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practicable. On the southern side the chief
of artillery, Gen ". y. Pendleton, has fer
mallY declared that he received orders from
Lee 20 examine the ground on Me-de's left, in
front Of SiekleS' Third corps, with the design
OF making an attack there early on the ID,
and this was the attack which, when deIiv-
cred, decided the nature OF the battle Up
to that time Meade might have taken the
offensive, but the onslaught CAME with such
vigor, bringing with Il consequences of such
4 Character. that attack from the Union side
was no longer thought Of.
Every great triumph in war or in discov-
cry hnos score of claimants for award. and
every failure, every Waterloo must have is
scaptsoat- And because Gettysburg was not
q final Union victory, Gen- SickIes. who met
the most iorrnidabhe assault delivered by Lee
on that Held, has been severely criticised.
while Gen Ls1Sst.ees. who was tie sssail-
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corps alone drew back in some order making
astand on Seminary Ridge until the artillery
and ambulances had been Withdrawn. The
Comte de Paris makes this criticism on How
ards movements: 'Since be declined to oc-
cupy Oak Hill, Howard should have brought
back the Eleventh corps to the rear, in order
TO form strong connection between his left
anCnthe right of the First. = Conse-
quently 1t is unjust on the part of Howard,
after having neglected to assume the proper
direction of the First corps, to have accused
it (as he did, in his first dispatch to Meade of
having allowed its left to be turned, and, by
yielding ground, TO have forced the Eleventh
to premature retreat. On the contrary. it
was the disorderly disbanding of this latter
corps, and especially of Schimmelpfennigs
division, which compelled Robinson Second
division, First corps to abandon the position.
which, until then, he had SO bravely de-
Tended, thereby involving the loss Of Double
days position on Seminary Ridge"
The appearance of Sickles' column march
ing IN on the Emmitsburg. road late in the
day, had the effect of impreSsing the Confed-
crates with the strength of the enemy before
them, and had general moral effect on
affairs after the First and Eleventh corps had
retired to the heights, preventing their tradi-
tional shutdown attack" Sickles had re-
ceived no orders to 90 to Gettysburg, but
went there from Emmitsburg at the call of
one of Reynolds subordinates after that
general had fallen.
The battle of the first day rendered two
Union corps, the First and Eleventh. tempor-
arily unfit for action, and cost several thou
sand men. But it placed the army on
Cemetery Ridge.
Right here tho southern controversies
begin. 1t is asserted that the defeat of the First
and Eleventh corps should have been followed
up by Ewell, whose troops were freshest, had
suffered the least, and had moreover gained
foothold at the base of the slope of Cemetery
Hill by following the Eleventh corps into the
town. This hill was the key to tho northern
extremity OF the ridge and the right of the
Union army during the two days following.
As soon as Ewell entered the town he re-
ceived orders from Gen. Lee, who now made
the Seminary cupola his observatory. as
reynolds had done earlier, to press on and
seize Cemetery Hill. The order, however.
made 1t discretionary for Ewell because 90
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promised. great things when accomplished

promised great things when accomplished
This gives point TO Sickles' quotation from
Lincoln's OWL lips, that the man who brought
on the battle did great thing If such
forceful logic is to be considered conclusive,
SickIes has the best of the argument,
although il leaves the Southern end Of the
question more knotty than ever.
On Longstreet's part the matter rests to
his credit, if Lincoln3s view be correct
Longstreet opposed the attack on Sickles.
So, if the position of Sickles in advance IN
vited attack and opened a battle which
turned out in consequence a Confederate de-
feat, Longstreet is exonerated On the part
of Lee the critics of Longstreet contend that
Lee consistently adhered 20 his promise: that
is, in attacking Slckles he was simply put
ting himself in Meade's way and inviting at
tack. Sickles On July 2 was between Lee
and Washington, but the remainder of
Meade's army was not, and the defeat Of
Sickles would open 4 road to the Union rear
and compel Meade TO attack or see Washing
ton exposed to the Confederates This was
why Lee. in the face OF reuonstranee and
notwithstanding the fact thai Pickett's di-
vision OF Longstreet's corps was not yet on
the field. pushed Longstreet on to Sickles
and the Emmitsburg road. The success of
the attack made Lees situation, which had
heretofore been critical. really favorabIe,
and Sickles defeat and MeadeS discontinue
in consequence were a signal triumph for
Lee and his personal policy.
The attack by Longstreet on Sickles was
to have been sustained by further assaults
against Cemetery Hill and Cups Hill on
Meade's right. At these points Ewell was
expected to do the work which he had failed
to undertake ON the previous day. The as
saults, vigorously made, could have drawn
Meade's attention from Sickles' battle and SO
favor Longstreet's movement. But they
were delayed so long that Slocu,n was ena-
bed. TO send over ell but one division of his
Twelfth corps, also Sykes Fifth corps, which
belonged TO Slocums right wing, as support,
while Hancock stripped the center along
Cemetery Ridge for the same purpose. Not
outstanding all this, Loncstreet did the work
assigned him, secured the Peach Orchard and
Emmitsburg read, and would have gained
the Round Tops and thus destroyed Meade's
line but for the fresh troops which he met
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''Pickett's Charge" Thus the fame of two
very able corps commanders rests upon the
question SO boldly put before the country by
Gen. Sickles in his speech on the battlefield,
at the reunion of his veterans in 1856
But incidental to ell this is the question
of the boldness of Reynolds, in bringing on
the battle by his action on the first day
The first real battle was fought between
portions Of the Union corps CT Reynolds and
the Confederates under Hill, the divisions of
Doubleday and Heth. The cause of it is ex-
planned by Gen. Heth in the 'Annals of the
War" "As l opened the battle of Gettys-
burg, stumbled into it, going to Gettysburg
TO get shoes, not to fight, L claim l should
know as much about the opening operations
and whom fought as any man living
Tho first force l struck was infantry
Reynolds corps)
ION July l, my division, ACCOMPANIED BY
Pegrazn'S battalion of artillery, was ordered
TO move from CaShtown} at a. M in the
direction of Gettysburg On nearing the
town it was evident that the enemy was in
Its vicinity in Some force. AT this
time q a. M | was ignorant what force was
at or near Gettysburg, and supposed it con-
sisted of cavalry, probably supported by
brigade or two of infantry. = Archer
and Davis were directed to advance with their
brigades, the object being to feel the enemy"
The enemy was Reynolds men.
The presence of Reynolds at Gettysburg
was due to order from Meade to find the
enemy and detain him. Mai. J. G. Rosen-
garten, ordnance officer, First army CORDS
and one of Reynolds staff, quotes Meade as
having said at the beginning that he meant
10 engage the enemy whenever and wherever
he could find him"
Reynolds was a fighting man, and Meade
sent him to Gettysburg with three corps sub
ject to his orders, and the challenge of Heth,
soon supported by Fender with his division,
was one no soldier OF the Army of the Poto-
mac would evade, much less Reynolds. He
accepted, and the battle began, to end three
days later in splendid victory for the Union
forces, but victory sealed i'll his own blood.
His movement, audacious as it was, seems on
the whole to have been suited to the crisis.
Towards responsibility for the 1nisfortunes
that befeu Reynolds corps is a question that
has been noticed at length by every critic.
The First corps fought against odds for sew
eral hours, and was finally outfanked by
new force, and it is said that if Howard had
obeyed the orders which he acknowledges to
have received at $50 a. m, on the lst, to
inoNe LIS cOIpS 10 "ItnAh supporting distance
of the First corps, he could have come to
Reynolds relief Before the fighting began
one of Towards aids met Reynolds on the
edge of the town, and was directed to tell
Gen. Howard to hurry his men up at double
quick and place two divisions on the right of
The First corps, leaving another in reserve on
Cemetery Hill, and Maj. Rosengarten affirms
that ''if these orders had been PROMPTLY
Obeyed, in connection with the support Sckles
should have given, Reynolds could have held
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THE HERO OF TIE FIELD.

Though Cemetery Ridge stretched out its
long me OF formidable crests, inviting the
ConfederateS 10 further efforts there was
not, IN mick o time, superior commander
on the Union side TO seize and man the posi-
Tons OF vantage But while Ewell was push
ing on his "Reminiscences, posting batteries
70 smell 'ne heights, and moving up his in
fantly Tor attack till everything looked
shaky 10 the disorganized mass that had
taken refuge on the hills, little cavalcade
came dashlng IN from the Tanaz-tn-rn r,aa
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aS 20 500" that he did not deem il Of grea.
Importance. 80 1t was occupied by Al made
quale iOTcs As our battle progressed,
pushing the Federats from point to point.
subordinate officers and soldiers seeking
shelter, rs birds hy TO cover IN q tempest.
ioulid behind the large bowlders Of its rock
bound SIDES not only protection but ralying
points theSe re-enforceu1euts 20 TIE troops
already there checked our advance On tbs
rlght, ard some superior officer arriving Just
then, OWNED from effect the cause, and
threw force Into Round Top that trans
formed i IS II BY magic into q Gi5rsitar-@
In attacking Sickles' salient at tins Peach
Orchard. Lee acted IN ignorance Of tie real
hne OF battle opposed 10 hin, for be Sep
posed that il Lonss-rees could turn the posi-
uoa on the Emnitsburg road, Neade's left
would be broken Tss feat laoksd aaSJ and
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corps Of the Fed
erals, commanded
by Gen. SickleS -
Of Round Top, he
continues: The
i'm port c of
Round Top. as q
point d'appui. was
not appreciated IN
til after my attack.
Gen. Meade seems
10 have alluded 70
II as a point 70 be
occupied If practi-
cable, but in such
sighting manner
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troops had a pow
erful influence on
what followed. At
3p. m. when a gen.
eral advance was
made by the Con-
federates, r o d Ell
speedily broke the
Union center, car
rying away the
right of the First
corps and the left
of the Eleventh and
entering between
them, disrupting
the whole line. The
left of the First
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GEN. HOWARD,S ERROR.

As to the disposition of his troops on the
field, this official report makes no mention of
any orders received from Gen. Reynolds to
Howard, and there seems to be no question
but the latter made mistake in allowing
Rodes Confederate to occupy Oak Hill on
Reynolds right flank. Swinton, the first of
the critical historians, charges Howard with
the error of trying to cover too much ground,
and says that this faulty placing of his
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III, MA use L4tt.
as stated in his re-
port, saw artillery
and infantry in
force on TIL q
heights. This was
the Third division
of the Eleventh
corps under Gen. A.
Won Steinwehr, who
had not advanced
north of the town.
Eweu concluded to
await the arrival of
his own Third divis-
ion under Con Ed
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dowa to posterity, for congress honored
Meade for the whole campaign. while it gave
Hancock praise for his brilliant conduct on
the field Maj. Halstead, the only witness of
the meeting of Hancock and Howard, thus
describes il: 81 returned to where Gen. How
ard sat just as that brilliant, dashing sol
der, Gen. Hancock, the hero of Gettysburg,
approached at swinging gallop, and when
near Gen. Howard, who was then alone, So
luted, and with great animation, as if there
were no time for ceremony, said that Gen.
Meade had sent him forward to take COM
mand of the three corps. Gen. Howard
woke up little and replied that he was the
senior. Gen. Hancock said: 4 am aware of
that. general: but / have written orders in
my pocket, which l will show you if you
wish to see Them Gen. Howard said: No.
do not doubt your word, Gen. Hancock;
but you can give no orders here while am
here
"Very well, Gen. Howard, will second
any order that you have to give, but Gen.
Meade has also directed me to select field
on which to fight this battle in rear of Pipe
creek Then casting one glance from Culps
Hill to Round Top he continued: But, 1
think this the strongest position by nature
upon which to fight battle that l ever saw,
and if it meets your appreciation 1 will select
this as the battlefield Gen. Howard re-
sponded: I think it very strong position,
Gen. Hancock, a very strong position
Very well, sir, select this as the battle
field
''Gen. Hancock Immediately turned away
to rectify our lines and from that moment
till the close of the battle he USs the insDir-
ing genius"
Meade reports: "About the time of this
withdrawal a p. H., Howard had just issued
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having for its cen
trail figure q man
who, once seen on
the battle held,
could never be for
gotten His very
bearing revealed
The presence Of a
master Of war
Gen Hancock The
soldiers recognized
the leader at once,
and fell into posi-
ton as though by
magic. Hancock's
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SiCKLES SALIENT - LONGSTREET'S
RESPONSIBILITY.

a salient on the battlefield is a point in the
line OF battle which presents an angle to the
enemy's fire so that it viii take effect in two
directions from any given place. Now, On
the extreme left of the Union line along
Cemetery Ridge-the line from Round Top to
Cemetery Hiil-there is depression in the
ridge that makes it lower than the ground
within easy cannon range, just west Of it.
Along the first ridge west runs the Emmits-
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II front OF the
mountains, t h g
very troops that
Ewell had failed 70
keep occupied on
the right. Ewell
did, in fact. storm
East Cemetery Hill
and carried it with
Early troops. and
he pushed john
sons divisi o n
across Slocum's
abandoned breast
works at Cups
Hill, but he was
driven off at Gem
etery Hill, and the
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Meade. The sever
est allegations were
made, in the inter
est of the Virginia
generals, to the eff
feet that Long
street lost Gettys-
burg to the south.
Now Longstreet
and SickHes were
opposed. Long
street led the at
tack ON Sickles and
he made the fatal
one on the third
day, known as
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his own, while the
other corps might
have been quietly
concentrating on
the hills back of
Gettysburg. ;"
Gen. Wadsworth,
who had a division
under Reynolds, re-
ports: "On the
morning of July l,
at s a M, the di-
vision moved from
Marsh Creek on
Gettyhurg, under
fha Immediate III;
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burg road, the road
by which Sickles
had marched in to
Gettysburg, a n d
beyond this, still
further to the west,
is a second ridge,
higher than the one
followed by the
Z N m i { s b ur z
road. This second
ridge was covered
with forest extend
ing from the front
of Round TOD
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night put an end to Johnson's movements.
Longstreet's critics, among them Long and
Pendleton, assert that Ewelrs attacks were
timed by those of Longstreet, and the delay
of the latter on the left caused the miscar
riage on Ewells ground. But Longstreet
began between and 4 p. M, Early, at Gem
etery Hill, waited till sundowL, about
o'clock, while johnson did not get fairly to
work until dusk
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the order for re-
treat to Cemetery
Hill Maj. Gen.
Hancock, whom l
had dispatched to
represent me on
b EARN 6 of the
de ath of Gen.
Reynolds, arrived.
In con jun C tion
with Maj. G e n.
II OF ard, &c n.
Hancock proceeded
to post the troops
on the Cemetery
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battle until b e
could see that cir
cum stan ceS fav-
ored him. Meade,
however. did order
an examination Of
the ground held by
Ewen, in front of
SlocuIn's position,
on Cups Hill, with
a view 10 an attack
on Lees left wing
the morning of the
I'd The plan was
reported against by
-
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GETTYSBURG.
How the Famous Battle Has Been
Fought Over on Paper.
WORDY CONTROVERSIES.
A Summing Up Of the Most Important
Statements.

The controversies about Gettysburg began
Before the blood was dry, for the fame Of
many a great commander, of Hancock and
Warren, of Slocum and Howard, of Lee and
his lieutenants, Longstreet, Stuart and Ewen
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ON 10 he BOUND TOP.

Longstreet also upholds Gen. Sickles in the
statement that Lee was particularly anxious
to get the Peach Orchard for his artillery,
and saws: 'Thsre in front Of US was the ThlTd
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entry changed anxiety and fear into hopeful
certainty, and decided at once the fate of
gettysburg. Yet the controversy as TO VINO
the hero was that did this viii doubtless 90
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ant, has long been held responsible by the
Confederates for the disasters TO the Southern
arms, disasters which date from that attack.
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An Effective Combination.

An Effective Combination.
Grace-Isn'u that your fance, Kate2
Kate-Yes. Whys
Grace-Isn't he awfully dark, dear9
Kate-Quite but old gold, with the accent
Oh the gold, being the contrasting color, the
combination is an agreeable one and quite
harmonious. Seel-Judge
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