Gettysburg (97 page)

351 Kershaw quotations these pages: Kershaw, “Kershaw’s Brigade,” 333-35; Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 1: 454.

352 “You could constantly see men falling”: Neill Letters (GNP).

352 “Shells were cutting off the arms”:
Atlanta Journal
, July 27, 1901.

352 “We were, in ten minutes’”: Gaillard Collection (SHC).

352 “the awful deathly surging”: Coxe, “Battle,” 434.

353 “close the line”: Gibbon,
Personal Recollections
, 137.

353 “we built a small breastwork”: Ford,
Story of the 15th Massachusetts
, 267.

353 “Minie balls were falling”: Ward, “Incidents,” 348.

353 “swing around, and drive the Federals”: Oates,
War
, 218.

354 Chamberlain quotations: Chamberlain, “Through Blood,” 50.

354 “Smoke rises in dense clouds”: Nicholson, ed.,
Pennsylvania at Gettysburg
, 2: 683.

354 “‘Caldwell, you get your division read’”: Quoted ibid., 623.

354 “‘Colonel Cross’”/“‘No General’”: Hale, “With Colonel Cross,” 35.

355 “at once took arms”:
Irish American
, August 29, 1863.

355 “Nothing could move them”: Rodenbough,
Bravest
, 189-92.

356 “The shell and shrapnel shot descended”:
Savannah Republican
, July 22, 1863.

356 Broadhead quotations: Broadhead,
Diary of a Lady
, 14.

356 “Pray”: Quoted in Bennett,
Days of “Uncertainty and Dread,”
55.

356 Jacobs quotes: Jacobs, “How an Eye-Witness.”

357 “I advanced my right”: Oates,
War
, 214.

357 “The fire on both sides”:
National Tribune
, June 12, 1913.

357 “I ordered a charge”:
OR
, 27/2: 393.

357 “We opened a brisk fire”: Chamberlain, “Through Blood,” 51.

357 “The full force of the enemy”: Warren Letters (NYSL).

358 “Paddy, give me a regiment”/“Never mind that”: Quoted in Pfanz,
Second Day
, 225.

358 “a man of noble character”: Norton,
Attack and Defense
, 320.

358 “advanced into a piece of wood”/“a point from which I could distinctly see”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 1: 456, 471.

359 “Some strolled”/Kershaw-Longstreet exchange: McNeily, “Barksdale’s,” 235.

360 “The two lines met and broke”: Chamberlain, “Through Blood,” 51.

360 “We forwarded without a murmur”: Fletcher,
Rebel Private
, 80.

361 “Throwing himself in the breach”: Nicholson, ed.,
Pennsylvania at Gettysburg
, 1: 462.

361 “‘This is the fourth or fifth time’”: Quoted in Judson,
History of the 83rd Pennsylvania
, 67.

361 “Our Generals did not take the precaution”:
Rochester Evening Express
, July 11, 1863.

362 “No time now, Paddy”:
National Tribune
, April 30, 1885.

362 “Here they are men”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 1: 547.

362 “impossible to take”: Felder Letters
(CRC).

362 “this eccentricity of formation”: Muffley, ed.,
Story of Our Regiment
, 734.

363 “‘I think the boys will miss me’”: Child,
History of the 5th New Hampshire
, 208.

363 “Is that not a magnificent sight?”:
Charleston News and Courier
, June 21, 1882.

363 “The Confederates were on a crest”: Mulholland,
S-tory of the 116th Pennsylvania
, 126.

363 “so desperate I took two shots”: Gaillard Collection (SHC).

364 “We were on the appointed and entrusted line”: Chamberlain, “Through Blood,” 51.

364 “‘Oh God!’”: Oates, “Battle on the Right,” 176-77.

364 “Forward, men, to the ledge”/Oates quotations: Oates,
War
, 218.

365 Brooke quotations: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 2: 1140-41.

365 “The men were firing”:
Cattaraugus Freeman
, July 30, 1863.

367 “everything had progressed”:
OR
, 27/1: 634.

367 “‘Attention, Mississippians!’”: Claiborne Papers (SHC).

367 “grand beyond description”: Clark, “Wilcox’s Alabama Brigade,” 229.

368 “Our men began to drop”: Andrews, “Gallantry” (MHI).

368 “The shattered line was retreating”:
National Tribune
, November 6, 1890.

368 “ran in crowds”: Henley Letter (MHI).

368 “‘No! Crowd them’”: Love, “Missisippi,” 32.

368 “‘Colonel!’”/“‘Where are my men?’”: Craft,
History of the 141st Pennsylvania
, 122.

369 “sell out as dearly”: Oates, “Battle on the Right,” 178.

370 Chamberlain quotations: Chamberlain, “Through Blood,” 55-56.

370 “The left took up the shout”: Quoted in Desjardin,
Stand Firm
, 70.

371 “The rebel front line, amazed”: Coan Papers.

371 “we disposed ourselves”: Chamberlain, “Through Blood,” 56.

371 “Brave Mississippians”: Love, “Missisippi,” 32.

372 “Benner’s Hill was simply a hell inferno”/“clothes scorched”: Hatton Memoir
(LC).

372 “Taking the line lengthways”: Nevins, ed.,
Diary of Battle
, 243.

373 “that the exhausted condition”/“to cover the advance”:
OR
, 27/2: 504.

375 “to clear the field”:
OR
, 27/2: 518.

375 “It was discovered”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 2: 818.

376 “in an easy, quiet tone”: Quoted in Swanberg,
Sickles
, 177.

376 “General Sickles … standing beneath a tree”: Bigelow,
Peach Orchard
, 52.

376 “received no communication from Gen. Meade”:
National Tribune
, July 22, 1886.

376 “became too hot”/“We bound his leg”/“repeatedly urged us”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 1: 240.

376 “tell General Birney”/“’General Birney’”: Tremain,
Two Days
, 88-89.

377 “the danger of being shot down”/“checked his horse and waited”: Young-blood, “Personal Observations,” 287.

377 “Wofford coming in splendid style”:
OR
, 27/2: 369.

378 “General Meade said”:
CCW
, 460.

378 “‘Ah, war is a very bad thing’”: Agassiz, ed.,
Meade’s Headquarters
, 243.

379 “nobody to form a new line”: Humphreys Papers (HSP).

379 “The crash of artillery”: Cavada Diary (HSP).

380 “for two years the U.S. Regulars”: Quoted in Kross, “‘To Die like Soldiers,’” 23.

380 “close, stubborn and deadly work”: Haynes,
History of the 2nd New Hampshire
, 180.

380 “throwing myself forward”: Quoted in Kross, “‘To Die like Soldiers,’” 50.

380 “Halt, you Yankee”/“Go to h—l”: Hanifen,
History of Battery B, 1st New Jersey
, 76-77.

380 Alexander quotations: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 240.

381 “the sturdy regular blow,” Longstreet, “Lee in Pennsylvania,” 425.

382 “My instructions were to advance”:
OR
, 27/2: 618.

382 “caught the roar of the cannon”/“men who had been playing cards”: Johnson Letter (FNP).

382 “the sound of the shells”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 2: 1056.

382 “met at the crest”:
OR
, 27/2: 631.

383 “‘Take your Brigade’”: Richardson Papers.

383 “was not surprised”: Gibbon,
Personal Recollections
, 137.

384 “the 3d Corps had gone to pieces”: Humphreys Papers (HSP).

384 “The enemy’s advancing musketry shots”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 2: 1134.

384 “No friendly supports”/Bigelow-McGilvery exchange: Bigelow,
Peach Orchard
, 55-56.

386 “there seemed nothing left”: Humphreys Papers (HSP).

386 “came forward in their usual magnificent style”:
New York Herald
, July 4, 1863.

386 “men and horses were falling like hail”: Quoted in Campbell, “‘We Saved the Line,’” 56.

387 “We fired with our guns”: Deane, ed.,
“My Dear Wife,”
63.

388 “On we rushed with loud cries!”: Fox, ed.,
New York at Gettysburg
, 2:886.

388 “Gen. Barksdale was trying”: Richardson Papers.

390 Humphreys quotations: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 1: 481.

391 “‘I am not in Birney’s command’”: Quoted in Pfanz,
Second Day
, 407.

391 “I immediately ordered my men”:
OR
, 27/2: 618.

392 “away part of his face and head”: Simons,
Regimental History 125th New York
, 112-13.

392 “grape and canister were poured into our ranks”:
OR
, 27/2: 618.

392 Hancock quotations: Quoted in Moe,
Last Full Measure
, 268.

392 “Men stumbled and fell”:
St. Paul Pioneer
, August 9, 1863.

393 “Without support on either my right or left”:
OR
, 27/2: 618.

393 Anderson-Mahone-Posey exchange with reporter:
Richmond Enquirer
, August 5-7, 1863.

395 “first duty of a subordinate”: Bates Papers (PHMC).

395 “to occupy the whole of the intrenchments”:
OR
, 27/1: 856.

396 “retired in some disorder”: Fox, ed.,
New York at Gettysburg
, 1: 664.

396 “Shells around us tore our bleeding ranks”:
Philadelphia Weekly Times
, October 8, 1881.

396 “Wright’s Brigade was driven into the Federal position”: Andrews,
Condensed History
(GNP).

397 “Go on, boys, go on”: Quoted in Sturtevant,
Pictorial History 13th Vermont
, 499.

397 “I have not the slightest doubt”:
OR
, 27/2: 623-25.

400 “We held this point”:
OR
, 27/1: 862.

400 “ditch filled with men firing down”: “Memoirs of Benjamin Anderson Jones” (VHS).

400 “were attended with more loss than success”:
OR
, 27/2: 513.

400 “reeled and staggered like a drunken man”: Quoted in Pfanz,
Culp’s Hill
, 217.

401 “This left my line very thin”/“complete surprise”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 2: 745-46.

401 “to advance upon Cemetery Hill”:
OR
, 27/2: 556.

402 “at once there was the flash”:
Maine at Gettysburg
, 95.

402 “To see grape and canister cut gaps”: Kiefer,
History of the 153rd Regiment
, 219-20.

402 “the mixing up of the files”:
OR
, 27/2: 532.

403 Gibbon quotations/Hancock orders: Gibbon,
Personal Recollections
, 138.

403 “were sitting down behind the stone wall”: Quoted in Archer, “
The Hour
,” 48.

403 “At that point”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 2: 746.

403 “I had no pistol”: Quoted in Archer, “
The Hour
,” 52.

404 “Major: Tell my father I died”: Avery Papers
(NCDAH).

404 “The men and officers appeared plucky”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 1: 295.

405 “behind which the Yankees were”:
Richmond Whig
, July 23, 1863.

405 “Germans fought splendidly”: Nevins, ed.,
Diary of Battle
, 245.

407 “useless sacrifice of life”: Early, “A Review,” 280-81.

407 “convinced me that it would be”:
OR
, 27/2: 556.

408 “a brief and patriotic speech”:
Syracuse Standard
, July 9, 1863.

409 “it was soon so dark”: Pierson, ed., “Diary,” 37.

409 “Our infantry made a vigorous rush”:
National Tribune
, December 12, 1909.

409 “‘Halt! Front face!’”:
National Tribune
, December 10, 1908.

409 “At Rickett’s Battery”:
National Tribune
, July 29, 1909.

409 “We gathered up the dead”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 2: 747.

410 “Boys, I am asked”: Quoted in Desjardin,
Stand Firm
, 84.

411 “only sent one message”: Fremantle,
Three Months
, 260.

412 Lee summaries:
OR
, 27/2: 320.

412 “Stuart’s object was to gain position”: McClellan,
I Rode with Jeb Stuart
, 337.

412 “commanding general looked well”/“’It is all well’”: Hoke,
Great Invasion
, 355.

413 Sharpe and Hancock quotations: Quoted in Fishel,
Secret War
, 527-28.

413 “I shall remain in my present position”:
OR
, 27/1: 72.

413 “I had no time”: Meade,
Life and Letters
, 125.

414 “The Confederates maintained a clam-like silence”: Skelly,
Boy’s Experiences
, 17.

414 “We gain no information”: Broadhead,
Diary of a Lady
, 14.

414 “I engaged in a little conversation”:
Gettysburg Compiler
, June 1, 1898.

414 “They were laid in different parts”/Pierce-soldier exchange: Alleman,
At Gettysburg
, 58.

414 “‘Cap, you’d better be careful’”/“‘Why that’s all right’”: Hollinger,
Some Personal Recollections
, 172.

415 Meade council:
OR
, 27/1: 73;
CCW
, 350.

417 “I saw that the men had something to eat”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 2: 1152.

417 “‘Now don’t be frightened’”: Plank (Beard) Memoir (GNP).

417 “The wounded appeared to be everywhere”: Monteiro,
Confederate Surgeon.
“busily at work probing for bullets”/“it requires a man with a steel nerve”: Houghton Diary.

418 Welles incidents: Beale, ed.,
Diary
, 354.

418 “He cannot take Richmond”: Miers, ed.,
Rebel War Clerk’s Diary
, 235.

418 “we were halted by two Confederate soldiers”: Skelly,
Boy’s Experiences
, 17-18.

419 “I visited some portions of the line”:
New York Times
, July 4, 1863.

419 “Every one is exhausted”:
New York Herald
, July 4, 1863.