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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 148 0 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 100 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 92 0 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 92 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 5. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 62 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 60 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 56 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 54 0 Browse Search
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure) 40 0 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 40 0 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox. You can also browse the collection for Cemetery Hill (Pennsylvania, United States) or search for Cemetery Hill (Pennsylvania, United States) in all documents.

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General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 26: Gettysburg-First day. (search)
The prominent point of the south ridge is Cemetery Hill, and east of this is Culp's Hill, from whiit and flowing south is Rock Creek. From Cemetery Hill the ground is elevated, the ridge sloping tter about three miles south of the town. Cemetery Hill is nearly parallel to Seminary Ridge, and the battle, marched the Eleventh Corps to Cemetery Hill, and there posted it until called upon by der Steinwehr and part of his artillery on Cemetery Hill. As the divisions of the Eleventh Corped to command a steady, orderly retreat to Cemetery Hill. The Confederates pushed rapidly on, pof the forces engaged, less the reserve on Cemetery Hill. At Cashtown, General Lee found that G the commander of the Second Corps to take Cemetery Hill if he thought it practicable, but the suboothing coming from the centre troops about Cemetery Hill, General Lee ordered the Second Corps, aft left, which had commanding elevation over Cemetery Hill, from which the troops on the latter could
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 27: Gettysburg-Second day. (search)
s messengers could have been referred to general Headquarters, but to delay and send messengers five miles in favor of a move that he had rejected would have been contumacious. The opportunity was with the Confederates from the assembling on Cemetery Hill. It was inviting of their preconceived plans. It was the object of and excuse for the invasion as a substitute for more direct efforts for the relief of Vicksburg. Confederate writers and talkers claim that General Meade could have escapede issued to be ready to march at daybreak, or some earlier hour, next morning. About three o'clock in the morning, while the stars were shining, you left your Headquarters and rode to General Lee's, where I found you sitting with him after sunrise looking at the enemy on Cemetery Hill .... I am yours, very truly, J. S. D. Cullen. That he was excited and off his balance was evident on the afternoon of the 1st, and he labored under that oppression until enough blood was shed to appease him.
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter28: Gettysburg-Third day. (search)
been safely augmented from Longstreet's right? testimony as to that point where rested the responsibility for disaster? criticism of the battle as a whole Cemetery Hill stronger than Marye's Hill at Fredericksburg Controverted points casualties of the three days fight organization of the forces engaged. General Lee has rtle of Gettysburg; that he had become satisfied from reading those reports that if he had permitted you to carry out your plan, instead of making the attack on Cemetery Hill, he would have been successful. Further testimony to this effect comes from another source: In East Tennessee, during the winter of 1863-64, you calle of a mile to attack double their numbers, better defended than were the three brigades of Confederates at Marye's Hill that drove back Burnside. The enemy on Cemetery Hill was in stronger position than the Confederates at Marye's Hill. Fitzhugh Lee writes in the volume already quoted,--Over the splendid scene of human courage