. From Manassas to Appomattox : memoirs of the Civil War in America . le at Sunrise—The Order toEwell was Discretionary—Lee had lost his Balance. The stars were shining brightly on the morning of the2d when I reported at General Lees head-quarters andasked for orders. After a time Generals McLaws andHood, with their staffs, rode up, and at sunrise their com-mands filed off the road to the right and rested. TheWashington Artillery was with them, and about nineoclock, after an all-night march, Alexanders batterieswere up as far as Willoughbys Run, where he jDarkedand fed, and rode to head-quarte
. From Manassas to Appomattox : memoirs of the Civil War in America . le at Sunrise—The Order toEwell was Discretionary—Lee had lost his Balance. The stars were shining brightly on the morning of the2d when I reported at General Lees head-quarters andasked for orders. After a time Generals McLaws andHood, with their staffs, rode up, and at sunrise their com-mands filed off the road to the right and rested. TheWashington Artillery was with them, and about nineoclock, after an all-night march, Alexanders batterieswere up as far as Willoughbys Run, where he jDarkedand fed, and rode to head-quarters to report. As indicated by these movements, General Lee was notready with his plans. He had not heard from his cavalry,nor of the movements of the enemy further than theinformation from a despatch captured during the night,that the Fifth Corps was in camp about five miles fromGettysburg, and the Twelfth Corps was reported nearGulps Hill. As soon as it was light enough to see, how-ever, the enemy was found in position on his formidableheights awaiting us. 362. GETTYSBURG SECOND DAY. 363 The result of efforts during the night and early morn-ing to secure Gulps Hill had not been reported, and Gen-eral Lee sent Golonel Venable of his staff to confer withthe commander of the Second Gorps as to opportunity tomake the battle by his left. He was still in doubt whetherit would be better to move to his far-off right. About nineoclock he rode to his left to be assured of the positionthere, and of the general temper of affairs in that quar-ter. After viewing the field, he held conference with thecorps and division commanders. They preferred to ac-cept his judgment and orders, except General Early, whoclaimed to have learned of the topographical features ofthe country during his march towards York, and recom-mended the right of the line as the point at which strongbattle should be made. About ten oclock General Leereturned to his head-quarters, but his engineer who hadbeen sent to re
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