New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-13
THE BATTLE OF GEITtsEt hs'

Hrlp.ua9Iris Army ~ In ro1orAG


HTIU.rALIIis ARMY of IHt iVl'hA
October !. 1893.
GgsHRAL: have the honor % submit here
,h report Il the opcruons Of ~, arm! during 'le
month q July including details u tie battle @. Gtiiys
lur. The report b.. been detained ~ ny failure TO
receive the Tcporis 81 tho 'etef. corp ana d'i-oa
anderr Who ere severely wounded IN the battle
ON tie 9e,h 81 June. | received orders RON the
pre.isen, nlecirgne in command q the army lilo
situation Of rnrs briefly a. follow, Tie Cotfeder
ate Amy. commanded BY Gen. ]. l.. Lee. estimated
n over oue hundred thousand strong. oil AIRS. bad
crossed tho Potomac Ki''r cd advanced " TO Ne
Cumberland valley. Reliable ini'Aserce pied As
adv aNcc (Euclh corps) ga 10 NIrIl'ihLAAA bttN''h
harrisburg and Colombia L. fstfccis clfps was o.
CLambc,bgTg aid liils cory heihoen tAai pace ALI
| CGsltown.
mo 9Th ~ June W.. tfen' IA a'coianlnf thc pol
lion and strength ~ BE different Corp ui le AZ y,
bu principally 10 bringing up cavalry Nirh had been
covering he rcaI OF the Army Ia It, plsngc over tie
Potomac and t. which lurtc incf,lsg jet hc'A
made from the foIte previously rttae'd ~ liz o''s
az WashiurtOn. OIdcs HeIc given on 'ni Gy io mai c
Gen. French, commanding at lisfrert !.ffy. move
with 1000 men 70 ooouly ffeder'ol ~ u "Ao oil '
Baltimore aid OHIO Railroad. and Tie b..alc' % IT,
force ctinaiod ~ CO. 10 remove ala ch'"i Tie .e
! PROPERTY t. Washington.
GU Tie 18th tie Amy war put In motion. ard on lie
evening Of TINT agt va ln position ls rit ~ lmira'
hurrh and lie rigLt ~ NcW. " lLd.or. Buoids dnI zion
II catuIy NJ The en nnnk With ~ advance at nc'
tyslme kiipauick division was ~ iro'i at Hanover
y IHl
nie onyaliy which Ind orussed the Potomac % S'neen
Greek ana pacing our night lank. f.il.e - t.}
toward Carlisle hutinf ccaped 'i'ff if4 i.i' M
WIS dc!fy ed ln taxing lie y -tioi ~ te ift Hnh !
ne oerli alton II the roads by columns 81 .uislt1
On the JUth the night hank Of the army Ma Owed np
a. Manchester ino cit stn beng a. fInii.thlfri ID
ire vicinity Of Which place tlico corIs-iLc lfi iH
and 3dwcre collected, under orders 81 Mai Gen Roy
Node Gen Buiold having TcPoi'od iiom Ocitl sbui y
tie appearance Of the oncmy on the Cnshto"n Road IN
some force Gen Reynolds wns directed To occupy Get
iy-buarg On reaching that place on tho Let u July,
Con Reg nods found Bnfords caValty warmly engaged
viii The enemy who had hif ilniry tLIone
| the mountains on the CHshtown Koad but Was being
held in check in II most gallant manner BY Gen buio1dy
cavalry. . -
the Town of Gettysburg nnd advanced on i"c tnhhtowh
road md without II moments LrAinilpn cciulcg AIs
advance dsison and attacked the enemy. nj O.. same
time sending orders for the Eleventh Corps Vien How
ar,D u advance promptly possible. Soon ni''i
making his dispositions for the attack. Major 'h'h
Reynolds fell MORALLY wounded, the command oi 'ho
/ Fist Corps dcyOl,ing upon NnjOrGcDeImi Doubleday
and The command Of the field on MgJOrbenoiu al hDWhu
who arrived about this lime Ul 20 H. M with the
tcvenih Cops, then commanded by MWoruon'ial
sciu, ,. ,
Moi Gen Howard pushed forward two diyislona o.
the llth Corps 10 support The let Corps No." VNI.
Engaged with The enemy on he ridge j. v. W W.
tow H. and posted ls Sd Division, will tnte bnit zee
Of artillery. Cemetery Ridge on he fouh go. 81 &c
town. Up 10 this tine the battle bnd been WIN 'Ae
forces a The enemy dcboucllrg IRON tie moniHlnH on
the CatltoWn road. known To be liiiS corps. ~ u'
carly part Of the action success Was on GU! be " ~.
worlds division Of The lst toiIs having "iN'h W.
\ enemy back some distance ard caitnilns huifi'N'
prltoIcTs, among them Gen. Archer 81 'A' 'onle''i"'
Army. =,
The sIrvnl &C roNniorcemcns 90 The enemy "h t''
Cnsliown Eord. ard tie junction WIN f~'lf c|p''
coinming ON the York nnd unirisbDrS Aoe"l' wilci
occur cd between md occA y. Co.,, 'nal1ci ih' ,'
envy ~ trug vanity superior iofc,s rgni.Hi DON i' i''
and nth CoIIs ouiGi ukiI osi llhco taii' n"H 10
Ing b. go fctcIciy thai 10 about D. m. M!ofIci.i".
ard deemed prudent Ia wiildrnV il'.e W. cor 70
Cemetery Ridge The south side ni ilc Town Ni'.'
Op, ration was successfully accomplishments w."
ever without considerable oa8 40 p.H"nc4r' "'".ht
lron The confusion incident "a pui,orsW I"iN '.'in
passing through the town and men gttiing e"iu''" d"
the streets. H.
About LAe time VI 10 Withdrawal Mat Zen Aah