The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-02-04

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George r. Prowell Of York. Pa, gives
the following recoiiectlons:
An article which appeared in the
Public Ledger. and signed by H. {.
Potter al the cavalry engagement az
Hanover. Pa. June 80. 1858. deserves
attention. The facts which governed
the legislative committee OF appropri-
atoms concerning this battle are
found in volume "a. parts and II.
War of Rebellion series. published By
the government. These volumes o
tain the ohicial reports OF the battle.
sens 10 their superior commanders BY
Mai. Gen. Fitzpatrick, on the Union
side. and Mai. Gen. J. r b. Stuart,
on the Confederate side, These ca
ciai reports and those Of Gems. q
ter and Richmond, each OF whom com
mAnded a brigade on the Union side.
and Gems. Chambllss and Ftzhugh
Lee. on the Confederate side, are the
evidences 81 what took place In Han
over. June'30. 1863. the day before the
battle Of Gettysburg opened
THE Union loss, according 20 these
reports. was ten killed, siKty-two
wounded and about leo captured. Gen
Fitzpatrick states In his report that
ne had 1900 men under his command
OF two brigades. each having u bat
terry. Brig. Gen. Pennington. now Of
the regular army. commanded the bat
terry belonging TO Clusters brigade OF
Michigan cavalry. F~arnsworth'a
brigade. afterWard commanded BY
Richmond. had also q battery Of six
guns. in charge OF Capt Elder. Ac-
cording e their own reports, ak OF
these guns were planted on the
heights. roo yards north % Hanover,
and played on the Confederate bat.
;cries. south Of the town for two
hours Gen. Stuart does not give an
onciai statement Of his loss IN this
battle. but Gen. Payne. nov residing
IN Virsinla. told me a year ago that
their less Ia killed aud wounded Was
not less than 100 omcsrs and men.
AGjt 0all OF the fifth New York
cavalry was among the Killed. Gen.
Payne. mentioned above. tAsD com
mandei the Second North Carolina
regiment knoEn as the Black Horse
cavalry
According 10 bis owu statement he
was captured while leading a second
charge into The town against Farms
wprth's brigade lie was taken as q
prisoner 81 wal 20 the headquarters
81 Gems Fitzpatrick ana Custer. 10 a
hotel q Center square. Hanover. After
the enemy made the FIRST charge into
The tcwn shey held q for one hour.
and we're driven out by The commands
undeT Farnsworth and Custer. When
the hEht opened. Fitzpatrick. CON.
manter o. the Union forces. was a,
the head of his division. ak miles
northeast Of Hanover. AZ Ahbotts.
toNn When he heard the roar Of
tho guns. he ordered The whole liRe,
siK miles ID length. 90 countermarch
"a the scene Of the action. Ho. him.
self. rode across the helds. his horse
Jumping the fenccs. until he arrived
AZ the edge OF the town. These Ars
facts stated by the general himself ia
an address delivered 20 the citisens
Of Hanover shortly before his death
Gen. stuart commanded the eniirs
cavalry corps 81 the Army ~ North
ofn Virginia. sndrr Gen. Robert e
Lee Two thirds Of this force vas al
Hanover on June 80. 1868. according
90 hie own statement, written a feu
weeks later, The hEhting on the parI
al the Confcderates was done BY Gen
Chamhiiss' brigade and the brigade
commanded by Ftshugh Lea Gen
wade Hampton. who brought up th'
rear 81 Stuart's forces 20 the time 81
the battle % Hanover. was Euardihl
a train ot leo bagEsKo Rngons. which
had been captured a short dietAuc,
northwest OF Washington a fes day
before lie dia not participate IN tbs
anERfement al Hanover but arrived
iesi after h had ended. Capt Gable
nov living in Virginia. was then a.
aide on Gen. stuRrt's stan. re statol
thai he vas seriously wounded By
sahcF cut over the icn shoulder. With,
lcading q charge when TIE battle be
San. Al the same instant several Cor
federates were KILLED They wer'
buried near the spot where they fen
but their remains. In iSG6. were "a
moved BY their friends 10 their Tor
mcF homes "a the South.
Al this time. June 50. tS6S. Gen
Stuart was cut loose from oommunl
cation with the Army 81 Northern
Virginia. under Gen, Ice In ordel
60 protect his wagon train and hil
mounted men. he made = tour through
Jefferson and New Salem. When n
arrived within sight Of York he hear
that Gen. EArly's division. With 500
men of Ewell's corps. had fallen bacl
IRON York toward Shlppensburg. N
proceeded northward with his tire
hnssdes 10 Dover. seven miles north
west o. York Here. on July 1. a.
day lhe battle q ~0ettysburg began. b