The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-02

ne sent messengers To General Long
street ana 70 General Lee; that Cen
oiai l.2hEstreet came and examined the
ground and desired his chief OF urtil-
Terry. Colonel Alexander. to SEQ The
ground; that he himself conducted col
oneI Alexander to the advance point
OF observations: that hc met General
Lee himself en- route to survey this
ground: that he then returned 10 Cen
eral l.on&strcet ana conducted his col
uhlil 10 the point of attack and That
IN" attack began about o'clock tSnc
rnc''l tendletons official report. part
35lj " =" war records pages 5i5-
= Coionei, Charles $ vcnable. ono of
b, he Lees STAFF officers, said that
attack at sunrise on the 2d a,,i
' imat ne did not believe General Leo
t,io 81" ~ ~ General Lee at sunrise on
thc ~ to General Ewen 10 g.t
NJ i4i!Iei opinion OF an attack from
ms tEwelrs) position and that vyhii.,
ne ana General t.wclI were .xnmini,i,.
ne position General Lee joined Them,
~ ne considered the errand on which
~ WIS sent wholly INCONSISTENT with
lhc idea of an attack a; sunrise by
any portion Of the army.
me !sports of general officers further
show that no part OF General Lone
1Iiu!IiSt OF the 2d: that NTcLaw's and
1000 divisions We're at MARSH I,r.ok
un3'i three hours after sunrise They
nag marched until - o'clock tho night
tpstorc and Pickett's Division was
twenty miles away General Lour
street attacked up the E:miu.ttsb,irf-
Nohu ana drove back the enemy win
ne"Ny loss on both sides He took
'ct ~ nundlcd prisoners. four pieces
o. aruiiery aud two rcgi,ncntal days
II Mckim says that on the third
ui,E Ices second in command en-
proved the precious hours in argument
instead OF marching"
General Lee says: That I.ongstroet
49, oLdefed to attack :he next morn
; H. 'nht General Longstreets DISPOSE
uioiS We're not completed as early AS
VAS expected; that General Lout.strcct
80 uelayed by fprco occupying the
nlSh' rocky hills on tho cncruy's OK
trene LEFT, from WHEN lis troons
could he attacked In reverse if tbcv
aaNanced. Ills operations had been
same cause, and he now deemed il
necessary to defend his flank and rom
~ ne ne GlvisiQns Of Hood and Nc
hEeth S Division and two brigudes OF
pr. Mckim says that Lonsstrect's
in arguing and obtecting.
General Lee says that the delay was
t ,n 70 a force OF the enemy occupying
me nigh, rocky hills on the extreme.
II General Longstreet had disobcycd
General Lee on the field of battle A.
pr. Mckim Indicates. 1t is inconcciyabic
that General Lee would have made no
M mention Of it in his report and that
-
street afterwards in terms of thr Li,,L
Sst eateem, and have written TO him
I i:tlers OF sincere affection. When
General l.ongstreet was with the army
OF the Tennessee. General Lee wrote
MN on October -. 1868: ~ missed Won
dreadtuiiy and your brave corps your
cheeriul face and strong arms would
nave been invaluable hope YOU will
soon return 10 me. ] trust YOU NAV
soon be together again. May God urc-
serve you and all with you" After tho
war, IN 1866. General Lee wrote to
GENERAL Longstrect: IF YOU become as
good MERCHANT as YOU were a sol
dler, shall be content. no one will
/ then excel YOU. No one can wish YOU
more success and more happiness than
J. MY interest and affection for YOU
Vii heXer cease My prayers. are al
The Confederacy was limited i'm men
ana means and the marvel is over har
victories instead OF her defeats The
tide OF her fortunes had TO turn i'm
time, then why not Gettysburgn
j. ~ ALEXANDER
Stanton Va