The Boys of '61 Part 69

24 Howard's Report.

25 Howard's Report.

26 General Doles's Report, p. 63.

27 Colston's Report, p. 43.

28 Life of Stonewall Jackson, by Daniels, of Richmond, p. 254.

29 Lee's Report.

30 Stuart's Report.

31 "From the Potomac to the Rapidan," by Quint.

32 Lee's Report.

33 Wilc.o.x's Report, p. 98.

34 Wilc.o.x's Report.

35 Barksdale's Report.

36 Brooks's Report.

37 Barksdale's Report.

38 General Wilc.o.x's Report.

39 Lee's Report, p. 12.

40 Howard's Report, p. 9.

41 Kilpatrick and Our Cavalry, p. 49.

42 Kilpatrick and our Cavalry, p. 50.

43 Kilpatrick's Report.

44 Atlantic Monthly, April, 1863.

45 Starry regions.

46 Lieutenant Freemantle.-Blackwood's Magazine, September, 1863.

47 The accompanying plan of the battle-field accurately represents the general positions of the troops engaged. On the right of the Union line is the Twelfth Corps; then two divisions of the First; then the Eleventh in and around The cemetery; then Robinson's division of the First; then the Second and the Fifth on the left, occupying Weed's Hill. The Third Corps is in the position it occupied at the beginning of the battle on the afternoon of the second day. It was forced back to Trostle's house. The Sixth Corps is in the position it occupied at sunset on the second day. On the third day it was in line along Weed's Hill. When Sloc.u.m went over from the right to aid in repulsing Longstreet on the second day, he pa.s.sed near the two houses standing on the Taneytown road. Meade's quarters were in the house over which a flag is flying.

Longstreet is in the position which he occupied at three o'clock on the afternoon of the second day, and to which he retired after failing to push Sickles beyond Trostle's.

Pickett commanded a division and not a corps. But as his division took the lead in the last attack, on the third day, and as his repulse was seemingly the turning-point of the Rebellion, especial mention has been made of the part taken by the troops under his command. Hill supported him. A portion of Hill's troops were with Longstreet in the attack of the second day.

Ewell is in the position he occupied at dark on the second day, while two of Sloc.u.m's divisions were aiding the left of Meade's line.

Lee's head-quarters were near Smucker's house.

The fight on the first day began on Willoughby's Run. The Union lines on that day extended from the Middletown road along the semicircle occupied by the Rebel cannon in the diagram, to the railroad east of Blocher's. The map is reduced from an accurate survey.

The best plan of this battle extant is the isometrical picture of Gettysburg, by Colonel J. B. Batchelder, who has devoted many months to the study of the field. It will ever be standard authority for the historian.

48 Freemantle.

49 Blackwood's Magazine, September, 1863.

50 Blackwood's Magazine, September, 1864.-Freemantle.

51 General Howard's Report.

52 Blackwood's Magazine, September, 1863.-Lieutenant-Colonel Freemantle.

53 Address before Alumni of Williams College, 1865. Charles Demond.

54 Ibid.

55 Rev. Mr. Auley, meeting Christian a.s.sociation, Chicago.

56 Lee's Report.

57 Lee's Report.

58 McClellan's Report, p. 46.

59 Magruder's Report.

60 McClellan's Report, p. 238.

61 McClellan's Report.

62 Pollard, First Year, p. 329.

63 Magruder's Report, p. 191.

64 Grant's Official Report.

65 Grant's Report.

66 Grant's Report.

67 See "My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field"; also testimony of Captain Ricketts and Captain Griffin, in Report of Committee on Conduct of the War.