, 1880-09-23
HANCOCK At GETTYSBURG.
How He BIundered with the Ar.
+: tlllery-A Mu|let.Head Per.
formance.
Shooting Off All Ills Ammunition
! Before tho Grand Rcbol
I Charge Was Mndo.
His Quarrel with Gen. Hunt,
Who Showed that Han,
cock Was an Ass.

burnside and hfs "JDnt Committee III tho ftn- !
organization Of tho Army OF the FortS-ltth
Congress wcro ut work collecting "MateriuI tn
gnvcin then, in their lnbofs, a controversy nroso
botwcen Gen. Iinncock and ten Henry !. HINT.
one Of tho most skf,s, mud experienced artillery
officers In tho world, in relation To the bcst method
Of handling, or ratheruf commanding. tho nrtt-
lrry of tho nrm,. Gen. HnncOck advocated tho
attachment OF the artillery Ut tho soyeral cnri',
divisions, br!ghttcs. etc, to be commanded NY
tho officers Of the several organizations IN the
sHmc manner as wcro the other arlnA OF lilo
service, tho inEautry nnd cavalry when 81 ut
tuchcd.
Gen. Hunt, who wnt for a time Chieg OF
ARTILLERY of The Army Of tho Potomac, main
ta!ncd that, to he most efficient, 1t WINS best that
tho nrtii.cry Of m army lie commanded by
single officer, himself subordinate. of course.
to tho army commander. hut u' hin alohe.
Tho controversy whs not cnrrlcti on directly
between The twn 0t1iccts, but wis c1nl,0led In
lottors III Gen. litrnsiao. During tss progress
hurg were brought out Which nro of great Ill
terest at this time.
lIASCucK's MutLET-HEAD rl.AS.e
As a., Instance in pfint when thi* system was
fnterfercd with, may Ftntu here that ut tinttys.
burg during the lass lays "t ~ nc mtts whSn ,nnrd
vas NJ iniantry,, mud wllils tho cneuiv's srr.t
fUr srsn "as .sau Il pf0fFess se ,o SS'& t &
mud found that tho guns ot a battery l'n:tcl
,ases taiss ON SG1s 'So s fsn ere s%* sa* sF 5
crders by ny Chief q ,.irtiery 70 tne com n,
1nanaer Of tue ttSry whieb ~ nappee, III ,n hi 1
been scnt up 10 strclt4tlcn TINT l'art of the linz
during tho lissnuls then tmpcntit>a to oi'cfi i1re
ahat Snan III II po!nt u was sa str"ay "icc II Sx
very undesirable, OH mcc,'uht of theirs ticinE ~
an'f1f nnns 1or rni ther ri a1tasN. Hi "rsr ws hi
i,beyed, md l VIVA Informed TINT the hnttery
sonmaGder he'd orders [ t 70 ., IT, tn n,t. fTS .io
j then ro!o tn tho battery nvsotf, and WIS
actually compelled ia. tnreaten force ou NY own
10 ire ,ipun thu enemy. would haye !Hs.al hell
rcspontible IN tho event Of the lnss nr the ling;
S1s S pa ,s ens' 3" Asss % # 'nS would
WHY uEs. HUNT REFusEn :n TO WASTE HIN Aa"o-
Gen. Hunt replied t. 1'HHt Ills charge. whirh he
Hays lnhy Imply clthor trcacncrs or stupidity nn
his (ll,iuls! part, ut great length. ~ tlrst
fully anticipated by Gun. Mca,le, and preIhlr4-
fions wcrc nude accordingly. They wGrc i'::nrly
n ;bS ssr; " ys S nHh q s i se
won by tho sacrifice OF fcwer lives WIS mltc tu
cost the b!oud Of thousands. nnd ct1!'n lenr.
even at TINT price, proving defeat Instead of "
Amer viewing tho sItunt!on: Gen Mcndo n.y.
artillery Nru along hls whole li',r apt'!N T. drlo
the hrc II the Onion lMtfcrft* ~ rsl'lg This M1*
e t''o, ho Snns w. @ na w:,e tS Il @ III
tnysntrv ,vl,trh ,yt,. nfrun,1y iuusn,.i fur
tho purpose WINS to '!nrye ae'1*s TIC ''a1.mfle
Gunrters ueM Mcu!c, ihrnuh Gun Hunt.
his Chief Of Artillery, Eavo his or,lcrs accosi.
,nsy: 1no m' pt 9icm or tweu,y ni,,t,tes bn
e eapss pss %r! aier 10 itsle b.tsrIss opsss THY
sa sSfTs 4 # ss;t S. ;sssis s:ssi sSs @ r4s
Wita ,hiF sxpanstasnM IA Az 1o!!yins "s'rnss n.
ft8 pCrtlllEnEy ApltreElMtCu:
HANCOCK FIRES urr All. ms AMMuNlTroS AHn
:,u stIEscEs ~ nws iAriEMAks'
% soum ~ tho 1onn otcsloS GU "s,
" yeLe .,p IT, @ .,, .T H., s,o. e,
s,T.lers "a IN ar;nrs ,r!nr 'i,l M,Gpyi,tE liz,
ri. ,.ttHrk hIt IN Wi,,,s thn lint fornntion ia
'ays se from e e'se's ocs f our ,as asts5y s; E @
i.ts fh,nufdt "pi iHeir ~ rauk.' enusiur thou,
oS!'2us s,.s; ;",; ,,;rnri!s iins "a sS5is
ior l never saw Il fnur "npartunisy tn tisspaS;
tSa mower Of tho nrr, aid secure ticcisivu re-
hcnSy crt,ssiir. i hnd rs,r.i unon To G,rivu tjo
SHINY back "r throw s stt trso,,s % iuo 'iis,p"r.
' them On. ,,s, w. S"fy 1 1p}
svaed into % iws, On nnssss, thu crpssru If which
re. So that tho "e eivcy W Wsr nf o.,r s r,jerY %
dcfcnsc rs u ws re rcducsl by iiaxarss si!erco 10
toa to II, a" re,neT ths r Ths ";,cny w,r ",!t ~
ststea, psxhta M % %senswiat out 1t Els ii .ircsi 8;
e1ss!sss ss ct @s sS ssessS, @ Il ss With H
an,'ss o rss =; f s., wss 1ssss A.,
In tho Mlnnst. fur hnti Dur Ina iu.e,, .,r.,k,,
hora ~ lis tsls ~ %,;aM m %,t III iiie.s - h"rt
Snn,tnnsu. Sl1n n!n ~ whiu wo{d u vc 'ao III
sIm"st " iM,posxIl,Ic to reslst hlul. i''" lind
ncn1aad n nc rd,Tm, fIE ' ha " ,nsfd ~ NH ,r, nit
as Ld,tt Hal !iaxan becl, nba To- cross hs iirt