Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-08
SOUID and HIS TRAVELS.
The Battle Of Gettysburg.

being convinced that the art Of wa
has not improved for centuries. II
this regard IL much resembles otllel
arts. What has been the improve
ment in the plastic art since Phidias
The broken nosed Bu0Barratti, witt
all his genius, land he was regular
Poly hebron and Admirable Crichtor
Of his day. never turned from M
def hands statue that could com
pare with those fashioned by the
mighty master who had gone over te
the majority more than u Thousand
years before him. Where has been
the improvements in architecture
since the old masters reared the Coli
scum and the Partben0n? The Al.
hambra, st. Peters, and our Capitol
are mere patchwork compared to
them. NotSthat we wish to say there
have not been minor improvements
in war, in arms, projectiles, etc, but II
cannot bo denied that the principles
remain the same Us they were during
the wonderful campaigns Of Hannibal.
When Gen. Lee was discussing
with Gen. Longstreet the then con-
templated offensive campaign that
ended so disastrously for their cause
right here, LoDgstreet opposed it and
advised that, instead of this move
meut, Bragg should be reinforced
heavily, march north, defeat Rosen-
Grams, continue, and by such means
relieve Vicksburg. He argued that
Grant would be thus compelled to
raise the siege and hasten to Rosen.
Grams aid. When one OF Hannibal's
armies was besioged in Capua by
three Roman armies he conceived the
idea, being outside with another
army, TO mach on Rome and thus
raise the siege. This identical ma
nDuvre was carried ont with great
success by jackson when Mcclellan
was drawing his lines about Rich
mond III 1862, and il saved the rebel
capital for the time. There are many
ways to get here Us shown by rail
road guides; we venture to give one
not set down from Frederick, by
buggy, Tho drive IL delightful and
the country beautiful the distance is
thirty-twomiles.
FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY, July 1863.
1t is too well known to be repeated
that the mighty shock of arms that
clashed here eighteen years ago was
was m accident as far rs Meade and
Lee were concerned. The placing
him in command was u surprise to
Meade. He had seen much service
md knew the tremendous advantage
in modern warfare in securing the
tactical defensive. Well versed in
the literature of war, nc recalled Ma
poleon's advice to Marmont. "Choose
your position and make the enemy
attack you" He was familiar with
Wellington's battles where he had ac-
complished so much by selecting a
position, and sticking to it until the
right time came to assume the often
sive, as he did at Talavera, Salaman
ca, aud Waterloo. and he was fresh
from the hot field of Fredericksburg.
where he had seen II smaller army
than ours repulse lis easily by adopt
ing the same principle. He deter
mined to fight defensive battle, and,
with this end in view, he had par
italy selected position about thir-
teen miles south of here, behind Pine
Creek, and he had thrown forward
his right wing under Reynolds, con-
sisting of Buford's cavalry and the
First and Eleventh Corps as q mask,
behind which the army could assume
that line. Buford with his cavalry
was in the van and Reynolds and
Howard, with the First and Eleventh
Corps, following, when Buford struck
the Confederates, deployed, and went
to work. He WAS standing in the
cupola Of the Seminary, watching the
distant fight, when Reynolds rode up
about 10 A. NJ, ahead Of his own
troops, and called to him: "What's
the matter, John" dismomted, as
cended, and joined him. The under
standing was from headquarters not