Gettysburg and Lincoln; (1906) (14576892140) during American Civil War

Identifier: gettysburglincol01burr (find matches)

Title: Gettysburg and Lincoln;

Year: 1906 (1900s)

Authors: Burrage, Henry S. (Henry Sweetser), 1837-1926

Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa.) Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863

Publisher: New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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as a meansof securing information, he now felt more keenlythan ever. Meades orders for the day were as follows:The First and Eleventh Corps were to proceed toGettysburg; the Second to Taneytown; the Thirdto Emmittsburg; the Fifth to Hanover; and theTwelfth to Two Taverns, Slocum being directed totake command of the Fifth Corps as well as his own.The Sixth Corps was left at Manchester, At thesame time Meade ordered his engineer officers toselect a battle-ground for the approaching conflict,suggesting the general line of Pipe Creek as afavorable position. But the battle between the approaching forceswas not to be fought at Pipe Creek. Events werealready in progress interrupting the Union com-manders plans. Buford, on the morning of Julyist, had his scouts far out on the roads westwardand northward of Gettysburg. As early as sixoclock reports came to him that the enemy wasagain approaching. The disposition of his littleforce had already been made. Devins brigade, on Reynoldss Statue. II

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Gettysburg. The First Day. 21 the right, was in Hne between the Mummasburgroad and the railway cut. Gambles brigade ex-tended the line to the left as far as the Hagerstownroad, his first line being along the banks of Wil-loughby Run. Those early morning hours to Bu-ford were full of anxiety. Would Reynolds arrivebefore his little cavalry command would be sweptaway by Hills advance? The signal officer in theSeminary tower at length discovered the approachof Reynolds columns, and, not long after, Rey-nolds himself, having hastened thitherward inadvance of his troops, met Buford at ^he signalstation and received from him a statement as to thesituation in his front. It was now fifteen minutesbefore ten, and the strong force of the enemy wasmaking things lively along the whole Union line,but Buford was confident that he could hold onuntil the arrival of the First Corps. Both Bufordand Reynolds at once rode out to encourage themen to maintain their ground, while Reynolds sentword to Wads wo

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