The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-06
LEES INVASION N
THE FIRST DAY AT GETTYSBURG
CORRECTING MIsSTATEMENT.

CORRECTING MIsSTATEMENT. |
THE BATTLE HOW BEGUN.
Lee Surprised When He Heard
Hills Guns-Unfortunate Delay
Arising from Message Advising
That the Federals Were on the
Road to York and Early Halted.
AS there have been published
several misstatements connected
with the battle of Gettysburg in the
syndicated articles obtained from
Northern sources, the facts as re.
corded historically by Southern au-
thors may be Of general interest, es-
peciaily as to the first day, July /.
LII one Of these syndicated re-
ports OF the three days battle, Joe
Wheeler and his cavalry are given
prominence, whereas Wheeler was
not in Pennsylvania, but was With
the Army Of Tennessee. Instead OF
Wheeler, it was Stuart, who may be
listed with the
Greatest Cavalrymen of Modern
Times.
AS already related in the Caucas-
ian the battle Of Gettysburg was a
military accident. After the victory
of charlottesville, where Stone-
wall Jackson received his mortal
wounds, Lee determined on cam
Ealg1, Of invasion. Preceding his
march into Pennsylvania, Lee had
suggested to President Davis the
withdrawal Of troops from the more
southern States to reinforce ms
army and to threaten Washington
and Baltimore, but this advice was
unheeded. Lee had reasoned that
I the Confederacy would be the
gamer from this concentration o1
scattered forces held in comparative
inactivity to defend distant posi-
ltions. Lee was not discouraged. He
applied himself to his plan Of caIn-
paign for the invasion Of the North
! He had reorganized his army into
three corps, the first under Long
street, the second under EWell, who
Inad lost d leg at the second Manas-
lsas and had returned from the hos
! lital, and the third under A. P. Hill
], With these. three corps, with Stu
| lart's cavalry corps Of about 6,0Ol
men, the artillery corps under Pen
dleton with about 200 cannon, Lees
! army comprised about 10000 men
/ Lee had planned his campaign with
characteristic skill, but he felt tn.
Iloss Of the
Matchless jackson,
Lees right arm as he called him
After Lees nlanouvering to the
lmystiflcationl Of Hooker, who Was
relieved by Meads on June ~, ths
/ column of the Confederates wa!
/ stretched from Gulpepper in Vir-
| ginia to Ghambersburg in Pennsyl.
vania. During the execution Q
Lees strategy, Stuart had severa
Iserious encounters with the Fed.
erals in which he secured the ad.
.Iyantage. As. Lee entered Pennsyl.
i vania he issued an order instruct
ing his army that mo private prop
/ erty shall be injured or destroyed
that was rigidly enforced.
On June 81 Lee issued from
l Chambersburg, Pa, "a general orde
10 his troops in which he declared
sit must be remembered that w
make war only upon armed men
land that we can not take veI geane'
/ for the wrongs our people have sui
i ffered without lowering ourselves il
i the eyes Of all whose abhorrenc,
lEas been excited by the. atrocities
Elof our enemies, and offending
4 against Him without whose favo
] and support our efforts must al
prove vain
/ According to Confederate History
j on July I, at $ am, A. P. Hill, al
ways ready and anxious for fight
i but SO far as known without orde
1 from General Lee, sent two dlyis
ions of Heth and Pender toward
il Gettysburg, to discover, as Hill re
i ported what was in my front. +
q soon found out, and IS
Got the. Worst of It.
Hill expected to find Buford's cay
airy. but he met two Of Meade
3 corps. EWell III obedience to orde
8 was approaching Gashton when b
) f|reeeived messengers from Hill call
! ling for help. sEWell needing this ca
q turned toward Gettysburg an
promptly moved into line Of battl
1.-THE FederaIs were driven back /