, 1863-11-14
DhTTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Tlmesl
HEADQUARTERS Anxx OF TUE PoroxAc.i

Especial Dlspssch to the New York Tlmes.l
November H. 1853.
GENERAL: hare the honor to submit here.
with report Of the operations Of this army
during the month Of Jn}y, including details
Of the battle Of GettyBbuIg- The report has
teen detained by my failure to receive tbs re-
ports Of the several corps and division COM
Eantere, whowere eevere:y wounded In the
battle
On the eth of June, Irecefved ordars from
the PreaIdent, placing me in command of the
amy. The situation Of affairs WAS briefly IS
follows: The Confederate army. commanded
by Gen. &. E. Lee, estimated at oTer 100, 900
mac River, aud advanced up the Cumberland
Wiley. Reliable intelligence placed his ad-
TaEce (EwelIs ccrps) on the Susquehauna,
betweea Har1iebu r and Columbia Long
,trects corps WAS at Chambersburg. and HIfs
bttwesn that place and CashtoTa+
The 2Cth Of June Has spent in ascertaining
tie position and strength OF the different
corps Of the army, but principally In bring
ipg up cavalry, which bad been covering the
rear Of the army in Its passage over the Poto.
mac, and to which large Increase had Just
ed to the detenses Of Washington Orders
were given on ttls& day to make Gen. French,
commanding at Hnper's Ferry, mnYe. vita
Z, coo men to occupy Frederick and the line
U4A4AOIE A4A NAtu 1AlFU4As A0Q LR6
balance Of hts force, estimated at 1000, to
remove and escort the pahllc property to
On tie 29th the army VILE put In motion,
ard on the evening Of that day xas in posi-
ton. its lefe &C Emmi. .tsbutgh and its right at
was on the left flank with It's advance At Get
tyebu1gh- K1patrick's division WIS In front
at Hanover where he encountered this day
Gen. stuart'e Confederate cavalry, which had
crossed the Potomac at Seneca Creek, and
passing our 1ight asok, was g makiog Is ;g Wy
division, which was delayed ID taking It's
position on the right flank By the occupation
Of the roads By columns Of infantry.
On the 3oih, the right flank Of the army
was moved mp to Manchester. the lett still
being 1t Esnmitsbursh, In the vicinity q
3a-weTe collected, under orders Of Mei. Gen.
Reynolds: Gen Buford having reported
from Gettysburg the appearance Of the
enemy on ,ns Cashtown road, in some force,
81 KeYnSd' CD aahfa We directed to o:eup5 ct
Of Jn1y, Gen. Reynolds found Buford's cay
airy warmly engaged With the enemy, who
hid deborched his infantry through tue
mountains on the Cashtowa road, bat was
beirg held In check in most gallant manner
sby Gen. Buforo's cavalry.
MsJor Gen. Reynolds Immediately moved
arou1d the town Of Gettysburg, aud advanced
on the Csshto6n road, and without mo
snent'e hesitation. dcployed bis advance diyI-
sion and attacked the enemy. at the same time
sepding oEdets for the 1lth corps General
HowaYd} TO advance AZ promptly as possible.
Soon after making his dispositions Tor the a.
tack, Msjor Gen. Reynolds fell mortsly
wounded, the command OF the 1st corps &C.
golylng On Ms1or Gen. Daubleday, and the
cclnma1d Of the field on Max Gen. Howard,
who arrived about this time, III 80 =. N j
Win the 11th corps, then commanded oy
Major Gen. Schurz. Major Gen, Howard
pushea FORWARD two divisions Of the 11th
engaged With the enemy on the ridge to the
North OF the town, and posted his sd division
With three batteries OF artillery on Cemetery
Ridge, on the south side OF the town. I'm TO
this time the battle had been With the tnrees
Of the enemy debouch1ng from the 1nounfains
on the Ca6htoWn road, knoHn to be- Hiti'E
corps, In the early par: OF tic action suc.
cess was On our siae-WadsSorth's di9isior
of the 1et corps having driven the oaemy
buck some distance, and capturing nuueroui
prisoners, among them Gen. Archer, Of tAt
Confederate Amy.
The arrival OF rclnforcemcnts to the enc
my on the CashtoHn road, and the iuuctlol
with Ewelre corps, coming on the York au'
Harrisburg rpads, which occurred hetWee1
] at.d o'cloEk P. H., enabled the enemy t
b'icg vastly superior forces against bath tn
1st and 11th corps. outdsnking our 1ioe 9
battle and pressing It 10 severely thtt