Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-22
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HnanGaTH, who were severely wounded z battle
! II occupies two columns. IN small type, ia IA.
{ EsW York Tines We hRvs not room 10 publish
il IN fu; Il 10 enough 10 give that portion Of II
that Immediately Esisiss 70 ths actien At Gsttys
barR, which is really the grsat ard oaiy point q
interest in tho report Gen. Meade opens by de-
iailing the gituati0n OF affairs whsn he SEa
g ven command of 8 amy sketches iis msTe
Eents, step by step, and day 5Y day, Uahl g8f'
ting to tho battle of Gettysburg, which Is ted
by hin:
I determined to give bsills af this peint, and
esrly in the evening ei the ls. issued orders d
Oh C1TEs 90 concentrate at Gettysburg, directing
sll iTai1s .s be sent 60 The resr st Westminster
AT u P n ef ths lss, brolls up ny headquart-
sYs, which, ill ihen, had been ct TsBeytsWR,
and proceeded to the field, arriving there 1t / A.
M- Of tho Cd. So soon As il was light / pE9-
ccsded 20 inspect the position occupies, and-to
make erraDgameufs for posting several corps Is
they sa0ald reach lho ground. B. a. n the
81 and 9TH corps, with the rest Of the 81, had
reached TIE ground and were posted AZ follows:
The Fth corps retained its position oB the csEae-
tary SIDE just opposite the town. T'hs 1st corps
was po8tad on tho nght Of the llih, on an sls-
waited kn0l, connecting with the rdgo extend
ing 30 the south and east, on WEish tho ID esrps
Wss plscsd The right Of tse I2th CORDS rested
or sElsli stream AZ point whore 1t crossed ths
pa aHors Pike, and which ferHsd sn the right
aauk at i2.h something Of gA abslscl5. Gene
tory ridge extended IN westerly and s0utaeriy
direction gradually diminishing ia elevation 81
i esmc 30 g vsTy pr0minezt ridge, called Round
Top, rlnning 6ast and west. The 2d and 81
cor were directed % oecnpy The continuation
Of CemstsrT ridge, On ths left Of the I1th c1TpE
The 5th corp5, suaing .he aErival ef she 6lh,
was neld IA rassEvs. Waile tteEo disBusiioUs
we're bei1g made taa enemy was uasainz his
r0eBs On Che exterior ridge, Gisiaat rez1 tro
.ins occupied BY us from a mile to a mile and
half
At2P H. lae GA e0T78 arrived. after q march
Of ihiIty i've miles, accomplished rom A. Fl
the provioHs cay. On lis arrival being reported,
Immediately directed The 5.h corps % move
svsr 10 car extreme lefs, ana she 6th to occuBy
lis place as reserve for the right. About P
X rode oat 70 the extreme left to await ths Ar.
rival Of the 5th esrps aad pOst it, when found
hat Aai-Gon. Siekles eommaading tho 50
csTpE, aot fully aPprshe1aiRg the iaEtruc;ions
ID regard 20 the position Is 20 0cEupistl, bad ad-
Vauesd, er rather was IN the act Of advancing
his corps q half Rie Or tkres quarters Of uas
IN tr0at sf tho line Of the 81 esTpB, On the Bra-
sngatien sf which it was desiEasd bis esrBs
SHOULD rest Having found Msj Sen. Siai-i7s,
gaB exptsiRiag 10 aim tsst be Was TOO far II
ldvancs, snd discussing with him he pr9pgiaty
q WlthdrsWiEg, when the eubaY opened amen
him with several batteries on his frsnt ard farz,
Ind iueRedistely broUght forward columns of
Hfaztry and made q vigorous assault Ths 81
soFB5 sssssiaed shs sseck ssOzt hsroically
Troops fsn khs ID esTps were Immediately ss1t /
By Aej. Gen. BsRo0ck 90 csvsr iho right aan&
IF the 81 corps, aae soon after the asssut com
neEc3d tao oh corps most fortunately sr
ivsd, aHd teak position OF iAs leis Of the saird
Mal-GaR. Sykes command Immediately send {
rg q force 70 oce1pv R3nad TsD Ridge (
Yhen = most furious CONSIST vas maintained, he
neInT making desporats baE dasucesesfal ef-
erts 70 s2gaFs it. E3twitasi auGlnz tle s.GbheIn
'el ztaEae Of the 81 corps, under Maj Goa.
5irney, Haj Gen. Sieklss having been wound
b ssrly in the 2otieh, the superiority in num-
Der Of csrpg ia tng enemy shaoisd hjzs g CRi-
flank It's alvarez position, San BTuey wa
logEsaisd TO fsll back anu reform DaIiad ihs
Inc originally designed 10 b. a6id. In tls
meantime, perCeIving gr6ss exelloEs eu Ks
laft Of tho enemy, t5a 6h cOyBs Cdsi -Glsn.
Sedgwiek) ard psrs ef the Ist corp Ito tee eo "a
1Gnd Of which I lzd assigned Msj Gen. u p7-
-ou), gsr5cu.aEly Locilwoo0's Maryland bli-
z1de, sogsIaar vita d8tachmanss frlm the "a
corps, we're al brought Up Sc diH rsns pGr9ja,
md euecs83ed, t0Es5her with tho gallant resis-
.snce Of the 5th corps, in checking, aud 6saily
lepulsIug the aFsault-of the enemy, who re,irnd
ceased any fUiker efforts.
On he extrsme le:t another assault was, how
aver, made about g. P II on the llth corps Ecn
the Lett OF the town, which was rspuIse5 with
the assistance Of the troops from tie 3 snd Ist
corps. Daring ihs heavy assault upon or eE- (
.rsms let., portions Of The 18th corps were srut
rs reinioTcemsnts. During thsir absence, .k0
line ga the eL5rems right was held b. q Wsry
much reduced fogcs. This was taken advantage
1t by the enemy, Whs during the absence ef I
GesTv'8 divici0a of the 18Th CONS, advanced
aud occupied part OF the line. Ga tre morning
Of the 81 Ger. Gasry, having reiurloi 3sriug
The night. vas attacked at cary dawn by tho
snamy, but succeeded in driving him back, and
bis former position. 4 pirited con /
test WIS ulGiRiained ali tae morning aioug this
osTE 66 She line Gen. Geary, rs.nloIesi 5y
" Whesten's brigade, 6sl coTps, msisiaiald his
position ana inflicted very sevsre losses on Che
suemy. With this exception, the quiet cf the
ines romeiaed undistHrbed till l. p ID, on tne
81, when the enemy opened from over ems hun
irsd and twenty-five gGu5, playing upon aar
center and .sit. THIS .csa00nads continued far
over 5uo hours, Fhsn, ouT guns iailiug 70 make
any reply, the enemy ceased. firing, and soon
his masses Of. infantry became visible. forming
.ar "a assault sn cur lsfi and left esntar TIE
assault WAS made with great frmBess, being ii
rected prtsoi pally against the point occupied By
he ID corps, sRd was rapelled with equal 6rm-
ness 5Y the tEoops Of that oeIPs, supported by
Dluhladsy'5 division and siannard's 3 brgsds, OF
10 1sl corps. D9ring the sssauli, bofh 4sisT-
2oR. Elasock, -csmmGnding tne left cs1ier, aEd
8rE-Gea. Gibh0R, commanding the % CORPS,
Fer8 severely wounded.
This Terminated the bsttls--tas enemy retiring
10 his lines, leaving the teId st-5Wsd With his
ieaa sld wounded, and numbers Of pris1nosa
.all .ato sur bands
Gensrsl Jssda heya sketches the operation Of
bis army o.; .sli9wing up ths rssr5al Of Geperal
Lsa. and closes 5iih tas feileWing ss "tas re-
sait' sf the Camagiea:
The resuls Of -ls csmpsign mE7 be sgleay
5talei IL tho Geisal of the snaay a5 Gettysburg
Die eompuls9- y evacuation sf Pennsylvania aad
,daEyisEd, aae nis withdrawal .IOm tA8 upper
valley Of iis sheRandosb and III ia5 CsBsarT Of
LhTss guess ioTty-1na standards, and 1921 aris-
sTs. "A 97S small arms we're collected o. tho
OUE swn losses were very ssysre,
amounting, ss sill Do sean by the accompanying
rstara, to 2s3l killed. 1900 weunded, Ead
6 SAB missing--in ali 23,l67.