The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-14

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supported. VIII have all cannon
along my line in position. open fire,
anu concentrate the same on that
point, and either dcmolish the guns of
Meade or exhaust his supply OF am
nunition Then have Pickctt's Divi-
sion charge. well supported. and In tho
meantime send Stuarts cavalry around
Meades right flank and attack from
the rear in connection with pickett's
charge from the front. ] VIII cut that
limo I'm two and use General Mcade's
army up by detail"
Captain James y. Long. q northern
historian in his hook on the battle of
Gettysburg, on pages GS, 20 and Il.
says:
IL must be admitted that Lcc's plans
looked plausible"
Another northern writer OF this bat :
tie, Luther w. Minnigh, in his book.
on page 81, referring to the circuit
OF Stuart's cavalry around Gcneral
Mcades army In making the flank
movement against it rs planned BY
General Lee says In reference to the
night which took place between Gene
raj Stuart's cavalry and that OF Gene
raj Grecg's Division. and other bri-
sadcs in which General Stuart was
forced back. being only three miles
from the point of his expected attack.
says: During the heaviest fighting
By sabrs cut EreatEeds and
McGreegor's Batteries replaced Grifin's.
when q sharp duel between tho artil.
lcry ensued A. length the conflict
ended, with it decidedly IN Grcgg's
favor. who had foilcd and defeated
Lees wcil-!aid plans" And CAPTAIN
Jancs T. Long. referring to this same
plan of General Lee ana tho fight be-
tween General stuart ana General
Gregg. Of the Union arlny SAYS on
pages - and a. The result was tha,
Stuart was defeated by General Gregg,
and stuart failed 70 carry out Ills part
of the program. on the other hand.
had stuart been successful. there is no
doubt in my mind whatever but that
he would have passed our right flank
anu IN coming up in the rear OF our
centre on the east side OF Cemetery
Ridge, in conjunction with pickctt's
charge from the 'front.' would have
been successful in carrying out Of
General Lees plan OF cutting NIcade's
line III two"
Here we have on unfading and solid
proof OF that super-excelleut and mas
terly mind OF the science OF warfare
possessed by that greatest general OF
modern times, Robert L. Lee.
Experience teaches US that support
in times Of war as we'll an in times of
peace sometimes fails. on this ev.r
memorable third day OF July. 1869, Pet
tgrew's Brigade was on General Pick
etts left, and though sad and unfor-
tunntc in the result be tho story, was
designed aud SO formed 20 be the sup
port Of General Pickett on that event
ful day and charge, and we get the
result from the pages OF different his
tories ana sources. as follows:
. "Pettigr"w's Division, which was sup
porting Pickett, was flung backward.
leaving 1000 prisoners and - stand
tardA with the Union army'-Ellts's
Youth History, page 1913.
"P!cketts brave Nirgirians emerged
partly from the woods with their guns
at rirht-shouldcr-sh shift. with clearly
decisive step as though passing in re-
view on dress parade, not firing "A sim
gle shot. When they had reached near
half way. the gums all along our line
opened fire, concentrating the same
on picketts advancing column, NOW
ing great gaps through their lines still
on they came, keeping up their same
steady step, closing up vacant gaps
time after time not firing q shot. but
prcss!ng Oh ana on across tho field OF
dealh. marching against that storm OF
deadly missiles as though i; were a
storm OF rain ana wind instead And
with the same amazing precision. they
delivered Vollry at tho brcpstworks
+ ia front and then with their rcsouud!ne
battle yell. rushed UP tho crest OF
Cemetery Ridge and captured the
works at the point OF the bAvo1ct."
Young's History. Vol. H., page 1913.
Put while they faced the storm Of
death, Wilcox and Perry's Brigades
on the right flank. blinded by our ar
,illcry fire, became separated They
moving Off by The right f!anl. were
eo!nS in the direction OF Round TOP
Heth's. and pettigrew's troops on the
lott flank, under General Potjicrow
r-erc badly shattered 10y our guns on
Cemetery Ridge. in order thai picitctUs
men might reach their objective point,
the umbrella shaped trees at tho an
gle, which the troops had been in
Structcd To concentrate at before be-
ginning the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Get
,ysburg Battle, pages us.
General Pcttigrew was in command
that day Of division and his brigade
Was led by Colonel Marshall. who was
knocked from his horse by a piece OF
shell, and his men broke but he had
himself lifted on his horse and when
his men refused To follow him up he
asked that his horse be turned TO the
front. Then he rode up until he was
killed. II all the men on Pickett's LETT
had gone on like Marshall, history
would have been written another
observation-disclosures Records Volume
MINI. page 23i. Pickett. looking
around for ais support. he saw that lie
WAS alone and a few moments more
would be enough TO destroy every one
OF his command. The order was then
given to fall back. and all that was
left OF them withdrew. "Ellis's Ills
tory Volume H., page 1913.
out OF his $500 men, not more than
1000 returned. "--"Mennigh's History of
Getty sburG, page e..
Another report states that out of
r 900 i'm the morning. only ! 500 won,
into camp that night-3.i00 killed.
wounded and missing. Now let lovers
Of true history sit up ana take notice
of this.
And General Lee standing on Semi
nary Ridge with his glass TO his eye,
followed every movement OF Pickett.
from, the moment fire opened until the
shattered and bleeding survivors came
flying back to their own ranks and.
springing on his horse. he rode among
them and did all he could to comfort
the soldiers whose bravery had never