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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reply to General Longstreet's Second paper. (search)
at to show how much of the responsibility of Gettysburg shall rest on my shoulders. The spirit oary, 1864: Had I taken your advice at Gettysburg instead of pursuing the course I did, how dince. In the last paper on The mistakes of Gettysburg, published in the Philadelphia Times of the Meade's headquarters had been established at Gettysburg, and I was directed by him to relieve a diviceived, that it was intended to retreat from Gettysburg. I asked General Meade to go over the grouns to the propriety of the attack on Meade at Gettysburg, and hence it is given with a damnable iterat to attack us in position on the heights of Gettysburg, if we had gained that position on the 1st, son and Jones, which reached the vicinity of Gettysburg on the 3d, too late to participate in the bach really presented itself to General Lee at Gettysburg was, whether he should attack the enemy in t war record, or submit his own operations at Gettysburg to a crucial test. But when his overweening[2 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Steuart's brigade at the battle of Gettysburg.--a narrative by Rev. Randolph H. McKim, D. D., late First Lieutenant and Aide-de-camp, Confederate army. (search)
ce to the memory of the heroic men of that command who gave up their lives at Gettysburg demands a more extended notice than has yet appeared of the part borne by the to the; front, but the battle was over. Distance from our camp on Monday to Gettysburg, 35 miles. This was marched by the brigade on Tuesday and Wednesday. It may inctly traced by the ranks of dead Federal soldiers, they entered the town of Gettysburg a little before dusk. (The time of our entering the town I fix by the fact tt as often as they approached they were stricken down and disappeared.-Bates' Gettysburg, page 139. This is one of his many misstatements. I say of my own knowledgeund favored, extending some distance at right angles to his main line.-Bates' Gettysburg, page 139. Moreover, there was a double line of entrenchments, one above the the bloody results of our fire. It was indeed dreadful to witness. --Bates' Gettysburg, page 145. These fearful losses sufficiently indicate the character of th
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial paragraphs. (search)
to loved ones far away to assure them that Richmond still cherishes in her heart of hearts the boys who wore the gray and freely gave their lives in her defence. It was a sacred privilege to stand among the graves of these unknown heroes of the rank and file, or to linger around the resting-place of Jeb Stuart, whose stainless sword is sheathed forever; A. P. Hill, who gladly laid down his noble life at the call of duty; the gallant Pickett, who appropriately bivouacks among his boys on Gettysburg hill; Willie Pegram, the boy artillerist, whose record lives in the hearts of the whole army, and whose last words were: I have done my duty, and now I turn to my Savior ; John H. Pegram, whose brave young life was sacrificed at the post of duty he always coveted; General Ed. Johnson, who so loved to go in with the boys, musket in hand; General Henry A. Wise, the fearless tribune of the people, who claimed no exemption from hardship and danger on account of his age or long service; Colonel
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