The Dickinson press., 1888-05-26

'Ait' l>'"S !i'ltS us tilCN stOOu the
night OF July l. when l!:ll'> corp. and I.on.--
S'fsel $ ali but one 'ii i>ion, had arrived
1t was this elevation. known ,s tho Worlield
h'"Te' wl'ch 1t was necessary for Lee to oc-
'upy in order to counterbalance til" advau,
age that would acrr,,c 10 Meade from the
possession of Round Top So soon as he dis
covered it, All the .nnrains of ,hr second
day, Walfi'hl Ridge, Lii''c Round Top, and
the Emm t,hurg road remained ,,nnc'.,r ,i,.i
by any force Gen. Sic..lcs SAWS that h
could not have forcstalrl Lee on Wnrti.
isldSe. as he had not TROOPS enough: that h.
wrote Meade Oh I he evening of the first ,,a,
and told INN personally as soon us Ii" saw
hini-frc4'n REPEATING tilr w,rnnyuai,.c
Eiariiint, of the second day tia. the We k
l"nt in Get. ysbnrs was tli. l-n,u LETT, IN,
ground hero described. wiin il, ap,.o;i, hex;
ro"er"l all the way- from Ice, main
can!:r'. Sirllles mniH.rirl a sI;il,.l;. Ii
linz alol Cans" urs Rdg, SEMI :;
"-t 'cr't'ha anns .aiuiers INFO ,.!c
woods lms"'d tac Mar.inld E;clsr; an.
hl;'''c aware h., Lirir ~, ,,orts tlr,; l.an.--
street. and lli!l were Ina ,., ienimA ,l;,, fo,.
est. he 1tnal!H i'"N cd li, wor alc io..u nd.
occupying mn! splu'., road WI, llnn,l-
r.v division a' .:tr IL lr lri, rs Silr,t,.,'4
i'"arii orr.a"d His s.'rpnl divi. iun. H,-
lhNS. w'ia placed at ri%.ir anglA, ,..tA This,
lis line e3', inli";s sout.ict,, toward L., -
found Top. lAlS was contrary tu ord, r.
hut II "aN plain thea, AMI in ,ir ll:,.- u:
S"u'!er!' "..r!;l records apoonr, ati!i nl i..cr
E"", ,nt Lee WIS pushing L,n,;;lc,..'.,
Troops toward this same pom, Il, the same
llin'. l.''i,rsile'lS critics. headed hv Gen
f''iioiirt"m and followed lbs Lees horr.,pilcr.
Gen. \. :. lpn-., nj Virginia, ;,s,ltiir that
lie. l."nS>ir"ri. :,rtt'l contrary tu of,iv:., i'm
th;i hc d!l MOI 50; Lnc hi.,h ground ;.t the
Peach 0iT'na"'l i!st, 'i.e Peach G..,...,l
w;!S s'i''""t' saii"n' -hE,out 4 o'clurN. al ~
Meade had isi'a''lr'i VIVA; ;S;nIeS had dni
and resolved I" hold ", to il, I.ongst.rc.
made the attack and tuu 'i,t un;il ,l;,i,,; ,n
gain the salient. the first uiii,.i.,l crli.r.s,u
ON Slcklcs came from Gen. ilaiccb, the
Union general i'll chief at Washington. In
hIs official report he s.. Thai Scales, nus
interpreting he;nie.' oItsvts III i.!..cl!!s h..
lines, committed IAN error Mn.c.l near.
proved tai" in the lal .ir." Goa Mead. a..
not break the force ct This cel,slllc hy &.
word "I his, hut stated III his report llGlu tne
Third corps sustained The shock OF IL vi.o.-
o'ls assault "Inus! il'.".,.tlly.
Now 'rn S,'&Ics c,..I,i i!:t' l4;; rolll.,,.,
10y its v",'t inlpr,let!cr, s..s.r.. 1.lr two
Round To. $ 1" iIir .,.y. o, ... d, t.lroi.,l.
them save, the bat j.. Ia t..as. H.: tl.
reunion oi the lhl'i corn, a. ...ti.. III
July, lSS', he sar' ia, r.. la. i.l.;..
lihc was thc salient l." -" .ro ..o. i.i'
who held II. Why: Br ~ ii IN ..lo n
fight right there aml ,tr!, l.iin, of tr,s....
~" controlicd by he contour Of tii,. ..lu;..ni
where you must fie,l,:, ~! $ You can tor,
Your enemy I" cone ard H., ii "n .l,,.
You rh""s" II had waited om the ma,
extending from lii, ~ctt "l tie !;nrpni cu.is
toward Hound i"p lin" :. .''l'i..i, iu ,,u
vantage for d,te.is" a."! ipi.," I"r alta
the enemy would hl"c s'..,rl tine i,u.
Tops without IA blow, ninI ;in' kpti.,..
Were the keys "I our .">,.i"ll The
would have ..,iilcd all Inc ruli.i..s,
rl'lSe III my it"..l Ia the l..i.,.. ijn,
for their ariI.t' r.y, the sruIn. g., d. I,c
h. wanted Il" or t...,f 10 cl!;....,..l...l ia
or l"il. Ii IS a r'i's,i.;4! lti;t.l.., r. . .
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