The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-08-26
THE Gettssboas Heeting---The Officers
repair to the Battlefield, etc

| GETTYSBURG, PA, August 24.- This
morning at q meeting Of the officers, on mo-
ton Of General Meredith, Colonel Bachel-
der was unanimously .,accn to take charge
of the exercises Of ths day, as he had col
| lected more information On the subject than
any one present.
The party then repaired to the field for
the purpose of definitely fixing the posi-
tons of the troops in the first days battle.
Among those who composed the party were
Generals Meredith, Dana, Robinson, Leon
ard, Fowler, Golfer, and Hoffman, and Co.
lonels Held Cooper, Dudley, Sheaffer, and
Lindlay, who were all participants in that
| fight, together with several members of the
Battlefield Memorial Association and o
shorthand reporter to make notes of the
conferences.
Many interesting incidents of the contest
were related as the party passed from point
to point. The roads by which the troops
advanced and retired, and the positions
where the opposing armies met, in connec-
ton with interesting incidents, were care
fully studied. The additional information
thus derived will be added to history. The
wounded were designated. One of the most
interesting points was the locality of Gene
raj Reynoldss death, tree with the letter
"R" marked upon it showing where he
died.
The opinion of General Meredith is that
General Reynolds was wounded several
rods northeast distant from it, as ne was in
the vicinity at the time with his brigade,
but this will be fixed by members of his
staff. Lieutenant Turtle, of the corps Of
engineers, who at present has charge of the
Government survey of the field, personally
superintcnds the driving of the stakes to
mark the various positions.
The work to-day was confined to the
ground covered by the troops in the first
days fight, including Seminary Ridge.
Colonel Dudley, who has but one leg, was
riding on horseback, and was thrown to the
ground by the breaking of the saddle-girth,
but sustained no injury. The examination
was conducted in q spirit Of fairness, the
desire being to settle controverted points.
In the afternoon the positions of the
eleventh corps in the first days engage
ments were determined. Among the party
we're Generals Steinwehr and Amesberg,
Colonel A. S. Musser, and other subordinate
officers Judge Hester, of the Memorial
Board, accompanied the party. Other par
ties repaired to various points of the field.
There was large arrival of guests at the
Springs in the morning. Among them those
who took part in the battles were: Of the
first corps, Generals Newton, Stone, Wister,
Stannard, Golfer, and Baxter; second
corps, Generals Baxter, Owen, and Colonel
Barnes third corps, Colonel Duff, adjutant
to one of the stats sixth corps, Generals
Howe, Shaler, and Collier, and Majors
Samuel and A. NJ. Harker; eleventh corps,
General Steinwehr; twelfth corps, Gene
rails Geary, Slocum, Green, and Barnum
In addition to the above-named gentlemen
were Colonel B. F. Fisbee, chief of the sig
nal corps, who commanded New Jersey
regiment, and Colonel McAllister, of the
same State. The only two ex-Confedcratc
officers present are Colonel Harrison, adju-
tant-general of Pickett's division, and Co
lionel Allen, of the Seventh Tennessee. &C.
neral Malone sent letter expressing pro
found regret that prior engagements would
prevent him from being present. Walter
Fl. Taylor, late adjutant on General h. E
Lees staff, hoped that it may be in his
power to attend, but he might be prevented
from so doing by private business.
General Hancock, in q letter dated st
| LOUIS, August 15tu, Says tHuI ue uau Jos.
returned from the plains, and regretted
that it would not be possible to be at Gettys-
burg on the 23d instant, as it would be a
great pleasure to meet go many of his com
Notwithstanding. He was about to leave
for the plains of Minnesota and Dakota,
east of the Missouri river, on tour of in
spection of the military posts in that region
and he would not complete the service in
less than q month.
Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania is &C
companied by o part of his family, and
other gentlemen brought ladies of their re-
spective households hither. So far the COM
pany has been very pleasant, apart from
the considerations which have induced SC
many persons of distinction to revisit the
field made historic by their military SER
vices.
Tomorrow Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill
and vicinity will be visited. Officers of the
eleventh and twelfth corps hold a meeting
tonight to determine the plan of operations
tomorrow. On Wednesday evening ball
will be held at the Springs in honor of the
military and invited guests. 1t is uncer-
tain that General Meade will be here.