New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-02

General Howard, with his Eleventh
Corps. Across the pike on the adjacent
hill TO the right. what was left OF the
First Corps. Next TO it, and stretching
to our extreme Right. Major-Generai
Slocum. with his Twelfth Corps. Be
ginning again at the Cemetery Hill
and going toward the left. we have first
next to Howard. the Second Corps
Major General Hancock; next 10 II. the
Third, Major General Sickles and part
~ to the rear Of the Third and subse-
quently brought up on the extreme
Left, the Fifth Corps. Major General
Sykes. The Sixth corps. Major General
Sedgwick, was kept near the fancy
town pike in the rear and constituted
the only Reserve Of the army.
Corps and Division Commanders.
General readers are scarcely likely TO
be interested in minute details Of the
organization Of the army but perhaps
II will be convenient TO have a roster
by corps and divisions. at least:
FIRST coRPs-MAJoR GENERAL REYN-
OLDS.
After General Reynolds's death. General
Newton was assigned by General Meade
TO the command OF this corps.
First Division ............. General Wadsworth
Second Division .......... General Doubleday
Third Division. ...... General Robinson
SECOND CORPs-M AJOR-GENERAL HAN
COCK.
First Division. observation-disclosures. General Caldwell
Second Division .............. General Gibbons
Third Division ............. General Hayes
THIRD s-MAJOR-GBNERAL SICK
LES.
FIRST DIVISION ............... 90. PeneTal ward
Second Division .-....... General Humphrey
FIFTH CORPS LATELY MEADE Sj-MA-
JOR-GENERAL SYKES
First Division .................. General Barnes
Second Division. ............... General sykes
ELEVENTH CORPS - MAJoR-GENERAL
HOWARD.
First Division ..... Major General Carl Schurz
Second Division. Brigadier General SteinNehr
Third Division. ...... BrIgader General Barlow
TWELFTH CORPs-MAJOR-GENER SLo-
CUM.
First Division. ........-..t-... .General Geafy
Second Division ................ General Green
Third Division. .............. General Williams
OF the splendid Sixth Corps. which
only became engaged as reserves were
brought in on Friday. | cannot give
the division commander now there
have such changes since Fredericks-
burg. with any assurance of accuracy.
Our Concentration at Gettysburg.
Our troops were not concentrated so
early as those Of the rebels. and but
for their caution in so long feeling
about our lines before making an at
tack, We might have suffered in conse-
quence Sedgwick's Corps did not all
get up till nearly dark Thursday even
Westminster with a view to the in
tended movement on York. The Twelfth
Corps had arrived about sunset
Wednesday evening. n couple Of hours
or more after our repulse beyond Get
tysburg; the Second and Third during
the night, and the Fifth about 10
Thursday morning. For Thursdays
fight the Fifth constituted the only re-
serve.
Thursday Till O'clock.
All Thursday forenoon there was lively
firing between our skrmishers and
those of the enemy but nothing betok-
ening a general engagement. Standing
on Cemetery Hill. which, but for its
exposed position, constituted the best
point Of observation on the field,
could see the long line OF our skirmish-
ers stretching around Center and Left,
we'll advanced, lying fiat on the ground
in the meadows or cornields and firing
at will as they lay. The little street
OF curling smoke that rose from their
guns faded away in a thin vapor that
marked the course Of the lines down
the left. With glass the rebel line
could be even more distinctly seen,
every man Of them with his blanket
strapped over the shoulder-no foolish
stripping for the fight with these
trained soldiers. Occasionally the gray
coated fellows rose from cover. and
with a yell rushed on our men. firing as
they came. Once or twice in the half
hour that | watched them, they did
this with such impetuosity as to force
our skirmishers back, and call out a
shell or two from our nearest batteries
probably the very object their officers
] had in view.