, 1877-11-09
GETTYSBURG.
Gen. Longstreet's Part in the
Battle.
Why Gen. Lee Turned Aside from
Harrisburg.
How The Battle Wns Brought On, and
How IL Ended.

;ntn ~ rcnn.vlranta r m % from tho % turcntton o1 tha
. nlV As! y. ~. .,,..s,a,,. Wv 49,, ~. .,,''s
movement 70 us .'sas.rons % Close >, Ing , po'nt
upon which Gen. ltongntrcct mainly Insists Is.
tI,at tho campaign into Pennsylvania, while Of
Jcnsye III stratcry. was intended 10 bc purely
arfcns,yc In fsc,ics' .bc nrno.e hctur 10 cl,oose
q position In tue cnemy's rcar aud COMPEL
him to attack. II was the abandonment OF this
policy that IN his opinion, lctl 10 the fatal result
n Gc&tsv.nrn. nnd thIs mistake his hettcyes tn
-. 49,. ~. ..,.. - ,1a,iI,o.n,, 1,,,,-..sa,,
w.. .,a .ie ,n.,1.n ap ~ -oat nina ',,.,nr,oI II,
out "thc Impulse ot a great na'no aisturocu ny
unparalleled conditions. In tue absence ot Lila
cavalry, Lee moved into PENNSYLVANIA as,
oxr I,r,sn ,xTo ri. n,,,t
~ ."... 49,. 49,,
m" IL was Wy lspol' ~ .,"t eus 1ua. Ea,e .n"'
the first Intlnation ot Meaucs whereabouts,
and turned lin aside from 1lia march on uarris-
burr. The c1co,,ptcr on the 1et Of july ucn Long.
.,rcct .,nw. IN havc 1,ccn whol,y accidental
., IT,, .,nt In ,,o,,o,os ! ~, se,ar,,ta.,
m error In not either vigorously prosecuting the
Temporary Success, OF else mancuyctiug 50 a. to
con,t,e1 Mcadu 10 make tic attack, When tho
ess"i,,. ,r,s s,,, m ,,c o, ~ ,r,s ,,r en,s.
assauit "'b "'a"e VI, ''t ~ !" wv. mu' ~ .-o"Es
l'ssscct's corps alohe, whereas, IL I'M aha EWc'
ii:,had simultaneously advanced, Mcadu might
thayu been dlsloJCeG. hut the attack sut.}-
,.cnItc shovc,1 th,t tbr Fcderot nostt1op
nn,,o w." nu t1,n ,hirI H., ,sns . fDrts',,,
hoMs tfat onrht msyer TO l,nyu lren n,aJr
Tbrsc arc ony somo al t],a mai, pot,,ts i,rnurii
,,tonranl in Osn. Ionrstrrct's t'atmr. n 1aTIrI,
t1srtion n With ts 6rr,,,,ir, vii il ,icfcnsr ~
,.finseif or,,nst thc ncrt,satjnn of taniiness
Aficr thc Gnitie Zen. Irc saiI in h,s ofiisrrs:
I'll "a all nv fauis !, 1,rn scr,ns tn bnvn irrn
..<arTied away ly oyercuutllencc Il, tic l,rowrss
~ ia trnnn.' md Ia ilayu i,cileyctl thai tilrr
l-cou'I IN nnrfhfnv. H1hr cm.n,y Ia fhrrn. ii ilc
eni,l. in rcnly 10 n rcmonstr trance n.ainst tie as.
sa"'' VI es1"ss Msas ,san, 70 sintKn S1I ,t1u,n
tOn tho morninr ii ihc III lien. i'm anti mvsc,!
HAT lila hcadounrters together. md huI rii.icn
|thTcc ~ or fou5 mica when va henri hcayy IIrn.
yhna ten L." 1cft ~ mo % mi sr hrrcd ~ 'i.y in1y.
ssnr, tn scc wtnt II mani. Aftrr NJ.
ttcnins to SONIC details ii my inurch
1oilorsa. Tls Tlns proceeded If ii9n t!,s s
tco9ns IN ,shIr,, thr ~ Fc.serais wnra r",,s's
srhiha 'rcncontra ~ was totaix ..neSneeted IN I,ot
;siIcs. When i overlook den. Leo nt 4 n'ciH.k
t NJ c T. nv nt ne
hcIr1,t. N" ncrt Icr's Gnn. La vas tmmro,sn,i
witt tic iica taat Gy attacking tlsc Fc.!erals hu
could whip them In detail. reminlcd linl that
',s,l, IN. rtr,mf TINT ttey hni thrir f1rcr. Will
IN hani an,i Tint with i'nkrtt II. Ehamh,rslntrv
nm" ainaps npo ot uui f rarh VIZ snu11 m s',sncxof
n na al M e nat f
nuI1,r n smlNi1,cd cxtittmcnt which octnsionnliv
look s,sscssion OF lin, when "ihe hunt wns
ms and Threatened lis supcrb cruJpoisn. Tho
GftArtb Int 5lH fNpt nv Hill 1I1(1 ENEIt tflNt
t,ay had given lin 'A"'
"' "">' s'' TASTE or VICTORY.
When I LETT t;en. Leo on thu niaht of lin int
I believed That o IiaI made up lis MIN. to
,c,cr1l,inel M to when thc attack sh.iiId In.
ma.lc Thu assertion iisst made BY Uen. Pen
tilctop. aud cchocd Dy his eoniedcfntcs, that 1
totally mise. Gen. Leo never In his lie rav.,
mo ur,,crs Ia orrn m nttack at snriilc i,sonr
lis was perfectly tatisileu tilat when lad nv
troous In pvsition and Wa ordered to attark no
lin. WINS M oyrr Iost. On thu nirht of thc jst I
icfts him without INV orders nt ali. On ti,a
,nurnin, n lin u I we,,t 10 len. I"c.s hcai'
u,,nrtrrs Mt DAYLIGHT. and renewed nv views
qesavs ax howeycr an md s dceS aSa
nrolatu results. va oGscryeI tho no. M.
tit!ous OF thc Felcruls, md rot "a
general iaea ot tlIe nat,rr 81 tic ground. Aont
fo frn Ewrli's hcatlnunrtrrs .rfi,'rin,, lin, ~
ma;e rrcnnuaIssa,,cn .,f the rr,m.,S I'M IN Tia
fron. VIII, vi"w nf ,natinr the main a. tarlx nm
iis III ~" shnrt linn uf,.rwar III, +" Sainw"5 ~
Col. Ecpnhjo In nerson. lin rct,1r,,r1 M nhn,,t
/, ,u'r1urE. md infnrn,ei mn that n wn,d MI .1n
10 hnye EwrIl unvn I'm aft"ck. iic iInaiIr d..
>tcrtuiuci Tint '''
r., the ay,rn,n" ri.rht r. ~. ,ni1v n r,,,,o,.
Wien t;rn. i~n nfriyr1 at this .nnyy,,,si,t, an,
",d.ret 'hc ,nnvncnt In .sa reansi.',a an ~,
1:n" ao;. a..ioritu u., ,,.t.%t u ts ,.i.I ~ ~
fna,, nv ,,nor ,'rLnt 1ntv ,rn ss "e.t ~ uas ~
i"tn nv rntu,nan ard linn 10 nv s,,,a1sin,,
fh"t f. wonii hc h.tt"r - ew"t - ,rpya1 @",
irn ns.cuind. Ee watts1 n1n,t ft,rtv ~ mi,mt". mt.
~ ,H.sn trn,ns n,,a tha,' ,,nnis t..ax
'"Io~ ~ srssroI ~ nonr ,,r.o, " H. ~.
,ncrr n liz tr'ons Tho c,.,s,n =; III. ioinu iu
nns INT W. had c,,, o,,isrn ~ ts ,n,, oi'ay
to proceed cautiously UPON tic forynrl move
t1cn 10 orilct"i I'nl Jnf,n.tn" ~ hi a,,.|I,,"r
SnTns. IN isaI and "onmrt liz " hno,i o ~ tha
.Uinn' Nv 4r1@ns. ti",r"sor" ~ unvc fo,xar,i a,I
E9nueF l!e GlnaalHa u bpeclal al1secr OF uet,.