Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21

Stuart. with most Of his cavalry, had on the
18th started on one of his hurrah raids around
the federal army. fording the Potomac only a
few miles above Washington encampini, on the
night of the Goth near Union Mills, within a
few miles of the federal army, which was be-
tween him and Lee. Stuarts advance was met
and driven back by kilpatrick's division at
Hanover on the 30th. forcing him to march
rapidly away from Lee toward York, where he
expected to find Early, but that officer had
marched the day before in the direction of
Cashtown. Stuarts proper direction now was
Heidlersburg. but instead he started for Car
Isle. There he disappointed again; Ewell
had retired toward Cashtown also. Owing to
these erratic movements Stuart did not reach
Lees army until July 2 Many confederate
writers argue that Stuart's absence cost Lee
the battle, but 1T does not seem probable that
1t affected the result in any degree either way.
Leo without the alleged needed information
which only Stuart could gather was, after all,
concentrated at the point Of contact sooner
than his adversary.
MEADE PUSHING NoRrHwARD.
After taking his bearings the new federal
commander pushed all his army corps north
ward as rapidly as possible, knowing that his
presence would compel Lee to concentrate.
As shown, it Immediately had that effect, and
relieved the pressure along the Susquehanna.
But Meade did not learn this positively until
the morning Of July /. On the 29th the first
and eleventh corps were in the vicinity Of En-
mittsburg, the third was at Tancytown; the
other corps were from five to twelve miles
back.
On the night of the 30tb Gen. Meade was at
| Taneytown. Reynolds, with the first corps,
had marched to Marsh creek. within four miles
of Gettysburg; the third near to Emmittsburg
where the eleventh still remained, ten miles
from Gettysburg; the twelfth at Titles
town, eight miles off, the second at Uniontown,
| the sixth at Manchester and the fifth at Union
Mills, all from twenty to thirty miles from Get
tysburg. On that afternoon Buford's division
of cavalry had occupied Gettysburg, where it
remained.
The federal army not much advanced
| on this day. but unfortunately had been spread
out to cover as much ground as possible, some
of the corps being thirty miles apart. In fact,
Gen. Meade desired to fight a defensive battle
behind Pipe creek. twenty-five miles sontn of
Getty sburg, where three OF his corps were held
| for the others to retire upon. Having but i'm
| perfect Information Of Lees whereabouts, his
movements were necessarily more or less tenta-
| tive. But all unknown to Meade the crisis was
at hand The advance of Gen. Lees army
| under Heth was at Cashtown on the goth, about
| eight miles west Of Gettysburg. The next day
| Heth sent Pettgrews brigade down to Gettys-
| burg to loot some shoes. Pettigrew ran up
| against Bufords cavalry and retired on Cash
| town. supposing he had met a largo force of
| all arms On that night Ewell was ut Heiders-
burg. ten miles north from Gettysburg. with
Rodes' division, while Early was only three miles
\ further to the east. The rest of the confederate
army scattered along the Chambersburg
pike behind Heth. but marching on Gettys-
burg. A
| fighting oficers-Gens. John F. Reynolds and
| John Buford. Noticing the commanding posi-
| tion of Gettysburg. from which roads radiated
in every direction. Buford there planted him
self. Scouting parties we're sent out in all d.
sections. From captured e1BA9alsrs Ds(egd