, 1880-10-18


Special Dlspatch 10 Tho Chicago Tribune.
W.Asll1SurnN. D: C., Oct. 17.-Chntr,nan mr.
NUNS recent at1drctg to tho panlE.atrokcn
Dutnocrncy repcuts tho incorrect clAitn, which
his purity hAs 20 perBistc1ltey made, :shnt Gen.
Hancock was tho hcru nj uttysburE. Certainly,
he wNs ono Ut 1inny Of them: hut tho attempt to
claim for h1nl what wis done by others Ia not
necessary to bis own fnmo M good soldier, nlitl
IL most unjust to hts distinguished comrades ot,
TINT Held. Tho 1e,nocsat!o eluisM for Con.
I1ancoclt IA, that he sccotcd tho bnttlel|oIt ut
Gettysburg. occupied Cotnetcry I'LL ~ Its key
point, aild usta1shel tho Union line III tho fnco
Ut tho advancing Southern Dc1nocrnuy. A onr0-
ful examination Of the orders. dispatches. CIR
culars, and rcrbrts cnvcring tho history OF TINT
batt!o shaws tbat Cemetery I'LL, thu key Ut tho
whole position, had been strongly occupied by
order Ut Gen. Iiownrtl, by Stcinwhois cntlro
division anl three full batteries,
r0un IIouIla uEFoHE GEN. HANCOCK CAM. UpoN
THE FtcLD,
an.l In fact, half MI hour before den. Hancock,
aecoelItg to hEs awu ultlctal report, iaft 0et,.
stcad1's headquarters. thirteen miles In
tho rcar, to- ride to the tirlh. While
Grr,. Hancock cnlms tat l,o gave nr-
ters to establish thn llne OIL COmutery
Illli, his own alclai report, spoak1nE OF tho oe-
vupatton ot this lanl, shns Adn,tts that Con.
Howard bud proytausy taken possession OF It:
"The position on tho southern cstgo OF Gsttys-
tho Em1acttsturK anl Tatcytown route and the
baltimore turnpike. Win uIruMdy partially TO-
c.tplcd on my nrrlval by Ilroutton OF Mnt.-Gct..
llownrd." Such Is Gen. lfn,uockB
own oYYlcIAl TESTIMONY
upon tho point, out Ut which tho Democrats,
first Inhaled by John W. forney, aro now
tryIpR T. mako 70 ''aeh oapi.a!;
cuncl,'slvsy, thnt whnt Gen. Hancock
WIS pleased tn onil IN partiul occupation WIS
VI sutllulUnt strength tu eovcr tho withdrawal 0f
ltuyti0lds' trouIs md two divisions OF tho Euy.
cnth Corps frnlM tho fr1nt Ut tho town, aud to
rvputau tho only assault which tho itebots saw
TT ta luake that tAy upnn tho posftiotl, As,d att
thfs before Con. Hancock urrtyul upon tho told.
Gen, ll0wurtis report. which Ia sustained "
thne1 Ut All on the ground with him, Shows
THE POLI.nwtNG YAuTS;
Tho news nf dnil. lteynOla' .luAlh waS brought
to Con. Howard ut ll;;U u. IN. Of tho first day.
Ito assumed command Ut onct, mud his tsst aet
wns to rado prcr tho 9rall1ta lnd dus,lIo thAt
Culnptcry Illl should ba occupied ~ The key tu
tho Unlon position. 1l.d ut II o'clock 8teia-
wuol's wholo division and throo batteries wcrs
ordered to take position thcsa. md h0tt It. This
farce Was established III placo by ls:Gn Dctnre
i u'uluck the two rcmain!u9 divisions Ut tho
Elosenth curps bud pAssed III through tho town
to tho ecllet vi Ucl, lscyuoada' hard' prcsacd
tsoops.
At II.
| Gcn. Doubleday hud bcen ordered back to
GHuAetety Ittll,' arttt, ten lautes later, ull tho
troops IN front Ot tho tnWn were ordered t0 tu
buck lighting tu thu sntup point At 4:U these
c0lulnns Weru ascutainv Cctuusurr Till III soiile
disorder, causod by tho etnwd!ng Of oo!umns
from d!tlnrcnt r0usls into tho lArrow STRUTS oi
tho towu. Tho whole movement was, hoWeyor
etIeotuully eorered by thu liuu
FltEy1DGsI.y ksrAnLlsii<n nr GIN. HOWARD
1}z,t,.
sued utid prcssel on 10 tha assault wAs repulsc1
| and lll not deuu. It safo to nttack uYaiu shAt
DAY. Just ut tho tisno Of that rcpufse, aud whct
| tho lighting for tho luy was uypr, Ocn. Hancock