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John W. Geary (search for this): chapter 4.57
care been taken to observe them. They were, that Sickles should take up the position from which Geary's division was to withdraw, in order to rejoin its own corps, the Twelfth, on the extreme right.position on the left of the First Corps and extend its own left to the hill. These instructions Geary had intelligently carried out, some of his regiments passing the night on Little Round Top. The ickles's corps In his letter to Colonel Benedict, March 16th, 1870, General Meade states that Geary informed him that, after waiting for some time to be relieved, he sent to General Sickles a stafeneral Sickles would attend to it in due time. No officer or troops came.--F. A. W. had allowed Geary, in pursuance of his own orders, to withdraw from his position of the night without being actualrson, to extend his command from the left of the Second Corps over the ground previously held by Geary. Those instructions should have sufficed; and yet the presence of General Meade for but a few m
H. B. McClellan (search for this): chapter 4.57
e to develop the position or movements of the enemy. Stuart had with him the main strength and the flower of the Confederate cavalry, led by their most distinguished commanders. His force comprised 4 brigades with 20 regiments and battalions and 4 batteries. His avowed object was to strike the rear of the Federal army in cooperation with Pickett's grand attack upon its center. For this movement he succeeded in attaining a most commanding position, and, according to the surmise of Major H. B. McClellan, Stuart's adjutant-general, gave to Lee the preconcerted signal for the attack. The field of this cavalry fight was south of the Rummel buildings. To this field Stuart advanced his whole force, engaged in an obstinate and desperate struggle with the Federal cavalry, was driven back out of the field and forced to retire to his original position. At the opening of the engagement Gregg's outposts were on the southern side of the battle-field; at its close they were advanced to its no
D. G. McIntosh (search for this): chapter 4.57
g with his chief. On the evening of the 28th McIntosh's brigade was sent eastward on the Baltimore ck to Manchester, Maryland, and to march with McIntosh's and Irvin Gregg's brigades west-ward to Getrrystown. On reaching Geiselman's Woods, Colonel McIntosh, who had been suffering from exhaustion, stretched his line to the Hanover road, while McIntosh moved to and halted at the crossing of the Looccupied the ground to the right and front of McIntosh. After some delay McIntosh moved forward to McIntosh moved forward to relieve Custer, who had been ordered to report to his division commander (Kilpatrick) in the vicinitr the base of Cress's Ridge. About 2 o'clock McIntosh, who well understood Stuart's tactics, and ha to find this regiment where he had expected, McIntosh gathered up what loose men he could, joined tmoralized the Confederate column. Custer and McIntosh, whose tenacity had kept the head of the colufter the repulse of the enemy's grand charge, McIntosh took the 1st New Jersey and part of the 3d Pe[4 more...]
S. C. Wagner (search for this): chapter 4.57
the falling of timber, betokened the crisis. So sudden and violent was the collision that many of the horses were turned end over end and crushed their riders beneath them. The clashing of sabers, the firing of pistols, the demands for surrender and cries of the combatants now filled the air. As the columns were drawing nearer to each other McIntosh sent his adjutant-general, Captain Walter S. Newhall, to the left with orders to Treichel and Rogers to mount and charge, and also sent Captain S. C. Wagner, of his staff, to rally the headquarters staff, buglers, and orderlies, whilst he himself rode to the Lott house for the 1st Maryland. But Gregg, when he first arrived and looked over the field, had moved the 1st Maryland over to the Low Dutch road, just north of the Hanover road, in order to strengthen his right, and so failing to find this regiment where he had expected, McIntosh gathered up what loose men he could, joined them to his headquarters party and charged. My squadron wa
Ulysses S. Grant (search for this): chapter 4.57
osition. It is difficult for us, now, to appreciate what this decision meant, on the part of Meade. Himself but three days at the head of the army, he was sending an officer, who had but three weeks before left his division, to assume commandc of three corps, over two officers who were his seniors. When one remembers how strong is the respect for rank among the higher officers, and how greatly the oldest commander is subject to the public sentiment of his army,--when one recalls that even Grant recognized Burnside's claim to command at the Mine,--this act of General Meade becomes one of the boldest in the history of our war. That it was also one of the most judicious, is abundantly established. No other man except, perhaps, Sheridan, arriving on that field of disaster, could have done what Hancock did in checking the rout, in establishing order, in restoring confidence, and in making the dispositions which caused Lee to postpone his contemplated assault on Cemetery Hill. The fu
Judson Kilpatrick (search for this): chapter 4.57
hich place and Frederick we halted on Sunday morning, the 28th. A reorganization of the cavalry there took place. General Kilpatrick, who had commanded the Second Brigade of Gregg's division, was promoted to the command of Stahel's division, which nsylvania Cavalry, was transferred from Buford's division to the Second Brigade of the Second Division, Huey succeeding Kilpatrick in command of the brigade. [For organization, see p. 437.] Before leaving Frederick the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry wa we found the streets barricaded with boxes, old carriages and wagons, hay, ladders, barbers' poles, etc., the marks of Kilpatrick's encounter with Stuart on the previous day, for the Third Division, while we were making the detour on the right flank. After some delay McIntosh moved forward to relieve Custer, who had been ordered to report to his division commander (Kilpatrick) in the vicinity of Round Top. The 3d Pennsylvania and 1st Maryland were drawn up in column of squadrons in a clover-fi
T. T. Tate (search for this): chapter 4.57
by the time we reached Gettysburg the 3d Pennsylvania did not number three hundred officers and men all told.--W. E. M. Leaving Hanover at 3 o'clock on the morning of July 2d we had proceeded along the Littlestown road for two miles when Dr. T. T. Tate, one of the assistant surgeons of the 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry, who was a citizen of Gettysburg and familiar with the country, advised General Gregg that the shortest route to Gettysburg was by way of the Bonaughtown or Hanover road. The doctor piloted the column across the fields and we reached the Bonaughtown road at McSherrystown. On reaching Geiselman's Woods, Colonel McIntosh, who had been suffering from exhaustion, became very sick. The column was halted, and Dr. Tate took him to Mr. Geiselman's house, where with careful medical attention he was in a short time restored and again Map 19: cavalry battle July 3d, 2:30 P. M. Map 20: cavalry battle July 3d, 3:30 P. M. made his appearance at the head of his command. Resuming
Round Top (search for this): chapter 4.57
resumed our position on the right, but with a more extended line. Irvin Gregg connected with the right of the infantry line near Wolf's Hill and stretched his line to the Hanover road, while McIntosh moved to and halted at the crossing of the Low Dutch and Hanover roads. Custer's brigade occupied the ground to the right and front of McIntosh. After some delay McIntosh moved forward to relieve Custer, who had been ordered to report to his division commander (Kilpatrick) in the vicinity of Round Top. The 3d Pennsylvania and 1st Maryland were drawn up in column of squadrons in a clover-field in front of and across the road from Lott's house, while the 1st New Jersey was sent to relieve Custer's men on outpost. General J. E. B. Stuart, who was in command of the Confederate cavalry, now occupied what is known as Cress's Ridge, about three-fourths of a mile north of Lott's house. On the south-eastern slope of the ridge there were cultivated fields, while its summit was covered with he
Hess (search for this): chapter 4.57
the 3d Pennsylvania, being in the advance, was ordered into Cress's Woods, on the right of the road. The squadron of Captain Hess and my own were directed to dismount and advance across Cress's Run to the top of Brinkerhoff's Ridge — Hess on the left, with his left resting on the road and deployed to the right, and Miller [the writer] deployed to the right of Hess. On the left side of the road, connecting with Hess, two battalions of the 1st New Jersey, under Major Janeway and Captain Boyd, aHess, two battalions of the 1st New Jersey, under Major Janeway and Captain Boyd, and Duvall's Maryland troop were deployed — the whole supported by the Third Battalion of the 1st New Jersey, under Major Beaumont. After crossing Cress's Run and gaining the elevated ground beyond, it was discovered that a stone fence ran along the -house) and placed to the left of the 1st New Jersey, while Duvall's troop was extended to their left. Captains Walsh and Hess were ordered out the Low Dutch road beyond Lott's woods, with instructions to hold the position and protect the right. My
D. McM. Gregg (search for this): chapter 4.57
cavalry. Monument on the field of the cavalry fight between the forces of Gregg and Stuart. From a photograph. The 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry, after partici, except McCandless's brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserves. Well do the men of Gregg's cavalry command remember the evening of the 27th of June, 1863, while they we there took place. General Kilpatrick, who had commanded the Second Brigade of Gregg's division, was promoted to the command of Stahel's division, which was then admoving northward. Information was sent to headquarters, and by 4 o'clock P. M. Gregg's division was concentrated at Mount Airy, north of Ridgeville, where it was sulves with pins. When within about five miles of Westminster it Brevet Major-General D. McM. Gregg. From a photograph. was discovered that the left of the line warate to some extent the uncertainties of the campaign. After a short delay General Gregg received an order to proceed south toward Baltimore. Scarcely was the divi
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