps, as the First and Second wavered anew, went into the breach with such shouts and such volleys as made the rebel column tremble at last. Up from the valley behind, another battery came rolling to the heights, and flung its contents in an instant down in the midst of the enemy's ranks. Crash! crash! with discharges deafening, terrible, the musketry firing went on. The enemy, re-forming after each discharge with wondrous celerity and firmness, still pressed
Rosecrans (search for this): chapter 33
cated with a fine army, confronting an army of about equal strength under General Rosecrans, and that at the same time the two divisions of my corps be hurried forwarand army at Tullahoma. With this Army General Johnston might speedily crush Rosecrans, and that he should then turn his force toward the north, and with his splendhese points-adhering, however, to my opinion that a combined movement against Rosecrans, in Tennessee, and a march toward Cincinnati would have given better results fairs in the West, and the progress that was being made by the army under General Rosecrans in cutting a new line through the State of Georgia, and suggesting torce our army then in Georgia. The result of this movement was the defeat of Rosecrans, at Chickamauga, when the last hope of the Confederacy expired with the failuof this army, and such as may be drawn from others, in Tennessee, and destroy Rosecrans' army. I feel assured that this is practicable, and that greater advantag
Fitzhugh Lee (search for this): chapter 33
not receive their share of consideration by General Lee. The few things that he might have overloove a change in the direction of our march. General Lee had already issued orders that we were to athe 1st. Speaking of the battle on the 2d, General Lee says, in his official report: It had not bead of the column, he had direct orders from General Lee to follow the conduct of Colonel Johnston. on here that it has been absurdly said that General Lee ordered me to put Hood's and McLaws' Divisioceed to disprove. I have said that I left General Lee late in the night of the 1st, and that he hm the town. You had been at the front with General Lee, and were returning to your camp, a mile orengaged in company with Generals A. P. Hill and Lee in observing the position of the Federals. Genor September, 1877.) General Early broke up General Lee's line of battle on the 2d of July by detacrn to my end of the line. At about sunrise General Lee came to me and informed me that General Pic[100 more...]
Robert E. Lee (search for this): chapter 33
ed without delay. I hope you will be able to arrange it so that the cars will not be detained. With this supply of corn, if it can be maintained, the condition of our animals should improve. Very respectfully and truly yours, [Signed] R. E. Lee, General. [Copy.] headquarters, September 2d, 1863. General-Your letter of the 31st is received. I have expressed to Generals Ewell and Hill your wishes, and am doing all that can be done to be well prepared with my own command. Our gre army. I feel assured that this is practicable, and that greater advantages will be gained than by any operations from here. I remain, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant, [Signed] James Longstreet, Lieut. General. General R. E. Lee, Commanding, etc. It will be noticed by those who have watched the desultory controversy maintained upon this subject, that after I had proved the fallacy of General Pendleton's and General Early's idea of a sunrise attack, they fall ba
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