. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . s tactically to a strictlydefensive battle. After finishing my examination 1 returnedto headquarters and briefly reported to Gen-eral Meade that the proposed line was a goodone in itself, that it offered favorable positionsfor artillery, but that its relations to otherlines were such that I could not advise, andsuggested that he examine it himself beforeordering its occupation. He nodded assent,and I proceeded to Cemetery Hill. The cannonade there still continued; it hadbeen commenced by the enemy, and was ac-companied by some movements of t
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . s tactically to a strictlydefensive battle. After finishing my examination 1 returnedto headquarters and briefly reported to Gen-eral Meade that the proposed line was a goodone in itself, that it offered favorable positionsfor artillery, but that its relations to otherlines were such that I could not advise, andsuggested that he examine it himself beforeordering its occupation. He nodded assent,and I proceeded to Cemetery Hill. The cannonade there still continued; it hadbeen commenced by the enemy, and was ac-companied by some movements of troops to-wards our right. As soon as I saw that it wouldlead to nothing serious, I returned direct to thePeach Orchard, knowing that its occupationwould require large reinforcements of artil-lery. I was here met by Captain Randolph,the corps chief of artillery, who informedme that he had been ordered to place his bat-teries on the new line. Seeing Generals Meadeand Sickles, not far off, in conversation, andsupposing that General Meade had consented.
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