. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . es of the war when I repeatthat to my mind—a soldier in the ranks—he was the greatest strategist,fighter and soldier that ever com-manded our army. There havebeen other claimants for the honorof having selected the position forthe battle of Gettysburg, and somehave boldly asserted that Meadehad nothing to fio with it, whileothers, in their claim, would almostmake one think that Meade wasn tin the fight at all ! When Meade took command,our army was acting on the defen
. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . es of the war when I repeatthat to my mind—a soldier in the ranks—he was the greatest strategist,fighter and soldier that ever com-manded our army. There havebeen other claimants for the honorof having selected the position forthe battle of Gettysburg, and somehave boldly asserted that Meadehad nothing to fio with it, whileothers, in their claim, would almostmake one think that Meade wasn tin the fight at all ! When Meade took command,our army was acting on the defen-sive. We were after our old foe,Lee ; but where he was at, thattime, no one knew. Therefore,Meade was obliged to move cau-tiously and feel his way , when Buford discovered theenemys whereabouts, and the gallant Reynolds, soldier-like, obeyed thesoldier instinct and marched his column toward the sound of the guns,and fell, covered with glory—then Meade knew where Lee was, andimmediately ordered his entire army to the scene of conflict, Gettys-burg. His instructions to Hancock, of July ist, were, That you. CHAS. R. SLAYSMAN,Co. H. y46 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT proceed to the front, and by virtue of this order, in case of Reynoldsdeath (as reported) you assume command of the Corps thereassembled, and he further said, Incase the ground and positionare better for a fight than the one heretofore selected (Pipe Creek),you will advise me and I will order all the troops up. Hancock re-ported, and Meade ordered all the troops up at once and arrived onthe field in person shortly after midnight. Now, if General Meadedid not select the site for that battle, who did? Surely, no one willargue but that as General Commanding he could, after the first daysfight, have withdrawn the army to Pipe Creek or elsewhere, if he sochose, and fought his battle. Meades instructions to Hancock cannotbe mistaken or misunderstood, read them as we will. He said, Ifyou think the gr
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