Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-14
army numbered 10000
OF General Lee only
). and he fought these
I Longstreet and his

and he came out vic.
r. Of General Meade's army
Of Gettysburg was esti-
be l0t.250 men. while that
1 Lee was $4,000.
dear repder, had General
morning <,f July 2. at day
or some time during the night.
j, the divisions of General Edward
.ison and the division of General
= derson. both divisions fresh troops.
- the extreme left Of the cnemy's lines.
ana Generals Ewell and Hill to operate
by simultaneous advance. center and
right flank. the enemy would have
given away and doubtless retrea0d in
great confusion. for at that early hour
Iof the morning OF July , the enemy
mad not concentrated their entire army
at Gettysburg. part of their army
was at this time thirty miles distant
from Gettysburg. and two OF their braE
corps did not arrive on the scene of
ac,ion until late in the afternoon OF
July 3, just i'm time to take part I'm the
famous Pickett charge.
SHOULD HAVE ATTACKED
IN THO EARLY MORNING
So. dear reader. you can easily see
why General Lee was ovcr-anxious
Tor both the attacks should have been
made in the early morning OF July 2
and g.
1 cannot rouch for the many state--
'pents that have been made by differ
ent writer's as TO the time General
Long strcet arrived at Gettysburg on
me morning OF July ., but ] do say,
" these different statements were true.
General Lee made 4 big mistake in
allowing General Longstreet to make
me attack at the late hour OF =. NJ.
on July 2.
H. was about r.. NJ on July that
General Longstreets two divisions adj
Vanced TO attack. General Hoods di.
vision went in first on the extreme
right. General McT.aws followed little
later with his division. supported on
inc LETT by four brigades of General
Anderson's division OF the Third Corps.
under Generals Wilcox. Perry and
Posey. The enemy soon WIS driven
from his position on the E;rnmitsburR
road 10 the cover of the ravIne and a
INC OF stone fences Mt the foot OF the
riuSe In his rear. The enemy was dis
iodoeo from these after a severe stiue-
GLE and retired up the ridge leaving 4
number OF his batteries In our posses
Sion. WilcoX's and Wright's brirades
anVanced with great -allantrr. break
ihc successive lines or the enemy. in
fantry, and compelling him to abandon
much OF his artilIerv General Wi,roy
reached the foot and General Wright
gained the crest OF the ridge itself
IRVING the enemy down the orpo-ite
SIDE, but. having become separated
rom General McLaws, and gone be-
Nond the other two brigaCes II The di
vision. they were attacked in front and
on both Tanks and compelled to retire
being unable to bring up any of thn
captured artillery. General Hoods bril-
saoes on the right had successfully
assai'cd the enemy's lines, and forced
mem through Devils Den" and back
ior shelter about Little Round Ton.
ne hshtinS here was desperate each
s'dc awaiting Itself OF the protection of
raNincs ana huge powders OF rock
winch gave TO the place Its euphonious
niine W. had carried the wheat field
ana Dcvtis Den" and were pressing
against Little Round Ton -Four
pieces OF artillery, several hundred pris.
"h"rs' aud two rcsimental flags were
g. ntnr"d
early in tile morning OF July 2, Cen
eral Lee had notified General EweU. on
ou' teit' mat II was his intention to
in1, ,ne mann attack on the enemy's
,et'' ana he was directed as soon AS
ne hcard the guns OF General Long
street, troops to make a diversion i'm
Ne'r favor. TO be converted into a real
"t,ack II the opportunity offered
General E.well gave p. NJ as the hour
"hen General Longstreet's attack com
inenced. and he then directed his bal
. teries TO open FIRE upon the lines Of
Inc enemy; but II was shutdown. two
hours later, before the division Of Cen
efai Johnson advanced to attack the
wooded hills in his front The brjrades
on the left found the enemy strongly
intrenched on the side Of a stecp hill
me origades on the left gallantly adj
ranced and took part OF the cnemy's
hfcas works and held them until or
's' :" our. about noon OF the next day.
KS soon as General johnson attacked.
General Early. his right. moved
TWO OF his brigades forward aeainst
cemetery I'M. Charging over a hill
INTO raTine. they broke a line OF the
ehemSs infantry posted behind a stone
wal and advanced up the steep face Of
another HILL over two lines Of breast
works, These brigades captured sew
eral batteries OF artillery and held
them until finding that no attack was
made on their right. and that heavy
masses of the enemy were advancing
against their front and flank. they re.
luctanly fell back, bringing away
from seventy-hve to 100 prisoners and
four stands OF captured colors
While in these operations the lines
Of the enemy were forced back on each
flank. our lines having been consid-
erably advanced as the result OF Cen
cral Longstreet's attack, more advan-
taGeous positions for our artillery were
thereby secured. and several hundred
prisoners. four pieces OF artillery and
there was lack OF accord and. CO.
operation in the assault Of tho diff
ferent columns Of attack. and no de-
cisive results
HEAVY LOSSES AMONG
OFFICERS OF HIGH RANK
Our losses were very heavy, especi-
ally in officers of high rank Major
General Hood was wounded early In
the action. and Major-G General Fender
Brigadier-Generals G. f. Anderson,
Barksdale and Semmes. of the First
Corps, and j. NJ. Jones, OF the Second
Corps, were wounded, Generals Pen