Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-07-03
j nc Battle at Westminster, Md.
THE FIRST DELAWARE
CAVALRY.
Official Report of Major Knight.


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liKApquAHTERs FlHsr BATTALION,
Delaware Volunteer Cavalry,
Camp near Baltimore, Md,
June 30lh, 1863
GrSrR,1.--In ohelieSce tn sneeial ORDERS
No. III. ueadounrters Stb Army torps | moved
ON Saturday EVENING with two eonpatisa nj INV
cpmm,i,i numbe,ing in ali ,iuetv-6ye men. NJ,
thp llnoksiown nool In The 1irection of West-
minister. and having ene,mned for the night nj
Rcistrrtown we uroceeded Early next morning
| Ia Westminster Nyhere we arrival nhnnt aleveu
| ,'eloet aud oceuriei tho town Hnvin,r on
CANNED ON the o,itskir,s of the town. on tbe
road leading 10 Gettysburr. | Immediately
threw out pIckets on nil the roaIs leading mia
the town at sufficient distances from NV encamp-
meut to allow annie time ia lie informed of the
uuuenrance of the enf.nv Iieut' nnvmani.
| fi5U.n New York Vols ! scouts renortod about
Go'cloek ON tie day OF our arriynl that there
wcre M 1cbes At either Gettysburg or Hanover.
wticir rp,,,rt WAS ennGrmel hv r,iig.,,s c,o,iu q
from tba,r minis and inflammation Of which I
forS ,rl,I ia ,ou i,nnea,nt.lv Inv an, riol cnrier
Aboup o'elock ON tbe evening If lie as,h
INST. the p.clrt on the uetppstend Rond GANG
in md t,noat,d H.. ad,nnee Of tbp enemy.
n,vilrv we ware Immediately in tb,. sadila
and went out TO meet them. While awaitino
tbeir npnrofch. / was informed ,hat thev lad
taken The Manchester road which enters the
urnuike ab mt tire. miles below Westminster
with a view to n,inck INV rear. and cut off rr
trent / ut once fell back to That point ma
awaited tbeir nunronoh riek.ts we're semi mi
on Nh the roads to ascertain the exact where
nbou. Of the enemy. bui falling ia discover III
,rcsruc, so rrnprt,I I, M. Srpnnsing t1,.t ii,
rebels had retired. Mt once marched b,ek nm,
e.npeupieu The town. cxtrndinr nv niekei. /.
a greater distance from the toWn IN all III,
rentis. On the following morning. NV nj ,kr
renorted nil uuiet. aud a treat mnnv NJ m,
horsps having heen rendered almost unfit II,
service by .nnrehine on the stony roads win
ont sboes. 1 urdered Them f., he SIND tbnt n,,n
inc.
I About "a o'clock on the nitriusan Of the 9gth
, lye.terdnyI Information was lrnupht IN hv
ctizer dLe rickct having heen cspinreal ,ha
tic enemy were nlynn,in e IN force on III
Washington road. immediately otderel nil III
s,ryiepalle hnr.ra Il, lac. ut INITIAL nmotnti,,, =
A about seventy and advancing IN nolnn,, tbrnno
The ti,,n proceeded ia ,tiyp him hattle
$ ordered Lieut.. u. W. &. clark. Companv &
.,lpuu,. ,,,,,rI ~ tat.ln, 80. "a.
J. wan ~ Au'pnue guar! ul 'wei'e men To leel III
Il rne,ny 1un psI'' '''n n's pu'l,lp" lac a'vahe
ha'lns "u'n INV" ~ lvpor"N strong eoIum
'' cavalry ~ p"r' ct "n'lh were armed VIII
'"' m uio''ug 'o"u'us US "l Tue "ashlng'a
rnAu' "h'e "hplne' column was marching I
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SAM '''l' 10 Gu, on our ',rea'
u ,"P'n," or"'' .''''i''"uu'nE Com lanY " wa
/. ordered To rhnfFe ne eolumn ON the Washing