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EDWARD P ALEXANDER (1835-1910) Confederate Brigadier General; his artillery fired for 2 hours at...

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EDWARD P ALEXANDER (1835-1910) Confederate Brigadier General; his artillery fired for 2 hours at...
EDWARD P ALEXANDER (1835-1910) Confederate Brigadier General; his artillery fired for 2 hours at Gettysburg before Pickett's Charge. ALS, "E P Alexander", 4pp, Mar 20, 1899, 8vo, Greytown, Nicaragua, to the noted militarian historian John C Ropes (1836-99), nice content re Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. In part, "...I am spending a great part of my time here in writing out, for my children, my own personal story of the war...I am critizing both sides very freely from my point of view. I have just finished writing Gettysburg...I wd give a great deal to be able to talk it over with you...one point about Gettysburg I will suggest to you...I visited the field three years ago - & first saw the whole federal line...[George] Pickett's Charge at wrong place, very worst place, exposed to miles of line, & its formations enfiladed from Round Top. & 3/4 mile to go, under fire. From South edge of town was infinitely better place. Ground is there today to show compa[ra]tive advantages - less fire, less distance, no enfilade..." At the conclusion, Alexander draws an original sketch, showing the federal line of defense, Pickett's Charge, and where he thinks the attack should have started. Couple of light soiling spots on last page o/w VG. $1,000-1,500