New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-03

say that in this attack General Meade surprsed
because pc had not been told the attack was Imminent
and certain because he holding n council OF war
with his corps commanders Mt Ills CHIEF headquarters 70
which was twice summoned. at tho moment the battle
began and because all his dispositions for the batis
were made after the cnemy's assault was encountered
by the Third Corps. Testimony OF Butteriield sicKoss
Com. c. W. AMI Ienesreet's official report.
10Th. That on The "a OF July had no orders before
the battle as TO the dispositions OF my troops TO meet
Longstreets assault; nor did receive an ordei OF any
kind curing the battle am therefore alone responsible
Goth. That moved ont from very weak position 10
occupy one naturally stronger, which could have been
held with perfect succrss II had been snpportei ta
Ia n hall the troops after ward brought up 10 meet
the assault had reinforced ne early In ths acton ny
battle; In words that line acid by 10000 men Is
proc: that advanced II re held by 10000 was
not rood line our good and constant freud 1eneia
de Peyster. Ia. shown by ample citations nom miary
history that salient strongly held has been the saVa
ton Of great battles as 1t was our salvation a re'Ss
2ist-That General Meade had told me in the afternoon
OF July g that on arrivs OF the sixth Corps he wonld
the Firth Corps to tho left and made an attack MN
self from left advanced position had the double
pui pose and the double merit OF holding the enemy IN
check until Round Top could be occu led and the lett
reinforced and also position for attack, as
sumng that General Meades decision to attack was to
be executed Cieades testimony C. ". p. $40, 439).
92J~Tnat General Meade himself declare 1t was his
intention. July p to attack fro'n his lett he says
AZ coud the POSITION OF my own troops the troops
of the enemy and with the Intention or ordering An az
tack from there If the enemy did not themselves attack
The enemy, however, attacked and we're rspnsed. ,
The declaration Is repeated at page a3 vi uene'a
23d-Tnat the losses in killed and wounded on both
sides the I'd OF July were greater than on DOM VIC
LIST and Sd combined. General Meade states that: III
fact subsequently asceraiDcd out OF the 2looo men
killed, wounded ami mssinI, which was the amount oi
my losses Getysbur over 10000 OF them haq neen
put hOrs de cO6ai before the sht Of the I'd or July
Nearly 1000 OF loss the lst, in the FIRST ana
Eleventh Corps are reported as Captured OF missing,
an aggregate loss OF 10000 which leaves our oss
in killed and wounded on the "a at 10000 against sooo
the 3D. and 5000 on the LIST Here on the eIl, we
held "damonds-dlamonis were uumps-apu VIC pay cu
SdtR And last and least must the statements
in the ohcia report or Major-General nal'eek
much more "a spectator, looking at the conflict from
WASHINGTON could of positions and movements Oi
mani able TO discover General Haleck informs us
that the ADJ ance of Tnird Corps left gap IN the
line of battle which filled by the Fifth and skin
CoTps and part OF The Corps that IS to 10000
men OF Third Corps when they moved forw ard leit
gan which required $4,000 men from three corps 10
fill uti The Third Corps mon must indeed have been
giants IN the estimation OF General Haleck dh nn ON n
our line OF battle enatled me-, according 70 Dencrl
Uaeck TO reform the Third Corps behind the Fifth,
SKIN and First corps on the line originally
ordered hold. dismiss the ridiculous report o,
facts. whcn the record confirms: sol,itei orders an
the mOrung of July z, defining my dispositions on nn
ieit Hank rccriveI orders. Hence any misinter-
pref trbn OF orders received impos ble ad.
vancei my Zine 800 yards ON tue lef1 ana 3oo 5arus Oh
he right en- zen lon torhe second Corps covering an
the front on the prOlOng alton OF the Second corps toward
Round Top; there was, therefore, no gap whatever
made in oar general line OF Datie py my no
neut After OF hard hghtlng-ahd after was
W, unded-Birney AMI II imphreyss DIVISIONS were re
eved by fresh troops from thr second ana run 'ors,
and massed IN OF Round fop Rise to the ei 81 the
Corus Ofc reports or Blfney ana nuii-
| phteys Comradesl Yonr recorl IA win heated. The
Official reports of the enemy concur with our own "lc'
records in establish your ust claim t. large snare OF
Inc honors won in the great battle OF July = sGJ-the
Battle OF Getty surg Ihe I Ary oo t 10 a" n
july were 20. ont Of an aggregate Of 10000 present
greater loss In killed and wounded in proportion to
numbers than suffered by any other corps on the
| neli. Tho victory worth all 1t cost.
trust that this may not be or last reunion on this
field | have recently proposed Ia Lieutenant GenrlAl
Iongstreet ana 10 Major. General Mcaws that wou-
gladly ahte with them aud their surviving comrades o,
ths army OF General Lee. In making arranSenchl LOT
fr,nd reunion o. loth o. mo armies ,is' lous 1 "a.
Potomac. happy 10 state that bnlh or thHse as
ngushcd soldiers ana citizens nave s:sulel III te mo
cordial manner me- their approval OF my suggestion
frhese overtures shall be seconded by NV associates IN
the Army ~ the Potomac steps viii no DOUBT he al once
taken 10 celebrate the proposed gathering OF the contend
ng ho,iq on this field. Such aD event Will do much 10
soften a-pertrs as time has not YET removed rom
our memories of great evil conflict Tne iratelna
reunion of tie combatanf- 81 Gettysburg. on their led
uf nate. would give touching emphasis 10 the desires o.
hand. under one nag AMI one Constitution III one he
puhlc.
To establish each OF the going propositions General
sicLIes quoed AT length from Official reports copies OF
orders the testimony OF officers living and dead and his
own personal recollection and KNOWLEDGE.
| The following monuments were dedicated to-day and
delivered 10 the care OF tue Memorial As
sociation: 10Th Pennsylvania In the National
! Cemetery: lOitn Pennsylvania; lat Rhode Island
near the Peach Orchard 81 New-Ilampshire and GSth
Hampshire near the wheat field. Berian SnarpsnOoter,
near where General Hancock WAS Wounl eu' ~
! the 9gth Pennsylvania at the DeylFs Den. Inc
/ New,Jcrsey Monument Commission to-day desis-
mated postOns for he monuments OF the NeW-Jersry
regiments that took part IN the battle An lnleresn
meeting held on the Held al when ietter Ir"M
| Governor Albeit was read. Inc headquarters ot w
Grand Army Of The Republic AZ Penn was opene
tbs evening aud the officers we're enter amen AZ lc-
con by the council There was large attendance
at the opening OF Camp Hancock
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