The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-21
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nrsroErcAL JUSTICE.

A memorial 20 Gen. Hancock In shape
OF colossal bronze bnst, placed on q
granite base, has been recently set up In
Hancock square. New York city. Gen.
Hancock's monument comes late, for he
was . gres. soldier. so great that after tie
names of Grant, Sheridan and sherman
historical justice demands that We place
the name OF Hancock. for Hancock was
the real hero of Gettysburg. But for Han
cock We would not have delivered battle at
Gettysburg; bat for Hsneock's services Is
field marshal we would have lost the
battle The second day; bat for Hancoek's
expossulations and influence Meade would
have retreated the night OF the second
day, and Lee would not have suffered
severe repuiss the afternoon Of the third
day.
Gen. Hancock arrived on the battle
field st ; p. M. the afternoon OF the frst
day when the remnant of our defeated
FIRST and Eleventh corps had retreated TO
Cemetery Hill. lie ut ones decided that
Ii was q good position from which to de-
liver battle, he directed the occupation of
Little Round Top on the left and Culp's Hill
on the right. and the Army of the Poto-
mac rs fast an IL arrived was formed on tho
lire that Gen. Hancock had selected. On
the second day Gen. Hancock was field
marshal and really fought the whole bat
tie. lie not only fought our left center on
Cemetery Ridge and finally repulsed the
enemy at dark, but on his own response
bsIity dispatched troops which repulscd
the attack on Cemetery Hill. 1t was no
fault Of Hancock that by somebody's
laundering aud neglect the line as he had
originally established II the first day was
not properly occupied and held thesec-
ond day. IL was not his fault that Little
Round Top and Cups Hin were both left
90 defenseless that the enemy came dan i.
gerousiy near capturing our position. His
gallantry and energy in dispatching rein
foreements rescued rs from the conse-
qnences of Siekies' frightfui blunder; 1t
was due to no negligence of Hancock that
our works on the extreme right were found
dcfenscless and occupied by the enemy at
dark of the second day.
wanted TO retreat, but through Hancock 3
influence the council of war voted TO stay
and fight it out. The next day Hancock
commanded the left center. which re-
pulsed fickett's charge, and Hancock fall
ing dangerously wounded when victory
was assured. wrote note In pencil from
his stretoher imploring Meade without loss
OF time to instantly push his whole army
forward before tho enemy could recover
from their disorder.
The only bright spo. on the bloody blum.
der Of the hattie of williamsburg, Nav 8
Ises. WAS Hancoek's turning of she con,
odsraie position late in the afternoon with
lis brigade. The charge of Hancock,
division at Fredericksburg was as heroic
nm exploit as that OF Pickett, the eondue,
az Hancock az Chanceilorsyllle was superb
TO Hancock General Grant entrusted The
most critical movement al his WILDERNESS,
campaign. May 3 is6A; had Hancock
our hold upon the Brock road Gen. Lee,
weil-eonceived plan of thrusting his arm,
between our separated wings would hav,
succeeded, and the army of the Potorns,
would have been beaten a. the outset O
the campaign. TWAS Hancock's magnifi
cent charge that carried the enemy,
works 81 Spottsylvania ana captured
thirty guns; II Was Hancock who va
Grants greatest subordinate before Peters
iuFg nom June until September, is64 ans
Zen. Grant in bis Memoirs" say, n,
movement committed BY him 10 III,
charge Of Gea. Hancock ever miscArris,
through any lack Of energy, courase
skiiI. resolution or capacity.
We know more about the battle o
Gettysburg today than We have eve
knowa before, just "a We kaow NOR,
about the hattie OF Waterloo aad ahon
Napoleon than We ever knew before. Tn,
publication OF the official war archives q
the Federal aud Confederate government
has only been fully accomplished withls
the last icw years. aud is il bat historical
justice 90 Gen. Hancock 20 sa,
thai 90 him and 10 Zen. Wsrrel
belongs the glory Of The defeat Of Lee
great 0essysherg campaign. Hancock ss
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and as feld marshal fought the army IA
ssoona aad thssa days His influence IRE
vented Meade from rssreAtsng The nighs Q
tae second day and thus gave as visitor,
en the third dsv. Gen. s.oeam aad Gen
Doubleday and the archives OF the war ds
rast@eat make il perfectly clear that Cd
victory as Gettysburg waz won By Han
cock. The olaaders. the sins OF omission
and commission that were committed o
permitted after Meade came up cannot b
laid at Hancock doog. lis courage an,
seaias. and that Of Warren, repaired IA
terrible consequences of these hian3ers
and Cen Siooem 10 sustained by oEaeia
proofs aaa testimony when he dsssincts,
iolds that 20 Hancock. rot 10 Meade. Ia
lopgs the credit OF making Gettysburg
yieteEy.
TIE oEAesal correspondence between
President laes.n aud Gea. Meade, whsel
has hesa Published enly within the Ia.
snrve yeSEs. saows THAI from esestvsbar
sasa GEaas took command, Ia AsssA