Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05

Hoods volume, entitled Advance and Re-
treat was Issued from the press. This
volume contained the entire letter from
Hood, Of which Longstreet had printed
only an extract, and II now appeared that
HOOD made his statement concerning the
une OF the arrival OF his troops from
memory" on june p. 1875. twelve years
aiter the morning Of July 2 1853 IL may.
az this point. be noted further that Hoods
phrase concerning the time OF the con-
Nersatlon held by Lee. Longstrcet. I'LL,
ana HOOD Is this: During the early part
OF the same morning. presumably be-
Tort the arrival OF Hoods troops.
In lsS} the Century Magazine began to
publish an extended series Of articles
written by both Federal and Confederate
aotois IN the great tragedy Of Gettysburg.
J.. \. Alexander set forth the movements
OF me Confederate artillery on July "a
and July 30 IN such complete detail that
an subsequent writers from that time
forward could do nothing else than adopt
his statements. Kershaw likewise told how
he led q brigade OF McLaws's Division
ar the very head Of Longstreet's column
on the morning OF July .. ISG. Dat
ties and Leaders Of the civil War. Vol.
III, page 3S1) These articles I'm the Gem
fury anticipated by a few years the pub
ication Of the official reports OF the par
Elephants I'm the battle. IN Volume XVII.
Of the official records.
Kershaw's report concerning the move
ments OF his brigade on July Ist and al
forwards was thus set forth: I'VE march
cd 10 a point On the Gettysburg road.
some two miles from that place. going
into camp az - =. NJ. The command was
ordered 10 move AZ 4 o'clock on the morn
ing OF the %. but did not leave camp
until about sunrise. We reached the hill
overlooking Gettysburg with only a
slight detention from trains in the way.
and moved 10 the right Of the Third
Corps, ana were halted until about noon"
Official Records. Volume XNVII, Part
H.. page 800
T.. u. A~leXander's report states that
his battalion OF artillery marched with
the FIRST Corps, and accompanied It So
TO Gettysburg, Pa, where we arrived AZ
. 4. NJ. on July ID" (OGicial Records.
NNNII., Part H.. page 429) Captain o..
4. Taylor. commanding d battery I'm
AleXander's Battalion. reports thus: I'VE
arrived there Gettysburg about 30 \.
NJ. July %" 0dem. page 432) II may be
remarked in explanation that Alexsnder's
Battalion marched at the rear of Long
streets column, and that IL took 9 lead
ing part in the battle Of the "a day III
July. The Washington Artillery marched
with Longstreet's troops. in 1855 APP
peared ". NJ. Owens's volume. entitled
"fn Camp and Battle with the Washing
ton Artillery" on pages 2i3-4 we find
this statement concerning the journey
made on the morning Of July ,. 1862:
"After waiting until 2:30 a. NJ for a
clear road, began our march, and at s
A.. VI. reported. ready for action, to Cen
eral Longstreet on the field"
An important word remained even yet
unspoken. This came al last f.om the
lips Of General McLaws on April q. 1886.
He revised his former Gettysburg adj
dress aud read II before the Confederate
Veterans Association OF Savannah on
the date named. From that address /
quote: my division arrived at Willough-
by Run. about four miles from Gettys-
burg. at Y az night and camped there.
During the night / received orders 70
march on at 4 A. NJ. but this was coun-
fernandez. and / was directed TO be
ready 10 move early I'm the morning. The
sun rises about half-past ( I'm the first
DAYS Of .Julv. Not long after
sunrise I moved forward. and before s
a. NJ. the head Of my division reached
Seminary Ridge. where General Ice was
in person. I was notified that General
Lee wished 10 see me, anG nv command
was halted ma ! reported 10 the General.
. General Lonestreet was walk
ing UP and down "a little way Off, ap-
parently I'm an impatient humor.
General Longstreet joined US and said.
pointing to the map and speaking 10 me,
General. ] want you 20 place your di-
vision there drawing his finger along a
line parallel TO the Emmitsburg road.
no. General said General Lee. L want
his division perpendicular 10 the Emmits-
burr road" addresses Savannah Ncte-
rams Association, 1896. pages 6S. 60
Further light is thrown upon the matter
by the reports OF Wilcox and Anderson.
Of Hilrs Corps. II was part Of Lees plan
that this corps should occupy the Con-
federatc centre on July %. and that
Lonestreet should bring his divisions upon
the field Immediately TO the right Of Hill.
Anderson's Division. however. was a mile
and a half west Of Gettysburg on the
morning Of July % 60. r.. xvii. part 2. ,
page GID. The brigade of Wilcox. Ander-
sons Division. did not begin the advance
movement until Z 4, NJ. and it was Q \.
NJ. when the brigade took its position I'm
line Of battle on Seminary Ridge. Qdem.,
page GID.
These quotations furnish us n full ex-
PLANTATION Of Hoods indefinite letter, and
that IOugstreet was delinquent in
not Fastening up his troops to Seminary
Ridge as Lee had ordered; that those
troops set forth from camp only after
sunrise. were detained 10 some extent by
Itwelrs wagon train. and the head OF the
column reached Seminary Ridge when
the sun was three or three and a half
hours above the horizon. We learn. fur
Their, that the quasl-dehate between Lee
and Longstreet. as described IN Hoods
took place before the troops stood
i'm Lees presence; thar when the First
Corps arrived. about 3 A. NJ. Zee az once
specific orders to the leading divi-
sion commander. over Longstrect's head.
as il were. and bade McLaws lead HIS
men into battle along tho EmmittSburg
road. from the Peach Orchard towards
There Is further evidence from Long.
Venable. and others, to show that Lee