The evening times., 1900-06-29

HANOVER. Pa. June zs.-A monument
to commemorate the battle Of Hanover will
be unveiled here next Saturday on the oe-
casion of the thirty-seventh anniversary Of
the cavalry struggle which is said to have
had an important bearing on the result
Of the great battle of Gettysburg.
In the battle. which took place in the
streets of Hanover. June 80 1863. Gen.
Hugh J. Kilpatrick's cavalry succeeded in
preventing Gen. ]. z. B. Stuart's cavalry
from joining Lee. General PIeasonton
who was in command Of Meades cavalry
a. the time. gave the following statement
as to the importance Of the engagement
at Hanover.
The engagement at Hanover discon-
eerted the plans Of Stuart and saved the
day at Gettysburg. for Lee did not have
cavalry when he needed it most. on the
.Irst and second days Of the battle. Ow-
ing TO the tremendous conflict at Gettys-
burg, which so completely overshadowed
the cavalry fight. the battle Of Hanover
has not received its proper notice in his
tory. Had Fitzpatrick failed in his purpose
Gettysburg might have told a different
story and the entire result OF the war
might have been changed"
The battle OF Hanover was a contest be-
tween Farnsworth's Brigade. Of XiIpa-
tricks cavalry division. and Stuart's Con-
Iederate Cavalry. General Kilpatrick arrived
frcm Frederick. Nd. early on the morn
ing OF June 30 Regiment upon regiment
I used through the town The division
numbered 5000 men. composed OF Gus
ter's Michigan Brigade. the Fifth New
York. Eighteenth Pennsylvania. First Yer
mont. FIRST Virginia. and other regiments
Of cavalry. with two light batteries Of ar
tillery-
stuart was at Union Mills with 5000
Confederate cavalry. including commands
under Fitzhugh Lee and Wade Hampton
when be learned that Fitzpatrick was at
Lltuesto~n- Stuart attempted to escape
bv hUrTying TO Hanover but Fitzpatrick w-s
already there. \ large number OF the
weary and fatigued hOrsemen belonging 10
the Eighteenth Pennsylvania were dis
mounted in Centre Square. when suddenly
the rear guard was driven upon them pell-
nell. A general stampede followed Men
and women fed 20 theis homes terror
stricken The COnfederates charged I'd
Frederick Street. and il looked as tbouES :
they would sweep all before them. The
Firth New York and those OF the Eight
eenth Pennsylvania who had not been
scattered formed and countermarched into
the town. followed by the First Virginia
and Tenth Vermont In turn the Confed-
crates were forced 10 retire Driven 10
their artillery. they opened fire but without
serious damage. Immediately the streets
were barricaded IN preparation for another
onset Fitzpatrick. hearing the COufeder-
ate guns. ordered a countermarch OF hiA
forces The CODederates charged again
and succeeded in reaching the square
Again they were driven back 70 their Do
sition- The Union guns were now in po-
sitiOn. and the batteries exchanged shots
rapidly. Skirmishing vSS kept Up briskly.
while Stuart silently Withdrew to York and
thence 10 Dover
Fitzpatrick, having succeeded in keeping
stuart from the main Confederate Army
moved toward Gettysburg. The loss 10 the
Union forces was eleven killed and forty
four wounded. Stgarg's fOss was never .eN-
actly learned Some Of his dead and many
OF his wounded were carried from the field
when he retired. a number Of prisoners
were taken on both sides. but the COcfed-
crates got. by far the larger number.
At this tire the Confederate invasion
was at its height and the Army Of the Po-
todmac was fastening 20 repel the artack
Ewell az Carlisle. LOngstreet at Fayette-
Vile. and Hill al Cashtown. while Lees
headquarters were AT Chambersburg.
Among the many brave deeds during the
fight at Hanover one OF especial interest
was that OF Private Thomas Burke. OF the
Fifth New York Cavalry. who captured
battle flag from the COnfedeTates in the
charge and received a medal OF honor for
bravery awarded BY Congress