The Dickinson press., 1888-05-26
is: "About the time of this
,. m, Howard had lust issued

Gen. doubleday, in his official report, saws:
ARRIVED at the cemetery, our lines with
those of the Eleventh corps, were reformed
under the direction of Gen. Howard Our
batteries were placed upon the summit of the
hill, til" First corps having been directed to
occupy TIE ground to the west of the road.
the Eleventh corps being on its right. a
portion of the troops werc placed behind the
hill i'll reserve. Maj Gen Hancock then
rode up and informed me that lie had been
placed i'll command of both CORPS He ut
once directed me TO send n force to support a
battery which had been established ON a
lower range Of hills some 100 yards to the
east of our position, protecting u,lr flank in
that direction | complied with tho order
and sent the remainder Of Wutlsworlh's
division there. Immediately aftcrwnrd or
ders came from Maj. Gen. Howard, who
ranked Hancock, to send the troops in an
other direction. This occasioncl ut the time
some little delay and confusion Cen Han
cock says his orders We're to Proceed
to the front and assume command" to
lno"e the troops and horses TO the rear,
toward the line of l.,ttlc he tMe,,,lc) had
selected" or, ''if the ground were suitabl.
and circumstances made il wise, was to
establish the limo of battle nt Gcttysburs.n ~
Arriving on tho field at 3p m., "ordcrs were
OF once given to establish Il line of battle on
Cemetery Hill" This hill was already par
tlaliy occupied on my arrival by direction oi
Maj. Gen, Howard" Hancock then sen; IL
lieseensrr I" Gen. Meade. "to say thai, |
would hold tile position until night" LITTER
ON another messenger was sent to Mcuio
informing him that the position at Gettys-
burg was very stron:, one, having for its
disadvantage. that it might be easily turned
and leaving to him tAlcadr) the respou,i.
biiity whether tho battle should he fought ut
Gcttysbnrs ~ at Il place first selected b.,
hiri." Between 5 and Il o'clock the FRS; and
Eleventh corps and one division of Tie
Twelfth corps were in position, and tho Ii, a,l
of the column of the Third corps was in 81: ..t.
Gen. Slocum. of the Twelfth corps. raui..a
Hancock, and tilr latter turned the command
over to him 1T once, and rode back to Tullcy-
town, thirteen miles distant, reporting iu
Meade in person. Orders however, had been
already issued by the commanding general
of the corps in the rear, tllc.irr"nd. Fiiilalid
Sixth. to advance Immediately to Gc,t ysfurp,
Gen. Stckles had arrived un the field in
advance of his corps and ...forc Sloculn came,
and he was the Superior Of both Howard ana
Hancock 81 yielded TO Howard he sass.
part, but Hancock would not yic.d | saiu:
Let it all go; Il good thing a done ID,
the first days iighting) and . u, han.
on to IT,.
Gen. Meade states in his report that he
learned from the front that the rmcnly was
bringing his whole army to the :,ttnrk ard
i!"arin- from Maj. Gems. Ilnncora aud
Howard the favorable character of The
position. determined To give bat1l. at this
point, and issued orders to all the corps ,v
concentrate on Gcttysburgf
Before midnight Lee ec;,ne Satisfied that
the Army of the Potomac was in from, of
him, and wonid make un effort to hpl,, it.
ground. At this point the Southern ,utl,ro-
versies again enter in, and tie Confederate.
statements tirow II light upon the occur
r",r"s of i,.y and 3. The public all ;llon.
have had siiTi.sos Of the inner workings OF
the ni9. camps, through the investigation,
nnd the official reports. hut on the Sol: +
sid" tho controversy still awaits the publca-
ti"l of Lees private papers 1t has been in
this case, ms in many other important in
stances. aInnals to the Lee family have
been met with the response that "Ice's plans
and purposes were kept to himself This
much, however, is admitted in the matter of
Gettysburg: Lee promised his corps com
nandcrs campaign of strategy, in which
he would place his army in such position
as to compel the Union army to fight him, lie
keeping on the defensive. Meade meant to oh
serve similar caution, as his own testimony be-
fore the committee on the conduct of the var
shows. Here, then, were two great captains
confronting each other and awaiting attack
That is to saw neither was committed to n