. Gettysburg, the pivotal battle of the Civil War . GENERAL LEES HEADQUARTERS. . WIXFIELD SCOTT HANXXXJKCom. Left Centre, Union Forces, July 2 and 3 GETTYSBURG expected that he would abandon this carefullyselected position, with his strongest corps near athand and convenient for the concentration of hiswhole army, and rush pell-mell to Gettysburg tosupport the battle in that vicinity? Meade couldnot, in justice to himself and his position, act withundue haste, and he called to his aid in counsel atthat trying hour, no less a person than GeneralHancock, commander of the Second Corps.
. Gettysburg, the pivotal battle of the Civil War . GENERAL LEES HEADQUARTERS. . WIXFIELD SCOTT HANXXXJKCom. Left Centre, Union Forces, July 2 and 3 GETTYSBURG expected that he would abandon this carefullyselected position, with his strongest corps near athand and convenient for the concentration of hiswhole army, and rush pell-mell to Gettysburg tosupport the battle in that vicinity? Meade couldnot, in justice to himself and his position, act withundue haste, and he called to his aid in counsel atthat trying hour, no less a person than GeneralHancock, commander of the Second Corps. Theoutcome of that consultation was that Meadedirected Hancock to ride to Gettysburg, view thesituation there, and report the condition as he foundit. More than that, Meade delegated to Hancockthe authority of Commander-in-Chief for the timebeing, leaving it within his discretion whether ornot to retreat from Gettysburg to Pipe Creek, ororder the army to concentrate at Gettysburg. Gen-eral Meade reserved for himself no choice in thematter. He left the entire situation to Ha
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