The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-27

sued tn Federal army was inter postN
| between his command ana our man pony
| preventing any communication Win MN
until his arrival at Carlisle. Inc march
| towards Gettysburg was conducted more
! slowly than II would have been had the
| movements OF the Federal army been
known. The leading division OF Hill met
| the enemy IN advance OF GettysDurg on
| the morning Of July ISL Inc January
report says that Stuart was instructed
| IN lose no time in placing his command
| on the right OF our column as soon as ne
! should perceive the enemy moving north
/ ward
| II was expected that as soon rs
| tho Federal army should cross the PoiO-
! mac. General Stuart would give notice Of
| It's movements and nothing having D'eh
! heard from him since our entrance mo
/ Maryland 10 was inferred lha' ''e e"e'ns
had not left Virginia.
J In fbie quotation there IS n great deal
! more censure OF stuart implied than is
| expressed. and there is an implied APP
| nroval o. I'M and Vefh. 10 To speaks of
Ewell being IN Maryland. OF Longstreet
! and Hin crossing the Potomac ana thelr
| corn reuniting at Hagerstown. and OF
| efnart's beinp ordered 80 take position on
| the right Of our column as II advanced.
| II laments that the Union army was inter-
| posed between stuart ana our man
! body" The July report does not state
/ tho fact that stuart had authority 10 pass
| around the rear OF the Union army which
| would of course interposa the Union
! army between him and our army. and the
/ Inference from II IS that the three corps
/ were to re-unlte in Maryland, ana that
! Stuart with the whole cavalry corps was
| ordered as soon as he crossed the Poto-
mac. TO nut himself on their flank Moth
! ing is said about the two cavalry brig
/ AIDES left with LOngstreet The fact -
/ the three CORDS were not united until
! they got TO Gettysburg. Ewell was at
| Haccrstown on June 22d. and moved into
! Pennsylvania that day General Lee was
! then i'm the Shenandoah Valley with Hin
! and Loncstreet. on the 23d he ordered
/ Stuart 10 leave two cavalry brigades in
/ Virginia 10 watch the enemy, and to take
/ three cavalry brigades, cross the I0to-
/ mac. and place himself on Ewells right.
/ which he would find ON the Susquehanna.
/ He gave him discretion 10 cross west NJ
/ the Blue Ridge. or TO pass around tho
| rear of the Union army. I'm either case,
/ the order said, after crossing the river
/ YOU must move on and feel the right OF
/ Ewclrs troops. collecting information.
| provisions etc. Stuart was here order
! cd 10 move north after crossing tho
| Berryvile General Lee said: cone coll
umn of General EwolIs army viii proba-
| bly, move toward the SusQuehanua by tho
| Emmttsburg route; another boy Cham
! bcrsburg' The inference from tho re-
| ports IS that Stuart was directed N he
| crossed the Potomac east OF the Ridge.
20 turn west and join the army I'm the
/ Cumberland Valley about Hagorstown.
| OF course. he couldn't march west and
north al the same time. lie moved north
as he was ordered after crossing the
river
DELAYED STUART.
% The instructloss say nothing
| about Stuarts DELAYING the enemy i'm
| crossing the Potomac, nor does his re-
| port say taat be- tried 20 do it The ene-
| my delayed Stuart. The plan was for
! STUART 10 debOuCh through "a gap Of the
| Bull Run Mountain on the morning Of
/ mo &Jth, ana 10 march sraisut 20 the
| Potomac, through HOohers army. and
/ cross mat evening iu advance Of &c.
| HOOKER army was scattered over three
| counties, and was waiting ON Gen. Lee 20
| move. Nhcu Lee inoveu Hooker moved a.
! when Lee halted Hooker hailed SD as
| always TO cover Washington. 90 So FAR
! from stuart being left 20 guard ine
/ passes the plan was for him 90 cross
! the Potomac and leave both Hooker and
| General Lee behind him in Virginia.
| tD The july report is silent about the
| two cavalry brigadcs that stuart left win
| General Lee and LOngstrcet. The natural
| conclusion from IL is that Stuart was
| ordered 20 cross the Potomac in the
| event OF lI0Oker's crossing. General Ice
| could not have though. that stuart could
] Dee at two places $50 Tar apart dt me same
/ timo-that be could Doe ON tho Susquc-
| hanna with EWeil and watch Hooker
! crossing the Potomac The January re-
| port says. THE move ments OF The army
! preceding the battle Of Gettysburg mad
| been much embarra sscd by the absence of
| the cavalry As soon as 10 was known
| that the enemy had crossed into Maryland
| orders We're sent 90 The brigades or Jones
| and Robertson, which had been leit 10
| guard the passes OF the BlIe hll6e, 90
| rcjoin the army without etc. stuart $
! instructions TO Robertson and Jones. ana
! General Lees ms ructions 90 stuart,
! show nothing Of the kind. A person undc-
| Quainted with the facts would infer from
| this that these TWO cavalry brlsddes.
| which had been left by Stuart to move
! Oa LOngstrcers flank and rear were stl-
| toned as sort of garrison I'D uoig tu-
| gaps. and were waiting for orders IT no
| use was made Of this cavalry d. was NOT
| S,uart's fault After the enemy ieit
| against. ON the 23d General Lee, writ
/ ing 90 stuart. said. Give Instructions 70
/ the commander OF the brlgades lett benlnd
to watch the flank and rear OF the army,
and dim the event of the enemy leaving
their fronD retire from the mountains
west OF the Shenandoah. leaving sufficient
| ulrkefs 10 guard the passes, etc. stuart
! directed them 10 communicate with Long
| streets headquarters throuen Il me on
! relay cOuTiers. To DO so Jones sent a me
regiment CTwelfh virginia. 10 Charles
town. stuart not only instructed FobeIi %
Z SON the senior officer. mlnuieiN as TO
I his duties but sent inst rucilulS TO Jones
/ through Robertson. The reason was mat
| Jones was The best outpost QulDfr I'D the
! army. his brigade was the largest. ana
| was in LOudOun observing me enemy /
and twelve miles nearer the Potomac ana
40 I,0nestreet than RobortsOns. No doubt
| this was done fO duih9tlIe ana '"lyl !,
upon him 10 communicate directly ana
Without delay with Lonesutet Alter
| these brigadcs had bcen dcfached from
! stuart General Lee and Longstreet were
| responsible for the use made on lneul.
II they drought they needed cavalry on
their flank they could have sent coui Z
from Maryland over me Inute ,o' -.i't,
| cavalry they knew was in LouIoui. MS
| would have involved but H-ile HtibY'
There was no reason for being IN hurry.
| General Lee virtually directed me NOE
/ rnents of both armies. his soldiers were
[ living on the enemy. EWeI IN fthhayl-
I vqnia had nothing hut militia IN iron. Oh
him The critics who say lhal lNe tull-
federatc armv suffered ior "",l ur -. 49,
oirv unconsciously criticise Lohsstree.
e-S General lee They certainly knew
when they were I'm Maryland that St1ar5
rad gone the eastern route. IL ne ha q
t.lren TIE western be would nave crossed
et shcpherdstown with Hill. stuart or
| de~s v'erc 20 start on the -tth tne ufS
| that General Lee started 10 ine f4toU ia 1; (,
| lie WAS given choice OF Io....t' c,-sr,i
no choice whether 20 stay WIN uentI 81 .
&c or "a foin Fveu. II he had gone ~ =
~ chcnherdsfown on the 2it1 ne w9u.u
-, o,f,- hove left Hooker In virginia