Trivia 5-7-19 just kidding

[Trivia Master]

In the aftermath of the battles of July 3, who was the Union officer who advised General Meade that the apparent withdrawal of the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg was "nothing more than a feint"?

credit: @hughes

 

[Mike Serpa]

General Francis Barlow

 

[SWMODave]

General Barlow

Source

 

[MikeyB]

Best guess. John Sedgwick

 

[Wallyfish]

He was Francis Barlow.


From George Meade letters.
https://archive.org/stream/lifelettersofgeo02mead/lifelettersofgeo02mead_djvu.txt
At 5 a. M. after the enemy retired from the town of Gettysburg,
General Barlow, who had been wounded in the first day's fight and
left in the town, and whose opportunities for judging were considered
of the best, sent word to General Meade that he believed their with-
drawal was nothing more than a feint.

 

[WJC]

In the aftermath of the battles of July 3, who was the Union officer who advised General Meade that the apparent withdrawal of the Army of Northern Virginia from Gettysburg was "nothing more than a feint"?

credit: @hughes

Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow (1834-1896) in a message to General Meade at 5:00 AM July 4, 1863. <George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913), Vol. II, p. 113.>

 

[kholland]

Francis Barlow

 

[gentlemanrob]

Brig. General Francis Barlow

 

[FarawayFriend]

General Francis Channing Barlow

Source:
The life and letters of George Gordon Meade, major-general United States Army, vol 2 / by George Gordon Meade, page 113
https://archive.org/details/lifelettersofgeo02mead/page/112

 

[captaindrew]

General Francis Barlow, source is on page 113 of http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/civil-war/The_life_and_letters_of_George_Gordon_Meade-2.pdf

 

[Brenal]

General Francis C Barlow.

 

[Stony]

At 5 a. M. after the enemy retired from the town of Gettysburg,
General Barlow, who had been wounded in the first day's fight and
left in the town, and whose opportunities for judging were considered
of the best, sent word to General Meade that he believed their with-
drawal was nothing more than a feint.
Francis Channing Barlow (October 19, 1834 – January 11, 1896)

 

[Eleanor Rose]

General Francis Channing Barlow
Source - p. 113

 

[ErnieMac]

Answer: BG Francis C. Barlow

​

Source: Official Records Series 1, Volume XXXIX, Part 3, page 513.

​

JULY 4, 1863-6 a. m.​

Major-General NEWTON:​

General Barlow, in town, sends word that he believes the movement of the enemy to be a mere feint.​

General Barlow was wounded and left in town on the first day's fight. The general thinks that Barlow's opportunities for judging are good. The general only desires to know where the enemy are, and not by any means to bring on an action. Please communicate to General Howard.​

​

DANL. BUTTERFIELD,​

Major-General, Chief of Staff.​

 

[luinrina]

That would be General Francis C. Barlow.

Source: The life and letters of George Gordon Meade Vol. II, p. 113

 

[Ole Miss]

General Francis Channing Barlow
Regards
David
Source
The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade (Page 113)
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/civil-war/The_life_and_letters_of_George_Gordon_Meade-2.pdf

 

[DBF]

That would be General Francis Barlow who was in the town recuperating from his injuries.
The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, by Colonel George Gordon Meade.

 

[JOHN42768]

At 5 a. M. after the enemy retired from the town of Gettysburg,
General Barlow, who had been wounded in the first day's fight and
left in the town, and whose opportunities for judging were considered
of the best, sent word to General Meade that he believed their with-
drawal was nothing more than a feint.
source: https://archive.org/stream/lifelettersofgeo02mead/lifelettersofgeo02mead_djvu.txt

 

[sarladaise]

General Francis Channing Barlow

 

[MRB1863]

Sheer guess....Halleck