This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... from Warren himself. Not one of them credits Colonel Vincent with his action in taking the responsibility -- when he knew that General Sykes had ordered a brigade of Barnes' division to be sent to Little Round Top -- of taking his brigade there without waiting for an order from his division commander, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... from Warren himself. Not one of them credits Colonel Vincent with his action in taking the responsibility -- when he knew that General Sykes had ordered a brigade of Barnes' division to be sent to Little Round Top -- of taking his brigade there without waiting for an order from his division commander, who was not present. Had Vincent waited to be detached, or to receive his order through the usual channel, he would have arrived at his position on Little Round Top too late. The enemy would have been in possession and the men who arrived almost as soon as Vincent was in position could not have been driven off. However, let the historians speak for themselves. William Swinton, "Campaigns Of The Army Of The Potomac," pp. 346-348 "Fortunately, at the time Hood made his attack, General Warren, chief engineer, happened to reach Little Round Top. The summit of this hill had been used as a signal station, and at the moment of his arrival the signal officers suddenly seeing that the enemy had penetrated between Round Top and the left of Sickles' line, and was approaching their position, were folding up their flags to leave; but Warren, commanding them to continue waving them so as to make at least a show on the hill, hastened to seek some force wherewith to occupy this important point. It happened at this pregnant moment that the head of Sykes' column, which had been ordered over to the left, reached this vicinity, and the leading division of this corps under General Barnes was then passing out to reinforce Sickles. General Warren assumed the responsibility of detaching from this force the brigade of Vincent, and this he hurried up to hold the position, while Hazlett's battery was by enormous labor dragged and lifted by hand up the rocky brow of...
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