Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-15

This blood up" was fully detcrmi,si ~
attack the position on Cemetery Ueivh,s
and resisted all of his arguments nrains,
nnkinR the attack, aud in favor of
mnncuyerlng Meade out OF his position.
A CONFERENCE WITH EWELl..
?. We have the positive testimony of
General j. A. Early, u man who WINS
noted not only for his cool courage, Int
Tor MS retentve mumUry and MS re.
mapknble accuracy OF statement tint
GunaInl Lee had u conference Tho even.
ing OF The iirst dny with Genernl Ewpll.
beneral Rhodes aud himself. In which
aiier expressing regret that those heights
had moi been carried thar evening, md
receiving the explanation from General
Even given above he said, very cmphnt.
lcally, that they must be carried early
he next morning and began TO discuss
the plan Of attack. They suggested that.
re- the fgAtiug had occurred on that
Hank, the probabilities were that the
enemy would both reinforce and fortify
during the night. md that "a the ground
wns more favorable on the right, II would
De potter to make the attack ON that
| TANK. General Lee concurred In that
view and said TINT perhaps he had bet.
ter move Ewelfs corps to the right TINT
night TINT they might make the attack
ut daybreak the next morning.
Ewell, Early and Rhodes all reinod.
strnted, saying that their men had won
q splendid victory. and that II would lie
dcmoralizing to them 10 make move
which would look like retreat. General
Lee. seemed 10 ggPce to this, and then
said.
well II | attack from my right Long
street win have to make the atinck."
0rd after moments pause, during
which he held his head down in deep
thought. he raised II and added; Long
street IL n very good fighter when he
gets In position and gets everything
ready. but he Ia 80 slow"
LEES DIFFERENTIATION.
General Lee loft this conference Gen.
cral Early says with the full understand.
ing that he would order Longstrcet to
make the attack from the right early the
next morning, ind after that Hill and
Ewel should support thin movement by
demonstrations which should be con
verified into real attacks II favorable op.
rortunity offered. General Early statea
that preparations In Ewell's corps were
made that uight IN view vi tue conf
IDENTIFY expected attack of L0ngstreat
early the next morning tSouthern ils'
| t0iical pupcra, \ oil. W., No. 2iO'21Oj.
| 3. Gcnelal W. y. pendlpton Lees fol
| low-cndet ut West Point his chief Of
artillery during the wnr nnd Ills beloved
rector after the war. states In mn ud'
| dress which WAS nfterward published IN
| the Southern Magazine for December
1 1874 TINT he met General Lee that night
on his return from an interview win
| General Iongstrect, aud that he to,u
| Inn that he had ordered Longstreet e
| nttaclS on that front THE eneiny's left
ut sunrise the next morning" and di
rccted him pcndlcton) to make certain
| dispositions of the artillery ind to recon
nOitrc carefully on the right with q
view OF aiding I0nistroets uttnck.
! General pcullrt0n further etntos thai
he made the early reconnaissance, Sent
messages TO Lee and to Longstreet- wae
very much surprised at the delay ~
making the attnck and learned ut th'
time from staff officers that Genera
I Lee manifested extreme displeasurc VIII
| the tardy corps commander'
Bishop George W. pcterkin, ID. H., o.
West Virginia. then the confidential star
toilicer OF General Penaleton, who wa
with him at the time, fully confirm
General pcndlcton's statements hs tI
the reconnaissance, etc, and says tina
M they left General Lee on the nigh
Of The 1st. General pendleton told hin
that General ionRstrcct was to sttacl
very early In tho morniug-this COMMIT
from General Lee" tSrc Memoirs y
General pcndlctou, by Mrs. Susan J.
Lcc, m. 2SG203, for full statement o
this whole mntter)
GENERAL LONGS STATEMENT.
A. General 4. l.. Long of Genera
Lces staff, In letter to General Long
street of which he published only
rarbled extract, but copy OF wheel
| rooor,I NM, retained, snysi AS M
Nen''"i iS'"S S...a
memory now serves me- u was "enc'"
Lees intention to attack The encmy ol
Iulv . ma early ns practicable aud II Y
" o,, ,n,,,rc.s,on that he issued orders t,
,h,, oroc, inferred that such wa
,s S'' 80 sro,n ,,o Instruction that ecu
wy - 800 mo on ,be evening Of tn
,, auS 80 49, nor,v ON the morning o
,sH " ~, ''
'", ~, ,,,,o, IN bo Cam, of Paris
IA n.s go ~, ~. "",,,vsnurc Series ;
IL \ miners Val, ", he makes tai
s,ti r,nnt.,r aud In his "Nemoirs OF X
~" nm 2Iti.yS,j, he gives detnil
,ho,,ing hrvnpd uuestion that Longstrce
,,.ns or,icred 10 make the early attack
~, ms rresencc on the Afternoon .
80 "a .n'd 90 L,ong,trect mn
III. "i.cn,Ipmcn. we win attack tn
-. ~ M n,nruln., ms early as prnc
.nsIIy i" and nt 4 ~ m. on the ID l.u
49, -, al The d,.aY of the at
VIZ ,nrId- ~ IN wcnt In prr1,on TO aearu!
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