The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-15

the Testimony VI Hancock ard -
On page 4bg, HaBne,tk SAYS Inefs.
thing remained quiet, nxnar,, Eyer.
iiriDg ana engagements with nIaatLua!ilsfy
our front. until about four ~ R,ekkets III
afternoon, when Gen. sleklas nm thAs
TO the front" After stating tb Layty nd out
nude Reconnaissance II, 49,. nt nH1
whether an attack could DO mali e'tain
leit, warren, on paee SIT, sevs ~ ~ ouf
afterwards ] rode out with dsn ,,Son
| ~ examine the left If fut ill.,. Meads
Gen. Sinkles was His trool,s r ,"I, Whsls
| " be said to be IN position On ,,a hail-
| Meade says he arrived on Tho a ss''s ~
where Siekles was, "a few mimi. 1sLound
four o'clock In the aTternoon z paHlprs
Hgund Top was nnocc,l,jad , anat
after Lohgstteets attack bne.," htll
proved by the testimony ~ y
ren, who says, on. page g77. ~ W,al.
went. ny General Meatle's dlrectlan" 'sn
wnat " called Bald Top, aiid frum ~,
POM ! could see the ehemy's linanaa.
battle. | sent word tn Genatal mMne q
that we would Mt ones hive -, d meatle :
that place very strongly, Ua sv.v,'uauT
quickly rs possible o. division N G I5n. g
Sykes corps; but before thev " asa,a!
the enemy's line ~ battla. I shrM
think mile and half long lba s"vui1
advance, abd the battle beaa,nos ', wv. 70
heavy ut once. The troops tnda, nnsIy
eral Sykes arrived barely in ti,n "eil.
save Round Top Hill. aud tbav I 10, 70
very desperate fight to hold II, . b mwa
oil the forenoon the bulk III MaaalhR
troops which had arrived were mass
on the right fenemy'sj ms pWi rssa
contemplated mn attack from ,1''s
Hank Hlan0Cck's corps cgnneffaa ,, ,as
Towards, and Siokles was ON The is W'.a
Hancock, but he did not % inio 49,, KY,
ton until the afternoon. On naea p ~
Hancock says. sO w.
II was placed on the line ooubo.,,...
Cemetery Hill with Little H,nna ~
Mountain, my line however moi astanp
ing to HoundTop. probably only aha',.
hhlf way. General Sickles was tl;,ee,uass
t. connect with my left and ths H,,n,'d
Top Mountain, thus forming d ct,,tin,,'
o',s line from Cemetery Hill which wv
held by General Howard TO Hound H.
Mountain. AVp
These arrangements wers MT mad.
until the morning was considerably MI
vaDCed. "at
On page 3gi. Meade, after Stating H.
purpose 10 make an attack from bis
right says .. TX. NV
major General Sloenm. hgwsvor !.
ported That the character u the ground
In front was unfavorabls to malfino y,
attack and the Sixth Corps hnyins ~ y"
long u distance to march, and leayinsssst
nine o'clock ut night, did not reach h"
scene until about two o'clock IN tbs
afternoon. Under these circumstances
| abandoned my intention Il, maka I'm
attack from my right, and rs soon az fha
Sixth Corps arrived directed The FlhR
Corps, then In reserve on the right. Ii
move over and be In reserve on tbs IN y
" was ~ division Of the Fifth Cons
lGeh. SykesJ that rescued the tLonn1
Top from the grasp of our assanJting
column Does not this show how veal
the left was in tbs morning. and bou
easy it would have then been fgr 0ur
troops on tho right 10 have gotter, tts.
session of tbs key tn tho position That
Gen. Lees plans were tbwartsd by tbe
delay on tho right con any man d1,Ih2
On the occasion Of the dedication 81 The
Cemetery for the Federal soldiers killed
at Gettysburg, Edward Everett, i'd tIs
presence Of President Lincoln, sorns II
his cabinet, many members Of Congress
and officers ri the army, and an Inn
mense. concourse Of citizens, delivered
MI address, In which he thus graphically
describes tho effect of the delay that
took place
"Ahd here cannot but remark On the
inaction Of the rebel army.
Had the conflict been renewed by il at
daylight on the ri IT July, with the
First and Eleventh corps exhausted BY
battle, tho Third and Twelfth weary
rom their forced march, and the Second,
Fifth and Sixth not yet arrived. nothing
put u miracle could have saved the army
rom u great disaster. Instead Of this
he day dawned, the sun rose. tho cod
,ours Of the morning passed, and n com
Siderable part of the afternoon wore
lwny without the slightest aggressys
movement on the part Of tho enemy.
Thus time was given for half u our
orces to arrive and take their places la
he lines. while the rest II tho army ca.
Dyed ~ much needed half days rep0sev
It Is 10 be presumed that before pre-
,hring IN address that was to assume
character, Mr.. Everett had
obtained accurate knowledge OF all that
ranspired within the Federal lines, from
he most authentic sources, and doubt
ess he presents ~ true picture Ok the
lGtial condition OF things.
.. TOucLltied fO-U,OTTOJg.