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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
STATE CAMP AT PEEKsKILL.
WILL. BE READY FOR THE VOLUNTEERS on THEIR
ARRIVAL. THIS WEEK.

VIII BE READY FOR The NVIIN y fT1I1 ~ 1II7EI'
ARRIVAL. THIS WEEK.
Albany. April % CspeciaD.-The state Camp at
Peekskili is being rapidly prepared fer occupa-
ton by the new recruits for the volunteer army.
Colonel Joseph Story has charge OF the WORK
As soon as the waterworks are In order the
tents will be erected II Is said there VIII Dc
accommodations for 1000 men. Adjutant-Gen-
eral Tillin2hast thinks that the camp VIII De
ready for occupation by tomorrow, alhough no
soldiers are expected before the latter part or
the week
While the volunteers are al PeekskiH' they
will be drilled by United States officers.
u. II. Harrington, Division superintendent Of
the Nev-York Central. was in consultation with
Adjutant- General Tillinghast to-day about 'he
TRANSFORMATION Of volunteers to Peekskill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
.urpJCAN s. s. UNION ANN'thSAhf'

Rostor April 25-The seventy-,ourth an'....''s,
,,o American Sunday School Union was oo-
OF w, =. tho Central congregational Church.
na-Srev.s at. last evening. The Rev DR.: Edward
To- e Clark pastor OF the church. presided. me
- ~ ADDISON p Foster. secretary for New
Fnsland reported FOR the last year that 9zz scnoos
"a ha5r organized with 5.l33 members; schools
h"u 80 gs-. old schools revisited. 1896; teach
s srs ia new and reorganired SCHOOLS .Al 's,ss
10 tal'', 9lo. sermons and addresses delivered.
6nvcYslons reported 60ss; churches organ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
Commander Phil Kearny Post no s. q. A. X
v,roNr.s MILITIA READY TO MOVE.

Malone y y April o The 9th Separate COM
~. ~ Malone are In readiness 10 move South on
a, hours notice. captain g. w. Crooks tel'-
crsnhed Adiutant General TNlinghast that the
cor,ranv was ready 10 70 wherever ordered
,Sinctv pcr cent have sgnihed their Willingness 20
enlist under the Presidents can TOT Volunteers ~
'''''' - ,.,ors Enough mon were enlisted on
,.,,.. g., mako m the ful quota. captain rooks
Ii'u,nS =. telegram Yesterday summonins HIM 10
Albany at once
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
VIEW CRAFT FOR NETWORK YACHTSNEN.

BOSTON April 25-A contract has been awarded 10
n towboat company TO tow thirty-siX new knock
abouts from Marbchead to New-York The boats
have ,ist been completed by W. b. Stearns AT
,,.n,ahood and are all built on the same lines and
sana dimensions being twenty-one feet on me
,,ntor-nc and thirty three feet over all. ne
w., ara owned nv members Of the Seawanhaka
Corinthian and other yacht clubs or New ork'
The tug William r.. Cleary, with the heavy W n
DO bowser and lashingS, went down 10 Marpe-
hnsd today TO arrange the yachts for toying
Two tugs Will take the entire fleet AROUND 10 New"
r,rl<
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
vr,r FELLOWSHIP FOR CORNELL.

Ithaca. \. Y. April 25.-The College or Arch
lecture at Cornell University. has just established
on ANIMAL fellowship. valued at 5000 II Is TO be
awarded on basis OF competition. the winner 10
.,ana Two wears advanced study at '.orneii
spe W. t,vrone under direction OF faculty or COZ.
,"ye of Architecture at Cornell Competitions VIII
pe '' arc under thirty years old. and to speciai
VIA who have completed a two-year course
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
oo,.s,.r.rr PAPERS TRANSFERRED.

The books and papers OF the spanish oonSu,'o
=, ,h,s cuv were once more transferred EeS'r'uaS'
IN ' cdor was received by Acting ConsuGen-
arsi cbarpenier Of the french Consulate. 10 'urn
en- .rtec,s Of the Spanish Consulate over 10 haIon
e,oc,r,ncer. the Austrian Consu-"oheraL ms
.rorsfer was made under the arrangement p"'.
INC senior consular officer OF el'"'' s,,.,,oDs
Austria in each city shou'd oo"''
q, the Spanish Consulate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
CAPTAIN EGGLESTON HAS A COMPANY.

louis Egglcston. member Of Perry Post. NO
81 q A r. who IN the civil War was captain IN
tho An Ncw-York Scott Life Gunrd. has enlisted
company OF 1862 men in East New YORK Inc r.,
80 office IS In "A store Mt Linwood-st and
Blsk"-aVo. $780,, - -. t,,or,nod
~, tho regiment Will he the disposal or tho
S,nte and Nation a weeks notice.
Captain Eggleston has recently retired from inc
olfcef
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
DAMAGE TO THE CHARLESTON.

cONDENsING TUBES SAID TO HAVE BEEN IN
JuRED By THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE
Chicago April ga dispatch 10 Ihe IT'D
une" from San Francisco says
TT has just been discovered that the cruiser
Charleston was injured by the recent earth
ouake Her condcnsing tubes were injured and
~ may be necessary 10 get new ones from the
East The cruiser cannot be put in readiness
AS soon as had been eXpected.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26

Frank : Rlack Governor Albany, y Y
- Gotcrror: Although far heyond the aRe
limit The veterans OF PM Kenrny Pos, no f OUT
.r i,cs ror such military duty as Your Exec,
,n- ..ce q, 20 assign them on the breaking o"' OK
ho.fl .ltic-. -,, 49,, o. % N tho
,', H., defence ~ the Union IN 1851 pcrNhdes th"r
ii-c.e,s win Increased intensity, ana thcy HkaIi
ar. ready to nght for The glorious S'arS anu
StIip's' WIZ JOSEPH II. STtNER
,o,,,,.ndor Phil Kearny Post No. s. g. A. X
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
DraTg OF A VETERAN EDITOR.

,u,s Falls ~ Y, April 25-Jean r. stebbns.
ns,dert Of the Agricultural Insurance Company,
~ WATERFOWL died at his sisters home. here 70:
Ssv He resided in this city from 1854 70 my. ana
Lifted .sThe Journal and Courier, hepupncan
weekly. from 1850 TO 1883. He was sixty-two years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
CONNECTICUT BANKERS SUICIDE.

Hartford Conn. April @.-Colonel Everett IA
Morse an investment banker. shot himself AZ MS
wanut-.t home at o'clock this morning.
The bullet lodged in his brain ana proved tatai'
death occurring at 1 O'Clock to-day. Poor business
ia attributed as the cause. Colonel Morse VA.
member OF the stan OF the late Governor Mor1ss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
BIG FIRE ~ GLASGOW.

THE CATHEDRAL. OF sr. ANDREW AMONG THE
BUILDINGS BURNING.
Glasgow. April 25.-A tremendous fire broke
out in the Clydcside district OF this city to-
night Several large buildings are involved. In
Guiding the magnificent Catholic Cathedral OF
St Andrew. .,-o,>oo ,
The damage already amounts 10 tlooooo ana
the rr, is still burning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
CLEVELAND. II. LOUISVILLE. g.

Louisville. April 25.-rhe Colonies proved easy
prey for Tebeau's Indians. Assistant Umpire
Woods changed decision three times in the third
inning The score follows: . -
Cleveland ...........l .
Ba,,cri.--Young anI O'Connor. Dowing and Dexter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
AssrMp1YMAH BRENNAN RAISING REGl-
MENT

Asscmblyrnan Edward c. Brennan OF hrook'yn'
l., ,.rt,ino n regiment 10 volunteer for the war
w prcnnan says that he will offer the services OF
his regiment either 10 defend the coast OF 80 -
,,,h, Anulications from those who wish 10 "hnFr
saw. beon received by hundreds. and meeting Tor
nnroImeuf will he held this week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
PENCE ALBERT ~ SAY FRANCISCO.

San Francisco. April 25.-Prince Albert OF Flan-
aers nephew of King Leopold OF Belgium ana
haor N the Belgian throne. Is In this city re
reached town yesterday after a trip or severai
wceks through the East and South Inc prince -
UeIgian Army his ade-decamp; MT Josstnen'
secretary OF the Belgian Legation at washington
and his physician, Dr. Mels. t..r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
rN1oN coLIEGr 0rFERs sERvIcEs

Schenectady y y. April ?5-The following tele-
pra,n was sent tonight 20 President kinl"y.
RI ,ytui,rn Mckinney Executive MAqsion. Wash
iicfon. = q. 1890 ..,,..
Tn. s,udeni- % Union College. IN mass meeting
assembled hereby signify 'h"ir approval or INC ~
,ur!siraton. aud o~r iaclr seryires :" ne '.oEfh
.,et, RALPH T. BRADFORD,
'" Presidert o, tho Undergraduate body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
n.uaGy BY RAIN ~ THE MOHAWK VALLEY

scbsnectsd-. ~ Y. April 25-The heavy rains OF
tho last few days have caused ten-foot freshet
in the Mohawk River The ISLANDS ana natiahds
are submerged. and all crops that nave been
nlanted there will be washed out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
.,,rp1rAN YACHTS ABROAD.

croornock. April 25.--Robcrt Gooiets steam yacht
,n,oh chilled from Newport, X. l. on
.nru p arrived here on Saturday last,
Ieghorn. April @.-The steam ,ho". n'' ,.. a.
80, -, Iohp f. Brooks. Of tho New ork
ownea Cyn called from this port on Ihurso"y last
hnund seward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
MASSACHUSETTS, CAMP READY.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PorR
THOUSAND TROoPs

South Fran'nghnm Mas April n -Fv~rythlnF
"a practically 'n readiness ,or rendezvous % tho
militia al the state camp Ground. = an order 'of
mobilization g. issued hy ,he Governor. II IN"
forces should arriy" az any time within iw'n'y-
"a make thcnselyes comfortable NJ once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
rn,,.crrP .IOHANsEN's WOUND
WOUND


Key West. Fla April 25-Quar'ermasteT Joh man,
" ,ho ,rIzo crew OF the gunhoat Helena who
SCI" Vt ho, himself yesterday. mis- revolver
rcnnnr from It's holster ded MS m9rnns The
urop{',, occurred on board the Mlguri Jo'er' ue
accid,ehht s,comer captured by the gunboat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
TIE DIAMOND FIELD.
TILE RECORDS.
CINCINNATI 4. CHICAGO.

Cincinnati. April a-The Reds lost today's game
after thew had gained a comfortah bic lead in the
first half OF the eighth inning. Score:
r. F
,,h $780," o o o X !
H..,eri.,- IIiil anf Pelik. R-iggs nni Donohue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
RED CROSS SOCIETY FORMED.

pcrkelcy. Cal. April 25.-A Rcd Cross Society. one
hundred and fifty strong has been formed here
ia mcrnbers all tender their services 10 the Gov
eminent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
n,r,1 rrAnNY vrrrRANs rREpARED.
%ev-york April II. 1895

MAGISTRATE stluer yesterday made public the fo'-
lowing letter. which shows tho temper OF ~" Ola
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26

LARGE GIFT FOR CONCORD CHURCH.
Concord y. H.. April 25.-Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy
has announced a gift Of 10000 for the erection
OF a granite edfce for the First Church OF Christ
SciantiatA In this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
MILITIA TO GUARD COAST LINE.

BOSTON. April Ex-Governor Wolcott has Issued a
s,,tement setting forth that the MASSACHUSETTS,
militia r,uft be used 10 guard this states coast
,mn Volunteers to the Presidents call must be
volunteers N fact
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26
CAR OF SPANISH PARTY NOT STONED

DENIED BY CHIEF wILK1E. OF THE SECRET SER
v1cr-No UNFAvoRABIE DEMoNsTRA-
TON AT ANY POINT
Washington. April 2o-Chicf John T.. Wilkie' or
tho Secret Service to-day gave out the following
statement:
Tho Spanish Minister having been quoted IN an
trtervlcw as saying that the car containing MS
ar,v tod been stoned at Harrisburg and Rorhes-
P,r beg TO state that the reports from the Se'fct
cn,,,icc men who accompanied the party snow
q, AZ Harrisburg the members or the spanish
M wore I'm bed and that there was no demon
Of any sor, while the train REMAINED AT ne
81 A. Rochester the members OF the SianlSh
,,y y,ere al breakfast when the train pulled mo
Pa " ,a,Jnn aud no one except the train men ana
inc s D,,niovcs knew Of their presence on the
.ratn AZ no point during the trip was there any
rnfavora bic demonstration OF any SOIL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26

Teddy" Edwards rode his 18th consecutive cent
ury on the Merrck road yesterday. His ride or
Sunday I'm the rain hard ono. K taking hin
nearly twelve hours to make the trip
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26

Fred" Burns. OF the Road Committee OF tn
Good Roads Association Of Long Island. !s hav!n,
blanks printed asking cyclists 10 notify him WHERE
the bad places In the roads to be found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-26

Frank Waller. the Flying Dutchman." has taken
training quarters for the at Berkeley Oval
where he will drill a number Of pacing crews. He
will have direct charge them and see 10 II
that they are the equal Of any crews IN the coun-
try Waller himself is OF the best steersmen
that ever piloted a big multicycle.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-07
BRAVE ACTS.


a.. ,,,,,,oe aav which commemorated
40 discovery Of gold in California in is4o,
4 eouod Of battery OF the regular army
u,as arinr n salute at Lime Point fort,
noar San Francisco. one load-the charge
was flfty pounds of powder inclosed In 4
wooden bag-did not go off, and the officer
in command ordered 1t TO be pulled out
of the cannon.
The charge was withdrawn, and. as r
dropped to the ground, Il was seen that
one corner of the wooden bag was on fire.
In an instant tho powder would have
caught, and the seven men with their Of
ficers would have been killed. Private
John NJ. Jones Jumped toward the smouI-
dering bag, rolled 1t in the mud, and with
his bare hands plastered the singed edges
with damp earth.
II was quick. brave deed, and had tho
hero been British soldier It would hayo
brought him q Victoria cross 10 wear on
his breast
During the sepoy war young cantain
or artillery saw an ignited shell fall near
his battery. Instantly he lifted II IN. car
RED II to distance. and flung IL away
just then 1t burst, shatfering HIS ten fore
arm.
In the Crimean war Captain Peel nf ,ha
royal navy, and son OF the former Prime
Minister, Sir Robert Peel comrnandeA /,
naval battery In front Of sebaatonol. Ora
day large shell. it's fuse burning. felt
into the battery near where peai WA.
standing. Picking II NJ. he carried X 20
the rampant and tossed II over II 60
plo9ed before It reached the ground -
Youths Companion.
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action. For sometime less than four
years these two young soldiers served
together in the army, the last two in
many a combat and battle of the army
of tie Potomac, whose history when
written Alright (and it haS not yet
been written arighD will properly rec
ord the great and splendid deeds OF
two real field marshals of cavalry,
whose superiors the world has never
yet seen, Major General John Buford
and Major General Wesley Merritt.
MERRITT AT BEVERLY FORD.
History has not yet accorded to
either the full measure of credit won
and deserved by each in his own
sphere of action; but the truth-teller
of time comes ever slowly forward,
ever slowly but surely. The first great
cavalry battle ever fought on the
American continent was at Beverly
Ford, Va, June 8, 1868, where, on both
sides, over 10000 mounted men were
engaged. The cavalry corps of the
Army of the Potomac there met and
defeated the splendid cavalry corps of
the Army of Northern Virginia, com
manded by Stuart, Fitzhugh Lee and
Hampton, and until then deemed in
vincible. In that battle General John
Buford commanded the First division
of cavalry of the Army Of the Potomac.
organized and formed by him. He
grandly indicated on that field the
charge of a well-disciplined and large
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-07
OUR TRIUNE FATHERr.AyD.

Stretch out thy arms across the seas.
Great Motheriand, and we shall come
As come the laden honey bees.
Back TO our still green fathers homsx
Our school boy quarrel OF the paet
Shall weigh as nothing In the rcaIes.
Our scars shall have ali been healed al
last
And banished with youths fairy tales.
Send out thy voice across the sea,
Great Fatheriand, and we shall hear.
And once again our hearts shall be.
In all thy days Of trouble, near:
Our strong young hands shall smite thy
foes,
Our iron ships defend thy shore,
And where tiny deep sea ebbs and flows
The ciaeh Of conflict comes no more.
Thy lions roar has hushed the earth.
Our eagles screams the nations thrill,
And stilled 10 now the voice OF mirtn,
OF those who would have done US i'll
Forever on thy wave washed strand,
Old Fatherlsnd. be peace and rest:
A. heart TO heart. and hand to hand.
We lean upon each others breastI :
Forever on thy hills and wales.
Thy castles and thy cottage homes,
Fall pure the light taas never fails
And rest the love that never roams!
The graves wherein thy heroes dust
C0mmingles WIKI the dust OF earth
Shall blossom with new home and trust,
For time conceiyes Ills mobiles birth.
And Erin's harp shall soothe our woes.
Her valiant sons be ever ! Ear:
And scotland's thistle sting our foeA
II ever we have foes 70 fear:
And long a. time. with happy hand.
Rings out that Right aIo is ny~vaiiA
God bless our triune Fat1e71sndi
Its bogs. It's meadows auG It's dasess ~
WILLIAM r. WOOD
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he received from his noble father: sup
plemented, Of course, BY his own strong
literary tastes and abilities.
General Merritt's character and
temperament since boyh00d have ever
been marked by q keen sense OF pro-
priety and Justice; and he has. that
judicial quality which enables him
readily to see the truth and right OF
a question, and the real merits or
faults of others. He has ably defended
the name and fame OF many an officer
of the Union army who had been cru
ely and unjustly treated. Born and
reared in the North, he has rescued
as best he might the fair fame of sew
eral officers OF Southern birth and an
tecedents, who remained loyal to the
Union in the civil war, but were cruelty
ignored and. in some instances, still
more cruelty treated by the govern
ment.
General Merritt's brothers and kins-
men are all people of honorable lives
and aspirations in the State of Illinois.
One brother, Mr.. Edward L. Merritt
was for thirteen years editor OF the
Springfield Register, and another
brother, Hon. Thomas E. Merritt, OF
Salem. owner Of the Salem Advocate,
founded by his father, having been for
many years and many terms MEMBER
of the Illinois Legislature.
HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH BUFORD.
On the first day of July, 1860, Wes-
ley Merritt, a West Point graduate,
lust graduated from the military
academy, received his first commission
as brevet second lieutenant in the Sec
ond regiment Of United States dra-
goons. He joined this famous regi-
ment in November following at it's
Headquarters, then at old Camp
Flovd. Utah. He there met for the
first time a most distinguished and
able young captain in the same reg1-
ment, who had already served twelve
wears in the army. He was then IN
command of the squadron of the regi-
ment, and was considered by many Old
officers the most accomplished captain
of cavalry who had ever appeared IN
the United States army. He was sin
cerelyl beloved by his fellow officers
by reason of his most noble character
and modest didspOsition, and probably
no captain in the service was ever
more thoroughly respected and admired
nv his men than he Hard service on
the plains under Harvey and ST. George
Cooke had made him veteran. The
Young captain and the new subaltern
were both from the state of Illinois.
Their fathers were both distinguished
men of that state. whose voices were
potent in the councils of the great po-
litical party then in power. A singular
kinship of disposition, temperament
and character soon united the two OIL
GERS, which was afterward more firmly
cemented on many glorious fields OF
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HIS DAsHING CAVALRY TACTICS.

HIS DASH1NG CAVALRY TACTICS.
In column of squadrons Merritt first
hurled Devin's bigade in a charge like
a thunderbolt against the very angle
OF the line caused by the refused left
OF Earlys army, even while confusion.
resulting from change Of alignment
to meet the attack, existed there. The
Confederate battle line rolled upon it
self, and Devin fell back to the rally.ac-
cording to the approved tactics Of cav
airy. with three stands CT colors ard
over 300 prisoners. Immediately fol-
lowing came the equally tremendous
charge of the heroic reserve, or regu-
lar brigade under Lowell, the gallant
volunteer colonel of the Second Massa-
chusetts cavalry, who commanded this
brigade on that day. 1t delivered its
awful blow in spite of a whitening
fire from Wharton's and Gordon's
musketry concentrated upon it and of
canister at short range hurled against
it by the batteries OF Braxton and
King. Back to the rally it went; then
Merritt reformed his squadrons and
hurled his whole division against the
demoralized Confederate left 1t now
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-07

force 81 cavalry, guided by = master
hand. can be made Irresistible even
AGAINST large masses Of infantry. Mer-
rift later on astoumded the veteran
infantry division Of Early's army at
Winchester by series Of like cavalry
charges made by that same First divi-
sion; charges which won glorious
victory for the ever-fortunate Sheridan
ON that day.
Young Captain Wesley Merritt had
already commanded the Second regi-
ment Of United States cavalry at Up
Second dragoons), and how be did it
against Beverly Ford; and for his gal
liant and distinguished services that
day under the eye and command CT
Buford, he was made brigadier gen
eral Of volunteers, and was assigned to
command the reserve brigade of the
First division, which was composed OF
four regiments of regular cavalry and
the Sixth Pennsylvania.
! HIS WORK AT GETTYSBURG
At sunrise on July l, 1863 (the ami
versary date of both Buford's and Mer-
ritt's first commissions in the army,
two brigades of the First division OF
cavalry were, by General Bufords Or
der, saddled and standiag TO horse
near Gettysburg. With the fine IL
stinct and certain intuition OF great
cavalry soldier, he became convinced
the day before that the Confederate
army would concentrate at Gettysburg.
He determined to fiercely oppose tier
advance, and save the heights ot Gene
terry Hill for occupation by the Union
army. How we'll he accomplished MS
work real history now tardily tells u.s.
long years after his lamented death.
He skillfully deployed his slender brl-
gades dismounted across the Cham
bersburg road early that morning, his
single battery of artillery (Calefs) dis
tributed in sections along his battle
line to give the appearance of three
batteries. Boldly and fiercely he fought
back the advancing infantry DIVISIONS
of Hills Confederate corps, Until Rey-
nolds' corps of the Union army came
to his aid, and thus enabled the Fed-
eral army to move into its strong de-
fensive position on the heights near
the town.
John Buford selected and made the
field of Gettysburg. Wesley Merritt
commanded the reserve brigade under
Buford on that field, and for his gal
liant services al Gettysburg received his
first brevet of major in the regular
army.
Many combats and battles followed
prd preceded Gettysburg, in which
Merritt took a glorious part, often I'M
der Buford's command. Buford 5
system of organization and dlscl-
line became Merritt 's-Buford' max
inns and rules were loyalty cherished