The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10

town. hut hnd moved soutI, t,,ynru.
, ,t..',,, courier from General
IWeil met me here with n d,.pntrj
4 ihfofni1nE me of tie fnci thar ,.. WINS
moving with Rdtics's Division nv the
why ~ Petersburg 10 iIcidles,urr, an,-
afectlna ME TO move IN that direction.
chchuiped that nfter,;.sn nbou. tI,rrr
4, miles from HciG;csburt,, ma rudr IN
zee Henerni EwcTi M shnt i,oini. ,yi,ers.
4 y f0uhd him md Eodcs's Division. mn,
WHH informed thnt the object VIVA "a,
town, aHd I received direction To move
next dny 10 the Inter pDint ,y.,.
informed TINT i:odc. would move by
inr way OF h1adletown and trcndts-
'e. bot ~ WINS arranged that should
*" by the way OF IInntersto,,n nud
Mrmnanburg."
When on June 30 General Hill de.
ciond 10 advance on Gettygburg next
morning he. was at Cashtown, with
iieths aud Pender's divisions OF Ills
CORDS eight miles west Of Gettysburg
ana his other division (Anderson'sl wAs
ABOUT nine miles west of that place
near Fayetteville, under orders Ia
Follow next day.
General EwelI, with Rodcs's dlvl.
sion, was at tteidlesburg. ten miles
northeast OF Gettysburg. Ear1y's divi-
sion was three miles cast Of that point
on the road from York and Johnson
division OF EwelFs corps was between
Green Village and Fayetteville, prob
+ wi VI NGiEG UllltS west OIL
| Cashtown
Two divisions OF r.ongstrcct's corps
/ reached Greenwood, about eight miles
| west of Cashtown, at p NJ. on the
sOth, Picketts division having been
| burg.
On the morning Of July /, Ewell, in
F.! pursuance of orders was still NOV
| ing towards Cashtown. when he says
| in his report:
.tsetore reaching Middle,own, i re
cefyed notice from General Hill That
| he uns advancing upon Gettysburg,
aud turned the head OF Rodes's column
| towards thnt place by the oriddietovn
! rond, sentling word to EARLY TO ad-
vince directly on the Ijeidlcsbur;s road.
notified the general commanding OF
my movement, npti was informed That
in cnsr we found the encniy,s force
very large, hc did not want II general
engagement brought until the rest
OF the army came zip. by the timo
this message Reached nc, Gene raj A.
y. Hill had alrendy been ,ynrIniy en-
snged, md had been repulscd. md
Cnrtcr's artillery battalion of Rodcs's
division had opened on the flank of the
enemy with fine effect. rhc enemy
were rapidly preparing to nttncle nc,
while fresh mnssss were moving into
position on my front. 1t YVES too late
to avoid an engagement without nban-
doning the position taken up. deter
n,ined to push the nttnck vigorously"
General Early was on the road from
HcidlesburE to Gettysburg when or
dered TO the latter place. In his re-
port he says:
'HavinE asccrtaIned that tho rond
from my camp to uuntersto,vn was
very rough and circuitous one, de-
tern,Ined next morning (Jufy ~ 20
march 10 Heidlesburg. aud thence on
the Gettysburg road tn the aIunIuaa-
burg road. After passing Heidiesburs
Il short distance, ] received n note from
y,na Insn p.-Ai 4 a
Co, written by order of General EwcIl,
informing me TINT General A. p. Hill
was moving towards GettTsburg
against tho enemy, and that Rodes's
and was moving towards the sHrna
place, and directing nc TO move direct
~ for Gettysburg ! therefore con-
Inned on the road was then on, and
discovered TINT Rodes's division was
engnGed with tho enemy to my right
on both sides of the Johannesburg
road"
Movements of June so.
On june 90. when General Hill de-
cided to advance the next morning
and find out what force was before
him at Gettysburg, and on the flank
corps was to pass within four miles OF
that place the next day. General Leo
was not ready for a general engage
ment, for in the absence of his cav
ANY lie was HUl IliSu " VIC
disposition of Meade's army. and his
own troops were not Up; but there is
no evidence that AT that or any sub
sequent time he disapproved OF Gen
tysburg On the contrary, as soon
as he was informed OF General Hills
intention, he instructed General Ewell.
who was then at IIeidlesburg. ten
miles northeas. Of Gettysburg. Ito pro
circumstances might dictate
General Ewell left He!dlesburg with |
these instructions on the morning OF |
July i, and before reaching Middle
town (four miles distant from Heidles-
Hill that he was advancing upon Get,
tysburg-changed the direction OF
Rodes's column towards Gettysburg
sent word to EARLY 70 advance TO that
notified General Lee that he
was going To the supper, Of General
Hill.
That General Loo expected Ewell and
ELL to ascertain what force the enemy
had at Gettysburg is clearly indicated
by his reply as quoted by General
i1wel, that in case We found the
enenly's force very large. he did not
want general engagement brought on
Until the rest OF the army came up"
General Ewell says that by the time
this message reached him. the enemy
was rapidly advancing to attack him.
and II was too late to avoid an en-
sagement without abandoning his DO
sition. He therefore determined to at
tack vigorously.
BY referring to tho accompanying
nap it vii be seen that General Ewell
lcted wisely; for with General Heths
Division repulsed, and Early advance
ng from Heidlesburg, IL Rodes's Di-
Vision. which was between them on
he road from Johannesburg, had been
or driven back, Early'S Di-
Vision would have heen In jeopardy.
General Lee must have been on the
ield at this time, for General Heth
says General Rodes was heavily en-
gagged when he first asked General
Lees permission to renew his attack,
Ind got this reply, mo- I am not pre-
Dared to bring on Il general engage
nent to-day. Longstreet Is not up"
ind II was shortly after this that, as
General Heth says. General Lee gave !
lin permission to attack.
Stockton Heth's Evidence.
Captain Stockton Heth says that Il
vas about II or / o'clock that General !
Ieth'S Division became engaged with :
General Reynolds's Corps, and that it !.
vas about one and a. half hours later !
hat he went for an ambulance to car I
y his brother off the field, and General j
Leo spoke to him, General lIwell and c
General Hill being with him. Captain q
deth also says that as he passed. re- .
urning, General Pender's Division !
ushed forward with a rebel yell, and .
his would seem to fix the time OF
9endcr's charge at $3.50 r. NJ, which 7
$ consistent with other evidence. Yet I
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