White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-07-16

Diary sf the Campaign In Penn'
sylvanfa.
Nay q .nd 3i-Battls of Chsncel
lorsville fought.
June 9th or l0th-Lee strikes hi'
tents. near Fredericksburg. and marches
with 90, 900 men. Of which cavalry form'
an important part. Gen. Hooker is i'm
mediately on the alert and follows him.
June l4th-The rebel Gen. Evell at
tacks Gen. Milroy at Winchester. ant
forces him to fall back on Harper's Ferry
leaving his cannon and stores in tn
hands Of the rebels. A small body Of re
bells attacks . force Of 5000 men uulel
Col. McReynolds at Berryville. between
Harper's Ferry and Winchester. Mar
tinsburgis also attacked.
June 15th-A rebel cavalry forc'
marched through Maryland into Cham.
bersburg. Pa. The main body of Lee.
army slowly approaches the Potomsc.-
Hooker covers Washington. and barras'
ses the march of the rebels. Presiden
Lincoln issues . proclamation for l20
600 men; Governor Seymour receives
a telegram from Washington. asking fo'
10000 men Summons the militis Gen
erals to Albany to organize the militia.
Jnns l5;h-The Federal forces evacu-
ate Frederick. Maryland. A body of reb
els attack Hsrpsr's Ferry. but are repul-
sed BY Gen. Tyler. shelling it from
Maryland heights. Several thousand rebe
infantry cross the Potomac at Williams
port this is the beginning Of the inva'
sion. p
June 1Sth-Geueral Plesssnton whips
the rebel cavalry st Aldie. . gap in The
Bull Run mountains. 1t is supposed tha,
somo part Of Lees forces crossed the Po
tomsc every day from the 18th unit
they we're all in Maryland and Pennsyl
v.nia. The people of Harrisburg and
Pittsburg begin to fortify their cities.
June 19th-Gen Ewell's division (reb
el) enters Shsrpsburg. The Federal cavsl'
~ whip the enemy at MiddIeburg. . few
miles west of Aldie.
June 24th-Gen. Couch concentrates q
militia force at Gettysburg. to oppose
Ewell. who was at the head of $1,000
to 10000 men. Ewell reaches Cham.
bersburg
June 25,h-The lsst brigade of the
rebel army crosses the Potomsc; Gen
Hooker crosses at the same time. his
amy covering Washington and Bslti.
more.
June 26th-Seven or eight thousand
rebel infantry hold Gettysburg.
June 27th-Lee. Longstreet and Hill
march ont Of Cbsmbersburg with 81. 600
troops and . hundred and -four pieces o,
artillery towards Gettysburg.
June 2Sth-Lee holds bis hesdouarters
at Hagerstown. and Hooker at Frederick.
Gen. Meade appointed Commander in.
chief-the rebel Gen. Early occupies
York and levies OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
burg ia threatened-Gen Meade begins
to move and Lee to concentrate his troops.
june 30th-Gen. Pleasantou defeats
the rebel cavalry under Stuart at Han
over
July 1st-The rebels attack our al.
vance near Gettyshure under Gen. Rev.
nolds. and are repulsed. Gen Reynolds
is killed.
July 2nd-The battle is renewed, late
in the afternoon, and after one Of the se
verest contests of the war. the rebels are
repnlsed at all points. Generals Paul
and Zook are killed. and Generals Sickles
and Barlow, Graham and Warren are
wounded.
July 3rd-The rebels hegin the attack
at early daylight. The battle continues
during the day +; at night the enemy re-
treat. leaving their pickets and sentinels
in our hands. General Meade sends cav.
airy and light artillery in pnrsuit Gen.
French destroys Lees pontoon bridges
at Willismsport.
July 4th-General Couch senis fresh
troops to hsrrsss Lees retrpst. General
Meade sends cavalry and infantry to in
tercept the rebel advance and prevent
their crossing the Potomac.