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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 1,542 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 728 6 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 378 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 374 2 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4. 325 5 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 297 1 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 295 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 11. (ed. Frank Moore) 286 2 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1 225 1 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 190 4 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Events leading up to the battle of Gettysburg. (search)
itting in his tent with a man in citizen's dress, whom I did not know to be a soldier, but who, General Lee informed me, was a scout of General Longstreet's, who had just been brought to him. He told me that this scout had left the neighborhood of Fredericktown that morning, and had brought information that the Federal army had crossed the Potomac, and that its advance had reached Fredericktown, and was moving thence westward towards the mountains. The scout informed General Lee that General Meade was then in command of the army, and also as to the movements of the enemy, which was the first information that General Lee had received since he left Virginia. He inferred from the fact that the advance of the enemy had turned westward from Frederick that his purpose was to enter the Cumberland Valley south of our army, and obstruct our communication through Hagerstown with Virginia, General Lee said that, while he did not consider that he had complete communication with Virginia, he
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Meade's temper. (search)
r—Took his own course. The late Federal General Meade's peculiarities of temper, to draw it mildood that at one period personal dislike of General Meade was almost universal among the officers oble modification of the better feeling against Meade; nevertheless, it is certain that he never bece or nagging from his superiors could sway General Meade to act against his judgment of the necessih ought to be called, and constantly urged General Meade to make a stand and fight. Lincoln's no. Lincoln. In deep anxiety to impress General Meade with the importance of immediately attackiwith such energy and rapidity as to leave General Meade for a time in almost complete darkness as ntentions, had followed the wise policy of General Meade and fallen back behind Bull Run, there safshoulder the blame for a possible failure, General Meade imperturably followed his own judgment regarmy from the Rapidan. Meades reply. General Meade was not a man to tamely submit to bullying[21 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.22 (search)
iles east of Chambersburg. General Hill reports that he was directed to co-operate with Ewell, and, accordingly, on the 29th, moved General Heth's Division to Cashtown, some eight miles from Gettysburg, following on the morning of the 30th with the division of General Pender. General Longstreet reports that he received orders at Chambersburg on the 29th to follow Hill and encamp at Greenwood. Meanwhile the advancing Federals, moving northward more rapidly under their new commander, General Meade, than anticipated by the Confederate chieftain, had occupied the town of Gettysburg, and thus interposed—though unaware of the fact—to prevent the concentration of his armies at that point without a battle. And to accomplish his original design, and finding the enemy before him, General Lee elected to fight; his remaining divisions were hurried forward as rapidly as possible; the Federals, perceiving that the crisis was at hand, pushed forward to the conflict, and the great battle of G
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Longstreet-Gettysburg controversy [from the Richmond (Va.) Dispatch, February 16, 1896.] (search)
proceeds to criticise Lee very severely for not manoeuvring Meade out of the Gettysburg position, and says: This operation Geil 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the next day. By that time Meade's whole army had arrived on the field, and taken its positiave resulted in a brilliant and decisive victory, as all of Meade's army had not then arrived, and a very small portion of itin attacking on the third day. 5. We should have pierced Meade's centre, divided his army, smashed to pieces his wings befed by A. P. Hill, instead of with a bare 14,000 men against Meade's whole army, while the rest of our army looked on, admiredorning of June 28th, at Frederick, Hooker was superseded by Meade. His army remained there that day. Instead of threatening General Lee's communications, as Colonel Marshall says, Meade withdrew the two corps that were holding the mountain passes whthat General Lee took his army to Gettysburg simply to keep Meade east of the mountain and prevent a threatened movement agai
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Joseph Jones, M. D., Ll.D. (search)
67. Hainesville, Va., Skirmish at, 106. Hampton (General Wade, and Butler, General M. C.), Exploits of; Charge, March 10, 1865, Haleck, General H. W., on Gen. Meade, 251. Harris, Captain E. V., killed, 73. Hartford Convention, The, 16. Hassell, Lieutenant, Theodore, killed, 172. Hatcher's Run, Battle of, 55. Ha Roster and service of, 290. Lee, General R. E. His kindness and gentleness, 206; appearance in 1861, 297; birth-day observed, 205. Lincoln's Estimate of General Meade, 249. Linebarger, Lieut., killed, 68. Linossier, Claudius, killed, 201. Longstreet, General, James, at Gettysburg, 215, 230; reviewed by Colonel J. S.111. Manassas, cavalry pursuit after, 259, 299. Marshall, Colonel, Charles, 205. Martin, General J. G., gallantry of, 192; His brigade in 1863-1863, 189. Meade, General George G.; His temper, 247. Miller, Rev., John, Captain Artillery, 99. Minor, Captain R. D., C. S. Navy, 283. Mine Run, battle of, 48. Minutiae of