The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-18
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
INTERESTING ADDRESS BY MR.. w..
J., ROr4iL.
listened to and crestiy Enjoyed by a
Large Audienco-A Graphic De-
soription of the Fight.

dress was delivered under the auspices
OF tho Daughters OF the Conicdoracy ana
the Veteran Cavalry Association, Tor the
benefit Of the monument, which Is TO be
erected 10 General j. j.. -. Stuart
Among tho audience were number of
prominent Confederate veterans. and Pick
Ell Camp. lea by Commander Northon.
attended in "a body and occupied seats In
front.
rho Theatre. which was kindly rendered
FREQ OF charge by Colonel Murphy, had
been handsomely decorated by Mtte-
dorfer. Confederate flags and banners be-
!ng conspicuous.
On tho stage sat the members OF the
committee from the Veteran Cavalry AS
ISOLATION who were Judge Il. G.. Minor,
Sir. r. A. Catlin. Mr.. L. b. Vaughan.
Ar. j. Dimmock. and NJ. W. B. Palmer.
Tho patronesses were Mcsdames Pey-
ton Wise. j. Taylor Elyson. Frank
Crump, }. Il. b. Stuart, X. +. VIM. and
y V. Randolph.
Captain ~. W. Sydnor, president Of the
Veteran Cavalry Association. In a few
wcll-sclcctcd words. presented the speaker
~ the audience.
MIR. ROYALS ADDRESS.
Air. Royal delivered an able. instruc-
tive address. FUN of valuable information
and carefully prepared. lie was given
close attention throughout and was fge-
qucntly applauded.
He began by an explanation Of a large
diagram showing the relative positions co.
tAe Confederate and Federal troops ON
July - lso3. said hc.
~ uic Much las been written about
The battle and campaign Of Gettysburg.
much set remains 90 De written.
The world has never yet come 10 under
stand The utter disparity of forces with
which O. neral Lee undertook the iuya-
sion of rcuusy lNania.
lie referred TO authorities TO prove that
General Lee army at GttysDur- dlu
not consist OF more than siX-two thou
sand men, infantry, cavalry. and artillery
While Meade had upon tlc battlc-ield all
of one hundred aud five thousand men. with
ten thousand men on his lcft flank, az
Harper Ferry under General French.
and a. large force on DIS rlht flank under
General Couch. liCh was certainly as
much as ten thousand men and perhaps
much larger
These be SAID. were facts capable Of
demonstration. and the world would come
20 finally admit them TO be SO. There
was prevalent impression. he said. Chat
General Stuart, with the cavalry. was
wrongly away from General Lee when
the battle came on. This, Doe said. was AN
error. BE did not have Time Doe said 90
discuss IT, but fun treatment of 81
could Doe seen I'm General litzhueh Lees
Life Of General Robert j.. Lee.
stuart had full authority under Cen
cral Lees orders. TO do all that he did,
ana he added that it Stuart had been
present and had prevented the hauie
of Gettysburg coming ON just as it esd
como ON. Dice would have done General
Lee the very greatest disser,icc that Doe
could have rendered him.
A SKETCH OF THE BATTLEFIELD.
AIr Royal then briefly sketchcd the
battle of July 1st Two divisions of Hirs
corps came accidentally upon the out
skirts of Gettysburg on the lsf
day of July. in conflict with
tho First and Eleventh corps
of Meade's army. told how there
was "a fierce battle Joined. and how two
divisions of Ewells corps coming mp 300
the nick of time, the two Federal corps
were routed. and driven pell-mell through
Gettysburg with q loss in killed. wound
ed. and prisoners of more than half oi
their numbers as Well as their command
ing officer General Reynolds. VINO was
killed.
The action was over at about o'clock
when General Lee arrived and sent word
to General Ewcl. 10 press ON and oc-
CuIy the heights iu Tear of Gettysburg
Che position from which Dee Vainly essay
cd 90 drive Meade during the next two
daysl. Ewtn was cautioned however
mot to bring on general engagement. as
Longstrccts corps had not come up.
Whether in obedience 90 this caution cor
f..I..
the heights Ewen did not attempt &c. and
Doc has been much censurcd Tor not doing
500, but said Mr.. Royal, General Early
ono of the first military critics this coun-
tfy ever had has examined this question
in % very able paper published in the |
southern Historical Society Papers. and
has demonstrated that EWell would pro-
badly have failed if Dee had attempted 90
occupy the heights that evening
But. said Mr. Royal 10 General Fwcn |
had occupied those heights that evening
~ would have been a case like that of
the cavalry. he would have done General
lee the very greatest disscrvice possible |
rs Dee said DO would proceed 10 show.
THE OPPOSING ARMIES.
Nr. Royal then described i'm detail the !
situation of the opposing armies when |
might closed down ou the lst day OF
July. and at lleht ou the morning of the |
%. Tie thus described the battle /
field.
Stand az Washington. said he with your /
face 90 the northwest. nsh-hO0k BOO your |
right hand the bend of which is pointed |
90 The northwest, with the short shank |
of ii on the northeastern and the lone /
shank ON The southwestern side with !
the town % Gettysburg directly in front |
of The bend Of the hook. Little Round /
Top mountgin was al the end OF the long /
shank OF The fsh-hOok. This hsh-hool, /
gives "a fai- idea Of the Federal position /
AZ daylight OF July the I'd one div- /
sion of the Twelfth corps was in line of /
battle on tho short shank of the hook /
10 was extended around the hook 10y The /
remnants OF the Eleventh and First corps /
and Gearys division OF the Twelfth /
about three. thousand strong. extended /
the left Of the First corps along The long \
shank of the hook. leaving q gap OF more /
than mile between its left and Little
Round Top
There was nothing in line OF battle al
sunrise OF the "a 300 ihis gap. The
Third. corps (Sicklcs) consisted OF
Birney's and Humphrey divisions. each
containing three brigades Two brigades
Of each reached the field OF battle dur
!ne the night Of the lsi, and went into
ANN between Little Round Top and
inside OF The hsh-hook Each
division had possibly four thousand men
eight thousand between the two Two
hngadcs OF this corps had been left at
Emmittsburg and they did not come up
until o o'clock the next morning. These