The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-18

up and In line OF battle around the rest.
t~O divisions OF Lonsstrcets corps
NIoods and McI.aw's) al rived within four
miles Of the battlefield during the early
night OF the first, and General Longstreet
himself was on the ncld in conference
with General Lee as early as i. NJ.
Of the 1st.
Picketts division OF Longstreers corps
was over twenty miles In the rear
THE POINT OF THE ADDRESS.
The point OF Mr.. Royals address was
10 prove that General Lee ordered Cen
crdl L0ngstiect on the evening OF the lst
10 bring Hoods and Mcl.aW divisions
up ana form them on the right OF a. l..
hin, ana attack Madc's LETT at daylight
OF the 81.
Now that we have access 10 the records
ana know just what Meade had on ms
left. said he. IL IS perfectly apparent mat
II Longslrcct had marched into the gap
between Gcary's left ana Little Round
Top az light 'on the 20, he would nave
caught Birnc's ana Humphreys divisions
i'm biNouac. they would nave been sun
pIiscd and instantly routed, and with
Longstrcct marching down In rear OF
Mcades line. with Ewel and A. i. lii
attacking his front. everything there must
have been crushed and gObblcd Up. The
Second Corps Bancock'O would, OF
course. have come up as rapidly as pos
sible, but the affair would have been over
before he could get there. and ne must
have been destroyed I'm turn. Sykes com
Ing up two or three hours later with the
Firth Corps must have met with the same
fate, and the same would have happened
20 Sedgwick II he had come mp with the
sixth
Mr.. Royal examined the evidences that
General Lee directed General LOngstreet
10 attack Meades left at light on the "a
with great elaboration and claimed that
they proved 70 Il demonstration that
General Ice was eager 20 have the at
tack made. and that he ordered Long
street 10 make the attack az light,
though General Longsiroet denies that
any such order was given.
LONGsTREETs ERROR.
lie claimed. therefore. that General
Longsireets failure TO make this attack
according 90 General Lees wishes lost
us the battle and our independence. lie
did not claim that General Longstrect
disobcyed orders bat his conduct was, he
said. an Illustration OF the difference be-
tween LOngstreet and jackson
II General Lee had told Jackson on
the evening OF the lst that he wanted
Moado's left attacked on daylight OF The
e. be- need never have said another
word
The troops would have been IN position
and the attack would have been made at
irht
But General I.oncstrOct was opposed TO
fighting battle az Gettysburg lie
wanted TO swing around Mcadc's leff
threaten Washington. and force Meade
to- attack us. Instead Of subordinatins
his iuIlmont to that of DIS commander.
Doe spent tho next morning arguing with
General lee and insisting that the at
tack. if made should Doe postponed until
Pickctt's division came mp. and in this
way De lost precious hours, IN which time
Meade got an Of his forces mp.
WHAT TIE RECORDS SHOW.
The records now show that General
Leo knew perfectly We'll what he was
about. and that ST. Longstreot had Loyalty
co-operated with him i'm pressing forward
his plans. instead Of pulling back ana
thwariing him all that be could, MeAte
must have been destroyed. The records
now show that General Lee was all right
and L0nrstreot an wrong.
when Loncftreet did attack az 4 o'clock
on the evening Of the o. De fought a very
brilliant battle With tho divisions OF
Hood and McIouis. numbering less Than
fifteen thousand men, Dc fought DOW 'n
FORTY and fortv-hvo thousand, driving
them am of the field.
THE DAHLGREN EPISODE.
Mr.. Royal then gave fun history OF
the dispatch from President Davis 10
General Lee. which was captured by
Datlpren ana carried 20 General Meade
drrlnr the night Of July %. just when a
connect of war that Meade had called
,y,e considering the question whether the
Federal army should retreat or should
-ts, and fight the third days battle.
rhis dispatch. ne claimed. decided Meade
To- stay and fight. 1900. d.
,o,,3 10 a description Of The charge oil
pirkstf's division. which was m'1e oi
five third day.