Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-08-06
From the Free Press. I'D
FROM THE CAVALRY.
NEAR "SNIoKER's GAP, VA, !
July 18th, 1863.

teemlng with the news OF great victories,
and while Divisions, Brigadcs and Regi- ,
ments are receiving encomiums from mil.
lions of loyal hearts, think it but du.
ty to lay before your many readers short
account of the part performed by the lst
Vt. Cavalry part | am happy to say of
which we as regiment are proud, and Of
which the people of Vermont may also
boast.
Since the Goth day of June, we have
been in the saddle over half the time;
and such marching and fighting as has
been done by our. Division is unparalleled
in the history of this rebellion.
Our march from Fairfax to Frederick
city was Indeed pleasant one, and was
attended with no accident of any kind.
We arrived at the latter place at midnight
on the 9th of June. On the 29th we
had a general {" changing of hands"
Gen. Stahl was relieved of his command,
as was also Col. DeForest, who command
ed our brigade The dashing Gen. Kill
patrlch formerly Col. of the I'd N. Y,
Cavalry assumed command of our brig
ade. The nine regiments composing the
Division, were consolidated into two brig
AIDES. ours being the first.
On the morning Of the Goth, under our
new commanders, we moved on toward
Pennsylvania, and at night bivouacked
near the village Of Littletown, three miles
over the line Here we met with a very
pleasing reception, by some fifty young
ladies who had assembled at the Union
Hotel. AS we passed through the street
their sweet voices mingled with the coars.
|cr ones of the soldiers in singing p" The
Star Spanged Banner, Red White and
Blue" &c. i .'.'
AT early dawn on the 30th we moved
on to Hanover Here the kind ladies had
assembled at the markets in the centre of
the town and with everything nice to eat
were cheering us on. The Misses had
come out with boquets of nice flowers, and
the merchants with boxes Of cigars, sc.
All these were being distributed freely,
and all were enjoying themselves heartily,
when a sound of cannon is heard in the
upper part of the town. The frightened
young ladies inquired and we're assured
by the soldiers that undoubtedly the citi-
zens were firing salute in honor Of our
} arrival. 1t was heard again and again,
and this time skedaddling from the rear
J of the cowardly rear guard assured us
: that Messrs. Stuart & Co. were attacking
, our rear. The 18th Pennsylvania, new
regiment never before under fire, com.
: menced grand move toward the front
and the rebels followed on. Lucky the
other regiments of the brigade had been
drawn up in line, and the lst VT and
5th N. Y, cavalry were soon face to face
: with the hordes Of Gen. Stewart. The
J charge was led by Gen. Farnsworth in
, person. The rebels after exchanging q
, few shots broke and ran, and over fifty
prisoners we're brough in. Among them
was Lieut. Colonel Payne 4th Va. Cav,
two captains and two lieutenants Of the
: I'd N. G. Cavalry, also stand Of colors
belonging to the latter regiment Skir.
J misbing continued during the entire day.
and Just at sunset the rebels fell back
} when the town was re-occupied by our
troops. Our loss during the day was !
> killed and 3S wounded that of the enc.
) my 26 killed and 81 wounded. 0ur ana
balances being in the rear Of the brigade,
5 nine of them were captured. most of them
containing the sick and wounded Of the
Q brigade dl79 lF ae {iia.a.a. sGsog
Our supply train having failed to come
, up during the day. we were without ra-
tions. but the kind and ever-to- -be-remem-
! bered ladies of Hanover cooked all night,
| and at day break all were we'll fed. a
On the I'd inst we proceeded to Gettys-
burg, where the battle had commenced,
and we're assigned position on the left
i. Eof our line. AL day on the Sd was this
position maintained against division of
| rebel infantry. Towards evening Gen,