New-York tribune., 1886-08-14

.o, Of the battle ana By his testimony before the
.spm,,,es On the Conduct Of ths War secondly IL Is
Com,sac,sd by the testimony Of his chief of artillery.
SsD:rs, Mng' earhy sarqy my testimony he ss%e
sS ssIn sSs sa
iss.' sv, IN the Benedict lertcr and which were not
BY oD, Sim rs %s'n War ne
io~s N.xs beou ransacked and searched In vain for
ne Third Corps. Failing to lind amy testimony In
oe @ records confidential letter written IN 1870 10
,,nI ,ne 10 light most imprudenty TO uphold conten-
,ep absolutely unsupported by anything In the oiheai
scori. Of the battle General Meade nowhere preiends
~ ncnny Round Top. General lremsin pointed ont to
sneral Meade during tho morning OF ..s "a the
"nS H. likewise the Importance Of the Emmetsbure
!s,eh nos tlous cudng Round Top, had been strip
NJ of defence by the removal OF Buford's DIVISION
49, road personally protested to General Mead. and
~ ,ssaed before tho COMMITTEES and was unconra
ss'ei .y meni is absurd taccay and Topographic
Ally, because II say. s oecups by of the
rrat of the line and the number OF troops
iean,Iea po 20 PARIS to be a mile and quarter.
a so%'e TO TO say. 1900 yards. The front Of Han
cocks Zoo yards According to General Meade's
,s,ep fron Hancocks left TO and Including Konno Top
nsrrasary force to hold that patural fortress,
anu .s ~. woui have sklrmsh iine. utterly
Incapable Of rsssting asss9ins column Tno a
snrough swale, marsh swamp noulder.. FOREST aha
tangled pnn. tor om,naaeS by the
Iof tn front VIII oh I would have surrendered TO
lee nnnssibs order would have surrendered TO
The position for his artillery which he states IN MS
atcia report it the object OF his movement 10 gam
Ihe van age ground he sought and had to hght or ai
the afternoon nsaey the Emmeoars nS nGI ,he t.p
secIing roads leading to our eit' S ,,. -,sh, was
,,ssanarers of milo in front OF Hsncocks left and
his e quarter Of mile in trout OF the base OF hound
TOP sas" Ms coaa get nsrs by the Filth
answered First that was as ssna IN Ro1na RnS fS1. TsS
when myself in from. Of ana & sssa 10 ernS M
clock giving General Meade bs ,srs rsut 70 ali day
secondly that had not put my troops In po.on, p, ~
from. Of Round Top st s9un sapssd Ssoe tue
Fifth Corps brought over from the ISht 10 occupy
"Ceneral Meade says further: 'slcsles's noveneht
n.e,eay destroy ed his corps the Third. caused
ioss OF 80 per in the Fifth Corps ana very
damaged the Second Corps. producing oo per cent Oh "
rlo. hste To this answer: First, that the losses
Of The Fifth Corps in the entire Gettysburg eSnpsSn;; ;
asa w0npsse Of eigiS5eGb bs sHa the oa
General Meade than doubles the ioss o. the
secondly when eade says the Third Corps
Was rrsctcsiy destroyed the "a OF Juy ne Is con;
tradict ed by two division COMMANDERS humprreys d az"
Birn-y. and by Graham. Carr DE Iro1riAhu "Af' anu
General setes at this point submitted LIE corr 1ne
in which he states that though Gsueral Brnry, VINO
commanded The corps .er % ,a he ers, Of the nil
bet ween and o'clock in the evening lie nag DO .1uu
IN confusion for the line perfect and unbroken and
the troops proper spirit for the petornathHe nee u
"A
reached the position by General biT1ey the
brigade was rallied by my Assistant 9srmara Gqyius
she enemy and capturing many prisoners, ncnnnied
the neid had few moments previously vacated hers s
my remained until morning. his was 'ne ris"' VI
THAT" .aid General sickles proudly. "does not LOOK
much like the Work Of a broken down ana des"o!eu
In reply 10 the statement OF General Meade that the
movements OF General sckes produced 20 per ce' %
being driven back to the position he was
cupy originally, General sckes salu: MS ~ ~,
dicu TO reconcile win ihe respect Too sPways ac.
position an the ample means OF Information aways az
Sessb.e to The losses, though large anu 80,
Inevitable and aitron,aos ony o 70 elocS
dark by an enemy ably led, who had s'aAeu every
upon the Issue. c, .,o.ao,. ,a.,,,nuv
and report of the battle that the only genera
"rs.rs by Meade affecting the Third Corps were
to the effect that the second ana ihltu p ena q,
his Round Top was not part In nls tesVnVhS iIns
srsl Meade says that be was asked by Sehers ~
whether he horized to post Dis corps III
,rannsr "A IN his Judgment he should deem the most s
able answered" continued General Meade Denetai
feke. certainly within the limits OF the genera in
structions have given to you ANY erouhuo 49, nc
these limits you choose 10 occupy leave TO you anu
directed General Hunt my cbei OF arte.y ~ cb M
papy General sickles and examine and nspect such p
ALTON as General sickles thought good for artillery snd
10 give General Sckes the benefit OF his Judgment
"Genersl Meade's general Instructions, salu zen,
era sickies " were all verbal extremely vague and
indeh Mite He was wholly preoccuped win ms Tx
% q, am attaos on his left" General sickles EN-
phattcally denies having received any coinmuhicAuol
from General Geary whatever. a,u,.., from
General Meade that General sekies did whsI ~ ~
inSgen Here is no question OF orders disobeyed or
Instructions dsregarded. and here leave ,ne e nssu
where General MeSds % sesa sesas H. rhobsr or not
Nesde's iud gment or my judgment was correct