Beale, James, fl. 1878 to William T. Sherman [Decimalized .01- .09]

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Nine letters to William T. Sherman about Gettysburg, in response to inquiries made by Hooker regarding Col. Batchelder's published "isometric view" of the battlefield. "Whether Batchelder's 'sold out' to Howard I know not, but importing a whole Confederate division from the realms of Fancy and locating them on Howard's Flank was a very great assistance to the latter in accounting for his troubles on July 1..."

GLC#
GLC09171
Type
Header Record
Date
1878
Author/Creator
Beale, James, fl. 1878
Title
to William T. Sherman [Decimalized .01- .09]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
9 letters
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The Gilded Age
Battle of Gettysburg
Military History
Art, Music, Theater, and Film
Confederate States of America
Union Forces

Showing 9 of 9 records

Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Maj. Geo. Hooker

February 17, 1878

Beale, James, fl. 1878

remains skeptical of Batchelder's remarks. believe Gen. Reynolds was at Gettysburg before 10 am and after as the maps shows. does not believe the 11th Corps reached the town as early as he said they did.

GLC09171.1
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Maj. Geo. Hooker

February 26, 1878

Beale, James, fl. 1878

still finds Batchelder's story to be inaccurate. writes that the Potomac army has a very poor opimiom of Theodore Lyman. thinks Genie Howard uses the excuse of being wounded to lie.

GLC09171.2
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Maj. Geo. Hooker

15 April 1878

Beale, James, fl. 1878

writes about his own military career as a private. writes he was always glad when a battle was orderly and simply tried to fulfill his duties. thinks it an outrage that Batchelder is going to publish a history.

GLC09171.3
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Maj. Geo. Hooker

23 April 1878

Beale, James, fl. 1878

still challenging Batchelder's account. notes his serious blunders as to dates and time. criticizes his engraving.

GLC09171.4
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Maj. Geo. Hooker

5 May 1878

Beale, James, fl. 1878

accuses Batchelder of complete fabrications. Batchelder claims that a Confederate brigade was captured by Buford's cavalry but Beale doesn't think this ever happened.

GLC09171.5
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Maj. Geo. Hooker

14 May 1878

Beale, James, fl. 1878

does not think Gen. Meade planned Gettysburg. Quotes a long paragraph from Buford's letter to refute Batchelder's statements.

GLC09171.6
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Maj. Geo. Hooker

26 June 1878

Beale, James, fl. 1878

learned that Lee was nervous bout the closeness of Reynolds and Buford. the plan was to coax Buford toward Emmettsburg so that Ewell would have time to get to Gettysburg, however, Buford made a rapid advance that afternoon.

GLC09171.7
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Maj. Geo. Hooker

4 July 1878

Beale, James, fl. 1878

has received subsequent letters that made him realize that he was missing a few things in his story, like the importance of the Harper's Ferry Raid, for instance. thanks him for his criticism.

GLC09171.8
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Maj. Geo. Hooker

29 July 1878

Beale, James, fl. 1878

read an article in which an ex-Confederate claimed a certain battle never happen. all these indiscrepancies will give rise to the claim that the war never happened.

GLC09171.9