. The life of Winfield Scott Hancock: personal, military, and political . ade were not so generous-ly acknowledged, in General Howards official report, asthey should have been, and several letters were subse-quently published on the subject, the point in controversybeing, not how Avell Carrolls troops did, for as to thisthere was no question, but as to the pinch to whichHoward was reduced when Carroll arrived to sustain Howard himself admitted that affairs were criti-cal, and the reenforcements unexpected—although it w^asafterward claimed that the brigade was sent in pursuanceof a
. The life of Winfield Scott Hancock: personal, military, and political . ade were not so generous-ly acknowledged, in General Howards official report, asthey should have been, and several letters were subse-quently published on the subject, the point in controversybeing, not how Avell Carrolls troops did, for as to thisthere was no question, but as to the pinch to whichHoward was reduced when Carroll arrived to sustain Howard himself admitted that affairs were criti-cal, and the reenforcements unexpected—although it w^asafterward claimed that the brigade was sent in pursuanceof a request from General Howard. But, in fact, the bri-gade was sent by General Hancock, solely upon his ownmotion and responsibility, when he heard the heavy firingat that point. General Howard may have sent a requestto General Hancock for help, but, if so, it was not re-ceived, and was not the cause of his action in the prem-ises. The brigade was retained during the remainder ofthe battle, as well as one of two regiments which, as hasbeen stated, joined him by CHAPTER XIL Gettysburg—Council of War—Tlic Last Day; July Sd—Heavy ArtilleryFiring—General Hancock and Stalt ride along the Line of Battle, undera Heavy Fire—Advance of the Enemys Line—Gallant Bearing of Gen-eral Hancock—Fierce Attack by the Rebel Infantry, 18,000 strong—The Battle wavers—Desperate Fighting in All Directions—The Enemyrepulsed—General Hancock shot from his Horse—Message to GeneralMeade, We have gained a Great Victory —The Commander-in-Chiefthanks General Hancock iu the Name of the Country and for Myselffor the Service he has done this Day —General Hancock carried fromthe Field—He is removed to his Fathers House at Norristown, Penn-sylvania. On the evening of the 2d, after dark, while the firingstill continued on Howards and Slocums front, a councilof war was held at General Meades headquarters, whichGeneral Hancock attended as commander of the left cen-ter of the arm
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