Gettysburg (98 page)

419 “stumbled over the field”: Carpenter Letters (MHS).

419 “Flitting forms a few feet off”:
Philadelphia Weekly Times
, October 8, 1881.

419 “gathered the dead”:
National Tribune
, January 21, 1926.

419 “groans of the wounded”: Clifton Diary
(NCDHA).

419 “‘Thank God!’”: Duke, “Mississippians,” 216.

423 Haskell material: Byrne and Weaver, eds.,
Haskell.

424 Peel material: Winschel, ed., “Gettysburg Diary.”

425 Dooley material: Durkin, ed.,
John Dooley.

427 Alexander quotations: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 243-44.

428 Lee orders:
OR
, 27/2: 320.

428 Ewell quotations:
OR
, 27/2: 447.

428 “one of his subordinate officers”:
CCW
, 416-17.

428 “During the night … we could hear”: Zable Papers.

428 “for it was always his policy”:
Richmond Times Dispatch
, October 4, 1908.

429 “a silence around us now”:
Star and Sentinel
, July 2, 1913.

429 “marveled that a man should be so careless”/“if I should confiscate”:
Gettysburg Compiler
, 1903.

429 “a sound sleep as boys do”: Skelly,
Boy’s Experiences
, 18.

429 “the church yard was strewn”: McCurdy,
Gettysburg
, 22.

429 “courteous, considerate Georgians”: Jacobs, “How an Eye-witness,” n.p.

429 “girdled for the conflict”/“Oh, make it, thou Almighty”:
Star and Sentinel
, July 2, 1913.

429 “The usual jests and hilarity were indulged in”: Wiley, ed.,
Reminiscences
, 43-48.

430 “I must confess that the General’s face”: Durkin, ed.,
John Dooley
, 101.

430 Lee’s orders:
OR
, 27/2: 320.

430 “I sent to our extreme right”: Longstreet, “Lee’s Invasion,” 342.

431 Williams quotations/exchange with Slocum: Quaife, ed.,
From the Cannon’s Mouth
, 230.

431 Alexander quotations: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 244-45.

432 Coffin quotations: Coffin,
Boys of ‘61
, 309.

434 “the order to open fire”/“woods in front and rear”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 1: 220.

434 “poured shot & shell into”: Nichol Diary (MHI).

434 “and the balls could be heard”:
Philadelphia Record
, July 8, 1900.

436 “General Lee and his staff”: Cavada,
Libby Life
, 2.

436 Longstreet-Lee exchange:
OR
, 27/2: 320, 359; Longstreet, “Lee in Pennsylvania,” 429; idem,
From Manassas
, 386; idem, “Lee’s Invasion,” 342.

437 “fierce cannonading”: Broadhead,
Diary of a Lady
, 15.

437 “May I never again”:
Star and Sentinel
, July 2, 1913.

437 “My orders were to fire incessantly”: Blackford Memoir (MHI).

437 “We could only hear the battle”: Cooke,
Wearing of the Gray
, 257.

438 “would invite an attack upon our rear”: Kempster, “The Cavalry,” 416.

438 “I think it was the hardest battle”: Coffman Letter (MHI).

438 “ball entering his right side”/“was conscious of his situation”: Jessup, ed.,
Painful News
, 148.

438 “protected behind stones logs trees &c”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 2: 1248.

439 “There came little puffs of smoke”: Douglas,
I Rode with Stonewall
, 241.

439 Mudge quotations: Quint,
Record of the 2nd Massachusetts
, 180.

440 “We told the wounded men”: Duffy Diary (VHS).

441 Conference (Lee-Longstreet-Hill): Longstreet,
From Manassas
, 288; idem, “Lee in Pennsylvania,” 429; (aides/staff present):
Atlanta Journal
, July 13, 1901; Walter H. Taylor,
Four Years
, 103-4; Maurice, ed.,
Aide-deCamp of Lee
, 237-39.

442 “direction of the commanding general”:
OR
, 27/2: 351.

443 “to the crest of a hill”:
Waco Daily Times-Herald
, n.d.

443 “‘Come down!’”/“what looked like a whole brigade”:
Final Report
, 111-12.

444 “The brigade moved forward in fine style”:
OR
, 27/2: 593.

444 “We lay behind our solid breastworks”:
National Tribune
, June 9, 1897.

444 “This is the first time that our Regiment”:
Portage County Newspaper
, July 15, 1863.

444 “from information received”:
OR
, 51/1: 1068.

444 “We had a great fight yesterday”: Meade,
Life and Letters
, 103.

446 Alexander quotations: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 245-46.

447 “strongly disapproved of making the assault”: McKim, “Steuart’s Brigade,” 297.

447 “it was nothing less than murder”: Goldsborough,
Maryland Line
, 106.

447 “Our loss was frightful”: Thomas, “Maryland Confederate Monument,” 444-46.

447 “It was truly awful how fast”: Leon,
Diary of a Tar Heel
, 36-37.

447 “seen in all my fighting as bloody”: Funk Letters (FNP).

448 “as the only Christian minded being”: Rothermel Papers (PHMC).

449 “enemy were too strongly intrenched”:
OR
, 27/2: 504.

449 “‘My poor boys!’”: Goldsborough,
Maryland Line
, 109.

450 Pierce quotations: Alleman,
At Gettysburg
, 64.

451 “dressed to the right”: Young, “Pettigrew’s Brigade,” 124.

451 “I would not give 25 cents”: Loehr, “First Virginia Infantry,” 33, 40.

451 “It was rumored that this division”: Walker, “Survivor of Pickett’s Division.”

451 “So frivolous men can be”: Durkin, ed.,
John Dooley
, 102.

452 Postles quotations: Beyer and Keydel, eds.,
Deeds of Valor
, 228-29.

452 “The great majority of the batteries”: Alexander, “Confederate Artillery Service,” 104.

453 “I never saw so much blood fly”: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 253.

453 “distributed ourselves to the best advantage”: Winschel, ed., “Gettysburg Diary,” 104.

454 “Soon we are ordered to ascend”: Durkin, ed.,
John Dooley
, 102.

454 Haskell quotations: Byrne and Weaver, eds.,
Haskell
, 139-47.

455 McClellan quotations: McClellan,
I Rode with Jeb Stuart
, 338.

456 “large columns of the enemy’s cavalry”:
OR
, 27/1: 956.

456 “a number of random shots”: McClellan,
I Rode with Jeb Stuart
, 338.

456 Custer-Gregg exchange: Gregg, “Second Cavalry Division,” 124.

457 “the singing of a bird”:
New York Times
, July 6, 1863.

457 “Meade was receiving reports”: Smart, ed.,
Radical View
, 52.

457 “Aid[e]s were coming and going”: Coffin,
Boys of ‘61
, 313.

457 “flock of pigeons”/“the sky above”:
New York World
, July 8, 1863.

457 “appeared in excellent spirits” “entirely too strong to attack in front”: Ladd, ed.,
Bachelder Papers
, 1: 518.

458 “Our whole front for two miles”: Hunt, “Third Day,” 371-72.

458 “I said to him what was plain to my mind”/“saying, in substance”: Mahone, “Gen. Mahone at Gettysburg.”

458 Longstreet quotations: Longstreet,
From Manassas
, 390; idem, “Lee in Pennsylvania,” 430; idem, “Lee’s Invasion,” 343.

459 “It was called a charge”: Longstreet,
From Manassas
, 390.

460 “line beyond that road would soon become so weak”: Law, “Struggle,” 327.

460 Alexander quotations: Alexander, “Great Charge,” 362; Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 254-55; Edward P. Alexander,
Military Memoirs
, 421.

460 “A careful examination was made of the ground”: OR, 27/2, 320.

461 “With the enemy, there was advantage of elevation”: OR, 27/2, 352.

461 “I still desired to save my men”/message to Alexander: Longstreet, “Lee in Pennsylvania,” 430.

462 Alexander quotations/exchange with Wright/note to Longstreet: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 255; Alexander,
Military Memoirs
, 421-22.

462 “The tension on our troops had become great”: Crocker,
Gettysburg
: Pickett’s Charge, 37.

462 “I rode once or twice”: Longstreet, “Lee’s Invasion,” 343.

463 “Colonel, Let the batteries open”: Longstreet,
From Manassas to Appomattox
, 390.

463 Harrison quotations: Walter Harrison,
Pickett’s Men
, 91-107.

463 “in quick succession”:
OR
, 27/2: 434; Wise,
Long Arm
, 677.

463 “immediately followed by all the battalions”: OR, 27/2, 434.

464 “at the same instant, along the whole line”: Winschel, ed., “Gettysburg Diary,” 104.

464 “Never will I forget those scenes and sounds”: Durkin, ed.,
John Dooley
, 103.

464 “The wildest confusion for a few minutes obtained”: Byrne and Weaver, eds.,
Haskell
, 148.

464 “as if the heavens and earth were crashing”: Broadhead,
Diary of a Lady
, 15.

464 “vibrations could be felt”: McCreary, “Gettysburg.”

465 “the most terrific cannonading”: McCurdy,
Gettysburg
, 23.

465 “awful thunder”: Rupp Letter
(ACHS).

465 “It was possible to distinguish the fire”: Jacobs, “How an Eye-Witness.”

465 “crush our batteries”: Quoted in Kross, “Pickett’s Charge,” 21.

465 “raked the whole line”: Crumb, ed.,
Eleventh Corps Artillery
, 72.

465 “fire that we were under”:
Buffalo Evening News
, May 29, 1894.

466 “making discordant music”:
National Tribune
, September 2, 1886.

466 “waves”/“like gusts of wind”:
Buffalo Evening News
, May 29, 1894.

466 “caused blood to flow”: Muffley, ed.,
Story of Our Regiment
, 439.

466 “their unsurpassed chivalry”: Quoted in Kross, “Pickett’s Charge,” 40.

466 “whole [enemy] line”: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 257.

466 “went high over our gun”/“coolness of the officers and men”: Coxe, “Battle,” 435.

467 “would look at the cannon around us”: Rollins, ed.,
Pickett’s Charge!
, 177.

467 “shell, [canister] and solid shot”:
Richmond Enquirer
, July 15, 1863.

467 “the uproar was terrific”: Marye, “First Gun,” 33.

467 “followed by his staff and his courier”: “Gen. James Dearing,” 215.

467 “out in front with his flag waving defiance”: Durkin, ed.,
John Dooley
, 104.

467 “special attention … they were then receiving”: “Gen. James Dearing,” 216.

467 “that I must wait longer”: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 258.

468 “those fellows on the left have the range”: Smart, ed.,
Radical View
, 53.

468 “instantly followed by another and another”:
New York Times
, July 6, 1863.

468 “The atmosphere was thick with shot and shell”:
New York World
, July 7, 1863.

468 “torn to pieces … and died”:
New York Times
, July 6, 1863.

468 “cries that ran the diapason”: Smart, ed.,
Radical View
, 54.

468 “outbuildings, fences and fruit trees”: Wafer Diary.

469 “from the effects of the chloroform”: Maust, “Union Second Corps Hospital.”

469 “the most astonishing thing”: Benedict,
Vermont at Gettysburg
, 12-13.

469 “pitiless storm of shot and shell”: Aldrich,
History of Battery A
, 211.

469 “The shot and shell seemed to be tearing”:
Buffalo Evening News
, May 29, 1894.

470 Erasmus Williams story: Williams Letter (UVA).

470 “ever and anon some companion would raise”: Durkin, ed.,
John Dooley
, 103.

470 “In the hot[t]est of the cannonading”: Winschel, ed., “Gettysburg Diary,” 105.

471 “had that confident look”: Newhall, “Address,” 21.

471 “took his Regiments and went back”: Black,
Crumbling Defenses
, 42.

471 Alexander quotations/messages to Pickett: Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 258; Alexander,
Military Memoirs
, 423.

473 Longstreet-Picket quotations: Longstreet,
From Manassas
, 392; idem, “Lee in Pennsylvania,” 431; Sorrel,
Recollections
, 162; Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 260-61; Inman,
Soldier
, 60.

474 “It is yelling, shooting, swearing”:
National Tribune
, May 27, 1886.

474 Longstreet-Alexander quotations: Longstreet, “Lee in Pennsylvania, 420-31;” Gallagher, ed.,
Fighting for the Confederacy
, 261; Alexander,
Military Memoirs
, 424.

476 “momentary [lull], of men resuming their places”: Winschel, ed., “Gettysburg Diary,” 105.

476 “I tell you there is no romance”: Durkin, ed.,
John Dooley
, 104-5.

476 “rode along the long lines”: Blackford Letter (UVA).

476 “‘I have no orders to give you’”: Berkeley, “Rode with Pickett,” 175.

477 Haskell quotations: Byrne and Weaver, eds.,
Haskell
, 157.

478 “Woodruff had his guns”: Rollins, ed.,
Pickett’s Charge!
, 291.

478 “awful, rushing sound”: Child, “From Fredericksburg,” 183.

478 “Good-by boys”:
Buffalo Evening News
, May 29, 1894.