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FIELD
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WITH
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OF
THE
TO
Entered,
according
to
Act
John
In
the
Office
of
the
of
B.
Librarian
J.
the
year
1873,
Bachelder,
of
Press
S.
in
Congress,
PARKHILL
Boston.
Congress,
at
of
"
CO.,
Washington.
by
PREFACE
the
At
lines
battle
have
commenced
a
and
been
before
made
erected.
and
will
drawing
just where
which
is
each
command
plainly
shown
that
with
a
have
in
the
arise,
settle
by
would
the
author
the
field
Isometrical
built,
had
houses
or
improvements
all
will
them
;
at
turn
and
come
be-
the
to
thus
its
year.
the
serves
the
at
of
purpose
in
was
by
old
topography
were
subsequent
monuments
driveways
of
his
the
until
the
sketch
published
to
localities,
new
and
new
roads
new
also
of
visitor
opened
changes
year
regardless
Fortunately,
questions
increase
the
to
the
it, and
Drawing
the
unfrequented
isometrical
when
Hence,
Isometrical
This
time
fought,
was
country
through
any
before
"
old,
value
careful
completed
Drawing
the
confounded.
become
once
Gettysburg
Association
in
Hence
them.
of
inaccessible
Memorial
Battle-field
to
led
EDITION.
NINTH
across
nearly
were
THE
battle
ran
often
and
which
the
time
of
roads,
TO
position
Index
;
and
Gettysburg
indicating
each
on
those
are
star.
THE
AUTHOR.
day,
mands
com-
marked
CONTENTS,
PAGE
Routes
Gettysburg
to
Civil
History
6
The
Battle-field
The
Com
and
for
Historical
SEE
the
Hooker's
Excursion
18
19
21
properly
2G
Positions
Army
Night
Hill
before
the
of
Union
Position
of
Confederate
Day's
of
crossing
Position
the
Troops
Potomac
Battle
Troops
Troops
34
36
37
Troops
Confederate
38
Advance
39
Army^
Union
^Visitto
First
Oak
Hill
Second
40
Field
the
The
29
32
Seminary
Union
27
31
Battle
Theological
The
17
24
Cemetery
Showing
First
?
go
Tactics
East
Map
I
Field
the
Grand
From
15
Reflections
TO
The
14
shall
how
Preparation
How
Guide
Field
the
Where
9
Face
pass-
Visiting
The
4
Union
43
Gun
45
48
Day's
Battle
58
.
_
Wheat-field
61
Devil's
63
Den
Round
Top
Little
Round
Second
Day's
64-91
Top
Battle
65
on
Left
the
V
,66
CONTENTS.
VI
PAGE
ENGACrEMKNT
Powers
CuLP's
ON
72
Hill
Wolf
73
Hili
Gulp's
Rock
73
Hili
73
Creek
76
East
Cemetery
Third
Day's
Hill
87
the
Artillery
Gregg's
and
Stuart's
Visiting
The
Left
Short
Cavalry
Field
89-98
Day-^'s Field
90
91
"
93
Longstreet's
of
National
88
Flank
Trees
of
Repulse
Third
the
Union
Copse
78
Battle
Posting
"
HlLL
Assault
94
Cemetery
General
97
Tour
of
the
Field
100
Carriage
Drives
102
Seminary
Ridge
104
McPherson's
Ridge
105
Herr's
Ridge
100
Marsh
Creek
107
Bream's
Tavern
Ill
Bream's
Mill
112
Springs
Hotel
Springs
Hotel
The
"
"
Soldiers'
Cupola
113
Veranda
115
National
Cemetery
.
.
;
IIG
The
National
Monument
121
The
Reynolds
Statue
124
The
Battle-field
Objects
Battle
of
Association
Monuments
isometrical
INDEX
the
Memorial
drawing
Association
127
132
133
133
139
GETTYSBURG.
O
Time
! thou
Adorner
And
Time
The
the
of
only
! the
ruin,
healer
of
the
dead,
the
when
truth, love,
HE
heart
sole
at
deities,
in
the
world,
ingenuity.
if
Woe,
with
scythe
and
and
of
most
all
agenoies
without
to
derful
won-
defy poetic
to
not
and
hour-glass,has'
1
the
seemed
builder
god
no
representative
powerful
are
cient
an-
Discord, Youth,
Time,
We
winged, bald,
the
Night, Day,
their
symbols, however,
eternal
of
recollection
our
Time.
had
but
and
BTROfi,
"
fault, furnished
represent
Age,
!
Theogony
Sleep, Dreams,
Old
"
err,
philosopher
fanciful
is not
bled,
judgments
our
"
hath
Greeks,
to
"
comforter
"
when
corrector
of
test
beautifier
cal
classi-
represent
destroyer.
the
The
beard-flowing figure,
admonished
the
race
2
GETTYSBURG.
"
"
Tempus fugit
"
of the
all
and
buildings,
rescued
All
race.
seek
Men
to
historian makes
which
The
the
the
record
victory,
passes
into
the
he
which
Battle
The
in
of
gallantryand
hung
upon
has
the
brought
obscurity,to
now
are
great
to
son
les-
events
delible
in-
such
battles.
mighty
signal
some
is read
countries
with
desperationof
in
the
issue,to
any
the
name
of
battles,near
studied.
equal
"
No
less
complete un-
historical
of
Gettysburg
world-wide
studies the
do
as
visited and
slaughter,and
human
"
be,
may
the
history,fix
study of
fields
famous
in
the
by succeeding generations.
his
tourist considers
of the
None
lost.
regions
preserves
perpetualstory,and
interest
increased
teaching
remote
gives lustre
ever
and
they teach; and
which
localities
which
signally
general wreck,
study
stories
moral.
upon
renown
and
from
utterlyforgottenand
distinguishepochs
fame
risings,
saved
are
the
continued
learn
pointsits
and
few
from
else is
for ages ;
infinite
from
these, travelling
out
gaze, and
to
the
preservedfor
our
these
all
Things vast, marvelous,
are
distinguished,
of
Time
inevitable,
occurringin
crumblings,but
oblivion.
utter
Of
earth.
flightof
and
changes,constant
things of
and
of the
"
the
vast
in
magnitude,
combatants,
interests
recorded
in
The
which
history
Gettysburg from
celebrity.
m
rural
traveller
towering eminences, the rocky
ra"
MEMORIES
vines,the woody coverts,
waters, and
with
of nature
will continue
hostile
came
soldiers of the
in
met
and
;
Union,
to
concord
and
defend
peace
human
with
the
wounded
who
But
talk
who
bugles
the
who
soil and
of
and
lost,or
sounded
their
about
the
brave
and
the
men
those
had
forgettingthat
it,can
and
cordiality,
sons
per-
slaughter.
Will
marched
now
of
the
over
hour
third
Those
?
the billows
in wild
disorder
pretty sentimentalism
supreme
in
the
that
Union
sit upon
remember
the
when
won,
peace, when
it very
gallant soldiers
overwhelmed
are
field of
who
of home
think
who
waters
battle-field
There
fearful charge broke
Longstreet's
to talk
the
whole
closingblasts
in the calm
defeat,may
have
fought that day forget it ?
had
were
serve
pre-
desperateand
day'sfightat Gettysburg,forgetthat
who
to
should
and
dead.
stroy
de-
patriotic
the
land
forgettingthat
of
will those
those
and
to
in
coveringthe
and
gore,
remote,
came
stood
deadly struggle,
drenching the
with
Hither
far
the
it
thus
come.
those who
Here,
long days,
And
to
here, too,
government.
our
States
armies, from
subdue
and
centuries
structi
de-
simplecharms
aroused.
have
for
be
to
the
dering
mean-
which
regionover
vast
interest which
would
never
the
fields,
open
carnival for three
held
of
intensity
an
S
BATTLE.
the
all the
death
and
THE
OF
the
all about
moment
;
but
great column,
who
met
in
cable
ami-
And
it is
spot
it
and
GETTYSBURG.
any
other
terrible war,
that
than
here,more
of that
upon
Virginiawill
of Northern
to
years
come
for
;
carnage
and
death
wounds
and
the
the
sick,and
And
thus, as
the
will
be
would
the
to
come
be
if it
for
resort
much
strengthand
hasten
to
rest.
burg
Gettys-
battle-field
renowned
fame
stream, whose
murmuring
to
feeble
the
plunging Niagara
the
was
where
part of their aims
a
long
thousands
virtues,to which
the
pleasure,
as
in the
gushes healingwater,
great multitude
or
Army
ground
of
tens
there
weary
the
for health
the
swept their
wonderful
said to possess
of the
interchangegenerous
to
from
of the
veterans
old adversaries
out
grave,
the
veterans
meet
their
courtesies with
the
and
of the Potomac
Army
fields
great battle-
of the
it
as
instead
of
captivated
had
them.
There
:.
but
are
The
unitingwith
two
continue
of the
York
the
Gettysburgand
more,
Maryland, leaving Balti-
Western
Emory
the branch
to
burg
leading into Gettys-
Maryland, and
from
branches
railroads
two
the Western
Harrisburg.
GETTYSBURG.
TO
ROUTES
Grove
to
Hanover, where,
Hanover
from
Gettysburg.
The
Frederick
Pennsylvaniaroad,crossingfrom
to
Hanover.
continues
Junction, the
Columbia
Frederick,intersects the Western
From
Gettysburg the
through Fairfield
to
Division
and
Maryland
Western
Blue Mountain.
at
Maryland
5
ROUTES.
Valley Road
Cumberland
the
with
has
opened up
a
also makes
eastern
travel vid.
the South, go
Baltimore,
Maryland, Hanover
thence
to
viO Western
:
(by Washington
above
Hanover
and
burg.
Harris-
delphia,
go vici Phila-
can
Baltimore
Gettysburgas
Lancaster, York,
for
Washington, and
Baltimore
passengers
and
and
bid
Gettysburg Railroads
and
Eastern
Wilmington,
and
train),
North, West,
successful
a
from
by through-car
Philadelphiaand
the
Lancaster,
Philadelphia,
Passengers from
connects
Carlisle. This
at
approach from
new
South -West, and
and
HarrisburgRailroad
Gettysburgand
The
;
delphia,
vid Phila-
; or
or
vid Philadel-
and Carlisle,to Gettysburg.
Lancaster, Harrisburg,
])hia,
time of arrival,and
The
by
same
either line.
priceof tickets,are
Excursion
be
purchasedat
reduced
to
consult
Travellers'
the
Travellers'
month
Ready
rates, and
tourists
Official
Reference
Guide
the
frequently
are
advised
Guide
or
tlie
of the current
for time-tables.
Round
The
tickets may
about
Round
and
between
Top
Branch
Top
Branch.
is
a
continuation
of the Gettysburg
ning
HarrisburgRailroad (seemap),Avhich, run-
the
town
and
the
seminary,crosses
the
EmmittsburgRoad above Cordori's house, thence across
of Little
Cemetery Ridge diagonallyto the rear
Round
Top. A
dummy
engine affords frequent
"
facilities for
"
visitingthe field.
GETTYSBURC;
HISTORY.
CIVIL
Until
19th
the
counties
original
three
included
the
that date
;
of York
was
the 19th
22d
to
the
Its
seat.
county
embraced
Maryland,was
Mason
and
Pennsylvania and
the year
Scotch-Irish
hundred
Penn
of the
manors
*
1780, James
sixteen
family. It
In the
was
the
From
formed
on
of which
the
burg
Gettysalmost
of
boundary line
Pennsylvania
between
the years
by
the British
the
The
1767-68, by
crown
of
proprietors
nearest
point is
Gettysburg.
descent,settled
and
territory
products are
between
Maryland.
miles south of
Near
line
surveyed in
disputedline
the
was
southern
Dixon, commissioned
to settle the
seven
the
in
at
top of the South
the
to
county
The
entirely
agricultural.
Adams,
formed
Maryland line.
the
new
a
phia,
Philadel-
County, which
embraced
January, 1800, called Adams,
of
being
the
August, 1749, the county
of
Susquehanna River
part of York
is
and
State
County;
Lancaster
created, which
Mountain, and south
western
Chester
the
of
territoryof
of Gettysburg,was
territory
and
of the
in
Chester.
Bucks, and
the
May, 1729,
embraced
Gettysburg was
west
of
on
tract
a
of land
acres
in the
of
Gettys,a Presbyterian
"
Mask
given by
the General
Penn
original
deeds this was
of about
one
to the
belontji-ino^
Manor," * beingone
Assembly
written
of Penn-
Masque.
CIVIL
the
after
jylvania,
HISTORY.
7
the heirs of William
Revolution,to
Penn.
the 10th of
On
town, and
of the
plotmarie
James
January,1786,
Gettyshad
it the
gave
it
name
a
now
bears.
He
made
all
they were
conveyed, subjectto
ground-rentof
a
be
sixpenceannually,to
shillings
seven
his heirs
and
proprietor,
the county
When
seat, and
to
first court
Henry, in
James
the winter
A
the
present court-house
Joseph
until
Mc-
of
rear
.
built
afterward
1857, when
completed and
was
to
dwelling-house
the
was
remamed
John
Hon.
by
court-house
in tlie "square,"which
the county
annuallycollects.
Gettys,still standing in
Clellan's Hotel.
tween
be-
arose
which
ground-rents,
1800-1, in
of
the
to
Gettysconveyed
the
held
was
contest
placesfor
here, James
the county still holds and
The
other
nearlyall of
the commissioners
paid
assigns.
created,a
two
it
secure
or
was
Gettysburgand
of
lots,and in the deeds
the town
lotteryof
a
the
the
old
one
removed.
For
a
nearlytwenty-fiveyears,
citizen of
teaching
;
1816,
1840
and
he
Gettysburg. He
was
admitted
changedhis
was
read
law
Stevens
in York
was
while
practice November
14,
to
Gettysburg. In
im.mediately
removed
he
Gettysburg
to
Thaddeus
one
residence to Lancaster.
of its most
active and
While
in
efficien:.
B
GETTYSBURG.
citizens. He
was
justlybe
tnay
zealous advocate
a
of
called the father of the
and
education,
present common
school system in this State ;'having formed
the passage
of his
of the
also
procuredthe
as will
hereafter,
State
in the
charter and founded
at
Gettysburg. This
the
nary
SemiTheological
located
PennsylvaniaCollege,"
will be noticed
cured
pro-
greatestworks
while representing
the county
life,
He
Legislature.
"
of the act, one
and
also located here.
The
of
town
in 1806.
each
It is
otlier at
pointsof
wheel
from
accordingto
rightangles,
the
a
of
localityone
centre, which
common
which
the
finished
was
is the
Hanover
Northern
distant
at
from
Central
Many will
by Thaddius
military
a
burg
Pitts-
important
Gettysburg.In 1858, a
Hanover
to Gettysburg,
Railroad,which
at
it
a
populationof
numbers
coincidence
singular
should
liberty
have
intersects
of
the
Junction, thirtymiles
Hanover
Gettysburg. The
consider
the fate of human
this
rendered
Baltimore,once
boroughis about 3,200,the county
1
spokesof
present terminus, in continuation
Branch
from
of eleven
turnpikesleading from
and
Philadelphia
crossing
the four cardinal
as
peculiarsignificance
bifurcate
thoroughfares,
railroad
streets
it like the
radiate from
borough
a
It is the centre
compass.
point. The
strategic
to
into
laid out, the
regularly
different roads,which
a
created
Gettysburgwas
been
the
35,000.
that the battle to decida
foughton
Stevens,the great champion of freedom.
land
partlyowned
THE
BATTLE-FIELD.
THE
BATTLE-FIELD.
battle-field of
The
is
Gettysburg
general term,
a
of Gettysburgand
embracing the village
armies
during
the
covering about
in
embraced
field.
of
outside
these
limits.
The
is
country
generally
though deep forests,
rolling,
rocky ravines
unfrequent.
not
are
consists of
of
with
of
Ridge,on
which
Seminary,in
to the
their
of
this
to
the
the
was
the
the
in
away
soldiers
of
tain,
Moun-
battle,is Seminary
Theological
of the
called Oak
camp-firerecital
South
Lutheran
suburbs
western
battle
unknown
historyof
is situated
the
miles
southerlydirection.
importance,east
affects the
as
ten
running generallyparallel
and
northerlyand
a
try,
coun-
cing
undulations,commen-
Ridge,eight or
horizon,
next
in
succession
a
the Blue
it,in
The
But
The
ofj
done
cavalry fightingwas
this section of the
western
name
Plan
formation,in
geological
with
the
the
surface
high hills,and
miles, are
Isometrical
accompanying
of
ing
contend-
infantryoperations
twenty-fivesquare
Much
the
and
open,
the
The
battle.
portion
the
surroundingcountry occupiedby
of the
the
that
who
the
town.
vious
Pre-
Ridge,a
local
fought
there.
details of
the
fearful contest
around
letters written
immediatelyafter,they naturallycalled
it
Seminaiy Ridge.
this
This
and
building,
name,
in the
christened
with
home
fire
10
GETTYSBURG.
and
baptized in blood, will
Gettysburgis
known
all the
by
toward
That
occupied by
was
the
nights of
available
of
the
and
3d
Hill, E-12, and
1
Names
and
its crest
night
heavy
on
as
great as
the
several
South
the
to
Hill,b-i4,2
by artillery.The
also
Union
every
tude
alti-
Cemetery
artillery;
a
converging
than
balanced
ridges between
Mountains, whi^h
will
hereafter.
is the
the
next
Isometrical
of
importance toward
great convulsion,coeval with
Capitals.
to
the first
Oak
From
is not
of officers of the Confederate
References
along
more
locality,
are
and
During
officersin Small
'
held
desired
Cemetery Ridge
east.
Hill.
Emmittsburg road,0-2,
the
There
to
ience
conven-
of Oak
position,
admittingof
Seminary Ridge
alluded
for
army,
Ridge, occupied by
its extended
this defect.
the
4th.
Seminary Ridge
any
Mummasburg
name
held, from
was
positionwas
fire upon
northwest.
corps, and
constructed
were
its intersection with
be
EwelVs^
the
battle,by the Confederate
field-works
but
from
burg
Gettys-
this ridge possesses
militaryposition,
defensive
great advantages.It
of
as
is
miles, and
diverge from
I shall retain for it the
sake
a
several
southwest, and
west,
portionextending north
road
As
the
for
which
roads
long
so
battle-field.
a
extends
Seminary Ridge
crossed
as
retained
be
Drawing.
array
printedin
"
Italics" Cnioo
12
GETTYSBURG.
along the
marshy
is
Houck's
ran
asunder
rent
Round
alongwhich
3,
2.
The
of Little Round
produced is called
are,
with
crowded
are
struggle the
which
chasms
yawning
this
into
Den,
base
of
body
of
thus
gorge
f-2, and
presents a
boulders
Huge syenitic
ravine, through
narrow
the
who
lurkingsharp-shooters,
Run
Plumb
of
waters
suggest to
the
The
that,
ridgewaa
extensive
character.
of the wildest
the
evidences
Top.
Devil's
the
called
corps line
its intersection
at
in front
scene
West
Top.
of nature, this
convulsion
a
the Third
Top, thereby draining an
water
drains
and
hills,
Little Round
of
July
on
mighty
some
these
of
stony, precipitousundulation
a
Ridge, p-2,
of battle
by
in front
swale
this
of
base
western
visitor the
while
;
haunts
occupiedthem
of
during
the battle.
Little Round
From
well
to
Top
ridge,depressed,yet
defined,rises graduallyin
Cemetery Hill,where,
it
cause,
was
in convulsive
of
a
its northern
obstructed
hurled
back
ruthlessly
throbs
expended
Gulp'sHill
basin,northward
upon
the
;
the
Gulp'sHill,like
of
on
precipitous
syenite. It
its eastern
the
to
unseen
east, and
its force in the formation
Cemetery Hill,in which,
is situated
gentleelevation,
foimdation
some
leavinga broad, extensive
thus
from
by
course
Round
is
the
of
village
Top,
rests
tysburg.
Get-
upon
a
in shape,quite
irregular
face,and
generallycovered
with
heavy
a
separatesit
Creek
like the last,is
the
on
eastern
Rock
Creek
boundary
of the
meanders
its
miles
few
south
This,
infantryoperations.
in
course
of
it
gyn^raJ
a
and
boulders
enormous
through gentle fields,until
a
Hill.
Wolf
exceedinglyrough, and
but
southerly direction,among
Creek,
Rock
timber.
hardy
from
east
wooded,
the
formed
of
growth
open
13
HILLS.
HOSPITAL
AND
BENNER'S,
WOLF,
GULP'S,
with
unites
Marsh
form
Gettysburg,to
the
Monocacy.
half
A
north
mile
oppositeside
from
town, another
ner's
Hill,e-i7.
Hni,
the
side
where
elevation
This
Its
direction.
N.N.E.
a
Creek,
Rock
of
Culp's Hill,on
and
several
highestsummit
is called
located
was
generalhospital
Hill
with
Cemetery
neither.
It
and
off" from
shoots
Seminary Ridge
miles.
The
here,E-5,
of battle
E-7, and
on
at
the
distance
a
Emmettsburg
The
ridge,e-m.
road
historic Peach
on
it General
the second
Benin
tal
Hospi-
soon
after
erate
Confed-
the
south
intermediate
Seminary Ridges,yet parallel
and, leadingdiagonallyacross
with
to
east
miles
occupiedby
was
the
mile
called
commences,
artillery.Turning back again
find an undulation
of the field,
we
between
the
half
a
ridgecontinues
Benner's
battle,o-is.
from
east
day.
and
is
Cemetery Hill,
valley,intersects
of
nearly three
laid
Apple
along
orchards
Sickles formed
The
features
grand topographical
this
are
his line
foregoingconstitute
of
the
battle-field.
14
GETTYSBURG.
These
again subdivided
are
each
bearingupon
it will be
but
the
into
minor
general result
irregularities
of the
in
describe them
to
impossible
battle ;
book
a
of this size.
^SS-FAC^
ii. IJACllli'-'
TYIE
I have
that
directions
prebend
of the
above
FACE
incorporatedinto
that I may
entirely
new,
Book
COMPASS-
this volume
it
make
so
stranger, without
any
in his
all the
battle.
GUIDE.
thorough a
other
explore,and
hands, can
important localities
First,I
have
devised
Guide,which
Compass-Face
in connection
with
at
no
it
time
pursuing his
if,standingupon
East
these
clearlycom
and
and
niovementu
secured
will be inserted
the
after
here-
of prominent localitie
descriptions
presented from
loss in
Guide
than
consultingthis,as
By carefully
finds
features
two
to
studies.
time,
For
Cemetery Hill,you
the
he
reader
will
example
turn
be
"
that
GUIDE.
COMPASS-FACE
the
pointof
Seminary
Compass-FaceGuide
towards
objects
;
and
the result
known
towards
locality
on
I have
and number
Round
column
caused
type,
Top
at
the
at
Tavern,
of
top
to
readily
caused
the
found,and
In addition
II
the
Union
the
and
which
to
of any
name
I have
Herr's
in
and
the
cate
lo-
Top,
column
i.
in space
reader
officer
to be set
small
To
the letter
Tavern
an
army
lettered
Round
"
g,
troduce
in-
battle-field;
name
Thus
space
of each
names
every
bottom.
this, that
to
officers
a.
may
belonged,
in
a
distinct
capitals
;
th^
in italics.
If the visitor to
the season,
will
vicinity
In
a-h.
reai
objectitself
it is in.
VISITING
and
prove
THE
FIELD.
Gettysburgintends
the many
a
to
all its details ; but
to
remain
in the
do
so, he
strong temptationto
many
importantdesideratum.
dur-
charming retreats
will at his leisure visit the entire field and
an
the
same
turn
Plan
numbered
will be
Confederate
mg
placesnamed
to be laid off in squares,
of the square
Herr's
understand
I have
the
it is only necessary
object
any
or
be
the
IsoMETRiCAL
the sides and
G-i,
National
the further convenience, of the reader
the
which
Theological
the
all other
it is presented,
if you
placewhere
For
marked
object,then
will
15
PLAN.
towards
diagram will point directly
the
one
that
Gulp'sHill,and
Monument,
on
ISOMETRICAL
"
economy
studyit in
in time will be
16
GETTYSBURG.
battle will be much
The
the
with
commence
in mind
do
To
the
localities
of the two
in the
mind,
which
govern
the
of the
investigations
retain the details ; and
Others
them.
which
from
of the
to
surprise
the
was
learns that
and
to
fought. Judge
his
embraced
vast
only every
the
even
in the
domain
takes the
or
not
dale,and
salient
the eye, with
town
the
the
The
wonder;
and
every
first
pens
hapat
name
asks
astonishment,when
him
the
he
forest,hill,
were
Gettysburg itself,
mighty struggle. He
with
great
It often
and
"
perhaps
field in which
field but
of
points
generallythe
clerk
range
ar-
had
be
his
stranger,after registering
innocentlyto
to
memory
may
Gettysburg
direct him
pointout,
views
by
will
separate and
the
field of battle is
visitor at
hotel,turns
battle
intervals
Some
localities.
studyof particular
careful
magnitude
to
will examine
commanding
connectingthe
that the
at their leisure
be
to this will
visitor.
generalexamination,relyingon
giveit one
the
can
time ;
confounding
be devoted
the time
more
armies.
visits must
several
But
a
avoid
would
If you
made.
thus
carry
repeatedly,and
fought over
were
days.
movements
only;
and
satisfactorily,
requiresconsiderable
this
different
on
day'sengagement;
approaches,
succeedingmovements
the
some
as
various
if we
comprehended
of the first
theatre
the
study
better
gazes
upon
this
disappointmentoften
For
placeof pleasantanticipations.
how
i;?'
it
THE
VISITING
I7
FIELD.
to master, unaided,the details of
possible
and
in this
emergency
Wm
be
thus
with
be
be
Branch
Top
portion of
be visited
walknrg.
fast
fimid
most
should
but
places
back
horse-
on
continue the
little accustomed
the
attempt. There is
it is not
hesitate.
not
to
expected,
The
Round
leads
through an important
battle-field.Many interesting
pointscan
The
by
ex-
be visited
ridden
to
the
many
never
ever
by public conveyance,
either hotel
to
very
would
indeed
riding,
Railroad
the
horse,as
deterred from
for
necessity
?
accustomed
have
those
prepared.
the plea^
Unquestionably
excellent occasion
an
should
nor
this exercise
the
you
been
GO
I
SHALL
which
examined
carriage.If
a
practice;
and
saddle
a
secure
this will be
no
HOW
for those
best way
is to
ereise,
can
AND
the first question.
and
antest
has
that this volume
WHERE
tensive
ex-
It is to assist the visitor
complicated?
so
battle so
a
with
Seminary
Theological
short walk, and
a
on
littleoccasional
a
is reached
its
cupola an
from
hour
be
The National
and pleasantly
spent.
profitably
Cemetery,East CemeteryHill, Gulp'sHill, Oak Hill,
may
and
other points of
Around
town.
and
it is much
examine
The
them
each,
centres
better,if
in
visitor who
a
in the
are
interest,
you
a
suburbs
of the
train of historicevents
have
the time to spare, to
leisurely
way.
neither rides
on
;
horseback,nor
cares
GETTYSBURG.
18
to
the
in which
accommodated
always be
walk, can
with
prominent placescan
more
a
carriagCj
be
readily
and studied.
visited,
PREPARATION
Nothingconduces
as
if
much
so
proper
shod
well
that
Remember
boots.
in
occurred
in advance.
The
come
articles of
clothing.If
understand
the whole
and
forests
should
the
an
traversed ; and
unrestraint.
visit these
to
from
the
with
be
in
knolls
in
; and
spring-time
; the
thick beds
autumn,
for
present temptingresting-places
make
summer
sake, we
which, for pleasure's
unheeded
the
jaunt
and
by.
pleasantwhole.
It
is the
The
writer
the weary
cannot
little
moss-
of leaves in
banks
pass
the
by freedom
covered
to
climbed,
'
cool,grassy
traveller ;
other
thoroughly
fatiguesof
the intervals
pleasure
for this purpose.
distance
visitor would
the
of
examination
great extent,
a
ravines
damp
battle,high hills must
compensatedin
be
The
long
a
is true, to
same
difficult,
First of ah
scaled,or
be
the field without
had
who
of some,
cursionist,
ex-
of the fiercest encounters
some
detract
pointsmight materially
these
the
strong,well-fitting
wildest spots, and
the
leave
To
crossed.
but
new,
ledgesmust
rough,craggy
pleasureof
is this at all
nor
outfit,
with
; not
EXCURSION.
to the
is taken
little precaution
a
be
a
THE
FOR
afford
things which
well remembers
20
GETTYSBURG.
gle. hundreds
of
valiantly,are
passed
there
a
soldier
hero
from
afar
is
record
the
His
breast
His
back
of
to
gallant
the
see
deeds
when
history lost, save
spot where
some
with
the
the
of
the
pages
aflbrded
a
introduced
and
volume, only the
given.
the
fund
into
the
of
a
visits
full
with
sands
thou-
grand
at
while
with
the
front
battery
the
of
with
Gettysburg
to
in
command
the
Army
generals
reports
of
material
of
exact
officers,participants
them
Army
book
and
the
sible,
pos-
But
soldiers
regiment
as
battle.
hospital,consultations
battle, forty-sixof
Potomac
great
and
commissioned
of
history
interviews
from
Potomac;
study
quickly
as
of
this
of
every
thousand
careful
heaven."
the
officers
in
officers
to
riven,
writer,
gathered
for months
one
face
feature
Confederate
of
unnumbered
the
of
on
every
them
over
wounds
earth, his
to
information
Army
with
chronicle
of
be
returns
desire
the
to
the
their
;
the
"
fought
men
"
It
a
by
of
fell,
"
m
unheeded
unknown
enacted,
thousands
where
acres,
movements
voluminous
In
size.
of
of
Virginia, has
Northern
too
this
of
;
the
to
the
be
present
battle
can
HOW
TO
now
SEE
naturallyanxious
time
duringthe
he
THE
FIELD
PROPERLY.
THE
FIELD
PROPERLY.
tourist arrives
the
When
SEE
TO
to
he
can
of
and
disposal,
to
learn
If he
the
encountered
So
outset.
made
that
it will be
clear
and
on
field
all that
fought
was
and
who
of
idea
the
carried
the
confused
pathsand
;
avenues
dot the
growth
the
grass
Isometrical
battle,while
was
the
the
and
valleys,
the
the
was
at
The
body
"
the
of
a
the
it,
over
unfamiliar
of monuments
and
lawns
once
sterile soil.
this
with which
immediatelyafter
lay still unburied, and
And
it
was
represents
the
roads, the forests,the hills,
generaltopographyof
time
obtain
it in his memory
Plan
completed within eighty-four
days.
battle-field
years,
flowers,where
commenced
dead
few
to
smooth
the
foliageand
hardlycovered
is illustrated
him
multitude
with
have
changes
sightof
the
at
with the
of
the
Fortunately,
volume
at
difficulty
fought
who
pictureof
landscape;
luxuriant
scant
edge,
knowl-
originalplan
the
veteran
for years, will be
which
radical
so
impossiblefor
almost
Even
has
serious
a
ground during the past
accurate
battle-field.
by
and
many
the
been
it
the
unpreparedby previousstudy or
comes
he will be
the
will be
it.
upon
the
which
battle
regardingthe great
can
Gettysburg,he
at
what
see
his
at
21
of the
of this volume
the
field
"
battle.
has
the
substantially
same
as
22
GETTYSBURG.
When
advantages.
material
no
at
localities where
the
time
of
the
most
In nine
fought is
the
the
the
miles
less
Battle-field
and
improvements in
side which
the
as
of
took
to
access
these
being
$oOO
The
This
have
named,
to
was
been
$10,000
the
tablets,
would
of
whole
spots
Union
would
make
convenient
purchase
sixtyfeet
embracing
carried out, and
positionof
to
three
different lines
the
properly
avenues,
their
only
not
the
was
changes
the
and
easy
from
constructed
all
each
as
such
make
upon
by monuments,
flanks
and,
regiments on
as
than
Association, after
to
localities
the
avenues
marked
him
soldier
visit these
to
grounds as
stripsof land, varying
of battle.
took
pedestrians.
part in the battle,but
feet in width,
many
each
"
able
possible.The plan decided
hundred
On
the
various
these
But
to
beside,
Memorial
consideration,determined
exactly the
the
thingsas
battle.
to
interesting
due
locate
of
even
and
;
placewhere
the
ten
are
not
avenues
the
field.
desperateencounters
place more
veterans
foot, the
on
of
twenty-fivesquare
year
of
inaccessible except
out
cases
the
had
condition
a
then
place were
Association
assumed
compiled,
was
ijiade on
construction
descriptions
given
existed
been
Memorial
contemplatedthe
they
had
chaHges
Battle-field
The
first edition
the
entire
each
length.
command
varying in
cost
is
from
each.
each
command
are
also marked
by
indicatingthe preciseplace where
TO
HOW
lines
the
of
THE
SEE
battle
FIELD
while
stood ;
indicate the localities of detached
the
soldier
the
on
ride
can
field.
they
of recent
are
book
only
be
time
of the battle ;
herein
by
day, this
To
the
adapt
roads
which
been
retain their
are
named
in
In
placeof
order
to
IsoMETRicAL
constant
If
the
tourist and
in mind
of
battle,
since.
the
(generally
the avenues,
theylead) and
are
the -reader
which
will be
which
the
designated
are
general officers,
Dkawing
allusion
the
constructed
the rail fence
give
made.
names
original
by guide-boards. If they
used
the
of
wants
been
time
avenues
readilyobserved, however,
to which
after
the
at
the
try
regularcoun-
the
always
could
at
the
uses
importancethat
have
the towns
as
to
has
bear
which
the
with
text
distinction will be
the
glance that
existed
visitor
l)Ook
drivewaysexisted
The
same
the
historyshould
those which
a
scenes
which
roads
revision of the
of
student
as
the
to-day,the
It is of the utmost
and
described
described,in connection
roads.
lined with
are
at
position
construction.
this
Originally,
reached
Union
avenues
new
Now
engagements.
fence,the visitor will understand
wire
of
the
But, as
separate markers
nearly every
to
23
PROPERLY.
made
stay of the tourist
fence
enclosed, wire
the
the
to
common
is
vicinity.
full benefit of
the
accompanies the book,
to
is to
it in the
be
text.
brief,and
if
his chief desire is simplyto say he has visited Gettysburg,
he may
as
well
surrender
himself
to
the
general
24
GETTYSBURG.
direction of the hack-driver,and
of that individual
Gettysburg for
desire
whose
those
purpose,
choose to take him.
may
will visit
who
those
are
thorough knowledge of the
of the utmost
importance
longer time
little
it would
to
over
go
more
infinitely
advised
to
they
the
battle
fair idea
of the
which
the
of
day
Army
the
General
of
Lee
Northern
of the Potomac
the
and
is
one
Gettysburg. The
of
v/ere
at
Rappahannock,
General
to
will take
properlythan
and
the
attack
and
on
are
ber
remem-
a
which
June
his
2d, 1863,
Virginia from
the
on
preceded
the withdrawal
commenced
south
hundred
burg.
Fredericks-
and
on
of the
bank
sixty miles
headquartersof
Falmouth,
of
Lee, despairing
on
result
if you
the
the
Army
north
bank
oppositeFredericksburg.
success
should
.
an
but
get anything like
campaign
Gettysburg began
lies
Fredericksburg
south
commenced,
TACTICS.
GRAND
of
Rappahannock,
their
different.
entirely
are
yours
it IkS
battle.
movements
battle
the
different
driver,always
your
days
there
such
And
satisfactory.
least two
at
THE
The
;
by
But
commence
it backwards
the contrary
It will take
of
that
fancy
acquire a
to
field
Ids interests and
that
of
battle ; and
the
a
to
visit the
to
will be
on
l)e
Tt
study the subjectsystematically.
and
a
will
of the field where
examination
where
go
adversaryin
his strong
he
attempt
positionat
his
drew
Falmouth,
of each
concealed the movements
General
as
soon
Union
satisfied
evidentlywith
Fredericksburg,
his command
which
followed, the
armies
they
as
screened
which
a
The
upon
To
battle
battle
is not
hard
visitor to
the
givesuch
will
The
always
more
Blue
the
two
great
in the
Ridge ;
advance
detect
result of
to
the
and
guard
the
of
ments
move-
like
battles,
that
strong, but
to
the
Gettysburgdepended
strategy
upon
and
positionthan
understanding of
proper
fought,and
was
as
too
month
desperateskirmishes
first day'sbattle of
acquire a
about
as
of advancing
fighting.
brought
it
had
chess, is governed largelyby position.
of
its results
these
sought to
army
adversary.
The
of the
occurred
game
skilful.
in
Lee
the
PennsylMania were
into
series of
other
the
of its
in
of
duringthe
and
of
advanced
a
encounters
;
movements
mountains
the
by
of
or
one
As
other.
Virginiafrom
intention
the
northward
moved
fierce
the
General
that
soon
he
Washington,or invadingPennsylvania,
on
gaps
from
of Northern
Army
the
reallywithdrawn
ericksburg
Fred-
armies, which
two
Commander-in-chief
Hooker,
became
army,
the
between
Ridge
Blue
placedthe
from
directlyback
army
and
river,through Culpeper,
the
and
25
TACTICS.
GRAND
THE
the
the
influences which
result, it is important that
field,or
attention
of the various
how
student
to the
of
the
grand tactics
thoroughlyfamiliarize
him
the
battle,should
which
with
preceded
the
move-
26
GETTYSBURG.
the
e:ffect on
decided
this
can
way
explainedthan
Hill, from
the
be
the
These
first
will
vicinity
aid
the
ago,
the
visitor
fine view
a
The
have
battle,that
of the
time
of the
field,and
commanded
portionof
To-day
Cemetery Hill
the
with
is covered
an
view
National
hill
open
of
the
Cemetery
heavy growth of
a
completely shuts
trees, which
years
the
was
unobstructed
an
first
Cemetery Hill.
village
cemetery, E-12, 13,
surrounding.
country.
ornamental
to
go
not
the
publishedten
to
of
ing
accompany-
those who
was
advised
was
lyingwest
on
Cemetery
this locality.In
opportunityof visiting
edition of this volume, which
At
East
summit
be had.
in
and
;
a
successfully
more
to
at
had
day's battle
once
commanding
of the
concentrated
movements
easilyor
more
by drivingat
whose
they
as
surroundingcountry may
map
the
columns
villageof Gettysburg.
most
no
individual
of
merits
oft' the
view.
FROM
Having
the
and
familiarize
two
armies
and
sixtymiles
Turning
continuation
Cemetery Hill, E-13,
compass,
Fredericksburgand
marched
due
towards
of the
HILL.
CEMETERY
East
reached
pointsof
south,
EAST
the
visitor
himself
Falmouth,
and
should
with
the
which
from
early in June,
lie
learned
face
fact
the
that
placesthe
one
hundred
south.
the
Blue
west, the
South
Ridge, forms
Mountain,
a
grand
a
and
28
GETTYSBURG.
imascine how
of the
ments
towards
opposing armies,
the
cross
York
mountain
that
of
west
Early
Northern
ordered
was
miles
(twenty-eight
of
east
east
of
who
would
York),
Johnson
In
Wrightsville
(on
s
and
(a
hamlet
on
At
this
the
the
to
hanna
Susque-
(thirteenmiles
General
Ewell,
Rodes
place,the
White
and
divided.
battalion of
PennsylvaniaMilitia,and
Hoke's, Hays',
a
Smith's
and
few
Union
South
the
Gettysburg)on
column
s
slope of
through Gettysburg,drivingbefore
the 26th
Gordon
s
vanced
adcavalry,
it the
26th
while
cavalry,
brigadesmoved
farther
through Ililltown,Mumraasburg, Hunterstown,
Berlin, etc., to
from
the
Baltimore
front with
east
of
west
brigade,preceded by
north
25th) to
of this order, Eaiiys division reached
Mountain, eightmiles
of June.
for
route
divisions."
pursuance
Cashtown
Columbia
Harrisburgin
attack
24th
cut
Gettysburg),
co-operate with
to
the
the
running from
and
marched
Chambersburg
Harrisburg,to destroy the bridge across
at
move-
Gettysburg,proceed to
to
Railroad,
Central
On
reached
to
tlie other
and
west
Gettysburg),m
Mountain
South
the
they
as
range.
having
corps
General
Carlisle,
the
on
is easy
screened
two
miles
(twenty-five
"
barrier
bold
of
east
It
landscape.
this
June, EicelVs
of
the
Gettysburg,one
the
on
in
feature
imposing
York.
Gordons
brigade,continuing
Gettysburg,passed through York, arrivingat
Wrightsville
on
the
28th,where
farther
advance
was
barred
which
Johnson
east
beingdefended
of
divisions
s
had
pied
occu-
Gettysburg),
while
;
Jenkins
nearlyto Harrisburg,
Carlisle,which
of
General
by
Ewell
north
advanced
brigadeof cavalryhad
miles
Fkick,
returned
command,
time, General
mean
and
Rodes'
nineteen
his
with
miles
(twenty-eight
Carlisle
with
Gordon,
In the
of Colonel
order
by
the Susquehanna
bridgeover
ment.
PennsylvaniaEmergency Regi-
27th
General
to York.
burned
was
the
commanding
of the
destruction
the
by
29
POTOMAC.
THE
CROSSING
ARMY
HOOKER'S
then
city was
Couch, commanding
a
body
of militia.
hooker's
crossing
army
POTOMAC.
the
that
Gordon
General
brigadepassed through Gettysburg),
Hooker
On
the
led
his army
On
the
Meade,
moved
the
relieved
was
steadilynorthward,
rick's
In
had
been
South
York,
arrived
ordered
covered
General
the
the
on
G.
then
army
front
and
Kilpat-
and
on
to
the
follow
taken
-Lee had
27th
which
;
up
his
place LongIlilVs corps
while
Early s
division,cross
in
direction
Mountain, and, moving
cross
of the
command
Union
The
headquartersat Chambersburg,at
street's corps
Ferry.
cavalry.
time,
mean
of the
by Buford's, Gregg's,
divisions of
the
Edwards
at
s
by Major-generalGeorge
Potomac
flank
day
Potomac
Frederick, Md.
at
either
on
(the same
the
across
28th^he
of
Army
of June
26th
the
Susquehanna,destroy the
commimi-
of
30
GETTYSBURG.
cation
Harrisburg and
between
witli General
Johnson
and
risburgfrom
General
for
burg
to
west,
the
south.
Fairfield
cavalrywas
seen
where
We
find
he
through
valleywest' of
thousands
north,
to
west;
night of
two
armies
the
in the
two
armies.
east,
scouted
in
eral
Gen-
forces.
and
town,
ouacked
biv-
on
all the roads
June
30, the several
sc;ittered
over
surroundingcountry,
the
soutli
;
and
the
on
from
Chambersburg, Penn.,
to
all this
Heth
General
Perm.,
Harrisburg,
Manchester, Md.,
that
in from
nary,
TheologicalSemi-
\vere
of the
Carlisle and
being picketedor
the
miles
of square
and
Petti-
as
Gettysburg.
the
York, Penn.,
the
from
the
videttes
that,on
extendingfrom
and,
coming
the
west
of
Emmitts-
Gettysburgfrom
reportedto
or
subdivisions
;
occupied b}'Union
advanced
lead north
ordered
Pettiyrewimmediatelywithdrew
throwing out picketsand
which
Heth
from
out
enter
Gettysburg was
in the
Cashtown
morning (June 30th),
to
General
BuFORD
at
brigadeto Gettysburg
same
about
was
mountains,
the
that
the
Buford's
the
his
take
Gettysburg via
to
go
General
oOth
cavalry moved
command
s
grew
to
On
arrived
corps
the
on
Union
Buford's
[Rodes
alreadythreateningHar^
of HilTs
to
Petfigi'ew
supplies.
command
operate
co-
west.
29th, and
the
on
the
division
Hetlis
Eioell,whose
was
divisions)
s
and
Philadelphia,
in
was
interveningterritory
over
by
detachments
from
THE
NIGHT
BEFORE
THE
NIGHT
BEFORE
31
BATTLE.
THE
BATTLE.
THE
of the
Having acquireda generalknowledge
of
it is
of the
now
tlie
or
with
as
familiarize
that
on
night
of tlie arrival
the time
infrequently
changed for
of
student
will get
and
of the
magnitude of
of the
Hill
;
aided
out
the
by
the assistance
direction
battle
returned
to
that
a
and
when
General
to
body
It is
entire
character
of the field
East
Cemetery
the
General
the
student
of
Pettigr"w
General
reached
of
Hetli
Gettysburg,
reportedthat night to
Confederate
infantryhad been
prevented from
neither
Lee
nor
command
collisions of advance
latter
Buford
surprised,and
the
the
nation
personalexami-
reportedto
cavalryhad
that
General
aid
distances
important for
and
General
Meade
will
good guide to point
a
that when
understand
of Union
proximityof
field not
a
explain the
and
Cashtown
of
also
Gettysburg;
extent
by
two
and
;
studies,though the
distances
the
the
on
surroundingcountry from
localities.
principal
the
to
the
of the
better idea
much
a
oOtli
of troops
the visitor in his
or
these
accompanying map
The
battle.
the
of
each
the time
visitor,
with
June
approachof
of the
the route
of
the
himself
subdivision
each
positionof
armies
during the campaign,
importance that
utmost
should
reader,
relative
great
opposing armies
the
ments
move-
General
enteringGettysburg,
of the
partieshad
knew
Meade
other.
been
of the
Accidental
of almost
daily
32
GETTYSBURG.
beginningof
since the
occurrence
have
althoughthis meeting may
little
a
be
one
to
be
ushered
Lee
General
miles
eveningof
in
EivelVs
corps,
possibleat
as
orders
And
before
corps
had
was
a
Union
the
Meade
were
Gettysburg
;
It
night of
army,
General
OF
June
at
Taney-
and
those
General
Lee
crgssed the
became
Potomac
Northern
;
liable
liis flank, and
he
the
be
might
Virginiawas
he
decided
his
army
as
quickly
Gettysburg. Accordingly,
General
full
was
until
not
was
EioeU
was
Fettigreiv
the evening
rOSITION
world,
sun.
of the
day'smarch
UNION
that
effect.
from
that
30th, Ltnelfs
place;
and
in that direction.
TROOPS.
30th, the
Doubleday
to
fallingback
countermarchingtowards
alreadymade
On
or
to
Gettysburgon
the
proved
Harrisburg,countermarch
on
Cashtown
General
when
of
concentrate
issued
were
what
exposed condition,
attack
and
of
idea
remotest
fearingthat
Army
and
the
abandon
to
the
extended
an
and
on
now
was
and
rear,
while
attacked
war,
had
army
it
that
his
strike
the
that
of June
the 28th
knowing
and,
to
Gettysburg.
that the Union
aware
had
commander
Chambersburg, twenty-five
at
were
of
west
of
south
miles
twelve
town,
each
morrow's
the
headquartersof General
The
of
in with
campaign ; and,
made
greatestbattles
the
of
to
of the
battle
decisive
the
that
cautious, neither
more
the
First
corps
of the
commanding (Gen-
OF
POSITION
being in
eral Reynolds
orders
under
lay
move
The
Emmittsburg,
orders
distance
to
of
move
Sickles, lay
to the
latter
orders
The
Sixth
Manchester, Md.,
southeast
Two
of
miles south
was
of
hamlet
a
front
Buford's
Second, Devin's) had
explained;
was
the
patrolling
Mechanicstown,
closingup
in
and
the
flanks
rear
of the
move
up
pike,a
to
few
The
cavalry
army.
Two
and
already
(Regular)brigade
through the
mountains
division
on
miles
(First,Gamble's,
reserve
and
was
ten
Gettysburg,as
Gregg's
Md.
day.
next
reached
roads
to
to
General
corps.
Baltimore
division
Merritt's
while
Sedgwick,
orders
the
Gettysburg,the
coveringthe
brigadesof
on
from
day
next
Littlestown,Penn.,
near
Gettysburg,under
Taverns,
miles
the
Twelfth
the
and
morning
corps. General
seventeen
General
corps.
and
eral
comprised Gen-
Fifth
march
to
General
the next
corps
The
supporting
Taneytown
march
three
Gettysburg,
corps,
between
to
orders
Slocum, encamped
Third
Mills,Md.,
Sykes, lay at Union
at
road
of
within
keep
command)
Gettysburg,with
south
The
place* \These
Reynolds'
Hanover.
and
up,
Emmittsburg,under
miles
corps, General
Eleventh
miles
ten
the
on
Creek,
supportingthe First, and
was
First.
the
Marsh
at
Gettysburg,five
to
morrow.
rightwing
Emmittsburg,
between
advance
up
commanding,
at
with
to
the
distant,on
Howard
road
Gettysburg,the
and
Md.,
of the
command
the
army), la}^on
of the
33
TROOPS.
UNION
the
near
(Second)was
right,while
the
34
GETTYSBURG.
that
Berlin
OF
several corps
equally
were
CONFEDERATE
TROOPS.
comprisingthe
scattered.
at
and
five miles
of
Gettysburg.
The
Second
division
going
towards
miles northwest
it moved
at
of
Gettysburg.
miles
west
of
from
orders
to
left York
and
town,
The
lay
on
miles
morning ;
the
same
bivouacked
Third
scattered
corps.
north
while
of
30,
miles
towards
division,
Earlij's
tliree miles before
A.
bivouacked
P.
on
at
Gettysburg,under
morninu;,marched
General
morning,
twenty-one
through Middletown,
move
the next
town,
the next
and, marching southward,
ten
Heidlersburg,
twenty-five
division left Carlisle
Gettysburg.Rodes
oOth,
29th,
bivouacked, June
and
Fayetteville,
s
trains ; and
convoy
On
the
on
Greenville,a hamlet
through Scotland,and
two
the
Carlisle
Chambersburg, to
into bivouac
went
General
Johnson
divided.
was
from
countermarched
army
Chambersburg, twenty-
near
EiveWs,
corps,
Confederate
First, under
The
Lonr/street,
lay
w^est
east
York.
and
POSITION
The
miles
Hanover, fourteen
followinghis retreating
adversary
was
Gettysburg),
towards
of
Confederate
Stuarfs
with
sabres
in the streets
cavahy
of
crossed
day
(which had
Kilpatrick
General
under
division,
Third
Hill
towards
Cashwhich
Cash-
lersburg.
reachingHeid-
commanding,
along the Chambersburg turnpike,with
36
(JETTYSBCKG.
fields of
Virginiasmoking
and
war,
North.
defenders
with
richest bomities
The
the
to
''
cheers
and
themselves
years, fomid
fields of
The
fruits,
were
before
all
"
and
:
of the men,
songs
of
acts
of the land
in blue
boys
of
the
came
lond
distributed
freely
and
the
long were
who, for the first time in
friends.
among
the
rich harvest
the
invader; while
farmers,
frightened
driving before
the
Maryland greeted
were
glad sight to
a
of
hearty hospitality.
bendinggrain,and
also
of
devastation
rich valleys
element
Union-loving
The
its brave
the
enterins; the
now
were
amid
them
their
in
of
fusion,
motley con-
gathered flocks
to
placeof safety.
some
picketsof
The
Buford's
thrown
forward
Hetlis
advance, and
the
cavalry,which
nightbefore,
the
of
battle
day's
FIRST
detected
engagement, it will be better
in the
order
follow
the
consecutively
touiist
has
field,he
it
in which
the
time
should
by
to
all
to
so,
he
of the
foughtand
clear
country
moved.
an
over
fight. If
from
idea of the extent
which
the
no
the
cupola
other
and
to
the
going over
visit the
as
locality
prominence,and
before
means
can
the first day's
each
of the
events
TheologicalSeminary,D-12,
so
examine
into
the
get
resisted
battle.
came
do
and
been
menced.
Gettysburg com-
acquirea thorough knowledge of
To
had
of
spot
ter
charac-
contendingarmies
AND
SEMINARY
fie'ynolds'
37
RIDGES.
CEMETERY
Gro
Benner's HilK
Springs
SEMINARY/
THEOLOGICAL
One
of the
visit should
the
first
be
cupolaof
the
this
the battle-field can
hand
the
placesfor
1
The
See
militarystudent
buildingthe
be viewed
size of the
half of
entire northern
; and
with
this book
of the battle
in
readily
can
better under-
field will be
explanationof Compass-faceGuide
to
From
TheologicalSeminary, 0-12.
opening movements
be traced.
the
on
page
14
GETTYSBUKG.
38
the
stood,and
the
stretches away
eye
known
that
with
magnitude of
the
armed
From
this
the
The
morning
the
the
west,
leads from
dozen
miles
had
perchedon
turnpike,
tant,
dis-
to
on
the
right,c-12, down
our
this
road
since the
openingday
UNION
cessive
suc-
into
HiWs
night
of the battle.
TROOPS
the first day, consisted of the First division
Engaged on
cavalry.General
the
of the
which
Buford,
day before,and
Seminary.
front,c-io,
extendingto
the
b-h,
Calef, was
Buford
Gajmble's
;
12
had
Devin's
in the
to
picketedfrom
on
the
road, hidden
McPherson's
the
fields
brigadelay in
our
right,b-u,
from
battery,commanded
advanced
tysburg
Get-
reached
bivouacked
Mummasburg
the grove ; Tidball's
General
ridges
Mountain
The
away.
lain in the mountains
THE
by
of
South
sits
As
1863.
miles
Chambersburg,twenty-five
28th, advanced
immediate
filled
through Cashtown, and, crossingthe
corps, which
west
it is
was
succession
a
villageof Gettysburg. Along
of the
; and
directed the
July 1,
of Cash town
undulations,leads
of
of
distance to the
quiethamlet
passes
the
Top, f, g-i
intervening
country
the
on
half
a
hill-side,
which
when
realized,
eupola,the gallantBuford
in
stretch away
range.
to Round
whole
towards
turn
battle
combatants.
openingbattle
you
the
by
view
tenant
Lieu-
Ridge,B-12.
Fairfield
road,c-io,
UNION
at
left
our
at Oak
Hill,B-13,
the
northeast,to
ground, in
;
D-16
sending out
and
videttcson
On
west.
the
corps, General
battery,which
ford's
B-ii,
12
with
division,
by
These
of the
the
the
B-11,12;
such
will be
hereafter be
west
in the
morning
to
Marsh
the
The
rear
diate
imme-
undulation
styledBu-
Ridge,
nience
conve-
not
locahties,
of
July 1,
mountains,and
advanced
Creek,
fire upon
forced
Maine
and, for
other
;
ADVANCE.
side of the creek.
battle,and
away
2d
McPherson's
Ridge,ah;
given to
the
on
Marsh
artillery
opened
of
The
lage
vil-
the battle.
before
camp,
at
First
in the
all under
the second
third Herr's
miles
marched
Chambersburg turnpike. Buford's
discovered
the
30,
Gettysburg.
Reynolds.
Seminary will
10.
of
troops were
of General
five o'clock
corps broke
leadingnorth
forward
Howaed,
THE
At
the
Harrisburgroad,
Hall's
thrown
five miles
or
sake, names
known
been
four
Ridge,c-9,
; and
the
part of Maryland,ten
had
command
west
Mum-
right,across
our
night,Jime
corps, General
of the First.
next
39
Doubleday, lay at Emniittsburg,
a
except Wadsworth's
Creek, within
on
all the roads
same
in the northern
Eleventh
ADVANCE.
front,along the ridge,crossingthe
raasburgroad
flat
CONFEDERATE
AND
the
and
them
a
from
section
Lohr's
Heth's division
Union
videttes
skirmish
oi
on
were
Pegramh
Hill
formed
Hilts
on
the
in line
line steadil\
40
GETTYSBURG.
in ;
the
and School-house
Whistler's,
Calef's
advanced
was
battle
by
fired ; and
was
Calef's
north
this
of the
turnpike,
A-12
Heth's division
fire,
mittsburgroad,
the
proximityof
without
and
dashed
to
from
the
met
they
reconnoitered
order
up
the
General
the
the Em-
idea,however,
of
Wadsworth's
army.
panied
battery,led, accom-
put
he
the
Upon
his
to
spurs
When
are
of the Confederate
he
on
horse
reached
the
watching with deep anxiety
was
cupola(where we
the advance
broken
in person.
front.
Buford
General
field,
had
to advance
Maine
2d
Reynolds
the
of their
cover
attack.
definite
any
he
artillery,
of
first sound
Ridge,
ARMY.
the Confederate
by General
Pegram's
Herr's
under
to the
continued
Hall's
with
division,
of
the First corps, which
morning and
that
camp
and
advanced
time
mean
of tbe
first gun
positionon
;
UNION
In the
which
from
Ridge,
remaining guns
into
went
once
cavalry,the
immediatelyrespondedto
was
The
battery.
battalion at
Herr's
to
the tavern, a-m, the
place,standingat
McPherson's
positionon
line of dismounted
a
Lohr*s,
from
ing
Ridges. Finallydiscoverin
battery,B-12,
Ridge,supportedby
section
succession
artillery
firing in
supposedto stand,0-12),
mediate
Descending im-
lines.
Reynolds,
position. It
and
was
save
infantry
; and, if possible,
together
decided
the
to
town
FIRST
DAY'S
ENGAGEMENT
FORENOON.
"
of
41
The Union
Gettysburgfrom capture,d. e-i3,
troops
rapidlycrossed the fields from Cordora's house, e-9, on
k.
the
the
die front to engage
moved
to
the
Reynolds'Grove, b-io, n,
had
up
the
steep,into
the
Cutler
nearly to
forced
soon
was
town
in
Mississippi,
which
captm-ed. Hall's
On
the
B-12.
Archer,b-io, n, whose
gade
bri-
and
run
Davis
means
But
many
it
proved
fell back
got possession
a
trap to the
officers and
only
engagement
General
defense, all
and
give ground, and
of its commander, and
fierce.
chargedgallantly
desperatecharacter.
most
batterywas
left the
and
into
attack
to
which
by
;
of the railroad cut,
quick coolness
The
of the
was
along the lines,
;
forest,forcingthe dismounted
them.
cavalry before
men.
the
Run
Meredith, dashed
to meet
alreadycleared
brigade
engaged Davis\
already crossed Willoughby
Brigade,"General
"Iron
Cutler's
ah.
came
be-
batterygalloped
of the railroad and
the north
had
B-12, who
Pegram,
ridge,near
in line and
Hall's
engaged.
immediately
to
the
Emraittsburgroad; moving over
Seminary,by a flank,they formed
men
were
by
saved
2d
the
of the
intrepidity
was,
Reynolds,
who
if
possible,
advanced
even
more
with
shot through the head just after
Meredith, fell,
enteringthe
grove,
and
bravest
defenders.
The
rightof
his
lefl,and, while
and
the
country
General
brigadewas
lost
Archer
one
of its best
was
repulsed.
envelopedby Meredith's
gallantly
rallyinghis command,
he
was
GETTYSBURG.
42
of
prisoner
made
his
The
men.
the
at
The
Avenue
have
gushed unknown
their course,
now
and
heavens,and
of the fierce
their sweet
of
his third
ordered
march, while
the
marched
in the
second
the field.
order:
following
1st
miles farther
The
Wadsworth's
and
division.
4th
United
battery,
Rowley's
tery,
bat-
division ;
New
York,
and
followed
States,batteries,
division,which
advanced
Gettysburgroad,
Rowley's
lery
corps artil-
Hall's
Stevens',5th Maine, Reynolds', L, 1st
on
camped
en-
division ; Cooper's
with
Pennsylvania,
Stewart's, B,
had
in
this
hours' start
which
division,
Maine, with Wadsworth's
B,
Reynolds
requiredin drawing in
first division two
stilllater upon
came
in
men
picketin strongforce
Emmittsburg,having several
at
to go,
time
the
gave
30th, General
the
division to
The
ihat direction.
picketline
the
of Confederate
reportedbody
a
on
Fairfield,
at
peaceful
in gray.
men
In consequence
troops
The
struggle
and
assuagedthe fierythirst,
ahke, of
blue and the
road
SpringsHotel
earth,placidly
meandering
the wild thunders
as
the
widely sought,then
so
the
from
the very
waters
2d
portionof Reynolds
western
Springs,
of
at Wil-
was
constructed since the battle.
been
Katalysine
several hundred
engagement
ReynoldsAvenue
Grove.
the
of this
theatre
loughby Run,
Bhook
togetherwith
war,
on
followed
division started
several miles farther to the west.
mittsbur
the Em-
by
on
It
a
came
son's
Robin-
parallel
upon
44
GETTYSBURrT.
drivingout
to the
Fairfield
road, turn
(Millerstown)
rightinto Reynolds Avenue,
of
examination
the
line of
battle
is marked
which
left,
its extreme
This
brigadeformed
it
also where
it first
when
the
came
His
held
McGoivcuis
brigade;
advanced
will
Reynolds
day'sbattle.
the
in the
interim.
afternoon.
in the
Lanes
brigade,which
Extended
right,and
across
fell,at
The
Avenue, the visitor
Reynolds' Grove,
to
the
the
of
constructed
the line of Buford's
of
Avenue
cavalryin
the
brigade,and
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Biddle's
where
had
brigade,
this
avenue
has
temporary line
a
been
heavilyengaged at
suffering
severely.
very
the
opened ;
point of
on
the
the
early
Meredith's
in the afternoon
151st
to
larly
particu-
more
part of the fight. Later
the
the
Reynolds'Grove,
Springs Hotel
Chambersburg pike,was
where
b-h,
opening
very
east
avenue
from
extendingacross
to mark
that
road.
naturallydrive
hrst
Colonel
by
the field ; and
upon
reachingthe Springs Hotel
General
of
relieved by
eventually
by
McGowans
on
Fairfield
On
and
at
of Rowley's
positionsin
several
supportedand
brigadewas
the
the monument
where
position
was
engagement with Pettigreiv
The
day
s
brigadelater
engaged Pettigi'eiD
day ; though it
the
indicates
avenue
first
the 1st
on
the
commence
of the
by
commanded
brigadeof infantry,
BiDDLE.
and
PennsylvaniaVolunteers, c-io,
121st
the
the
on
the
of
ground
latter
being
woods, and
FIRST
THE
brigade of
Gamble's
throughthe
grove
where
loughby Run,
brigade. This
of
Meredith's
also
H'dVs
McGoiva7is
division during
the
General
After
out
point of
Scales
lower
this
of
attack
and
it
with
day
its
grand
was
tlie
advance.
brigadesrelieved
HetKs
Thomas
engas-ement.
part
line of
of
Reynolds'Grove
battle,b-io,
where
with
to
95th
the
first
field
New
along
York
s
of the
the
and
the
Archer
positionit occupiedmuch
the
position
the
14th
Chambersburgturnpike.
union
gun.
intersection of
turnpikestood
fired,from
men.
reserve.
the
the
with the
made
through the
occupiedby
the
the
drivingthrough Reynolds' Grove,
Brooklyn, b-h,
At
his
s
rightof BrockenboroiigK
after its first encounter
tourist will pass
first
tlie
Meredith's
is the
and
later in the
mand,
com-
prisoners
of
morning'sfight;
afternoon's
in the
avenue
brigadeformed
day.
make
battle,to
corps
in
Wil-
Meredith's
large number
a
here
and
held
brigadewas
brigade;
right of
the
the
and
rettigreivs
Lanes,
marks
and
brigadein
down
brigadecrossed
resisted
brigadesuccessfully
brigadeswhen
The
the
heavilyengaged
left of
advanced
envelopedthe rightof ArcUeys
allowed
Archer
General
Archer''s
it
opening of
the
at
Meredith, relieved
cavalry, and
the left of the
;
45
GUN.
General
Brigade,under
Iron
The
UJ^ION
Calef's
Reynolds
battery,b-h,
spot, the first Union
cannon
Avenue
12,
which
of
the
46
GETTYSBrun.
which
battle, while engaging Fegranis artillery,
the
posted on
tavern,
2d
Calef's
a-h.
Maine
the
14th
left,and
It
this
afternoon
DanieVs
12,
that
it
caiue
up
it made
of
such
Danis^
tlie
here
the
Avenue,
we
by
the
north,
the
on
of
14th
in
bridge,which
been
Memorial
Association,
where
the 56th
York,
of Cittler's
aljout
briarade
towards
the
the
of
DSth
the
and
Davis'
New
Mississippi
iron
Battle-field
along
Volunteers
Penn.sylvania
first met
brigade,
famous
Crossing the
continue
on
Ivcynolds
made
Davis
by
fight.
yards
Wisconsin,
erected
we
the
had
tlien, turning
;
cut,
day.
and
Eventuallythe
town
with
;
Willoughby
continuation
6th
on
ri^ht of
Hill
hundred
railroad
the
and
noon,
Oak
crossed
few
a
Brooklyn
brigade,B-12, early
has
Stone's
the west.
back
approach the
engagement
Yoi'k,and
right,but
morning,joinedin
the
Chambersburg pike
towards
the
on
Mississippi
brigade,which
drive
we
the
from
down
came
it from
fought here earlyin
From
supported
:
1st, eno-ao-iniJ'the
July
attacked
of
the
desperate stand
a
i^
remnants
of
cut.
briujadeas it
and
Hall's
York
on
brigade,which
Bro(ikenl)or("u(j]i
Run,
stood
New
York
:in!J:le,
en,
that
had
Doth
New
147th
Avhen
position
here
the
and
Ijrick
positionnorth
rightsection
railroad
into
was
the
at
was
went
into
Brooklyn
by
the
across
it
Calef's
Herr's
retired, and
were
guns
battery went
road,where
by
Chambersburg pike,near
was
the
crest
76th New
Mississippi
47
GUN.
UNION
FIRST
THE
opening of the battle. If, on
brigade,at the very
York, the
reachingthe positionof the 76th New
the next
to
tourist advances
ridge,he caVi continue
by
of this
prolongation
the
Mummasburg
first occupiedby
position
road, which passes along the
brigadeof
Devin's
this
Daniel's
liandsome
advance
made
a
Or,
back
York,
the
Mummasburg
by
Robinson's
refused
riglit
When
on
position
down
the
NeaVs,
near
where
bris^ade,
and
Ramseurs
from
that
flank, Baxter's
the
with
Oak
met
to
its
road.
Hill, and
commanding
brigadewas
followed
Seminary, d-i3,
thev
leads
occupied
corps,
along the Mummasburg
ay's
the
it continues
was
position
division debouched
from
of the 1st.
positionof
which
First
of the
over
which
drivew\ay
This
b-i3.
was
Carolinians
North
the afternoon
on
take the
can
road,
Doubled
here
bv Paul's
Iversons,DameFs,
brigadesas they advanced
to
attack.
Iversons
brigadewas
Baxter's, b-is, and
regimentsof
captured.
As
brigadeof
artillery,
b-m, opened from
s
hurried
b-i3.
rightfrom
division
Bodes'
Carter
he
It
cavalry,
Seminary Ridge,along
to
the
the
turningto
76th New^
O
Buford's
ground that
to the
avenue
the
his
met
Cutler's
command,
by
the concentrated
b-,2;
brigades,
with
fire of
and
three
their colors,were
approachesthe Mummasburg road.
Oak Hill is at his left. And
if the objectis to get
a
comprehensiveview of the field of the first day's
tourist
battle,he should visit that commanding height.
GETTYSBURG.
48
OAK
Few
a
localities in the
Oak
Hill, b-k;
interest,it
place that
80
is
On
the
the
well
whole
vicinityof Gettysburg famish
than
charming landscapeview
more
from
HILL.
will
half
leave
until both
repay
of
of the
reachingthe
near
amply
crest
the
the
sides
by
of
of the
corps ;
the
indeed, the
This
Mummasburg
Seminary Ridge,it
;
hill
walk
then
can
turn
be
no
understand
to
day's battle.
carriageand
summit
go
EwelVs
first
town
can
is
There
visit.
a
had
be
to
cal
its local histori-
from
militarystudent
approached from
field to
aside
movements
latter
to
and,
that
is
hill
road.
sary
neces-
up
the
open
to
the
right
embraced
in
the
HILL.
OAK
It is to be
vdew.
allowed
to
regrettedthat
Top,
in the
majestically
the
and
broad
that the
made
Paul
eye and
one
a
out
Reynolds'
standingout
which
Hotel, B-io,
South
the
gaze.
The
is the
"
like
square
a
it.
We
be
It
down
look
cuts
Herr's
passinginto
which
he has since
May 5, 1886.]
upon
the
southwest,
Tavern,
imposing structure
a-m.
the
PennsylvaniaCollege,
d-u.
Springs
distance,the
nearer,
As
interest
in the
fields
open
the horizon ; and
objectsof equal
O'NeaVs
bullet
in the
bastion
here
was
gallantGeneral
in the
seen
also
c-13, was
died
right; while, in
range
east,
from
[GeneralPaul
is
west-southwest,
the
other,
b-h, can
the
at
Mountain
towards
town
at the
a
"
of the
day
engaged
the
that
wound,
grove,
surround
Longstreet's
last
grove,
division
; here
fearful
totallyblind.
been
This
Robinson's
Alabamians
received
which
the
on
rises
summit
desperateengagement.
a
rightof
brigadeof
its national
Cemetery Ridge
glacis,
up
seen.
battle,is distinctly
of
conical
Between
distance.
the
grove,
theatre
town
in the
pleasingfeature
a
whose
f-i,
magnificentcharge was
the
the
beyond; while Cemetery Ridge stretches
is
to- Round
away
forms
south, lies
Cemetery Hill,E-12, with
distance.
monument,
been
fere
materiallyinter-
soon
in the
you
Gettysburg,which
middle
have
bushes
the
prospect.
Immediately before
of
will
they
as
grow,
this
with
49
turn
we
meet
suburbs
in
the
of the
Gulp'sHill,e-u.
GETTYSBURG.
50
beyond forms a fine background for the left of the vil'
lage. East Cemetery Hill,e-i3, is to the rightof this ;
a
lone
peculiar
tree
look
over
ing
up
"
the Almshouse
the
toward
Hill,
buildings,
d-is, to
left from
is
ridge
We
e-it.
Ris
it.
see
is Barlow's
the Almshouse
Knoll,"c-16, beyond which
of
one
as
rounded
bare
is Benner's
Gulp'sHill
left of
the
fixes it
of the field.'-The
the landmarks
to
its summit
on
HospitalHill,o-ia.
Having familiarized ourselves with the topography
of
and generalmovements
the positions
of the field,
the troops
explained.^
readily
be
can
HeiJis division
While
engaging the
was
division
Chambersburg road, Rodes'
and Carter s
reached the field,
the
on
and
advanced
where
line
into
went
stand,enablinghim
we
lery
battalion of artil-
positionon
our
In the
rear.
advanced
the
from
alongthe crest at our
advancingin
General
open
fields north
mean
grove
of town.
the
The
briirade of Schimmelphennig's
Mummasburg
1
which
I have
traced with
will be found
'"^ Killed
care
in my
by lightning.
on
the
niovetnents
illustrated
ion
divis-
left.
Robinson's
in
corps
the
Amsburg's
division rested
of every
gade
bri-
Cutler's
left of Von
historyof
the
in Une
formed
c-13.
Eleventh
Kryzanowski's
road.
Bodes'
time Robinson's
Seminary,and
formed
Schurz
Hill,
across
entirely
rightfront,b.
the
Oak
enfilade the Union
to
division stretched in line of battle
ridgein
edly
unexpect-
Chambersburg road.
the
engaged near
First corps
on
the
brigadelay east
regiment of
the battle.
both
armies,
GETTYSBURG.
52
Alabama
brigade
around
moved
became
ground
with
hold
the
It advanced
Baxter's
division,which
of
front.
arrived
Early'sdivision
under
this
At
of the
cover
stage
the
on
the
on
of the
and
while
wounded
Schimmel-
of
by
whole
engagement
hundred
m")st
on
and
and
miles
attack.
short
General
men,
in
overwhelmed
through town
attempt
was
left
to
made
the
by
General
a
Ames
in
the Union
great
one
o'clock,outflanked
of
a
mile,
troopswere
disorder
heights of Cemetery
Hoke's
sumed
as-
became
circle,now
by nearly a quarter
and
field,
severely
was
fighting
along the
four
by numbers,
the
brigade.
length,occupying over
eightydegreesof
rightand
forced from
and
gia
Geor-
Gordons
engagement, the
Barlow
desperate.Finally at
the
la,
to the
of the division. The
line,three
skillfid
a
fire of Jones' battalion
rallyinghis
command
in
Harrisburgroad, c-17,
sanguinarybut
carried.
positionwas
was
being
near
brigadeled,supportedby Hayes' Louisiana
this
flat
heavy
artillery,
o-is, advanced
During
in
corps
was
avoided
was
and
at the grove
evolution
an
left,and
our
Eleventh
handsomely,but
by
advance,
brigade,c-is,
the
right of
O'Neal
off from
PHENNIg's
of
right of
O'Neal's
left of
the
to
check.
and
to
its
/"o/^s''Georgiabrigade formed
to
change
the
Hill
Robii^^son's division
ordered
cut
division,in
of Oak
brow
brigadesof
front.
our
the
engaged
Paul's
liodcs'
of
retreated
Hill.
An
brigadeof Early'sdivia-
DIVISION
EARLY'S
of Stevens'
mouth
Run, it
of the
in the suburbs
Howard
The
engagement
soon
forced
to
took
Cemetery Hill
on
reserve
This
E-12
;
Wiedrick's
New
positionon
East
while
small force formed
a
troops.
the
around
nucleus
which
away,
the
who
to
lines he
was
the
was
East
occupied.
his
and
As
This
broken,
eral
Genmiles
efforts to reform
Howard,
soon
confidence
came
artillery
in, every
others,and
the
manding
com-
Hancock
twelve
ably assisted by Generals
again restored.
positionon
In
command.
assume
a
orders from
Taneytown,
at
was
DouBLEDAY, Warren,
was
with
a
Cemetery,
Cemetery Hill, E-13.
the field at this moment
Meade,
But
batteryheld
shattered,dispirited
troops rallied. General
reached
troops in
remained
division,
posted in
York
town,
manifest.
now
was
the
of
body
of Steinwehr's
singlebrigade.Smith's
unengaged.
was
a
was
the Confederate
of Union
held
advantage of having
The
Coster
of
possession
making prisonersof largenumbers
brigade
of the corps.
Cemetery Hill,and
and
entered
the retreat
cover
yard,
brick-
Cemetery Hill
of short duration.
was
to retire to
lines
the
by Coster's
town,
the
at
bridge,d-is.
near
division,d-is, sent from
of Steinwehr's
by General
it crossed
met
was
It
town.
the railroad
Run, above
the
Continuing up
53
and
corps
Creek, which
Rock
down
moved
Eleventh
the
ion to get between
RETREAT.
UNION
"
Cemetery Hill,and
in the
Cemetery
54
vsHi'U(j.
(;E'n
the
towards
road
Mummasburg
laid out, however,
be
should
tourist
Hill, the
Oak
From
drive
can
A
town.
avenue
new
visitor,in
the
enable
to
the
down
the Mummasburg
road, to
placeof continuingdown
down
the 90tli Pennsylvaniamonument,
drive around
the
Mummasburg
B-14,
marks
battle
the
Across
formed
by Howard
marked
the
by
ScHURZ
having
General
Howard
road,
its left
on
of battle stretched
and
lay
across
;
l)ut individual
pushed up
frequently
c-15,
brigade,
connected
on
Barlow's
and
with
the
Knoll,
along the
to
formed
was
and
east
turn
division
the
;
Reynolds'
its
generalline
to
the
batteries
the Carlisle
road,
brigade,which
Gilsa's
slopeof
Har-
Krzyzanow-
front.
across
Von
and
corps,
regiments and
left of Ames'
c-ie
we
corps, rested with
Eleventh
the Carlisle road
across
is
which
brigade,
Amsberg's
Vox
the
General
Munnnasburg road,
tlie
risburs: road
of
of the field,when
constituted the left of the
which
Schurz'
d-u.
connnand
assumed
line of
Sciiimmelfennig, General
General
known.
became
SKi's
engaged
left,and
the
into
Avenue,
Mummasburg
commanded
were
of O'Neals
corps, whose
field at
the
across
left,
ground beyond,
flat
division of the Eleventh
was
death
engagement
to
out
at the
seen
brigade of Georgians deployed and
ScHURz'
was
the
York^
and
monument,
red barn
The
of
locality
brigade.
Doles'
from
road.
the
Alabama
now
Massachusetts
loth
the
around
l()4th New
of the
of that
the side-hill in front
brigadelay
this knoll, partly
UNION
THE
Knoll, he will be
Barlow's
open
forest
field and
horizon)from
2
about
P.M.
It
the
first
also from
was
day
Jones
the Eleventh
enfiladed
mile
corps
this
;
which
and
of
Creek,
moving
was
line with
shot and
that
position
Barlow's
;
c-18
with
his
on
up
Hoke's
Hays' left,crossed
road, continued
down
by
town
near
of
division
from
Coster's
the
Cemetery Hill, by
retreat
advised
turning to
to
look back
the
Fairfield
Howard
brigade,
d
of
south
Vox
General
and
in
serve,
re-
and
on
burg
Harriswas
met
Steinwehr's
sent
was
Howard,
to
down
cover
the
at the front.
go
to
the
town,
the
tourist is
along the line,remembering that
at the
the left of
ReynoldsAvenue
the
Harrisburgroad,d-i?, a
of three
miles,constituted
the first
day.
The
attack
the
road, c-9, to
(Millerstown)
Avenue,
to
advanced
15,
brigade,of
the stretch of country from
at
which
brigaderemained
corps, which
of their comrades
Before
c-15.
Creek
Rock
Run,
Eleventh
either
on
crossingRock
Stevens'
up
brigade,
s
advanced
Creek
Rock
shell.
brigade,
brigadesat
Smitlis
Knoll.
while
Doles'
artillery,
c-is,
Gordon
After
and
right,
Ames'
and
Gilsa's
Vox
on
united
Gordon
is also the
of
Harrisburg road.
the
the
debouched
battalion
c-17, swept
supportedby Hays brigade,
side
ascends
distant in the eastern
Early s division, c-is,
which
positionfrom
tourist
the
towards
moving directly
(a half
which
on
55
BATTLE.
As
Creek.
Rock
deployed along
OF
LINE
the Union
Confederate
rightof
distance
line of battle
line which
on
opposed it
56
GETTYSIURG
long,much
four miles
was
forming the
battle,and
of
advance
after
and
all
on
line
Union
the
through the
of the hill,and
;
walls
E-14,
while
went
The
of
driven
from
the
field,
division
Schuez'
Cemetery Hill,
12, 13,
e
behind
through
Seminary Ridge,oppositethe
Union
division,
left of the
the
alry
cav-
division,
Robinson's
the
rear
the stone
Wadsworth's
eh,
tery.
ceme-
into the town,
troops advanced
battle
lay in
by Buford's
division formed
Confederate
forming line
forces,
their opponents,
by
in front
along Cemetery Ridge 'on
formed
Eicell ; and,
corps, which
First
Culp'sHill,and
to
general
a
the Confederate
on
Cemetery Hill.
East
on
either
led
division, supportedb}'Doub-
covered
Barlow's
three
At
after
soon
Hill and
and
formed
of the
was
doul)le line
circle.
a
Cemetery Hill.
corps
division
ay's
But
resistance
Steinweiir's
Von
with
to
town,
a
was
desultory
fighting
by Generals
broken
was
Eleventh
of the
the line.
determined
most
a
in
overlappedon
were
desperateattack by
most
a
along
ordered
was
of
arc
and
regiments,
of several
going
forces
Union
o'clock,the
flank
of the way
and
town,
forces
on
along
Cemetery
Hill.
Twelfth
The
Two
corps arrived
from
Taverns, and, continuingup
division
Williams'
Hill,H-16,
Geary's
17:
turned
to
Littlestown
Baltimore
the
its
right over
wliile,by direction of General
division moved
heightsnortli
of
Little
to
its left, and
Round
by
Top.
way
of
pike,
Wolf
Hancock,
occupiedthe
When
General
FIRST
THE
who
Meade,
of General
death
of the
heard
Hancock
General
General
command.
the
just as
in
break
of
disorganizedmasses
through
He
town.
assisted
and,
Generals
taken
and
Slocum
reached
command
over
General
the field,
to him, and
reportedto General
ordered
was
army
The
Third
entire
began
had
corps
Ridge,at
the
brigadesleft by
which
did
by
When
General
turned
Taneytown
the
and
his report,the entire
arrive from
Emmittsburg
o'clock
one
at
night
of
Top
Sickles
until nine
at
front
in
Little Round
General
arrive
not
to
bivouacked
rightof
tion
strong posi-
Gettysburg.
to
five o'clock, and
about
On
to
;
Doubleday,
Hancock
returned
Meade.
up
corps
retreating
and
new
the
command
Howard,
Cemetery Hill.
on
up
then
were
others,a
and
came,
immediatelyassumed
by
SoHURz, Warren,
was
troops
assume
Gettysburg
at
line
Union
the
ordered
the front and
arrived
Hancock
distant,
he
Reynolds,
proceed to
to
miles
twelve
Taneytown,
at
was
57
BATTLE.
DAY'S
Cemetery
except
;
the
two
Emmittsburg,
o'clock
the
on
ing
morn-
of the 2d.
.
The
first
day's battle
the Confederate
thirds
of the
on
retire.
The
arms.
Two
Confederate
both
loss
was
Potomac,
was
very
complete success
a
small
army
flanks,they were
the commander
the
closed
corps
had
for hours
at
last
;
held
two
flanked
until,out-
compelled to
nolds,
Reyheavy. Major-general
of the left wing of the
killed
for
while
in
command
Army
of
of
the
58
GETTYSBURG.
field ; General
of the
Barlow,
Eleventh
Generals
and
Colonels
Paul, and
EooT, Coulter, Stoxe, Wister,
wounded
while
in command
of
Hill
Lieutenant-general
of the
Confederate
Archer
was
of
and
Biddle,
on
General
wounded, and
day's
battle.
the 2d commenced
in the open
of the
engagement
should
drive
day's battle
on
grove
duringthe
that
to
directly
part of Seminary
Peach
Orchard.
fix in his mind
the
the
what
where
grove
This
commenced.
since
Seminary Ridge.
fine view
occupiedby
the
it should
completing the
day'sbattle,that
A
drive
of the
a
been
as
an
Oak
known
its crest would
Union
visited
survey
open
as
mand
com-
that portion
field,
particularly
left of the
be
it has
along
the
Confederate
formerly known
battle
the
by
way
better,by the drive-
contemplatedto
ridge was
second
done
be
may
will be
it is
battle, where
Ridge, but
events
the
along Seminary Ridge,followingthe
This
forenoon
occurred,he
they consecutively
as
Emmittsburg road,or,
a
were
Scales,
Brigadier-general
were
If the tourist desires to
avenue.
Leonard,
brigades.
Ridge lying directly
oppositethe
line of
and
;
captured.
battle
July 2d
and
army,
SECOND
The
first division
the
wounded
desperately
was
corps,
Meredith
commanding
of
proper
by
the
the
line ; and, if practicable,
tourist next
ground
of
after
the
understandingmay
be
first
had
60
GETTYSBURG.
the
on
E7,
Graham's
left
Humphreys'
on
DeTrobriand's,
brigadein
the woods
Den,
This
F-2.
turn
the
The
Avenue.
Orchard
Peach
the
to
and
afterwards
continue
town,
rightof
Graham's
the Union
of
the
2d.
it the
day.
same
visitor should
Avenue
has
since
Emmittsburg
the line
Carr's
turn
been
back
;
Orchard,
and
e-s,
road
occupiedby
the
brigade. This
advanced,
the
positionon
occupiedby
toward
opened by
the battle
the
then
e-5,
division
Round
the
s,
and
ing
even-
Alexander
s
charged over
reaching Sickles Avenue,
On
Ber-
to
the
Pickett's
the 3d, and
on
artillery
the cross-road
Peach
this
also
was
fightof
by Barksdales, Wilcox
troops from
It
along
brigade,d-s, should
which
Wri/jJifs
brigades,
and
driven
the
and
brigade,
occupied later
ridge was
drove
on
passingalong
towards
s
opened
Emmittsburg road,
examine
right to
turn
Perry s,
the
on
by
Devil's
the
Association
Wilcox
continue
left,and
f-i.
Ward's
it,with
of the
location
Top,
Wheat-field,e4,
tourist,having
the
to
of
inaccessible,
except
Memorial
with
sharp-shooters
to his
of
part of the field was
Seminary Ridge
dan's
in the
beyond,extendingto
until
pedestrians,
Sickles
Round
;
e-5,5
brigades,f-3,
northwest
to the
in the grove
Orchard,
the line to
brigadeformed
DeTrobriand's
to
Ward's
and
e-4,
formed
division
Peach
the
at
division continued
Birney's
and
Birney's
of
brigade,e5,6,
lines of battle.
road, in two
Emmittsburg
Top.
Memorial
this section marks
the
Sickles
tion
AssociaGeneral
^
Humphreys'
continued
and
the grove
which
Cabell
with
New
Clark's
a
Jerseybattery
brigade,
artillery
road,
batteries
under
Long street'si
by
the
planted on
and
were
Colonels
ridge beyond
Emmittsburg road.
General
of
the Peach
of the Wheat-field
Alexander,
and
g-i.
covered
was
space
McGilvery's
of
north
stood
engaged
the
line, but the open
batteries
Top,
of the Wheat-field, except
west
from
battle
forests,to
between
however,
infantry,
no
fire
artillery
the
and
fields and
the base of Round
f-2, at
was
the skirmish
line of
the
e-s,
left,through the
the Devil's Den,
line of
Orchard,
Peach
to the
Orchard
occupied by
was
brigade,e-7,8.
the
There
line, which
second
Brewster's
From
61
WHEAT-FIELD.
the
Sickles
the Trostle
2d, near
of the Wheat-field
late
wounded
was
the
on
seen
buildings,
afternoon
to the
north
road.
WHEAT-FIELD.
We
the
enter
northern
of
corner
the
to the line of battle.
across
the
section of Sickles Avenue
the southern
great number
of
monuments
will be
was
across
this
covered
entirely
This
was
position
brigade of
Birney's
first
mark
formed
rocky knoll,which
with
by
recognized
placed to
positionoccupiedby regimentswhich
lines
drive
Wheat-field, and
This
at
at
the
the
the
cessive
suc-
time
trees.
occupiedby DeTrobriand's
division
of
the
Third
corps ;
62
GETTYSBURG.
Tilton's
afterwards
of
division
Barnes'
Sweitzer's
and
Fifth
the
in flank
heavilythreatened
South
Carolinians,General
Barnes
north
side of the Wheat-field
road.
corps arrived
of the Second
Kelly's
the
ground
the
mean
the
vacated
time
north
grove
of the
Wheat-field.
it.
in the Wlieat-field
advanced
subsequently
Cross'
outer
of the
advanced
Ijrigade
stone
wall
facingthe
Caldwell's
division
woods
south
of
reserve,
the
rocky
same
hill to
time
the Wheat-field
the
zer's
Sweitto
the
to support Brooke.
South
Kershains
brigadesattacked
Carolina
the
when
subsequently,
Peach
road
the
At
across
edge of
the Wheat-field, relieving
across
woods.
outer
in
temporarily
brigade,chargingup
edge
brigade in
while
artillery,
in
pai'tly
held
brigadewas
ion
divis-
to
facingnorthwesterly,
along the
and
the
re-occupied
Tilton's
brigadeof
Cross'
Brooke's
and
of McGilvery's
brigadeformed
Sweitzer's
formed
road,
to
alter,and Zook's
the
on
})()sition
a
up
the withdrawal
cover
but
took
Caldwell's
scon
Bahxes.
by
brigade of
withdrew
i)ushedin
brigadeswere
on
in front and
KersJiaics
by
in
came
corps
right;but beingattacked
DeTrobriand's
and
brigades of
Orchard
Union
Graham's
and
and
Semmes'
troops in this field,and
line
McGilvery's
broken
was
swept
over
The tourist will next
at
the
retired,
artillery
Wofford'sbrigadeof Georgiansadvanced
interval and
Georgia
through the
it.
pass
beyond the Wheat-field, into
DEVIL'S
the
Ward's
the left of Cross'
which
woods, in
engaged with*
brigadewere
devil's
known
the Devil's Den
as
will
foitnd
be
Plum
engaging
Ward's
afternoon
of
Lmvs
July 2d,
brigadeof
summit
the
to
The
built for
to the
wall
a
breastwork
Round
Top ;
down
in front
the
then
the
brigade was
s
its
on
Den.
the
on
this ravine,
extending
right,
between
the Round
the
valley was
crosses
July,and
extends
the visitor reaches
right leads
turningagain to
to
at
Top.
As
Top.
Sickles
counnences,
Devil's
the 4th of
on
spot has
caverns.
rightcharged up
which
to the
avenue
weird
Avenue
Alabamians
wall
stone
winds
of srigantic
mass
the
the
at
of Round
top of Round
the
the
brigade.
springof clear, cool
leads up the ravine
Sykes Avenue
Tops.
of
Sykes
troops
Ahder-
avenue
the left of Robertson
While
Run.
Texas
the
this
a
;
one
terminates,and
Avenue
with
in
rightof
rightof
s
a
generationspast
For
boulders.
the
DEX.
leads in amono;
the hill,and
w^ater
the
passingthrouglithe woods,
After
been
and
the left of Robertsoii
soji'sGeorgiaand
down
63
DEX.
field of
up
the
to
this
tlie base
of
it continues
right,
cavalry operationson
3d.
The
direct
road, while
drivewayleads
Sykes
Avenue
before
crossingthe
Round
Top.
down
turns
line of
to
the
Taneytown
abruptly to
breastworks, up
the
left,
to Little
64
r.ETTYSRURG.
We
Phiiu
cross
Ronnd
is
although built
after the
engagement
of
the
make
trees
to
the
Little
this
on
by
the
of Round
Round
Top.
way
up
This
but
the field.
Top, and
From
It
The
the
also aroLind
this
place we
horseback
on
south,
where
northern
over
The
the citizens of
an
view
somewhat
althoughit would
the
beautiful
country, giving a
be
in
a
to
rounded
of ferns
will
of the
country
be had.
is towards
extensive
great pityto
by
erected
an
north
the
is
foliage,
it away
; but
observatory
the trees, from
battle-field and
character
and
cut
into
champaign
the
the west
the
miles
for
away
midsummer
reachingabove
magnificentview
may
summit
to
diversity
Gettysburghave
the summit,
a
up
overhang
have
ages
growth
stretches
eye
Maryland
obstructed
luxuriant
from
the
of
or
lover of nature.
view
scenery.
boulders
mosses
a
romantic
finest
tinues
con-
TOP.
places enormous
outlines,and
the
delight
wall,
constructed
troops,was
part of
this
the path leads
pedestrian,
notwithstanding
deep chasms,
on
wall.
however,
easilyaccomplished,
At
of the
our
at
of
ascent
rugged way.
their
wind
stone
a
top
ROUND
It is
rivulet
we
Little
to
up
mere
a
protect the
to
nearlyto
in front
is
easilycrossed,and
the rocks and
among
continue
and
Run
Plnm
Top.
point,which
Run
the
which
ing
surround-
a
ROUND
LITTLE
As
we
to the
go
to Little Round
of the
Top
It is Vincent's
right.
hardest
contested
attacked
was
division.
summit
the
will
carriages
ridge/while
we
drive
walk
over
LITTLE
1
At the time of
of the
preparingthis
hill with the northern
around
one
cent's
Vin-
ridge,and
brigadeof
Hood^s
killed off to
was
Little
with
unites
spur
sharprise
battle.
of this
Robertsons
commander
a
occurred
Here
of the
scenes
and
Laws
Its brave
left,where
The
by
observe
we
Spur.
brigadelay along the
65
TOP.
the south
Round
the
Top.
pointof
the
it to
ROUND
work
TOP.
there is
no
face of Little Round
path connectingthis part
Top
;
but
there
are
no
GETTYSBURG.
(5(3
If Little Round
the battle-field in all its vast
its summit
in
grandeur before
tnagnificent
landscapeof
a
upon
this route, the
by
Then
rise the crest.
until you
is concealed
view
is ascended
Top
expanse
loveliness.
unusual
opens
look down
You
you.
from
and
Field
into
hill and dale,cottageand farm-house,melt
forest,
"wo""d had
which
been
crowned
of
artillery
ment,
battle-
this spot
battle from
of the
this
face,
immense
an
the
battle
its western
sides of
appearance
the view
while
of the
on
away,
rough, naked
the
crest
the time
recentlycut
the
gave
At
whole.
harmonious
one
was
supremelygrand.
examined
Having
day'sline
second
the
critically
so
o'clock
four
Third
Hood's division
Hood
and General
Round
the
serious
Top
drive.
but
a
to
the
Note.
the
northern
"
It
was
summit
(the
the left of General
attack
to
Den.
the Devil's
was
corps
of Little Round
side.
This
will
built
in 1880
by
to be
show
to
in
eral
Gen-
Top, and
Gettysburg
upon
Little
him
that
danger of being
of one, of easy
materiallyadd
the
ment,
move-
command.
at that moment
glance sufficed
General
of the
assumed
difficulties
to prevent the construction
to
2d
alreadyexplained).
position
E. M. Law
of the Third
flank
Devil's Den
slope
;
of the
afternoon
lay at
chanced
Warren
brief
a
of the engagement.
at the commencement
wounded
was
the
advanced
line,which
Sickles'
the
on
being in
corps
of the
battle,it will requirebut
of
to give a generalidea
description
At
formation
grade,from
the
along its posterior
to
the
Memorial
interest
of the
Association.
68
GETTYSBURG.
wooded
knoll
gade.
beyond,supportingDe 'Jl'rodriand's bri-
These
subsequentlyrelieved
were
division of the
which
engagement,
Cross,
Cross
General
mortally;
Anderson
Peach
Brooke
Orchard, and
Ridge
In
field.
Weed's
the
the
all
were
duel.
of
to
swale
space
division
ordered
these
chief of the
the
"
on
massed
the
and
by
Confederate
cross-fire
the Union
the
to
guns
Graham's
the
on
was
first
continued
infantry,
It
wounded,
wounded
Peach
but
retire,
nna-Uy succeeded
line.
and
then
was
and
General
made
hill.
the
across
Crawford's
"
in
an
The
open
superior
a
batteries,
allowing
At this time Barksdales
assault,and
artillery.
corps
advanced
face of the
hill,to
direction
the
division
that
General
Graham,
the
to defend
breaking
General
Graham
centrated
con-
pelled
Orchard, com-
brigadeadvanced
in
the
commander
front, while
our
in column
northern
situation of the
commanding
in
ridge
this
its
Fifth
terrific
a
reached
to
heights,under
brigadesof regularshad
to
division
Ayres'
in
the
nary
Semi-
on
guns
battery,which
Captain Martin,
two
at
artillery
engaged
brigade was
dragged
The
Union
time
the
and
Zook
eral
killed,and Gen-
was
Confederate
time
mean
support Hazlett's
had
The
Zook, Colonel
wounded,
were
Semmes
wounded.
during the
and
corps,
followed,General
Colonel
and
Second
well's
Cald-
by
was
prisoner.General
tion.
posi-
to the
General
Barksdale
also seriously
SlCKl.Ea
LITTLE
wounded
was
road,
the
change
"
to
line
through
the
command,
down
the
Hood's
Hazlett's
these
heights.
him,
was
back
falling
its
rightswept
it from
McLaws*
The
the
regulars
tacked
at-
were
fall back.
eflfectivefire from
an
whose
Weed,
field.
Wofford^9
on
compelled to
opened
gade,
bri-
"
"
stricken
soon
General
the
by
forced
flank,and
General
Emmittsburg
attackingSweitzer's
rear,
battery now
General
of BarJcsdale s, advanced
turning to
again.
in front and
assumed
rear,"
rear
portionsof
advanced
right now
the
the
lay in
and
and
division and
directed
to
and
fields,
its flank
on
now
opening made
of Graham's
across
Birney
lay along
front
Wofford's
brigade,which
69
General
He
corps.
whose
Humphreys,
TOP.
after,and
soon
of
command
ROUND
down
brigade supported
the
by
shooter'
sharp-
his dying message,
bullet,and while receiving
Lieutenant
Hazlett
the
across
The
body
northern
crest.
formed
was
base
an
shot, and
in the
of Little
fell
come
field at
brigadeon
among
Round
request, Fisher's
Rice.
now
justmoved
formed
reinforce Vincent's
of Colonel
open
with Nevin's
hill,
division had
base
earnest
Sedgwick, had
masse
the crest, and
the left to
command
of this
at the
trees
to
en
Crawford's
openingover
fatal
a
of his fallen comrade.
Sixth corps. General
up, and
to
received
Top.
the
the
fi'om this
the
Li
brigade was
brigade,then
ing
scatter-
ence
obedisent
under
70
GETTYSBURG.
At
this
front
nioiiient,the
broken
was
and
entire
pushed
Union
back
by Wofford's
brigade and
received
a
command
of
General
time
brigade in
brigade,which
direction
the
to
left,"and
General
division in reverse,
change
was
ifront to
the
the
requirethe
supportedby
the enemy.
on
brigade had
about
changed
"
take
to
ordered
Humphreys
his
it to
difficult evolution
rear,"which
him
pages
of
the
on
but
point,
the
I will allude to
character
fight,as
General
using every
of the
General, I'm
of
turningto
shot !
hold
to
CaptainChester
start ;
and
Humphreys
exertion
"
In
whole.
the
Top
will be
to
the
thick
of the
his
officers
were
troops,the General
a
commander, Chester
General
this
index
an
his staff* springwith
his
would
detailed account
Round
few, which
a
the
over
right. It
historyto give a
of the incidents of this battle from
**
the
hill,across
Wright's
brigadesswept
attacked
ridge, and
saw
At
retreat.
McCandless'
and
was
the
by
gallantlyexecuted,yet scarcelycompleted,when
Wikox's,Perry's,and
to
a
led
fire
opened
Barksdale's
observingthat
On
Ceawfokd
field,followed
wheat
impracticability
ordered
dashingcharge down
the
swale,to
Nevin's
a
The
McCandless'
seen
instantly
commander, who
same
troops,which
musketry from
carryingthis strongholdwas
the
other
at the foot of the hill.
Confederate
"
of
along tliis
the flat ground,
across
followed
tellingfire
force
Huimphreys, who
vulsive
con-
said,
had
LITTLE
ROUND
TOP.
71
the line,
in sustaining
gallantry
sprang to his
him with his arm, sustained hin^
and clasping
assistance,
noted his
CaptainHarry
in the saddle until
in
could take him
to lead him
horse,and
Bhot killed the
bleedingfrom
his rider
the
to
violently
his horse
killed
both
Cavada
"
as
longe firing
the
this almost
in
held
and
corps could
battle
must
not
where
ended
not
an
be
on
suppose
acre
the
than
by
of
the
was
fighting
one
case
on
others
others
successive
A
pro-
off
attackingforce
the
General
this and
field
was
was
First,Second, and
night.
severe
by
captured. By
were
as
commands.
had
portion
drawn
were
Cemetery Ridge ;
between
not
Carr
retired with
"
case
exceptional
an
the
a
air,threw
killed.
brought up by
ground
by
CaptainsMcClellan
and
left for the
this
the
General
;
effort the
line formed
new
a
and
infantry,
arm
of
check, until portions
Twelfth
struck
was
battery
they went,
superhuman
horse,
phreys
then, Captain Hum-
horses
of Turnbull's
of the guns
hand, by
their
had
orderly's
Humphreys'
Just
him,
under
round
a
ground, though fortunately
through the
shot
was
the
away
wounds,
seriously
injuringhim.
not
more
bullet
seven
instant
into
springingconvulsively
shell,and
and
carried
General
this moment
At
head.
at the
son
the horse
orderlytook
when
field,
the
from
An
charge.
his
Humphreys,
as
Meade,
here
The
;
the
reader
there
Round
was
Top
here,and
fought
over
in
peatedly
re-
72
GETTYSBURG.
ENGAGEMENT
During the engagement
time when
the
at
the
Twelfth
the
the
of their
Twelfth
Johnson
it
the
as
right.
which
Before
examining
occurred
is advised
to
study the
attack
afterwards
drive
second
doing so
On
and
drive
crosses
the
down
to
town
road,g-5,
Gulp's Hill,
time
to visit
E14.
Powers
of
Top,
f
3,
the
east,
by
take
slopeto
base
Hill.
the
toiu'ist
eu,
where
and
and
the
but
by
the battle will be retained.
the nortliern
This
on
;
position
field in this way,
the
Round
drive
held,
encounter
day, the
that
it;
It will,undoubtedly,take
ended.
righttowards
and
the
Gemetery Hill,
its northern
down
road, which
East
to
leavingLittle
drive
to attack
of the
next
from
out
great fury
scene
left the
of
continuity
the
the
left their
left of
the
defense
and
examine
to
moved
advanced
on
of
assistance
directlyto Gulp's Hill,
day's battle
time
more
the
on
the
hardly
pressed with
and
up
had
portion
a
left.
the
on
was
rightwing
to
over
and
ei7,i8.
subsided
battle
taken
was
Hill,
the
division
s
front
ordered
from
troops
field,and
the
at
Meade
troops
corps
Benner's
HILL.
line of battle
corps
positionwhen
and
the left of the
comrades
hard-pressed
The
behind
on
Gulp'sHill, fi3,i4,
at
army
OULp's
General
beingpressed back.
of
ON
be
the
carriage
the Wheat-field
of the
cross
the back-road,
will
the
most
hill,turn
the
G-5,10,
Taneytowards
convenient
GULPS
HILL.
POWERS
there
Hill, G-10, and
his
had
Slocitm
General
73
HILL.
several
were
Powers
headquarterson
batteries
in
position
there.
WOLF
visit the
rightof
should
he
Hill,if
leavingPowers
After
cross
Baltimore
the
boulders,and
route, up
Neill's
the
brigade,
line
infantry
Or, this
h
held
12,
of battle
portion of
if desired, when
the
the
line
the way
on
down
Creek,
among
wild
and
sides of Wolf
to
esque
pictur-
Hill,where
rightof
extreme
the third
on
a
Hill, H-12,
drive
g-h,
Rock
continue,by
rugged
Wolf
on
pike,
ford
H-12,
tourist desires to
the
infantryline
the
past McAllister's Mill,
immense
HILL.
the
day.
may
be
visited
Gregg's
later,
Stuart's
and
cavalryfield.
gulp's
Turning back
should
a
leave
and
the
of Slocum
the Baltimore
up
turnpike,and
gateway, beyond
entrance
hill.
the
stream, and
Avenue,
g-h,
positionoccupied by Williams'
by
General
grove's
Ruger).
The
brigade,g-i3,i4, on
first visited.
Then
turn
which
pike,the
to
the
right,by
the
enter
tourist
eastern
approaches the
division
(commanded
positionoccupiedby
the
third
day
the meadow,
crossing
will be
and
Colthe
entering
74
(lE'JTYSBURG.
the
woods,
furnished
McDougall's
it
the
it moved
here
turn
the
first formed
until
to
the left.
Walker
and
s
the
here,
nearlynight
But
while
and
brigadeoccupiedthem,
tlie
brigades'
fought
follow the
from
right,continue
breastworks
the
top
of the
the
angle;
the
evening of
but
the
desperatecontest
of the 3d.
brigade,f-is, which
the
near
occupiedthe
of Johnson
;
the
s
division at
the
the
night of
the
by
Kane's
from
Hicholfs
and
time
same
where
Gandy's
2d, and
York
the
the first hill,was
Gulp's Hill,
and
angle
New
breastworks
Jones'
Kane's
the
137th
vacated
works
morning
Greene's
from
the
on
most
a
and
2d
works
brigade;
positionon
repulsed. When
on
the
to
brigade
of
scene
Spangler's
Spring,over
near
by Steuarfs
Greene's
the
portion of
brigade. That
seized
the
was
division,f-is, attacked
s
works
dusk
at
Candy's
followed
nightof
the
in
of them
out
top of Gulp'sHill
being deployed
gateway
This
Johnson
occupiedthe
*
hill.
the
up
through the valleybeyond
2d, and
on
they wind
and
ordered
was
left.
the
towards
hill
should
through the gateway,
as
built
brigade,f-ujs,
visitor
left,the
the
springto
the
to
up
Kane's
to
during
to retain them.
Leaving
and
alike
them
over
Steuarfs
morning
next
in
lay
Steuarfs
absent
was
foe
and
brigade,fu,
and
works,
the 2d, when
on
friend
to
wliich
Spangler'sSpring,fi3,
upon
water
battle.
built
come
we
found
gades
bri-
attacking
they
were
turned
brigadesre-
their works
76
GETTYSBURG.
CREBK,
ROCK
Has
time
from
immemorial
the citizens of
mothers
with
Gettysburg.
their
happy
with well-filled baskets,
where
often
they, with
been
their
before.
fitream, and
the
afford
amusement
for the
ample
aged.
been
The
And
brood
to-day,fathers
drivingto
fine
diversified
frequentlybe
can
fathers
picnicground of
the
this favorite
and
old
mothers,
forest,the
character
for the young
of
the
and
and
seen
resort,
have
so
adjacent
scenery,
recreation
CULFS
It is natural
Hill.
tangible
Many
portionsof
that
fact
characteristic.
growth
fine
of
battered
are
remains
The
them
;
and
acres
being
blown
has
event
is
to
curred.
oc-
perhaps
of
the
healthy
a
of
the
trees
terrible
have
the
already
ground by
When
for the
the
first edition
remained
These
standing
works
fence-rails.
The
mark
the
were
It is to be
not
made
been
study
of
this
below
the
of
work
future
was
ted
regret-
preserve
and
lasting
generations."
written
scores
of
bullet-scarred
breastworks.
originally built
of
logs, which
present^earthworks
rebuilt
were
originalline.
to
tle,
bat-
easilyrebuilt, and
be
appropriate mementoes
most
monuments
have
they could
now
even
make
would
to
mistaking
no
midst
interestingfeature.
an
greater efforts
that
2
is
they
over
and
breastworks, occupied during the
of
also form
trees
are
cultivated,
storm.^
every
1
Indeed,
battle.
the
effects of the
the
see
other
hickory, many
from
dying
decay, and
to
gone
and
fire.
musketry
and
old oak
the
to
from
forest
In
Gulp's
wish
of
unusual
of the
field
battle-
as
been
there
great and
destruction
marked
most
since
here
But
some
The
results
the
them
distinguish
to
contiguous grounds.
the
of
field have
the
little remains
and
the visitor should
that
evidence
some
Gettysburg
strong attractions
presents such
which
the
placeon
is,probably,no
There
77
HILL.
by
were
the
taken
Memorial
away
for
tion
Associa-
78
GETTYSBURG.
From
hero
follow the line of breastworks
we
up and
of Wads
worth's
Gulp'sHill,passingthe position
division and Stevens'
batteryto the Baltimore turnpike.
oyer
On
reachingthe pikewe
and, turningagainto
Hill,where
the
the
to the
turn
revisit East
we
right,
of the second
scenes
closing
the hill,
right,
up
Cemetery
day'sbattle
enacted.
were
EAST
HILL.
CEMETERY
i
^"''^MounUin
Benner's
Although the generalview
is not
as
extensive
is fine and
make
this
a
as
that from
imposing;
East
from
and
of great
jilace
the
Hill.
Cemetery HilJ
Cemetery, the
ery
scen-
historical associations
interest and
resort.
We
GETTYSBURG.
have
first
the
of
this
from
Eleventh
79
locality?
of the
view
excellent
point an
the
of
that
particularly
day'soperations,
corps.
Round
this
from
barely seen
is
Top
position;ts
peak risingthrough the trees in the S. S. W.,
At the
past the left of Evergreen Cemetery gate.
Hill, g-io,
left of Round
Top the crest of Powers'
as
head-quarters,just
occupied by General Slocum
conical
to
the
southeast,is Stevens' Knoll,
summit
a
pleasinglandscapeview
Hill is the
important
next
field works
Wadsworth's
heightuntil
to
this,with
left of
the
Hill.
summit, is Benner's
valley between.
This
left to
which
a
grove,
Hill.
a
0-15,
A
the first day.
Knoll.
the
from
spireto
group
around
smooth
Over
the
seen
ita
ledge on
Gulp's
of
remains
climbingthe
seen
cultivated
trees
scattering
Greek
flows
summit
the
crowns
this,and justto
of brick
which
ridge
on
the
in
the
the
severe
was
the
rightrises
The
crest
right
as
the
fightingon
of the town, and
Hill.
pital
Hos-
of
known
buildings,
field to its
the centre
the
be
can
ridge rises graduallyon
left,is Oak
this towards
foreground,
The
The
Rock
the left from
To
')fthe town, is
Almshouse,
few
ther
is still far-
be had.
may
be
can
a
the
feature.
forest.
the
lost in
which
over
From
distance.
the
in
Hill
Wolf
the
hill in
bald
The
left.
pike
Baltimore
The
horizon.
the
cuts
low's
to Barcut
by
extending
left,is Seminary Ridge. The
DESCRIPTIONS.
TOPOGRAPHICAL
80
railroad
"
cut
"
be
can
the
cupola of
The
Soldiers'
crowned
The
the
"
of the
Cemetery
In
actuallyoccurred.
where
so
It is
a
of
mistake
to
a
much
battle
is
suppose
so
known,
is often
them, although there
object3f
next
Cemetery itself,
owned
are
in
a
that
avoid
is to
There
at
implementsof
is but
of the battle
wounded
men
the
General
Colonel
"
wheat
Wade
was
this
change.
in the
recorded
with
a
Jeffers
reports
bayonet
of the
with
mortally wounded
field
"
on
the
ing
fight-
improvement
The
wrought
being killed
sabre.
a
Volunteers
bayonet in
has
warfare
singleinstance
of
with
Michigan
2d ; and
a
longerrange.
sist
con-
cloven
The
skuUs, as in the conflicts of the olden time.
in the
them.
battles
modern
ficulty,
dif-
giving
know
to
is
little can
extensive ; the
desire
our
counts
ac-
fighting
desperatecharges,bayonet thrusts,and
is mostly done
by
repair. This
of this size but
book
a
be said of the details of
the
and
lodge
hand-to-hand
locahties where
few
"
"
Hill
being kept
defenses
beyond
Association," which
Memorial
Gettysburg
.
Monument.
East
grounds of
for the
one
to the left is the
the National
by
The
Cemetery is thi
risingup
interest ; and
rises
Home.
Orphans
of the National
gateway
grove ;
tional
this,just at hand, is the Na-
the left from
At
grove.
Hotel
Springs
the
TheologicalSeminary.
left the
the
.stillfarther to
and
the left of
at
seen
afternoon
to
Hampton is reported
or
4th
a
of the
have
re-
GETTYSBURG.
ceived
sabre
a
spot where
the
the
of
night
frenzied with
of
They fought w4th
made
was
on
York
on
wall
at
the
Reynolds'
wall, with
the
hill.
They
infantry,which
between
the
Benner's
Twelfth
came
of
attack
evening by
scripti
de-
on
be
seen
of the hill.
the
battery,B,
the south
4th
road.
of the
battery still farther
firingat
were
could
and
York
General
the field and
Cemetery in
New
The
page.
by
base
in
personal
posted behind
Pennsylvaniabatterywas
RiCKETTs'
of
another
batterywas
the
U. S.,stood towards
of
dusk
north of the cross-wall. Stuart's
redans
down
the
commanded
division,
the stone
New
Wiedrich's
instances
surpassed. An
will be found
line,Baelow's
Ames, lay along
given. Here,
a
brigadesof Earlys division,
of which
Union
influences
muskets, pistols,
defense
or
positionin
this
HoJces
Hayes' and
seethingstruggle
cannon,
seldom
intrepidity
and
magnificent
maddening
occurred
vicinity,
this immediate
bravery
made
be
could
the
/the
on
scene
with which
clubs,stones, an?jtking
handspikes,rammers,
attack
a
fierce
the
But
Gettysburg.
at
occurred
defense, the
men,
an
proportionamong
embodied
which
of armed
war.
small
a
stand
we
Qd,
firm
charge,the
is
wounded
killed and
the thousands
on
right. This
Gregg's
with
duringhis engagement
cut
the
cavalryon
81
Johnson's
division
passingthe opening
as
Gulp'shills,
it advanced
corps'position.Suddenly
the
tack
to at-
mishers
skir-
rushing in,,
firingas they retreated,and
ASSAULT
^^2
immediate
reportedan
long line
attack
but
quicklyas possible,
as
a
the
chaff from
to be
and
their
the
cried,
by
and
swore,
left gun,
a
seized the
shot him
and
seems
time
The
to
Colonel
up under
and
position
as
a
circumstances,
communicated
when
reaponsibility
to
the
"
but
men,
the attack
; at
and
staff,
and
boldlyup
the
In
case
fell
Riggin
officers in command.
Amks
you
ment
mo-
same
a
WorcedeTy
of its being attacked,
probability
and
key pointposition,
added,
Waixwright
the
the
General
assault, while
its value
any
this
impresseditself upon
the
before
Ricketts
was
importance of
have
excitement
adversary. Lieutenant
corpse with that of his
1
plored,
raved,im-
wall,at Ricketts
dashed
dead
the
minie-ball severed
a
possession.
guidon. Private Riggin, its bearer,
battery's
his revolver
drew
we
moment
a
their
the
lieutenant
Confederate
for
in the mad
turns
Here, south of
of the moment.^
the wild
where
battle. Men
clangof
the din and
high above
like
their voices ringing
thither,
hither and
Officers dashed
Thf
scattered
batteries
very
important positionin
this
them.
adversaries,
through
beaten
stand,seizingguns, spikingothers,and
holding
effective
as
threshingfloor,and
into
canister,
of
a
depressed
were
made
have
broken
were
summer
assailants followed
showers
soon
them, with the
guns
in time
not
level surface would
infantrylines
Union
and
point;
upon
The
the whirlwind.
as
more
this
on
sweeping in
ridge,came
of
impetuosity
HILL.
through the valleyand
stretching
of battle
the
across
CEMETERY
EAST
ON
are
a
short
explainingto Captain
was
the
But
necessityfor holdingit,
charged you wi'J
fightyour batteryto
the
last."
not
This
limber
order
felt theii
intelligent,
who, being naturally
came.
84
REPULSE
OF
pushed back
through
the
combatants
ferocious
other's eyes,
but
before
snatched
them
in
8th
hand,
which
his
reelingto
he sank
into the
saved !
And
captaincyon
his
was
the
down
The
C'oiifeilerate
reniaiiuler
at
the
of the
wall.
the
the
and
staff",
be
too
left arm,
a
wall, and
of
General
The
his
his
flag
and
shot the colorshot ;
was
minie-
a
piercedhis lung;
fearful blow
at his
head,
Suhrer;
Lieutenant
the
flag,
Sergeant-majorBricker,
Ames
volver
re-
into
sprang
regiment,still clingingto
arms
the
Tigers," in
"
desperateleap
But
colors
Adjutant Young,
skillfully
parriedby
was
the
of his foe !
grasp
Louisiana
one
flagin
touched
scarce
cleared
very
officer aimed
Confederate
1
with
passed through his
ball
had
seeing which
;
brave
satisfaction
gallantlyforward, waving
his tracks.
in
bearer
and
but
opposingranks,seized
the
a
the
almost
his
shot, and
was
;
each
The
The
opponents.
He
the
advanced
could
they
waved
defiantly
his
from
dashed
enthusiasm
glared into
Ohio, Sergeant Geible,
Adjutant Young
of
color-bearer
he
of
oppositeside
ground
as
107th
momentary.
the
fell on
and
battery.^Here
of their adversaries.
wall, and
faces
very
was
the
upon
sprang
the
of
color-bearer
of the
guns
stood
the hot breath
breathe
the
the
ASSAULT.
indeed, that
near
so
EARLY'S
promoted
him
and
to
a
for his bravery.
staff",
charge swept the right of the
regiment, with a portion of
75th
the
Ohio
25th
up
the
Ohio,
hill,but
remained
SECOND
Johnson
Before
Twelfth
it
it
advanced
was
shelled
closed
now
by
Hakes
and
Haijs
had
(wdiich
Barlow's
As
division
Early s
from
be
General
the
line
assisted
General
dash
by
from
proved to
General
the contest
East
on
and
by
the
hill
ion
divis-
over
command
its
Lee has
at the
from
fire
Hill
effective ;
battery,e-i3,
guns, e-i3, were
of
corps, eh,
crest
the
of East
etery
Gem-
engagement,
criticised for not
second
The
Gemetery.
of the second
close of the
Garroll's
regiments which
the
the
repulseended
been
flank
Gemetery
the Second
corps
to
be the flood-mark
Ames.
positionon
be very
arrival
the
with
position
sent
Early s
Hill
time,
eventuallyretaken,and
were
Eleventh
some
a
battery,in
of Ricketts'
guns
its
General
it received
guns
more
or
Howard
of
by
broken, Wiedrich's
restored
was
brigade,
e-i3,
the
was
but all the
line
is
division
Barloav's
by
sufficiently
depressedto
Ames'
spiked;
Maine
But
captured,one
was
commanded
was
oth
Knoll.
not
that
Early s
attack
to
line advanced,
Stevens'
Stevens'
which
described.
Gemetery Hill, e-is, as alread}^
East
on
existed
then
valleyhidden
the
lyingin
been
of
it
tery
Ceme-
East
on
Just at
trees.
brigades,e-i4,
advanced
northeast),
at the
could
growth of
the
When
eis.
Gulp's Hill, but
and
of
evening
which
opening
Hill
Benner's
the batteries
by
an
the
Hill,
the
attack
to
on
Benner's
behind
Hill, through
between
advanced
Gulp's Hill
lay
85
BATTLE.
division
s
on
corps
2d,
the
DAY'S
and
day'sbattle.
abandoning
day.
But
it is
86
GETTYSBURG.
questionwhether
a
criticism
severer
could
day's battle
than
better
had
second, still many
so
of
General
^'
Army
he
greater
its
ground,
own
have
been
its
by
first
Northern
a
offer
and
which
of
recognition
He
ton,
Washing-
battle
General
But
the
took
to
left,placethe
Virginiawas
Lee.
time,
it and
compelledto accept.
of
Army
the
at
Virginiabetween
conditions
position,"
in
a
Meade
the
up;
blood
success
Confederacy,
the
chances,
"
lost !
General
Lees
foothold which
It
on
possessed.
in the belief of General
and
the
fight at
requireda
of the Potomac
Gettysburgmeant
at
the
been
successful
been
Longstreefsadvice, given
defensive
the
had
the
on
favor
select
of
great
so
publicopinionwill
lightof experience,
than
of Northern
would
day. And,
of
flank the
Army
Lee, who
reverse,
courage
In the
never
July 1st,1863.
first
been
The
amount
symptom
moral
of
third
trial.
the
the
not
of the
result
Virginiawas
on
abandon
fields,to
many
the
still
Confederacy
important advantages had
General
For
for the
;
morning
its efforts
success
so
Northern
the
on
Victory crowned
gained.
done
received
been, without
of
Army
have
not
what
have
it was
although the
he
known
would
of the
morale
had
have
never
he would
was
of
first
Johnson
the
utmost
as
vantage-ground,
it was
objectnow
had
to
was
secure
the
gained at Culp'sHill,
f-u.
importance
within
a
to
retain
few hundred
this
yards
THIRD
of
Meade's
General
of the XTnion
these
DAYS
troops would
by
General
by
assault.
the
to
Longstreet,
Twelfth
their works
Johnson
General
to
up
way
around
successive
of
the
his
DanieVs
from
body
of the
opened.
to
open
troops.
s
SmitJts
and
first streak
no
brigadesall
As
troops retinnied
on
the
Slocum
assigned it
had
guns
in
to
directed
batteries
in
cross-fire
of
a
the
each
night
tion
posi-
reforming
his chief
of
position on
the
plateau above
a
gades
bri-
General
D-12.
Steuart had
which
Johnson
but, having
the
on
orders
the
find
Seminary,
place several
works
With
midnight,only to
personal attention
General
Hill,and
pike,with
the
O'NeaVs
Williams
his
lines,while
Powers
division
Walker
the
of Union
gave
to
artillery
and
near
2d, General
and
Kane's
strengthenhis position,
f-i5, and
to him
Lee sent
and
of
Steuarfs
brought
made
hurrying
were
division
Geary's
before
occupiedby
be
to
line of battle
armies
Ruger's
returned
corps
about
battle.
both
brigadesof
Candy's
rear
positionto
the main
sever
day's
Gulp's Hill.
favorable
a
in
as
particularly
more
effort
grand
nightlong,troops of
towards
and
in
be
THIRD
All
and
headquarters,eh,
line of battle ; and
co-operate with
87
BATTLE.
on
Baltimore
that
portion
seized.
fire
daylight,the artillery
already marshaled
positionwith
which
his forces,
to
reply
88
to
GETTYSBURG.
furious cannonade, he
the
and
charge;
againstthe
time
Union
driven back.
reinforce
after time
General
hurried
thrown
corps
from
into
the
Round
also ordered
was
Top, and
Eustis'
but
over,
the
morning
the most
works
Gulp'sHill
From
11
the
only
by
o'clock
lines.
served
THE
chief
Hunt,
occupiedevery
Powers-
Hill, gi2,
Hills,"12,
on
Little Round
to
the
the outer
of
the
Sixth
needed.
11
o'clock in the
the
unusual
an
It
was
battle
heighten the
was
circle,
in
effect
followed.
Union
the
with
position
Cemetery, ei3,
and
right,
g-3,
quiet
ominous
an
of
artillery
available
East
Top,
guns
brigade
ARTILLERY.
of
and
guns
from
Cemetery
along Cemetery Ridge
the
on
Pendleton,the Confederate
number
not
and
re-occupied,
o'clock until 1
POSTING
army,
brigadeof
grand pyrotechnicdisplaywhich
General
his
ended.
prevailedall along
of the
to
Johnson
desperateresistance,
were
was
which
stillness,
of
regimentswere
two
was
to
Wadsworth
regimentsdown
compelled to withdraw, and
was
repulsedand
morning, Shaler's
the works.
after
Finally,
on
in
hurled
brought up
General
several
to
infantry
were
be
brigadewas
the First corps also sent
was
to
onl}'
Geary.
Later
his
his cokimns
breastworks
Lockwood's
assistance.
ordered
left
chief of
able
to
;
while
General
artillery,
ing
occupy-
place even
positionalong
to
the
a
greater
Intermediate
and
Ridge
addition
to
Hill,
Benner's
and
which
with
attack
lines of battle
division in two
Picketfs
Scales
left,and
his
right flank
the
while
covered
was
and
Ferrijs brigades,
his left flank
Ramseurs
brigades.
Gowcms, and
In
with
addition
his
to
was
cavalry,
rightand
rear
could
of the Union
assault in front ; and
to take
the Union
to
army,
by Thomas',
in
which
from
Mc-
Stuart,
the
stration
demon-
a
co-operatewith Longstreefs
Stuart would
army
and
Wilcox
by
on
gain a position
ordered to
be made
Fenders
General
preparations,
these
right,
Trimble, in support;
by General
commanded
division,
of
on
Fettigrew,
brigadesof
Lanes
and
his
on
by General
Ileth's division,commanded
lines at
consisted
column
This
moment.
propitious
the
column
a
Union
the
assault
to
artillery
an
to form
ordered
was
General Lomjstreet
fight.
of
his left.
on
em,
for
preparations
these
pital
Hos-
right,to
his
Seminary Ridge, on
on
Hill, D18,
In
89
ARTILLERY.
THE
POSTING
also be
should
reverse
in
position
Longstreefs
assault be successful.
But,
in the
such
an
with
his
on
the
right of
to checkmate
any
the
off" General
"head
around
to
get
in
army,
movement
contemplate. General
to
orders
cavalry,under
rear
Gregg
dispatchedGeneral
had
emergency,
foreseeing
Meade,
time, General
mean
to
take
up
he
which
General
arrived
Stuart,who
of the
was
Army
be
would
where
Gregg
position
a
Lee
just in
able
might
season
alreadymoving
of the
Potomac.
90
gettysbuiKt.
Custer's
brigadeof
near,
ordered
it
was
did, and,
Gregg's
by
in
not
was
consisted
IF. H.
F.
marked
visit to
the
down
l^attle. It
THIRD
took
Meade's
S
FIELD.
to
avoid
going twice
tourist is advised
the
headquarters,
F-a,
have
monuments
which
cavalryorganizations
time
of the
the
Round
left of the
will
positionof
Top.
This
farther
been
on
were
battle.
The
also
pass
down,
of
the
the
tery.
Ceme-
General
on
the
there to
detached
service
be
brigade,a-i,
Union
so
erected
brigade occupied the
infantryline
at
the
drive should
Russell's
does
were
below
drive
to
he
which
next
right,
this route, he
right. Several
of
mand
com-
contested,
closely
was
headquarters,eh,
cottage on
Pleasonton's
to
Stuarfs
the
different localitieswhere
place,and
ground,the
Taking
the
J. Irvin"
of
rig4it
Taneytown road, visitingas
littlewhite
at
the
General
DAY
advantage the
same
the
General
heavily
followed.
positionon
engaged.
THE
these movements
over
brigade,was
results.
VISITING
To
remain, which
Wade
of
feature of the
with
to
was
Hampton's,Fitzhugh Lees,
with several
Lees, and Jenkins' brigades,
This
interesting
a
peculiarly
cavalryfightwas
batteries.
and
Gregc;
cavalryfightwhich
brigadewas
but
infantry,
General
division,which
McIntosh's
with
in the
engaged
Kilpatkick's
army
tinued
con-
back
extreme
on
the
92
GETTYSBURG.
the
fell,at
WORTH
line.
Confederate
This
winds
avenue
through a deep forest,and
way
is intended
It
beauty.
beyond Round
brigades of
Merritt's
which
across
of
the position
visiting
turn
should
the
the
the
2d,
The
and
drives
Eustis'
Nevin's
the
towards
brigadeon
of
brigade,fs,
east,
the
over
g-5.
he
town,
will pass
liis immediate
where
the position
left,
of
position
Torbert's
is marked
Nea^x's
the
battle,on
right,
brigade
evening of
brigade,
f-6, is next
its
brigademonument
commanding position.Sedgwick Avenue
Hancock
which
regularinfantry,
G5.
right,and
a
Devil's
brigadesadvanced,
Sedgwick Avenue,
originalline
its
formed
to
tourist
the
on
toward
made
be
road,
of
position
and
the
to
day.
valleythrough which
Ayres'
After
As
third
the
evening,F-2,4.
same
Wheat-field
and
brigadeof PennsylvaniaReserves,
McCandless'
foughtthe
It will
worth's
drive
Anderso?is
and
KershaiDS, Semmes,
and
great
of Wofford's,
leads,to which portions
Craw^ford Avenue
the 2d, and
the
up
the
miles
road.
Farns
cavalry on
continue
and
F2,
of
it two
Emmittsburg
tourist should
Turning back, the
on
the
Top, to
1st
picturesque
scenes
continue
to
the
severed
its
among
occupiedby
positions
the
embrace
Den,
of
detachment
a
cavalry,dining a charge which
Vermont
a
of
head
leads
Avenue
back
to
by
commences
the
at the
Taneytown
on
the
ing
occupyends
cross-road,f-6,
road.
The
bat-
"COPSE
teries of McGilvery's
the
of
position
of Hancock
Caldwell's
division of
and
extension of the
an
'day's
of
the
wounded,
were
to the
day's
division,the
Gibbon's
Webb's
where
used
assault
stands
on
a
Armistead
guide
the
tablet
the
divisions,
and
two
General
along
the
the
of
movements
was
the
marks
head
of
line
and
peculiarlandmark
This
spot
of the
made
brig-ades of Fenders
Trimble.
of Double-
TREES,"
Longstreefs
of these
where
trees
General
chargingcolumn.
by FicJceifs
and
IletJis
by General Fettigreio,
latter commanded
stead's,Kemper
of
OF
the
which
Longstreefsassault
brigades
North
Immediately north
3d.
fell,at
Hancock
of Harrow's
positions
passed to the famous
COPSE
the
on
Dana's
and
leads
brigadelay.
to
Double-
The
brigadesare
"
General
which
near
avenue
division.
Hall's
Avenue
brigadewas
the east side.
righton
point,f-7,
Harrisburgroad,
Hancock
battle.
Rowley's
and
this
at
crosses
Stannard's
roadway,
was
infantry
of
the position
crossing
division,f7,8.
west
Avenue
side.
Gettysburgand
built since the
has been
continues northward,
was
the east
on
excursion-railroad which
The
and
presentroad-bed
the guns,
lay among
is
brigadeof artillery,
f-7,occupied
3d ; while
July
on
the
93
TREES."
OF
division, commanded
by
Ficketfs division consisted of Ar7nis, and
Gdrnetfs
Archers, Fettlgrews,
brigades
; Heth's
Davis,
and
ion,
divis-
BrocJcen-
94
GETTYSBURG.
which
brigades,^
l)oroug1is
here that
was
of the most
one
historyterminated
in
of
This
successful stand.
Rebellion
of the
REPULSE
The
the
fire
opened, and
the
through
spherical
case,
of
of
has
man
the
line
of
moved
battle, and
on.
Tlie
was
awful
The
battle
was
resist this
lines
rose
hand.
the
central
of
point
on
artillery
slirieking
and
shell, slirapnel
which
the
the
ingenuity
concussion.
another,
and
column
pervaded
that
held
the
It
yet
a
third
a
swept grandly
Union
the
their
breath
decisive
seemed
avalanche
It
emerged
of
ranks
;
past
moment
of
impossibleto
men.
the artillery
from
valley,
Little Round
Long-
o'clock
one
yonder groves
soldiers
living,
moving
from
Hill,E-12, to
at
of
Confederate
with
enormous
experiencetaught them
the
a
high-water
"
scene
At
and
from
stillness wliich
!
made
brought into requisition
;
then
this
the
spot
of missiles went
trembled
out
success
ASSAULT.
the
the
suggested,was
out, and
again
invention
every
last,and
at
never
this field.
solid shot
and
this
the
be
July 3d,
:
earth
very
ceased
air
tide of
from
marks
hurricane
a
;
the
"
repulsewill always
afternoon
that
indeed, the
which
interest for visitors to
position.It
gallantchargesrecorded
and
was,
!
this
LONGSTREET's
OF
of trees
copse
street's
turned
troops fell back,
defeated
mark
here
:
Confederacy
the
assaulted
Top, f-3, opened
a
As
the
Cemetery
converging
advancingfoe.
the
fire upon
canister
shoAver of lead.
all with
a
returns
the
hundreds
by
of
desperation
the
reach
wall,
by
or
panicthrough the ranks,
which
they
The
the
Woodruff's
brave
Webb's
men,
the
right of
and
united
with
sprang
men.
the
was
wild
with
hills from
beyond the
the
the
second
raised
high
wall
stone
victoryhung tremblingin
to
the
of
the
their
marched
which
drivingback
and
the
to
crest,
General
Armistead,
point of
his
line.
on
of
guns
behind
fell back
wall, followed
moment
The
Still onward
line, which
the
a
its fire into
canister, crowding
with
front.
to
rose
right,
the
delivered
lay, piercingit
line
the
over
It
up
with
his hat
strove
forward, turned
run
column
Webb's
front
who
advancing foe.
the
enfiladed
it off towards
these
mad
dying were
ran
division,on
wall,and
stone
batterywere
left,and
fled
and
of Hays'
of
faces
very
who
the
in
comrades
those
went
emerged.
hue
double
behind
from
the
had
Men
on.
and
dead
enthusiastic
their
trampled by
madly
the
moment,
deluging
and
hesitates,
column
The
The
!
lines in blue
thousands, and,
and
the
marched
of livid flame,
dashes
fire ; then
envelopedthe
from
and
yonder wall leap sheets
behind
to
they
on
tore
now
fury showers
pitiless
in
is crossed,
road
Emmittsburg
down
Yet
swept.
shell
and
smoke
through which
seethingmass,
of
Shot
and
dust
through their ranks;
95
ASSAULT.
LONGSTREET'S
OF
REPULSE
by
a
few
terrible
balance.
sword,
of his
score
suspense,
At
that
and
in-
96
GETTYSBURG.
Hall's
stant
second
line
Massachusetts)on Webb's
Ariidstead
in flank.
brigade,and
rushed
from
up
regimentsof
moved
the
first
into
Ficl-etfs
was
Stannard's
and
of
right.
Arm/stead
The
A
threw
within
hard
thousands
more
down
General
of
brigades
or
of
less
within
Colonel
s
mortally
Pettigreiv,
the
with
charge,
retreat
to
Marshall, commanding
wounded
came
Trimble, commanding
Pender
Union
Fry, commanding
and
in
;
taken
and
or
4,500 men
of
prisoners
Sccdes' and
suffered the
division,
oners
pris-
in death,
lay cold
wounded
seriously
and
be
to
in this
during
both
the
General
;
gallantmen
their arms,
"
(which charged
Colonel
brigade,and
column,
capture ; General
to
recovered
followed.
musketiy
twenty-fivefeet
supposed
was
division
Hetlis
s brigade,
were
PettifjreiD
were
Confederate
mortally wounded
s
;
so
of
!
repulsed
was
Kemper
Virginiawhich
Archer
left,
infantryopened
wounded
was
division),
slightly
was
brigade,
Rowley's
Ohio
the
on
although he
commanding
and
8th
lay mortally wounded
wounded,
Harrow's
Rowley's
converging fire
tried
he
lines ; General
P'(eket"s
of
brigade,on
fell dead
Garnett
tlie wall
front line, and
attacked
ward
right flank, changed front forbattalion, and poured volleyafter volley
s assault
Longstreet'
General
and
19th
the
concentrated
now
and
left,and joinedin the fray. Two
left.
Pettigreios
on
York
chargedin
regiments
rapidlyby
on
left
Hall's
two
New
(42d
!
war
Lanes
loss of
a
leg,
was
Une
officerswere
The
his
Union
General
presence
wounded
seriouslywounded.
was
arrived
As
Meade
was
received with
towards
Avenue
he
town,
his
on
Hancock
Avenue,
Sherrill's brigade,
on
Taneytown road,
the
his
drive
will
pass
he
Meade
of victory,
justas
this
the
to
to
the
Continuing
the
tions
posi-
his left, and
right. Before reachingthe
the enemy
point the
National Cemetery, E-12.
entrance
leads down
brigade,on
men.
the copse
from
tourist will pass
NATIONAL
his
by
will drive between
his
and
of officers and
Army.
several
arrived
First corps troops which
of the line
From
Webb
wild hurrah
the Union
occupiedby Smyth's
of
division, Second
commanding brigades,
which
right,
headquartersof
general
on
a
tourist continues
the
of trees
General
this part of the field at the moment
on
and
manding
com-
field. General
the
over
desperately
Sherpjll.
large numbers
and
lay scattered
fell
Generals
Colonel Smyth,
and
also wounded,
men
Second
the
great,
as
killed.
brigade,was
commanding
Stannard,
were
and
Colonel
front.
not
wherever
conspicuous
was
needed,
was
Willard's
corps,
though
army,
Hancock
the
far to
Gibbon,
field and
heavy.
in the
loss
severe.
was
the casualties in both
and
captured,
and
97
CEMETERY.
NATIONAL
ments
monu-
this
on
part
repulsed.
was
CEMETERY.
visitor
It
should
will be
drive
hard
to
to
the
realize
98
GETTYSBURG.
that the location of these
luxuriant
their
with
the
the
pike to
the time
when
it is
now
the
at
view
of
expense
a
examination
The
complete without
Stuarfs
This
infantryline
on
of
a
battle
during the
hill from
cavalry
the
Wolf
the
turnpike,which
field ; but
shrubbery
field.
is
will
from
the
the
the
Run,
the
and
and
line
then
Hanover
Low
of
road,
Dutch
rightof
the
(although at
the
connected
battle
turn
to
over
the
the
time
cavalry
approached either by
bring the
tourist
upon
pike,
Baltimore
the
road,
and
village
part of the field occupied by the Confederate
by
be
not
day.
beyond
line
infantry).It
will
of Gregg's
scene
third
Hill
skirmish
York
hill afforded
battle-field
mile
one
the
more
Balti-
At
artillery.
beautiful
four miles northeast
with
second
the
entire
the
have
we
visit to the
a
division for the
fought,this
almost
hind
be-
magnificentlandscapeview.
of
Gettysburg,and
the
of
Here
troops of the
filled with
was
on
cavalryfight,
lies about
entire
stuart's
and
the
barren,
a
battle.
walls
was
changed, and
Gregg's
of
crest
the battle
unobstructed
an
the
division
while the
days ;
simply
Steinweiir's
Schurz'
days, and
of
stone
lay,Von
corps
third
and
time
broken-down
Eleventh
three
foliage,was
the
field at
worn-out
beautiful,well kept grounds,
or
the
tourist may
Gulp s
Hill
left to
the
to
Wolf
Hanover
the
that
forces ;
White
follow
Hill,
road.
100
GETTYSBURG.
in
massed
of the
rear
Pennsylvaniacavalry. A
16th
positiontemporarilyreached
2d is shown
l)ythe monument
of the
cavalry,north
this road
hy
Stuai'fs
cavalryengagement,
Hanover
Low
and
Custer's
and
to
Dutch
J. Irvin
New
road.
The
visitor
the
near
cavalry had
a
of the
third
day, at
which
Gregg's
brigadesof
assault
was
the centre
leadingto
which
is
erected
one
State
of
by
Those
from
a
occupiedby
and
Stuart's
by drivingto
SHORT
mark
grand
Union
F. Lees
Gonfederate
afternoon
Longstreefs
been
opened
monuments
the
other
field of the
as
it
troops should
go
by
country
Stuarfs
leads
road
directly
by
GEXERAL
tactics which
was
;
by
the
ment
engage-
the Hanover
the time
OF
or
the
field of
be reached
TOUR
approached
the York
in to
cavalry. The
cavalryfightcan
it
the
cavalryoperations,
visit the field
If the visitor has not
the
the
and
brigade.
wishingto
which
have
massive
two
H.
the
that
and
division,
Michigan,to
the Confederate
by
by
Gregg's
of Custer's
Avenues
of the field of
marked
now
W.
on
hour
same
being made.
can
McIntosh's,
brigades of
desperateencounter
the
York
junctionof
roads,in
Jenkins''
the
field of Gregg's
cavalryand Hmnjjtons,FitzlmghLees,
(ChmnhNss), and
of
10th
the
continue
evening
of the
Hanover
out
the
on
THE
most
pike,
position
Gregg's
quickly
road.
FIELD.
inclination to
preceded the battle,or
study
does
not
of
field
the
he
the
which
on
engagement
parts
fought,
was
generaltour by drivingalong the first
by the route alreadydescribed,
operations
make
can
consecutive order the various
to visit in
care
101
FIELD.
THE
OF
TOUR
GENERAL
SHORT
a
day'sfield of
continuingthrough the
the left ; either
towards
town,
along Seminary Ridge, or by the Emmittsburg road.
Orchard,
After examining the vicinityof the Peach
he can drive along Sickles Avenue, to the Devil's Den,
he
drive to Little Round
can
After
route.
there he
from
and
dinner,he
Mill,
Gulp'sHill,
ter's
past McAllis-
the drive
right of
extreme
lowing
fol-
Meadow,
Spangler's
Hill, passing the
Wolf
over
to
continue
can
brigade; the
Neill's
drive to
can
line of breastworks
the
the Cemetery
visiting
Avenues,
Sedswick and Hancock
en
ing,
cavalry. ReturnTop, and go home by
Kilpatrick's
of
position
to the
then
positionof
infantry
the
line.
point occupiedby
the
From
a drive
brigade,
be
taken
to
the
over
positionof
Gregg's
this route
it
selected,
of the
is
road,
and
and
battle-field,
details
for
of
a
transient
the
there for weeks
may
drives,for
which
enjoythe
the
leads
to
can
the
fight. If
several distinct classes.
visit,others
engagement
to
road
give a good generalidea
in one
be made
day.
Gettysburgis frequentedby
Some
wdiich
Stuart's cavalry
will
Neill's
right of
country
picturesque
Hanover
the
the
;
and
to
study
still others
beautiful scenery
is noted.
vicinity
all the
remain
and
fine
DRIVES.
CARRIAGE
T will often
that the health
happen
of visitors will not
the
going to
admit
cupola of
Seminary;
find
not
which
is
there
understandingthe opening of
As
and
the
across
move
lays before
day
at
left,and
here
it rested
up
1
here
Guests
and
go
at
the
crossed
the
upon
;
Baxter's
Springs
the
greatly
It is weU,
battle.
Hotel
Union
the
troops
cupola.
ridge at
Robinson's
brigade at
will understand
turnpike.
102
came
along the
they moved
Still later, when
Seminary.
assist
the
town'
ground, D-12, Seminary Ridge
the
battle
of the
the first
your
flat
When
you.
for this
on
from
description
the
point
Chambersburg turnpikefrom
the
enter
you
fhst
to read
the
so.
drive
a
Chambersburg turnpikewill
however,
other
no
may
do
to
fuUy compensates
view,
magnificent
in
the Theological
they
or
it convenient
Although
of their
the
and
near
division
the
battle
in
on
fields
the
came
rightalong
better
to drive
the
Seminary, and
threw
It
right,B-14.
hurried
then
the
to
you
after Paul's
brigadewas
look farther
in the
It
it
the
came
and
up,
grove
SpringsHotel
used
battle.
the
the
Looking
streets chargewas
Lo7ig
1st,the Confederate
the
Hill
of Oak
over
and
Union
flanks.
on
down
railroad,
they received
The
during
was
and
eye
sweeps
fields
across
in the
seen
and
back
the east
having
also
left,their skirmishers
the troops,infantry
as
this
after the battle
road
around
road,
the
a
it
came
forced
finally
road, and
skirmish
Seminary at
Theological
and
be
can
was
this
Seminary Ridge,and
retreated
artillery,
of the
line
the
troops came
toward
directly
outflanked the
came
line
the Union
formed
constructed
been
these, the
made
If you
hospital.
excursion
the
scon
beyond. Looking
portionof
A
which
on
hill
over
it.
corps
division
have
which
into
When
alongthe
Confederate
a
Early s
away
distance.
gade
bri-
lege
PennsylvaniaCol-
Eleventh
objectis
south.
formed
the
as
the
on
avenue,
Car^
Baxter's
reinforce
to
see
when
seen
first
left the
since the
rightyou
this that
and
scattering
trees, and
sent
suburbs, d-k,
through the
to
see
the
beyond
was
when
to
the field.
in
off at your
division
rightand
the
crest, where
summit
Rodes'
that
first upon
came
artillery
iers
temporary breastworks
up
here
was
IQS
brigade passed the
Hill is the w^ooded
Oak
:
Paul's
bed; while
railroad
the grove
TURNPIKE.
CHA^IBERSBURG
THE
as
a
our
on
the bed
fire from
left
Union
was
both
pied
occu-
hospital.
GETTYSBURG.
104
RIDGE,
SEMINARY
Having
and
the
examine
the
Buford's
Ridge
is
Ridge
it, A-ii.
the
Calef's
is
known
Buford's
on
of the
a
ridge let
us
by
Herr's
the
Ridge,a
Brick
ridge in
battery to McPherson's
our
half mile
Tavern
cavalrybivouacked
the
pike,
turn-
front,McPherson's
our
old
stop
of undulations.
succession
in
clirectly
beyond, while
battle
crest
position.Looking along the
falls upon
eye
will be
on
the
reached
the
front ;
Ridge, B-12.
tant,
dis-
located
fore
nightbe-
advancing
At
the
MCPHERSON'S
first
close of the
troops advanced
breastworks
and
105
the
day's engagement
to
still be
may
Confederate
Traces
Seminary Ridge.
between
seen
of their
the
turnpike
Seminary.
have
Looking eastward,we
and
RIDGE.
prominent features
many
fine view
a
of the
of the field may
from Seminary cupola.)If
(Seedescription
admit
of the visitor will not
time
with
turn
back.
be
If
Cutler's
at the
the railroad
drive
our
spending much
right,and
Militia
State
we
brigademoved
it
right,and capturedthe
made
2d
placeto
pass the
valley
into line
across
also here that
was
Volunteers, 95th
'6th Wisconsin
York
continue
we
seen.
the engagements
this is the
the first day'soperations,
through which
New
of
town,
New
York,
change
a
in
Mississippi
and
the
14th
from
left to
the
railroad
cut.
Mcpherson's
To reach this
and
passed the
this crest
McPherson
; the
battle commenced
was
fired
by
Lieutenant
rises northward
time
of the
have
pointwe
that Calef's
ridge.
farm
was
Roder's
Union
shelter
gun
section.
Oak
the
bmldings,and
under
the
The
ground
timber.
enfilade
on
battle
at
the
Carter*a
the line of
troops laying here, making it necessary
behind
was
of the
Hill,which
with
in position
there, could
artillery,
Ridge
postedwhen
first Union
covered
Buford's
buildings.It
battery was
graduallyto
battle
crossed
cover
to
get
of the
106
GETTYSBURG.
General
road-bed.
left,and
Archer
s
in the
the
valleyas
eon's
the
on
commenced.
the
division advanced
over
is crossed in the
drive to
we
herr's
by
south
ground. Willoughby Run
same
Here
s
the
was
PeUigrew's
grove.
it,and subsequentlyPender
of
killed in the grove
was
Brockenhoroagh's
brigadealso foughtat
left.
to our
Reynolds
"
tavern
ridqb.
morning of July 1, 1863,
Two
guns
engaged
which
Calef's
stood
on
the
the
batteryon
Ridge,as previously
explained. This
battle
turnpike
McPher-
is the west-
108
GETTYSBURG.
ishingin
some
unseen
way-sidefarms
luxuriant
of
industryand
thus
each
down
shade-trees
with
that
met
the Confederate
the
battle.
From
mar
for miles
shadowy
or
We
a
vast
At
call back
the
;
be
the
proper
season
but from
followed
direct
hill,and
be
panorama,
seen
our
many
the
look
;
half-
a
changes when
a
a
to town
mountains,
upon
good glassthe people can
streets.
the
Indeed, we
Gettysburgas
of
morning
overhung by
of the
area.
men
stream,
can
return
top
placeso
a
present themselves, as
views
of
the
first
will not
the
sinuate
to in-
Buford's
the
scenery
the
in
pleasantdrive
a
to
The
near
into the
a
the
We
now
can
distant
over
with
dwelt
on
And
unfair
quiet way,
permits drive
stretches away
town
its
Creek.
seems
the stream, which
it winds
extended
it
spot where
fired.
up
bringsus
Marsh
ever
advance
was
grove.
miles
route
fine
as
if time
dozen
ever-changingscenes,
of
peace
the interest in
bridge turn
tions
indica-
tions,
successive undula-
yonder hill,across
shot
first artillery
to
but
this is the
beautiful ; but
the
and
peacefulwaters
aught
homes,
cozy
flowers,sure
over
on
quiet it is,indeed, that
so
scene
leads
presentingnew
the
to
and
and
content.
road
the
the
are
rich vineyards,
fields,
gardens,well-filled barns,
ornamented
And
beautiful
How
their broad
with
top
hill-
then, springingfrom
;
lost forever.
are
hill-top,
to
here
gorge
eye
down
and
moving
in
there is said to be
CHARJ^HNG
A
fine trout
De
in
fishing
of
the view
made
after
this
locaUty. To
the
from
midday.
('kp:ek.
beneath
genialspring,
Where
The
the
shade,
quivcrincj
coolingvapors breathe alongthe mead,
patientfisher
takes
his silent stand.
Intent, his angletrembling in
One
of
of the
efit
get the full ben-
mountain, this drive should
MAiisn
"In
109
RESORT.
most
Gettysburg is
his hand."
enjoyableretreats
at Marsh
bersburg turnpike.
Drive
Creek, south
to
the
in the
vicinity
of the Cham-
bridge,cross
and
110
GETTYSBURG.
the
to
turn
spot of
a
once
We
with
path, for
whici
track
no
the
is
bottom, and, seated
the view, and
What
enjoy
the
is like
grove
a
will
the
inunense
beautiful
shuts
the
out
goldensheen
of
a
in
drink
of the
scene.
exclaim.
involuntarily
banqueting hall, where,
rich
a
of
dazzlingrays
the
here
leaves, the
day penetratesthe
midsummer's
of
canopy
light,save
there, where, breaking through
and
rich
moss-clad
or
nature
repose
upheld by pillarsof mighty oak,
green
the
along
spiritof
own
voluntarily
we
gnarled root,
some
by
Here
at
i-oaui
magnificentspot! you
a
The
on
moulded
knoll,minds
of life.
tapestry with
soft,rich
spread.
at
Everything
loveliness.
the
carriageand
the
leave
reach
we
lazy stream, choosing our
cuts
surface
and
overflowingnewness
an
the
down
follow
gateway,
beauty and
rare
vivacious
seems
the
enter
left,
cool
retreat.
character of the surface will prevent your
The
far,but the carriagecan
Weigle'sMill,a
the
forest is
ladies.
half mile
mill-dams
Tavern,
and
1
To
go
"irst road
T]wn,
return
to
to
if the
to
town.
Wfiglo'sMill:
the
down
right,
party wish, you
which
can
back
you
reverse
through
easilymade
be
the
half miles, is
drive
walk
party at
by
passed,afibrding
ample
are
fishing.Indeed,
one
the
meet
The
can
facilities for
two
^
below.
and
interesting,
Several
and
return
riding
the
walk
to
along
the
Bream's
stream,
Cliainbersbnrg
turnpiketo
turn
the
a
short
next
ilistance
route
.to
the
the mill.
given,and
by i"
BREAM'S
sheltered by
generally
bits
interesting
TAVERN.
shade
m
trees, and
of scenery,
embraces
many
those artistically
to
particularly
inclined.
bream's
direct
The
Milleri5town
be
to
turn
the
to
Ha\'ingforded
which
Of
County.
sad
ruins,a
The
this
Shots
It is
from
reportedthat
and
these
62d
North
20th
the
when
that
York
and
man
roadway leadingto
final
charge
along which
Bream's
and
up
down
the
guests
should
Tavern.
From
this
the
rise.
drive
we
of Pettia
Militia.
kept
up.
made,
was
the
his enthusiasm
required it,applied
cause
of
remonstrance
SpringsHotel
its
war.
chaplainof
daughter in charge.
the
of
State
regiment,believingin
his
blackened
fusilade
the torch, notwithstanding
the earnest
the old
but
occupied by
passed,the
Confederate
the
in Adams
skirmishers
sharp
a
the
were
buildings
Carolina
New
road.
hill,on
ravages
buildingswere
exchanged, and
were
the
Ridge,
a
residence
terrible
sheltered
The
climb
remains
of the
will
country
a
we
country
nothingnow
reminder
brigade.
c/retv's
detachment
Run
Willoughby
beyond
grove
along
course
the
picturesqueone
more
stood the finest
once
is out
town
rightafter passingBuford's
winding
a
from
locality
the
but
road;
follow
and
to this
route
TAVERN".
is
The
just beyond,
to make
continue
private
the
to
tripto
the crest,
oppositeslope,through the valleyand
On
the
summit
a
road
leads to the
right
GETTYSBURG.
112
along
the
turnpike,
Herr's
to
crest
and
a
road
this
another
fine
agricultural
very
Tavern,
pleasant
turns
to
country
BREAM
the
down
S
the
on
it
drive
left,
to
MILL.
and
Bream's
Chambersburg
Beyond
makes.
leads
through
Tavern.
a
HOTEL
SPRINGS
It may
always
not
Springs Hotel
be
convenient
visit the
to
different
settle
importantpoint,and
the
time
the
cupola
and,
at
his
at
will
any
disposalfor
The
first
Mountain
Facing
the
visitor has
the
answer
will repay
the
to
not
visit to
purpose,
effort.
CUPOLA.
HOTEL
the
SpringsHotel
the cupola,
with
visiting
forms
may
if it is desired
long drive, a
a
of the
^
guestsof
affords.
Top
view
guests
Discussions
the
nearly always
SPRINGS
South
and
localities,
rate, the
for
field.
arise about
some
113
CUPOLA.
"
the
will be
the
on
surprised,
fine view
which
it
Round
east,lookingto the right,
prominentfeature
in the
landscape
To
114
GETTYSBURG.
The
Cemetery Hill,whose
the left to
the National
is
is
Cemetery Ridge
of
crest
of Little Round
rugged summit
the
its left is seen
Monimient.
is crowned
summit
south
artillery.
Cemetery Ridge is Seminary Ridge,ou
and
us
by
the Cemetery
from
Union
Grove, occupiedby
Ziegler's
Between
towarda
clearlytraced
the
To
Top.
the second
third
and
which
lay the
Confederate
days ;
the two
though
ridgesare hardlydistinguishable,
seven
eighthsof
To
left of the
the
which
stands
Cemetery
"
"
Cemetery
is
lodge
Hill
Wolf
Culp'sHill.
The
from
ledges,
which
loughbyRun,
is
white
on
beyond
and
landscapeviews
in
is directly
front ; and
our
vista of the town
a
Avenue
and
Horse
and
barn
the stone
buildings.The
west
of the
standingat
we
turn
Railroad
house
The
the battle.
be
can
at its
first Union
the
the
fired
gun
the
Herr's Tavern, the
to
the
left,are
barn, in replyto
back
been
to
left.
cuts
left of
be
may
the
had.
is Wil-
ical
Theologits
SpringsHotel
since
constructed
left of the
grove,
McPherson
was
are
opening to
from
Confederate
brick
The
the
The
seen.
have
seen
the
side of which
hither
the
right;
its summit
on
seen
its
to
to
tree
Evergreen
Culp'sHill
of
Seminary rises beyond. Through
left
The
summit
spots
fine
Reynolds'Grove,
Hill.
lone
a
seen
barely discernible
while to its left the rounded
the horizon.
is
monument
East
on
on
intervene.
mile
a
line
fann
the field
artillery
buildingseen
as
KatalysineSprings
THE
SOLDIERS'
NATIONAL
HE
CEMETERY.'
Soldiers'
and
now,
the
National
will
always
great central
\k-7?KQat
Cemetery
continue
point
It
Gettysburo".
dead
is to
the
time, and
same
suitable
some
excitement
this
there
is
where
of the
most
Confederate,were
the
kept grounds, shaded
broad
fields where
little to the loved
of their
1
There
^
The
are
ones
to
sorrows
this
3,575 bodifes
Confederate
ceremonies,
dead
at
whether
violet
at
of Union
have
Kichniond,
been
soldiers,
Va.
110
-
day
greener
where
and
great battles of
rose,
unseen,
still trace
in
well
in the
or
matters
the
day
field.'
of wliich
disinterred,
the
spot of their
buried
and
blossoms
sanguinary
to
they lay
home, who
at
tilities
of hos-
Union
soldiers,
by the myrtle
the
state
a
grows
were
after the
But
war.
during
the
grass
they lay ; they
they fell,as
to
mark
the
federate
Con-
the
neglected, and
that
burial,save
But
incident
nothing to
re-
j)lacedtogether in
lot.
was
be
collected
not
were
be
to
interest
of
fe" gretted,however, that
ia
and
l.oOS
are
reburied,
unknown.
with
priate
appro-
How
a
the
totteringdown
broken
loved
one
many
a
friend
historyof
search
in the
and
after
people
heart
soldiers had
been
which
would
time.
The
them
graves
of the weather.
thingscalled
The
for
a
fell in
interred
beautiful suburbs
them
fields in
sightswhich
instances
farmed
over
the
be
in the
arable
on
were
in
a
terment
in-
land,
short
marking
obliterated
of
by
soon
to
This
deplorablecondition
remedy.
ancient Athenians
citizens who
prove
sensibility
haste
shallow,and
were
the
many
necessary
necessitybe
liable
superficial,
was
the action
of
of
not
battle, while
the
In
a
buried,or
imperfectly
the
the
brief
around, they lay
miles
at
Cemetery
friends,every
at
how
field.
traversed
sickened
but
whollyuncovered, from
For
the
to this gory
the
everyivherepresentedthemselves.
the
seat
completionwill
of fallen
of the bodies
shocked
was
anxious
vacant
it turns
as
uninteresting.Immediately
of
a
many
and
its organization
thousands
a
many
land
throughout the
friends
have
those who
To
sad
made
heart
staff,
goes
blightedhopes,sighsfor
miss,how
we
broken
many
day looks back, and maiden,
; and
here
buried
board,and
and
heart
how
:
of life alone ; how
path
fatherless child to that fatal
with
still bleeds
tremblingsteps, and
with
father
117
GETTYSBURG.
heart
mother's
a
many
AT
DEAD
THE
gatheredthe
battle,and with
with
of Athens.
the
bones
of their
ceremonies
appropriate
highesthonors
Actuated
by
in the
this historic
GETTYSBURG.
]18
to
precedent,
David
is to be ascribed the credit
placeof
one
He
interment.
hundred
thirty-five
of
entombed
had
them
which
Gettysburg,from
in the
of the
by
at
The
cemeteries
this is still the
About
plan,
the governors
the Union
to
sent
the
the
army,
in conference
meet
Gettysburg.
grounds
spot
acres,
the whole
now
consecrated
were
when
President
crowned
the
and
The
to commemorate
stands
in
which
dead
also the
separate lots,arranged
of which
National
speech. They
battle-field.
rows
19th
of
Monument,
embrace
unknown,
in
a
deeds.
teen
seven-
overlooks
of each
the national
their heroic
the
on
Lincoln,standingon
the
by
highestpointof
regulararmy,
centre
national
and
origin,
were
delivered his immortal
the
they
Cemetery at
in all its details.
any
commissioners
November, 1863,
the
all other
eighteenStates representedin
whom
remains
spot which
consecrated
opened a correspondencewith
Mr. Wills
into
and
soldiers,
July,1863, having fullymatured
of
middle
dead
the
eightyUnion
their
country took
complete of
most
collected
the Soldiers' National
started
was
the
scattered
foreA'er famous.
rendered
Thus
and
upon
tuting
insti-
procuredsuitable grounds,
association which
organizedan
burg,
Gettys-
devisingand
of
place for gathering the
a
citizen of
Wills, Esq.,a
nearly
State and
of
buried
in
are
in the
semicircle,
monument
A
erected
commissioner
NATIONAL
the governor
appointedby
was
of three
term
CEMETERY.
years, and
of each
under
these
Pennsylvanialegislature
board
of
Wills
cf
Gettysburg was
is
B. W.
Maine,
Ira
Hampshire,
William
Rhode
Scoby,Edward
Deford
;
Ohio, Gordon
James
Blake
contributed
by
amounts
to the
its
:
of
in
R.
;
Paul
W.
The
the
following
;
; New
Jersey
David
Pennsylvania,
E. Carr ;
Selleck ;
of
organization
proportionto
D.
G.
jamin
Ben-
Hubbard
Minnesota,
the
;
Stephenson,
Michigan,T.
throughout.
its
;
York
Latimer; Maryland,
same
New
Edwards
New
M'Curdy;
Indiana, John
Y.
;
Dillingham,
Chamley
Bois ;
fore
be-
Connecticut,Alfred
board
Each
population,as
W.
ander
Alexin its
State
cated
indi-
the following
congressional
representation,
"
incorporation,approved March 25, 1864.
States,dated June 22, 1S71.
United
The
Virginia,Chester
Clark
Illinois,
officers continued
S.
H.
Du
John
West
Ramsey.
Act
William
Lafland
;
John
commissioner
one
cemetery.
Bartlett
M.
Ferry; Wisconsin,
1
the
Cooper, Robert
Wills; Delaware,
a
David
Norris,Stephen Coburn
R.
Coit,A. G. Hammond,
Levi
than
Massachusetts, Henry
;
Island, John
Edward
which
and
president,
Perley; Vermont,
Hebard
the
organizedinto
were
elected
more
completionof
list :
a
passedby
act
an
Island,secretary. Several States
representedby
the
State for the
April 6, 1864,^ of
managers
R. Bartlett of Rhode
were
119
Resolutions
transferring
GETTYSBURG.
120
Maine
New
$4,205.30
Hampshirk
.
.
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode
.
.
Connecticut
New
York
New
Jersey
.
2,523.18
Wkst
2,523.18
Ohio
.
.
.
2,523.18
9,251.66
11,774.84
5,046.36
26,072.86
Wisconsin
5,046.36
4,205.30
Minnesota
1,682.12
....
.
.
Michigan
3,364.24
....
.
$4,205.SC
15,980.14
1,682.12 Illinois
.
Pennsylvania
Virginia
8,410.60 LxDiANA
.
Island
.
IMaryland
20,185.44
Delaware
841.06
GETTYSBURG
NATIONAL
Total
MONUMENT.
$129,523.24
National
The
the
nation's
and
base
Westerly,R.
Standingon
righthand
left she
a
It is
three
twenty-fivefeet
Projectingfrom
a
of
genius
and
War
is
the
colossal
Hberty.
angiesof
the
are
pedestal
equal number
of
four
allegorical
His'f'ORY,
Plenty.
by
personified
who, restingfrom
statue
a
the
of the American
relates
conflict,
story of the battle which
to
the
while with her
laurel,
of
War,
respectively,
representing,
Peace,
the
with
at
victorious sword.
buttresses,
supportingan
statues
square
quarter globe,she holds in her
the victor's wreath
claspsthe
who
men
from
granite,
of white
representingthe
statue
several
simpUcity.
story with pleasing
base,and sixtyfeet in height,crowned
marble
the
of the
memory
pedestalare
I.
by
defense,is purelyhistorical in its
its own
design,telling
The
erected
Monument,
States to commemorate
died in the
MONUMENT.
NATIONAL
THE
dier,
sol-
to History
this monument
is intended
commemorate.
History,
in
records
attitude,
listening
121
with
stylus
3 22
GETTYSBURG.
is
Peace
field,and
the
dead.
of the honored
names
of the
achievements
tablet,the
and
symbolizedby
of the
statue
a
American
accessories.
mechanic, characterized by appropriate
is
Plenty
representedby
and
of wheat
sheaf
abundance
and
These
fine
fruits of the
J. G.
in
a
earth,typifying
peace
with
designed,
piecesof statuary were
and executed
figure,with
the soldier's crowning triumph.
as
by
monument,
female
a
the
Batterson,Esq.,of Hartford,Conn.,
Italy,under
the immediate
supervision
Randolph Rogers.
of
main
The
die of the
each
paneledupon
this
plinthrests
its
upon
The
face,in
upper
being
This
encircled
bronze
at
monument
as
of
reinterring
the
inclosure,and
such
National
in
about
Arms.
form, the die
number
their lives
as
with
the
the
price
Gettysburg.
it stands
the
cost
the
dead,
thousand
fifty
ground,
the
the
other
work
as
eightythousand
lars
dol-
removal
graniteheadstones,
landscape ornamentation
present condition,exclusive
Btatue,"cost
Upon
base, bearing
circular in
are
purchase of
and
grounds,and
the
relief,
cap
plinthabove
heavilymoulded.
contributed
sons
the
are
cornice and
by stars, equal
victorywon
; and
its
The
octagonalmoulded
an
die and
States whose
of the
face.
octagonal,and
also
are
pedestalis octagonalin form,
of the
put the Cemetery in
of
the
"
Reynolds
dollars more,
mak-
THE
first
objectwhich
National
Cemetery
The
the
REYNOLDS
John
F.
ceased
to reverberate
the idea
he
intended
then
was
by
to erect
to undertake
monument
to
placeon
committee
a
the work.
Wainwright, General
1
At
placed
None
this date
the
on
by
the
prepared.
base
secretary
Note.
"
Richard
of
The
held
ary
Janu-
was
has
the
to the
stands
124:
pointed
ap-
cies
exigen-
frequently
was
Charles
Coulter,Colonel
prepared
committee,
Keynolds' statue
was
Thomas
are
the
for
Hewson
on
it ; but
following
at the
entrance
F.
man
Chap-
the
(though alreadycast)has
monument
been
five
of General
members
original
Reynolds
which
ory.
mem-
of stone.
of
committee
Lieutenant-colonel
of the
the
his
the spot where
Owing
changed. It,at present,consists
Bache.
scarcely
eral
of Gen-
to
monument
the
militaryservice,
Biddle, and
had
BaptistChurch, CulpepperCoiu't
when
House, Virginia,
of
Major-generaJ
members
some
first meeting of officers of the corps
in the
enter
we
fore
adjacentheightsbe-
a
substantial
a simple,
fell,
5, 1864,
of
of battle
the
among
Reynolds'staff
It
sound
as
eye
is the statue
conceived
was
the
meets
The
Reynolds.
STATUE.^
from
account
com-
not
data
has
been
nished
furbeen
of the cemetery.
REYNOLDS
THE
mittee,
though they all served
General
Reynolds commanded
of them
were
At
1864, it was
it at
the
he
Cemetery, and
at
but
fell,
a
31, 1866, this action
First corps when
Gettysburg. Two
committee,December
unanimouslyresolved
where
not
in the
of his staff.
members
earlymeeting of
an
125
STATUE.
place the
to
in the
21,
ment,
monu-
Soldiers' National
subsequent meeting, held July
confirmed
was
the
by selecting
presentsite.
As
the
was
originalsubscription
dollars from
each
man,
of the
and fifty
cents
officer,
but
1867, it having
$5,709
been
for the
the Soldiers' National
the
towards
of
to
Reynolds,has
erect
and
purpose
Cemetery made
a
listed
en-
bronze
In
statue
had
demned
con-
the managers
an
assistance
officers who
enabled
each
Pennsylvaniadonated
pedestal.This
from
subscriptions
from
collected.
first,
at
was,
decided
General,the State
cannon
restricted to five
of
appropriation
and
served
the committee
additional
with
to
eral
Gen-
complete
the work.
The
General
a
consists of
monument
Reynolds in
semi-colossal statue
a
bronze ; the
field-glass,
hangs at
the side
;
of the hilt of the
sword.
The
that part of
field
which
when
The
the
he
on
of
righthand, holding
the
face
the
left grasps
is turned
enemy
the
top
towards
were
vancing
ad-
fell.
statue,designedand moulded
by
J. Q. A.
Ward,
126
and
GETTYSBURG.
It
$10,000.
about
granite,
about
Hunt.
The
ten
twenty-three
Messrs.
H.
them
was
Barker
in
free
8312.
of
on
and
Brother,
Tlie
and
the
expense
by
of
They
Philadelphia.
cost,
designed
consisting
tons.
of
pedestal
a
high,
feet
pedestal,
weighs
delivered
stands
will
Philadelphia,
at
dark
cost
Quincy
M.
Richard
three
but
stones,
furnished
were
at
Messrs.
of
foundry
the
at
Company,
and
Wood
Robert
Bureau,
Achille
by
cast
cost
a
railroads
for
of
by
$2,825,
transported
setting
them
BATTLE-FIELD
BATTLE-FIELD
THE
Experiencehas
successful
more
Memorial
This
thcat no
has proved
enterprise
Gettysburg than
Battle-field
the
Association.
Association
organizedby
was
a
few
gentlemen,soon after the battle,for the
holding and preservingsuch portionsof
actuallyidentifiedwith
of monuments
field the
There
is
watchful
no
The
Act
as Gettysburg.
preserved
Association
was
porated
incor-
Assembly of Pennsylvania,
by which Act, and a
approvedApril 24th, 1866, ample
approved April 30th,
1864
;
conferred for the
authoritywere
and
that immense
INCORPORATION.
of General
supplementthereto,
were
of the Association is visible.
care
OF
field,
battle-
the
dreds
constructed,hun-
erected ; and all over
Battle-field Memorial
by
powers
avenue
battle-field
so well
ACT
of
purpose
engagement. Breastworks
the
rebuilt,miles of
been
patriotic
artificialdefences, as
its natural and
with
have
127
ASSOCIATION.
MEMOKIAL
shown
at
ASSOCIATION.
MEMORIAL
plishment
accom-
of its purposes.
AN
To
ACT
Memorial
Incorporate the GettysburgBattle-field
April 30,
Section
it enacted, etc.. That
proved
Ap-
1864.
Joseph
R.
T. D.
Ingersoll,
son,
Car-
McConaughy, Wm.
McSherry, D. A. Buehler, R. G. McCreaiy,
Banner, George Arnold, J. L. Schick, James
H. Marshall, Henry
D.
J. B.
l.-Be
Association.
128
GETTYSBURG.
A. Sender, Theodore
Henry, Ednumd
Carc}-,J. G. Foil, Alexander
N.
II. C. Baird, Tiiomas
M. Howe,
Stron"j, S. A. Mereer.
Cuyler, Wm.
II. Robinson, jr.,Janie.s L. Graham,
T. Penney, Wni.
B. Craio-, John
J. Bigham, A. (). Heister,
Harvey Childs, George G. Meade, Thomas
S. IlanL. Reynolds, S. W.
Crawford, Winfield
James
Worrall, James
L. Atlee, William
Kinsey, Samnel Small, F. M. Kimmell, P.
eoek, John
Cessna, B. B
Frazier
Sharpe, H. C. Johnson, John
Smith, J. MeD.
A.
Wallace, George W. Householder, Jolm
Scott, Wm.
Vineent, John
11.
S. ]\IcCalmont, Daniel
Agnew, W^m. Hopkins, Jolm P. Crozier, Wm.
C.
X.
Jolm
D. Cochran, J.
Miller, A. K. McClure,
shino-, K. A. McMurtrie, their associates, who
subscribe,
shall hereafter
who
others
Gettysburg, and
battle-tield of
of the
subscribed, and
have
fund
the
to
C. L. Per-
McAllister,
devoted
their
the
to
all
vation
preserl)e and
successors,
and corporate},by the name,
style,
hereby made a body politic,
and
Association,
by
title,of the Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial
they are
and
that
"
seal,
common
Sect.
to
other
all sucli
2.
and
sue,
things as
the
That
"
able, and
be
shall
name,
capable,
law,
sued, plead, and
be
incident
are
in
object
to
of said
to
hav(f, and
a
use,
impleaded, and
be
do
cori)oration.
a
association
shall
be,
to
hold, and
which
were
on
fought tiie
battle-groundsof (Jettysliurg,
Domini
one
actions of the tii'st,
second, and third days of July, Anno
and artificial
with the natural
thousand
eighthundred and sixty-three,
of said battle, and
at the time
defences, as they were
tion,
by such perpetuaand
structures
and such memorial
as
a
patrioticpeople
generous
tlie
preserve,
aid to erect,
may
the
of
triumphs
Sect.
power
such
3.
its said
for
take, and
and
struggles,
deeds, the
defenders.
their l)rave
That
"
heroic
the
(commemorate
to
the
purpose,
said
association
shall
have
hold, by gift,grant, devise, i)urchase,
or
lease,
of
and
all
said
Ijattleand
such
eftects,
portions
personalproperty,
to
to
be necessary, or convenifuit, to jjromote and accomplish
may
to enclose, and
the objectof its incorporation,
perpetuate, said grounds
grounds,as
and
defences,
and
to
them
keep
maintain
in
repair
and
a
of
state
to
preservation,
the
improve and ornament
contributions
to erect
grounds
andi)romotethe erection by voluntary
of structures, and works
of art and taste thereon, adapted to designate
the great dcM-ds of valor,
the spots of specialinterest,to commemorate
construtl
waj's
and
roads,
to
and
endurance, and
noljle
heroes, and
signal events,
;
as
and
may
and
be
the
to
said
and
the
ends,
necessary,
promotion
the
these
self-sacrifice,and
of
association
lands
the
to
and
shall
acquired
such
of
not
for
be
the
of the
trious
battle-groundsillusby-laws,rules, and regulations,
for the
proper,
purjjoses
perpetuate the memery
render
which
make
to
said
these
of
government
association
;
the
subjectto attachment,
purposes
of
said
or
the
affairs,
i)roperty of
execution,
association,with
its
personal property, and
forever
ment
4
also from
by
of
property, and aflfairs,
the
That
-
manao-ed
president,and
a
secretrry,
treasurer,
a
selected
and
for
serve
one
year,
election to be held annually,
public notice thereof
to
other
subscriber
o-iven, each
".aid officers to
board
a
until
or
said association
Tlj^it
"
membership,
be fixed
all persons
to
the board
by
and
6 "That
of
directors, and
not
the
read
and
shall exhibit
the
in
weeks
to
exceed
of the annual
day
and
shares
singleshare
a
to
dollars ; and
ten
certificates, shall be
and
shall make
treasurer,
to
presented
election, to be
which
published,
certificates
more,
or
one,
of
receiptof such
directors,
president,
the
reports,on
members,
;
newspaper
issue
to
the amount
all subscribers, upon payment,
entitled to vote at all elections of said association.
annual
; the
Gettysburg;
at
least two
Pittsburg,at
power
shall subscribe
Fund:
and
Sect
majority
elected
are
shall have
who
Battle-fieldMemorial
to the said
successors
be
election.
previous to such
6
a
T^Iondayof June,
in one
given,by publication,
be
a
to
singlevote
the first
on
them
subscribers, by
the
,
,,
shall
directors,^ with
officers, by
be entitled to
to
Harrisburg
Gettysburg,Philadelphia,
Sect
.
the said association
of thirteen
necessary
annually,from
chosen,
to be
"
of the votes
of
appurtenances, shall be
the payment of an
enrol-
tax.
Sect
be
taxation, and
from
exempt
and
improvements
the
129
INCORPORATION.
OF
ACT
shall
the
duly certified,and
be
and
the receipts,expenses,
fully,and accurately,
tures,
expendi-
of the said association.
The
Approved."
eio-hthundred
and
thirtieth day of
sixty-four.
Memorial
Section
\.-Be
ad
to
memorial
placedupon
enclosure,
structure,
or
remove,
work
or
held,
battle-ground
the
association,or
of
or
other
1
In
shall
column,
monument,
shall be
erected
held, by
wilfullydestroy, or remove,
any
ornament,
work, for the protection,
or
wilfully
the
or
said
fence, railing,
ot said battle-
held by said association, or
wilfullydestroy,cut, hack, bark, break down, or otherwise injure
order
twenty.one,
the
any
person
art, that shall be
which
shall
c^round, or any portion thereof, that may
shall
if any
it enacted, etc.. That
destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or
statue,
CURTIN.
G.
eld
incorporatethe Gettysburg Battle-f
Association:' Approved April 30, 1866.
act, entitled -An
an
A.
thousand
one
SUPPLEMENT
A
To
Domini
April,Anno
Board.
to
get
and
the
a
more
extended
governors
of
be
has
increased
been
the number
representation
members
a
re
ex
officio
making
appropriations
States
to
of
130
GETTYSBURG.
bush,
trop,
"any
shrubbery,thiit
or
shall cut
or
growing;,or being
slieUer,
timber, tree,
any
or
battle-grounds,
earthworks,
battle
the
in
of
county
remove
shall
walls,
wilt'ull}remove,
defences,
other
or
trees
or
the
or
armies,
by
any poi'tion
so
engaged
Gettysburg ; any person
found guiltythereof, before any justiceof the peace
of
any
olVending.and
the
upon
saicl battleground,
orvowino^ upon
part thereof, eonstructed
forces
the
of
on
or
such
breastworks,
destroy, any
or
down,
bo
may
fell,and
.shall,for
Adams,
of
and
each
or
otieuce, foi'feit and
such
every
accordingto the aggravation
pay a line,in the discretion of the justice,
of the offence, of not less than live nor
than fifty
more
dollars, one-half
to tlie
of said
use
enforc("d
like
and the other half to the informer, to
company,
debts
recovei'ed,before such justice,in like manner
as
and
are
by
now
recoverable,
law
of tlie commonwealth,
name
of the
person
Sect.
2.
section
That
deemetl
of
not
debt, brought
of
said
of
use
the
in
as
company,
the
penalty provided in the
therein
j)ro]iibited,
any person
to
offences
quarter
than
more
and
conviction
on
said
of
county
hundred
exceeding one
thirtydays, or
first
who
shall
thereof,
Adams,
be
in
the
sliall
be
dollars, or imi^risonment.
in
both,
named,
therein
offences
the
of
sessions
punished by fine, not
for
addition
in
guilty of either of the
guilty of a misdemeanor,
be
court
any action
well for the
of
suing.
"
this act, for the
of
shall
as
in
be
the
discretion
the
of
said
court
That
directors
presidentand
the
of
said
the
(iettysburg
authority,
by
power
or
themselves, committees, engineer,sui'veyor, superintendent,
agents,
to be
appointed,to survey, locate, and lay out roads and
by them
of Gettysburg,
from
avenues,
any publicroad, or roads, in the vicinity
of the said battle-grounds,
to and
or
upon, and also in and through any
not, however,
passing
portion,or portions, of said battle-grounds,
of
or
or
place
burying-ground, any
through any dwelling-house,
any
3.
Sect.
"
Batthvfield
^Memorial
public worship,
and
avenues,
and
the
and
same
lines of defences,
or
Gettysburg,and
with
said
avenues
roads
association
for
the
and
to
enter
and
manner,
with
Domini
:
one
Provided
:
so
otherwise
or
exceeding
not
embrace
to
as
and
Provided,
enclose,
re])airof
as
in the
eighthundred
Jurther, That
before
take
roads
such
the
and
such
roads
hundred
three
feet ;
be
the
materials
and
battle
of
necessary
in
avenues,
nineteenth
of
and
forty-nine,
association
or
of trees upon
lawful
for such
of railroads, under
case
companies, approved
thousand
and
such
anj-^breastworks,
it shall
That
adjoininglands,
like power
regulating railroad
Anno
width
and
have
of tlie forces
engaged, in
positions,
to plant rows,
colonnades,
or
power
upon
construction
a
fence,
laid out,
be
may
and
to open
latter of
the
shall
Association
shall
like
the act
February,
its supplements
enter
upon
132
GETTYSBURG.
(iettjsburg,Pa. ; Col. Charles H.
D. Holtzworth, Post 9,
Buehler, Post 9, Gettysburg, Pa. ; Sergt.Wm.
Gettysburg,Pa. ; Jacob A. Kitzmiller, Esq., Post 9, Gettysburg,Pa. ;
Calvin
Hamilton. Post 9, Gettysburg,Pa. ; Rev. H. W. McKnight, D. D.,
Post 9, Gettysburg,Pa.; 8. McSwope, Esq., Gettysburg,Pa.
Carlisle,
Pa.
;
J.
Lawrence
Sehick,
OBJECTS
plan of
The
stripsof
the
land,
and
those
avenues
these
mark
the
the
positionof
where
cases
battle
each
whole
farms,
At
from
embrace
the
from
lines of
stripsof
driveways constructed
erected
are
and
to
sometimes
massed, or where
fields,and
;
to
battery in
to the monuments
formed, entire
to
extreme
one
these
Along
regiment
are
hold
sixtyfeet
mark
erected
In
important event.
some
troops were
were
purchase and
monuments
In addition
the location of
mark
several
to
some
lines
sometimes
purchased.
are
present (1889),only the positionsof the Army
of the Potomac
;
but the
marked
are
that
battle-field of such
positionsof
the
of
both
Confederate
the
demand
importanceas
armies
And
field
Gettysburgbattle-
publicopinionon
historywill
historic
historical purposes.
along
on
rapid growth
subjectindicates
the
and
in line,tablets
positions
the
of
another.
avenues
line of battle.
width
shall
opened
are
is to
for miles
extend
battle-field to
on
in
varying
feet,which
three hundred
of
ASSOCIATION.
THE
the Association
land
battle ; and
OF
avenues
should
he
should
that
this
on
a
Gettysburg
marked
be
for'
opened
lines, to assist the visitor and
MONUMENTS,
BATTLE
of
student
of
movements
the
understand
historyto
133
ETC.
and
positions
troops of hotli armies
the
during the
battle.
MONUMENTS.
BATTLE
At
present there
hundred
battle
have
for
one
Gregg's
for
Jersey one
three
ments
regi-
cavalry erected
for
one
Torbert's
Custer's
brigade,and
Stannard's
for
each
one
and
position.Some
division, Michigan
brigade,New
Vermont
three.
or
hundred
two
in
monuments
two
the
between
are
Grant's
and
brigades.
drawing.
isometrical
The
immediatelyafter
buried.
M^ere
Drawing
sketch for the Isometrical
fields,and
It
forests
battle,before
menced
com-
the
dead
representsthe roads,houses, fences,
they
as
It is issued in four
Plain
the
was
at
were
that
time.
styles,viz.,
"
of troops,
impressions), with positions
(first
colored by hand, price
$10 00
Colored
Proof,
colored by an artist
15 00
Proof
.....
.
.
Tinted
.
the
DRAWING
is not
of the
TRANSFER.
an
impressionfrom
platetaken by transfer," which, of
"sharp" and clear as those from the
""
as
originalplate. But
owner
FROM
is illustrated with
volume
Isometrical
course,
5 00
.
ISOMETRICAL
This
.
the
and
plate,
author
it is his
of this volume
that
pleasure
is the
the read-
134
GETTYSBURG.
as
the
have
ers
this
ilhistrated
volume
often
is
used
It
at
the
this
off
the
on
official
and
battery
and
nmnher
inch)
priced
lications.
pub-
numhered
The
of
Index
each
and
resrinient
Illustrated
by
tlie
author.
they
Key
to
brief
History
to
may
be
epitome
of
the
battle
found.
It
descriptive
in
(two-
higher-
accompany
and
letter'
a
the
Drawing.
historical
a
by
refer
Isometrical
nnich
furnish
to
Popular
the
preceded
where
map
to
o
These
desirable
a
of
copies
compiled
other
squares,
sides.
are
day.
the
makes
introduced
the
each
on
revised
been
which
engaged,
for
book
in
to
o
square
This
Key
a
desiii'natiou
o
ing
Draw-
Isometrical
as
laid
particuhirly
affords;
the
advantage
been
the
it
hy
lettered
ii'ives
book
to
lias
and
top
whicli
advantage
advance
now
has
data
of
being
TESTIMONIALS.
Head-Quarteks
examined
I have
Akmy
of
Bachelder's
Col.
the
Feb.
Potomac,
11, 1864.
of
Drawing
Isometkical
the
perfectlysatisfied with the accm*acy
Gettysburg Battle-field,and am
of the troops
with which the topography is delineated, and the positions
deserves
credit
for the
Col. B., in my
laid down.
judgment,
great
the materials for this drawing
to obtaining
time and labor he has devoted
which have resulted in making it so accurate.
GEO.
G.
MEADE,
Maj.-gen. Vol.,Corndg.Army
Potomac.
Sept. 17, 1864.
Col. Bachelder,
of
"
I have
The
received
the
execution
publisheddrawing of
the Battlefield
of the work
is very creditable, and
Gettysburg.
and
the
which
characterized
the
admirably preserves
fidelity
accuracy
when
originaldrawing, and which I had occasion to commend,
you
exhibited it to me,
last Avinter.
labor
the
have
bestowed
Knowing
you
this
information
in
and
ing,
work,
collecting
embodying it in this draw,upon
I can
it to all those who
desiious of
are
cheerfullyrecommend
procuringan accurate pictureand faithful record of the events of this
I remain
most
great battle.^
trulyyours,
GEO.
G.
MEADE,
Maj.-gen.,Gomdg. A. P.
Head-Quarters
The
has
view
been
drawing
Army
Corps, Dec.
29, 1863.
of the Battle-field of
carefullyexamined
can
Second
well
be made.
Gettysburgpi-epai'ed
by Col.
I find it as accurate
by me.
And
it is acatrate,
extends.
WINF'D
as
far
S.
as
my
Bachelder
as
The
Front
publisheddrawing is
of
most
Petersburg,
beautiful,more
find it.
WINF'D
HANCOCK,
2d
(Jorps,
Va., Sept.17, 1864.
so
S.
than
I
expected
to
HANCOCK,
Comdg.
Major-general,
135
a
knowledge
Major-general,
Comdg.
In
such
2d
Corps.
136
TESTLMONIALS.
Isometrical
Col. Bachelder's
production,and
by the troops of
admirable
assumed
truthful
a
my
Battle
of
rendering of
the
ol" the
View
Gettysburg is an
various
positions
eommaiid.
DOUBLED
A.
AY,
1st
Maj.-gen. Vols., Comdg.
Boston,
Col. Bachelder,
I have
"
examined
beautiful
your
Sept. 23,
Corps.
1864.
of the Battle-field
drawing
I am
that you are in possession of means
aware
(4ett3'sburg.
Such
of information
not
possessed,I imagine, by any other person.
tysburg
as I had
opportunitiesof observation
during three days passed at Getof tiie fidelity
of your delineation
of the positionof
satisfyme
armies
each of the three eventful days.
on
every regiment of the two
and colored.
I may
add
that the engraving is beautifullyexecuted
I remain
Wishing you ample renuuieration,
sincerelyyours,
of
EDWARD
Head-Quarters
Mk.
Jno.
Dear
your
and
reached, and
Corps,
with
exceedinglygratified
am
the
Battle-field
untiring
know
nothing
to
name
I
"
print of
long
leaves
Army
those
that
to
more
who
bear
labors
your
be
of
in
receivinga
I
(iettysburg.
all
eftbrts
were
desired.
am
fields where
the
You
finished copy
with
familiar
truth
crowned
with
are
autliorized
a
obedient
K.
Orange,
My
Sir,
of
Never
having
been
on
accuracy
judges ;
of
the
it convenient
manner.
"
but
battle than
to
Oet.
Corps.
5th
1, 1864.
Esq.
Battle-field
to its
my
I have
"
of the
as
add
WARREN,
Maj.-gen. Vols., Comdg.
Dear
that
success
to
be
servant,
G.
B. Bachelder,
could
its accuracy.
testimony to
Very respectfully
your
Jno.
1864.
Sept. 28,
B. Bachelder.
Sir,
of your
Fifth
EVERETT.
carefullyexamined
your Isometrical Drawing
much
with great interest and
profit.
(iettysburg,
tliat
so
I
field,of
I cannot
course
express
abundantly intlorsed for, however,
by
an
opinion
most
petent
com-
clearer idea
a nuich
say that it has given me
I had before, and
I earnestlyhope tiiat you will find
illustrate others
of our
great battles in the same
can
I
am
very
trulyyours,
GEO.
B.
McCLELLAN.
137
TESTBIONIALS.
Head-Quarters
Dep't
Tennessee,
Mr.
Jno.
a
I
Sir,
Dear
My
"
of
a
the
battle.
great
with
Be
picture.
much
was
"
pleased
regard
of
to
it
other
as
could
my
an
Dear
B.
kind
have
examined
with
"
the
Battle-field,
Gettysburg
accuracy
of
the
have
never
in
seen
tion
representa-
a
have
you
your
associated
historical
your
regards.
yours,
O.
HOWARD,
Major-general.
Bachelder.
I
Sir,
so
that
of
copy
vivid
commanders
O.
Jno.
a
I
give
honor
corps
accej^t
receiving
on
Respectfully
Col.
the
1864.
24,
Battle-field."
that
map
I
those
gratified
Gettysburg
topographical
or
name
my
of
drawing
painting
Oct.
of
Bachelder.
B.
beautiful
Armt
and
position
of
and
the
Yours
can
troops
very
care
cheerfully
on
the
Vols.,
testimony
bear
right
of
our
of
Drawing
to
line.
truly,
H.
MaJ.-gen.
Isometrical
your
Comdg.
W.
SLOCUM,
Bight
Wing
at
Gettysburg.
the
140
TO
INDEX
ORGANIZATIONS.
MILITARY
ISOMETRICAL
DRAWING.
C-18.
Garber's
D2.
Garden's
G5.*
Gibb's
Battery
Battery
Battery, L, 1st Ohio
E.4.
Gilbert
E-1.
Graham's
Battery, K, 1st U. S.
D-12.
Graham's
Battery
DO.
Grandy's
Battery
Battery
C-18.
Green's
b:h.
Griffin'sBattery (with Stuart
.
2d Jlaine
B-12,E-12.
Hall's
Ell.*
Hani's
Battery
Battery, 3(1 X. Y.
B-14.
Hart's
Battery
s
Cav.
on
the
M)
.
.
.
Battery, IStli N. Y. (Indepeiident)
B., 1st R
F-9." Hazard's
Battery (see Brown's
G-3. Hazlett's (Kittenhouse's) Battery, D, 5th
E-6, F-7.*
H.
G
Battery, B and
Heaton's
L, 2d U. S.
K, 1st Oliio
D-14.*
Heckman,
F-10.*
Hexamer's
E-12.
Battery,C, 1st West Va.
Huntington's (Norton's) Battery,H,
E-12.*
D-11, 12.
A-11, D-10.
A-11,
Hart's
D-10.
D-4.
F-U.
(Parsons') Battery, A, 1st N
Hill's
Htipp's Battery
Hurt's
1st Ohio
,
Battery
.
Battery
Johnson's
Jordan's
Battery
Kenzie's
Battery, K, 5th U. S
Kirkpatrick's Battery
E-15.*
G-9,
D
1.
E.17.
(Atwell's) Battery
Knap's
Latham's
Buttery
Latimer,
Major
D-8.
Lewis'
Battery
A-11, U-10.
Lask's
Battery
....
D-4.
Battery
Manly's Battery
G-6.
Martin's
Battery, 6th N. Y.
F-4, G-1.*
Martin's
(VVolcott's)Battery,C, Mass.
F-4, G-1.
Martin's
E.8.
A-12, D-9.
Macon's
Battery, F, 5th U. S.
Ma)-ye's Section (opened the battle)
A-11, D-10.
Massie's
D-8.
Maurin's
D-3.
E-12.*
E-5, F-7.
A-11, D-9.
.
Battery
....
Battery
McCarthy's
.
.
Battery
....
McCartney's Battery (1st Mass.)
McGilvery's Brigade, Reserve Artillery
Battery
McGrato's
....
Stuart's
McGregor's Battery (with
Milledge'sBattery
Cav
....
"
Battery
E-S.
Miller's
D-4.
Moody's
Battery
D-9.
Moore's
Battery
F-10.
Muhlenburg's
....
Battery, F,
Norcum's
E-12.
Norton's
E-12.
Osborne, Major, Chief
Page's Battery
B-14.
4th U.
S. (Rug]g's)
Battery
D-4.
(Huntington's) Battery, H,
11th
1st Ohio
Corps Artille ry
.
D-5.
Parker's
Battery
F-10.*
Parsons'
(Hexamer's)
D-10.
Patterson's
Battery
Battery,A,
.
1st N
TO
INDEX
ORGANIZATIONS.
MILITAllY
ISOMETRICAL
DRAWING.
Pegram's Battalion
Pennington's Battery, M,
E-5, F-7.*
E-18.
2d U.
Phillips'Battery, 5tli Mass.
liaine's
S.
(Gregg's Cavalry)
.
Battery
Battery, E and G, 1st U. S. (Gregg
Cavalry)
Randolph's (Bucklyn's) Battery,E, 1st R. I
Rank's
Section, Battery H, 3d Peun. Heavy Artillery
Ransom's
(Weir's) Battery, C, 5th U. S.
Reese's Battery
IteiUiysBattery
Reynolds' Battery, L, 1st N. Y.
Kandol's
E-6.*
E-8.
B-H.
D-1.
B-12,
E-13.
D-4.
lihett's
Battery
Jiice's
Battery
D, E-6. Jiichardson's
Battery
E-i:3. Rickett's
Battery, F and G, 1st Penn.
.G-10.* Rigby, Battery A, 1st Md.
F7.
Rock's
Section
(New Jersey)
B-11.
Roder's
Section
(Calef s Battery)
r-5, F-9.* Rorty's(Sheldon's)Battery, B, 1st N. Y.
D-10.
TJoss' Battery
F-10.
Rugg's Battery, E, 4th U. S. (Muhlenburg's)
E7.
Seeley'sBattery, K, 4th U. S.
F-2, 3.* Smith's Battery, 4th N. Y. (Independent)
Smith's
C-12.
Battery
Do.
Squire's Battery
F-7.* Sterling'sBattery, 2d Conn.
A-ll,
D-IO.
....
.
...
...
.
.
D
12, E-13.
C13,
E13.
E-8.
Stevens'
4th
Battery, B,
Battery
Stribliiiff's
...
U.S.
Battery, 5th X. Y. (Independent)
E-13.*
Taft's
C-18.
Tanner's
D-5.
Battery, oth Maine
Stewart's
.
Battery
Taylor's Battery
Battery, C, 4tli U. S.
E-6, F 7.* Thompson's
Battery, G and F, Penn.
F7.
Thomas'
F6.
Tompkins, Colonel, Chief
.
E-8, E-11.
Turnbull's
D-10.
Wallace's
A-n,
D-8.
G-6.
F-5, 6.
D-12.
E-8.
C-14,F-9.*
F-4.*
E-11.
D4.
D8.
A-ll, D-9.
1st R. I.
U.
S.
.
.
....
Battery),C,
5tli U.
S
Battery, 13th N. Y. (Independent)
Wheeler's
Wilkeson
11.
Battery
(Ransom's
Wiedrich's
D-10.
....
Watson's
Weir's
C-17.
G-6.
....
Battery
Ward's
Battery
Waterman's
Battery, C,
A^atson's
Battery, I, 5th
E.13.
G-10,
Battery
(Independe nt)
Corps Artillery
Gth
Battery, I, 1st N. Y.
(Bancroft's) Battery, G, 4th U. S
Williston's
Battery, D, 2d U. S.
Winegar's Battery,M,
Wingfield'sBattery
Winslow's
Battery,D,
1st N. Y.
WoodrufTs
1st U.
.
Battery, I,
Woolfolk'sBattery
Wrjatt'sBattery
1st N.
Y.
S.
.
....
Zimmerman's
Battery
CAVALRY
Outside
the limit of the
BATTERIES.
Isometkical
Dhawing.
141
142
ORGANIZATIONS.
MILITARY
TO
INDEX
REGIMENTS.
ARKANSAS.
D-2, E.2.
M
Reg.
CONFEDERATE.
"
CONNECTICUT.
-
Union.
Ruger,
12th
Williams.t
McDougall,
1st
14tli
"
2(1
Smyth,
2d
17tli
"
2d
Ames,
1st
Barlow,
11th
Howard,
20th
"
1st
McOougall,
1st
Ruger,
12th
Williams.t
E-4, F-6.* 27th
"
4th
1st
Caldwell,
2d
Hancock,
2d
Hancock,
F-14."
Ell,
ElO.*
C-16, E-13.*
F-14.*
.Oth
Keg.
1st
Brooke,
DELAWARE.
E
Longstreet,
Hood,
nohertson.
11, E-10.
E-3, F-0.
1st
2d
Reg.
"
2d
D-7, E-7.
D.7, E-7.
2d
5th
"
D-7, E-7.
8th
"
Reg.
"
Smyth,
4tli Brooke,
FLORIDA.
Perry,
Hiiys,
"
2d
Hancock,
Union.
3d
Hays,
1st
Caldwell,
Confederate.
Anderson,
^(7/,
"
General
Hood
Hood's
division
when
General
Larv commanded
and tieueral
commanded
the Twelfth
Williams
t General
corps
commanded
the right wing of the army.
Slocum
while
General
was
wounded,
first division,
l^uger the
143
INDIANA.
"
Union.
nth
1st
Buford,
Isf
Wadsworth,
3d
1st
1st
1st
(Headquarters)
Pleasonton,
Doubleday,t
1st
2d
Hays,
Wadsworth,
Hancock,
1st
Doubleday
t
3d Sickles,
Birney,
Ruger,
12th
Williams,
Early,
*
General
Howard
commanded
the field,General
the first day.
the
Doubleday commanded
Schurz
the
Eleventh
corps,
Schimmelfennig tlie division
t General
First
corps
the
first
day.
and
eral
Gen-
144
ISOMETnTCAI.
OKGANIZATfONS.
MILITARY
TO
INDEX
CORPS.
mvisioN.
BRIGADE.
RKC.
UKAAVlNCi.
D-18, E-15.
10th
D-18, E-15.
D-18, E-15.
14th
"
15th
"
Reg.
MAINE.
1st Cav.
3d
E.5, F-10.
3d
2d
r-2, F-IO.
4th
5th
G-5.
G-6, HI.
7th
G-10.
10th
E-2.
16th
E-4, F-8.*
Gregg,
Pleasonton,
1st
Birney,
3d
2d Ward,
1st
Birney,
3d
2d Bartlett,
3d Wheaton,
1st
Wright,
1st
Barnes,
Sickles,
Sickles,
Sedgwick,
6th
Russell,
2d Howe,
Neill,
at 12th Corps Headquarters.)
Companies
(Three
1st Newton,
2d Robinson,
1st Paul,
3d Sickles,
1st Birney,
3d DeTrobriand,
2d Hancock,
2d Gibbon,
1st Harrow,
3d
6th
G-9, 10, H-12.
B-13, F-6,
Reg,
Union.
-
2d
Gregg,
Ward,
Ewell,
Johnson,
Williams,
.3d
17th
19th
F-8,
20tli
G-6.*
G-2, F-1,
E-8.
3d Vincent,
Sykes,
5th
MARYLAND.
*
1st Cav.
E.18, G-14.*
1st Bat.
G-14, F-15.*
1st P.H.B.Vols.
G-H,
F-15.*
F-14.*
1st
Jlclntosh,
2d
Gregg,
2d
Lockwood,
1st
Ruger,
Ruger,
1st JIcDougall, 1st Ruger,
.3d Reg.
Co. A., Purnell
Legion, Gregg,
1st E.
S
Vols.
2d
Lockwood,
rieasonton,
Ewell,
(Con.) SteiKirt, Johnson,
1st
12th
12th
Williams,
Williams,
Pleasonton,
Mcintosh.
MASSACHUSETTS.
MICHIGAN.
1st Cav.
5th
6th
7th
*
"
"
commanded
Gibbon
Hancock
General
was
General
ion, while
2d
"
Custer,
Union.
"
"
3d
T'NioN.
Kilpatrick,
Pleasonton,
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
the Second
in command
corps, and General
of the left centre.
Harrow
the
second
divis*
ISOMETRICAL
BRIGADE.
REG.
145
ORGANIZATIONS.
MILITARY
TO
INDEX
CORPS.
DIVISION.
DRAWING.
E-4, F-1.*
F-8.
E-4,
E-4, F-6.
Reg,
1st
3d
"
4th
"
Tilton,
1st
,
Trobriand,
3d De
2d
Sweitzer,
Trobriand,
1st
Barnes,
5th
1st
Ward,
3d
1st
Barnes,
1st
Ward,
Sykes,
Siclcles,
5th Sykes,
3d
Sickles,
2d
Hancock,
5th
"
3d De
"
7th
"
:{d
Hall,
2d
G-2, G-5.*
10th
"
3d
Vincent,
1st
Barnes,
5th
1st
Wadsworth,
1st
F.9.*
B-10, E-14.*
--Mth
1st
Meredith,
MINNESOTA.
F-8.
1st
Reg.
1st
2d
Harrow,
2d
F-7.*
2d
"
4th
Cross,
12th
"
1st
Carr,
New
NEW
2d
2d
Gregg,
Huey,
1st
Farnsworth,3d
Gregg,
Kilpatrick,
6th
8th
"
8th
"
1
Company,
B-13.*
9th
"
2d
*
10th
"
3d
E-11.*
10th
Bat.
2d
12th
Reg.
Companies
14th
N.Y.S.M.
"
1st
Buford,
Buford,
Pleasonton,
Devin,
1st
Buford,
Pleasonton,
Gregg,
Smyth,
3d
Gamble,
"
.3d
40th
"
.3d De
Oneida
4l8t
D
Willard,
Trobriand,
and
Gregg,
Hays,
2d
E,
5th
Wadsworth,
3d
1st
3d
Hall,
43d
"
3d
Neill,
G-2, G-6.*
44th
"
3d
Vincent,
C-14,E-12.*
C-9, 10, H-12.*
45th
"
4'.tth
"
1st Von
.3d
3d
3d
2d
(with Engineer Brigade).
(Headcjuarters),
Doubleday (84th),
Sedgwick,
6th
Hays,
Birney,
3d
Sickles,
'2d Howe,
Arasberg,
Neill,
Hancock,
Hancock,
Gibbon,
1st
(Headquarters),
2d
Headquarters.
Cavalry, General
Reg. 1st Von Gilsa, 1st Barlow,
"
50th
2d
Cutler,
42d
*
11th
"
.39th
Pleasonton,
1st
Devin,
2d
(Detached),
(Detached),
1st
(Battalion) Engineer Brigade.
2d Howe.
3d Neill,
3.3d
G-9, 10,^-12.*
Union.
2d
C-10.*
E-7, F-9.
Sickles,
Huey,
B-13.*
C-17,E-13.*
.3d
2d
"
F-2.*
Hancock,
2d
15th*
F-6,
Sickles,
2d
"
5th
E-11.*
3d
Caldwell,
YORK."
E-1.*
Detachment
Humphreys,
1st
Cav.
4th
B-12, E-14.*
2d
2d Humphreys,
Sharp-sliooters(Berdan's).
Hampshire
Hancock,
-Union.
Burling,
3d
Reg.
5th
2d
Hill,
Heth,
HAMPSHIRE.
NEW
E-6, E-7.*
E-3, F-7.*
E-7, F-7.*
Gibbon,
Confederate.
"
Davis,
Reg.
Sykes,
Doubleday.
Union.
"
MISSISSIPPI.
B-12.
Gibbon,
Barnes,
Schurz,
Howe,
llth
2d
6th
5th
llth
6th
Schurz,
Hancock,
Sedgwick,
Sykes,
Howard,
Sedgwick,
146
ISOMETRIOAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
MILITARY
TO
INDEX
("ORP3.
DIVISION.
BUKiADK.
URAWIN*;.
E-4, F-7.* 52d
C-17, E-Ki.*
Keg.
"
.5"."th
"
F-9.*
^Id
3d
Schiiinnelfennig,
3d Hull,
2d
Gibbon,
Geary,
"
3d Greene,
2d
7.*
61st
4th
1st
F-5.*
62(1
"
3d
E-4, F 7.* 63d
E-8, F-C*
64th
"
2d
"
4th
Cross,
Kelly,
.Shiiler,
1st
E-4, F-7.* 66th
"
67th
"
1st
i:!.* 68th
"
1st Von
C-17,
E
E-4, F-7.*
E-.3,F-7.* 70th
E-7, F-7.*
E-8, F-7.* 74tli 5th
'
76th
VVheatoii,
6th
Caldwell,
2d
Sedgwick,
Hancock,
3d Wheaton,
.Sedgwick,
6th
1st
Caldwell,
2d
3d
Wheaton,
6th
Hancock,
Sedgwick,
Howard,
1st
Barlow,
llth
Kelly,
1st
Caldwell,
2d
Brewster,
2d
Humphreys,
3d Sickles,
Gilsa,
2d
Reg
Cutler,
"
.3d Neill,
F-15.*
78th
"
.3d
F-8.*
80th
"
1st
Rowley,
F-8.*
82d
"
1st
Harrow,
B-13, F-7, E-12.*
83d
"
84tli
"
F-3, F-8.* 86th
"
E-4, F-7.* 88th
B-9, C-10,
Hancock,
2d
Hancock,
"
"
77tli
Williams,
12th
Caldwell,
1st
Schurz,
Hancock,
'
E-6, F-7.* 73d 4th
H-12.*
Slialer,
1 E.\ 'r. 2d
71st 2d
E-6, F-7.* 72d:jd
B-13, E-15.*
Zook,
2d
"
6!)tli
11th
2d
Brooke,
"
3d
3d
Nevin,
G-5, F 14.* 6.5th
G-5, F-H.*
2(1 Hancock,
Krzy/auovvski
"
E-4, F
Caldwell,
1st
Zook,
Hancock,
2d
lltli .Schurz,
Gil.sa,1st Barlow,
COth
F-15.*
Caldwell,
Ist
Zook,
3d
"
58th
C-15,
.3d
l.st Von
"
54th
E-5, F.5.* 57th
E-12.*
,
Greene,
1st Wads
worth,
3d
Doubleday,
Sedgwick,
2d
Howe,
6th
2d
Geary,
12th
3d
Doubleday,
1st Newton,
Williams,
2d Gibbon,
2d Hancock,
Ba.xter,
2d
Ist
2d
Cutler,
1st Wads
2d
Ward,
1st
Birney,
3d Sickles,
"
2d
Kelly,
1st
Caldwell,
2d
93d
"
General
C-13, F.6, E-11.*
y4tli
"
1st
E-15.*
B-12,
B-13, F-7, E-12.*
9.5th
"
2d
Cutler,
1st
97th
"
2d
Baxter,
2d
Robinson,
F-15.*
102d
"
2d Greene,
2d
Geary,
12th
C-13, F-6, E-11.*
104th
"
1st
2d
Robinson,
1st
G-14.*
107th
"
.3d
Colgrove,
1st
F-11.*
108th
"
2d
Smyth,
3d
Hays,
E-11.*
lllth
"
3d
Willard,
.3d
Hays,
C-15, E-11.*
119th
"
E-7, F-7.*
120th
G-4.*
121st
B-12, E-14.*
E-11.*
G-5, G-14.*
F14.*
F-8.*
F-3,
E-6, ElO.*
122d
2d
worth,
Paul,
2d
Robinson,
Ruger,
3d Schimmelfen
"
2d
Brewster,
2d
"
2d
Bartlett,
1st
Wright,
3(1
Wheaton,
"
Hancock,
1st Shaler,
Doubleday,
Ist
Wadsworth,
Krzyzanowski,
2d
Doubleday,
Head(}uarters,
Paul,
Humphreys,
Williams,
Doubleday,
12th
Williams,
2d
Hancock,
nig,
llth
Schurz,
3d Sickles,
Sedgwick,
6th
Williams,
12.3(1
"
3d (ireene,
1st
Uiiger,
12th
124th
"
2d
Ward.
1st
Birney,
3d
Sickles,
125th
"
3d Willard,
3d
Hays,
2d
Hancock,
Coster,
2d
Steinwehr,
llth
126th
"
l.'Hth
"
E-12.*
136th
"
2d Smith,
F-15.*
1.37tli
"
E.6, E-11.*
D-15, E-12.*
Robinson,
Isf
Howard,
"
3d
(ireene,
2d
Geary,
12tli Williams,
"
3d
AVeed,
2d
Ayres,
5th
Hotli
"
1st
McDougun,
1st
F-3.*
H6th
"
3(1
B-12, E-15.*
H7th
"
2(1 Cutler,
1st
F-15.*
HUth
"
3d
Geary,
G-2, 3.* HOtli
F-14.*
Weed,
Greene,
2d
Rngcr,
Ayres,
Wadswortli,
12fh
5th
Sykes,
Williams,
Sykes,
1st
Doiibh^iay,
12th
Williams,
148
ISOMETHK
ORGANIZATIONS.
MILITARY
TO
INDEX
AI,
COKPS.
hui";ai"I'
liKC.
DRAWING.
5M
B-13, F.15.
D-15, E-14.
5?tli
"
B-i:{,Ell.
ooth
"
Rfg.
Ijanicls,
Roiles,
Hoke,
Early,
Duris,
Hefh,
OHIO.
l9t Cav.
General
3d
"
1st Mcintosh,
4th
"
.3d
El.
6th
"
E-ll.
6th
(Co.
8th
Cav.
E-1.'
E-ll.
G-5, F-H.
18th
nth
D.15, E-12.
I) General
.3d
3d
Gregg,
"
2d
Devin,
1st
Farnsworth,3d
2d
Baxter,
.Shaler,
Reg
1st
"
Pleasonton,
"
Kilpatrick
Headquarters.
"
23d
E-8, F-S.^ 26th
Gregg,
Huey,
"'
Headquarters,
Gregg,
2d
16th
General
Corps Headquarters
Headcjuarters.
Merritt,
;"
Gregg,
6th
"
17th
2d
H.
2d
B-14.
-Union.
Mcintosh,
Co.
"
B-13, r-7,
1st
"
Hill,
Union.
"
PENNSYLVANIA.
1st
Ewdl,
1st Carr,
Gregg,
2d
"
1st
2d
(Detached),
Pleasonton,
Buford,
"
Kilpatrick,
"
3d
Robinson,
Wheaton,
6th
2d
Humphreys,
3d
Doubleday,
1st
.Sedgwick,
Sickles,
27th
"
1st
Coster,
2d
Steinwelir,
nth
Howard,
F-l.-i. 28th
"
1st
Candy,
2d
Geary,
12th
Williams,
V-H:
2!tth
"
2d
Kane,
F-h:
46th
"
1st
McDougall,
1st
Ruger,
3d
Russell,
1st
Wright,
G-6, HI.
4m
E-4, F-7.
o3d
B-12, E.15.
E-6,
r-8.
G-9, 10, H-12.
h
"
4th
56th
"
2d
57th
"
1st
"
Brooke,
Cutler,
Graham,
"
1st Caldwell,
1st
1st
6th
2d
Sedgwick,
Hancock,
Wadsworth,
1st
Birney,
3d Sickles,
Doubleday,
3d Neill,
2d
6th
Sedgwick,
E-4, F-5.
62d
"
2d
Sweitzer,
1st
Barnes,
5th
Sykes,
E-C),F-8.
63d
"
1st
(iraham,
1st
Birney,
3d
Sickles,
E-G, F.8.^
68th
E-9.'
09th
Hancock,
E-9,
10.
61st
71st
F-t".' 72d
D.13, E-12.
73d
Howe,
"
"
2d
AVebb,
2d
Gibbon,
2d
2d
Steinwehr,
lltli
"
"
"
1st
Coster,
Howard,
COUPS.
DIVISION.
ISOMETRICAT.
DKAWINO.
74th
C-H, E-12.
C-15, E-12.
E-7,
F-?.'
Reg.
2d
81st
"
1st Cross,
82d
83d
"
G-o, F-14.
G-2, G-6.
(Detached).*^4th
B-13, F-7, E-12.*
B-13, F-7, E-12.*
88th
F-3.*
ylst
3d Sickles,
Hobinson,
Ist
Weed,
2d
Ayres,
5th
3d Wheaton,
2d Baxter,
3d
"
93d
"
3d
Nevin,
"
2d
Bartlett,
r-4.*
90th
"
r-5.*
98th
"
3d
Nevin,
F-3, F-8.*
99th
"
2d
Ward,
105th
"
1st Graham
E-9, E-13.*
106th
"
2d
F-14.*
109th
2d
"
Trobi
3d De
lUth
"
2d
E-6.*
114th
"
Graham,
E-4, F-7.*
115th
"
116th
"
118th
"
G-6, HI.*
119th
"
C-10, F-8.*
121st
E-4, E-7.*
E-4, F-1.*
E-5,
C-10,
1.39th
F-7.*
140th
"
B-12, F-8.*
E-4,
re.
F-15.*
Burling,
Kelley,
1st
Zook,
1st
Graham,
Biddle,
14.3d
"
2d Dana,
145th
"
4th
1st
Brooke,
Candy,
Cross,
148th
"
1st
B-11, F-8.*
149th
"
2d Stone,
B-11, F-8.*
150th
"
B-10, F-8.*
151st
"
C-17, E-13.*
1.53d
"
155th
"
Biddle,
Gilsa,
1st Von
Weed,
Pennsylvania
Hancock,
1st
Sykes,
Sedgwick,
Doubleday,
12th
Williams,
Sedgwick,
6th
Hancock,
Caldwell,
2d
1st
Birney,
3d Sickles,
3d
Rowley,
1st
1st
Caldwell,
2d
1st
Geary,
Caldwell,
12th
3d
Rowley,
1st
2d
2d
Doubleday,
Hancock,
Williams,
Hancock,
Doubleday,
"
1st
3d
2d
Wright,
Nevin,
1st
Sickles,
6tli
Geary,
Williams,
12th
5th
Rowley,
Williams,
3d Sickles,
Barnes,
3d
E-4, F-7.*
F-3.*
Birney,
Geary,
M
"
"
Geary,
1st
Candy,
142d
147th
Newtou,
12th
3d Wheaton,
1st
"
Robinson,
Birney,
2d Humphreys
1st Caldwell,
2d
3d Sickles,
Hancock,
1st
3d
Sedgwick,
6th
1st
2d
Biddle,
1st
F-5.*
141st
3d
1st
"
"
r-8.*
land,
Sickles,
2d
2d
2d
Kane,
2d
Sykes,
Sedgwick,
6th
Birney,
Gibbon,
2d
Tilton,
3d Russell,
128th
E-5, F-8.*
2d
1st
"
F-15.*
1st
,
Kane,
"
F-15.*
3d Wheaton,
Paul,
1st
"
Birney,
1st
Webb,
110th
E-4, F-8.*
.
"
Nevin,
3d
"
E-6, F-8.*
107th
Newton,
"
95th
C-13,F.6, E-11.*
5th
Humphreys,
F-5.*
102d
Sedgwick,
Sykes,
6th
2d
F-5.*
F-5.*
'
90th
Schurz,
Hancock,
2d
2d
Can-,
1st
"
Barnes,
1st
Vincent,
3d
Caldwell,
1st
.3d Wheatou,
Shaler,
1st
"
11th
Krzyzanowski,
75th
"
"
Schimmelfennig,
3d
Amsberg,
1st Von
149
ORGANIZATIONS.
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1st
Barlow,
nth
2d
Ayres,
5th
Howard,
Sykes,
Reserves.
5th Sykes,
150
TO
INDEX
ISOMETRICAI.
ORGANIZATIONS.
^IIIJTARY
BRIGAI"K.
RKG.
DIVISION.
DKAWING.
REGULARS.
El.
1st
El.
2d
"
El.
5th
"
F-4, G-4.
2d
F-4, G-4.
3d
F-4, G-4.
4th
F-4, G-4.
F-4, G-4.
7th
F-4, G-4.
10th
Reg.
6th
11th
G-4.
12th
F-3, G-4.
Hth
F-3, G-4.
17th
(detached)
2d
Burbank,
1st
Day,
2d
Burbank,
1st
Day,
2d
Burbank,
RHODE
2d
Reg.
.3d
United
1st
2d
Reg.
ISLAND.
-Union.
3d
Wheaton,
Eustis,
2d
States
Ward,
Farnsworth,
E-1.
1st
Cav.
1st
G-1,
2d
Reg.
2d Grant,
G-1.
3d
"
G-1.
4th
"
G-1.
5th
"
G-1.
6th
"
12th
"
F-8, F-7.
(Detached).
E.7.
6th Sykes,
1.3th
CONFEDKR
"
6th
Sedgwick,
ATE.
Sharp-shooters.
1st
Birney,
3d
Sickles,
"
VERMONT.
F-8.
"
Ayres,
CAROLINA.
SOUTH
(Detached).
2d
Pleasouton,
(Detached)
8th
G-5, F-9.*
Kilpatrick,
6th
F-3, G-4.
F-4,
"
Union.
"
3d
Merritt,
Cav.
"
Hth
"
15th
"
16th
"
3d
Stannard,
Union.
"
.3d
Kilpatrick,
2d
Howe,
Pleasonton,
6th Sedgwick,
3d
Doubleday,
1st
Newton,
INDEX
WF;ST
Ell,
2
VIRGINIA.
E-1.
1st
Cav.
1st
Farusworth,
E-13.
7th
Reg.
1st
Carroll,
Cos.
.3d
Cav.
Devin,
WI.SCONSIN.
C-15, E-1 2.* 26th
*
Wisconsin
2d
151
ORGANIZATIONS.
MILITARY
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-Uniox.
3d
.3d
Kilpatrick,
Hays,
Buford,
"
Plea"onton,
2d
H:iinock,
IMeasoiiton.
Uniox.
Krzyzanowski, 3d .Schimmelfennig,
Sharp-shooters (Berdan's).
11th
Schurz,
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