The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-05-26
rhe Battle Of nanm,r.

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ci the so-called battle of Hanover. H.
C. Potter. whose version of the affair
started the hali rolling and called
forth criticism, writes the Philadel-
Z phia Ledger as follows:
Permit me 60 reply 10 my critics In
reference Ca that AFFAIR az Hanover.
June %. 1854 They have fallen into
the common error of relyhag loo much
on ofheial reports Most oi these were
made several months after and are
most dramatic. Stuart's report Il most
natierins 90 himself ! make the fol-
lowing statement IN defense of my
regiment. Which behaved Eobly. and
q any one in q vas siampedcd u was
myself. and I would do the same thing
over again similarly situated.
The division left LittlestoUn about
O'Clock a IN. in the following order:
Fitzpatrick. with his star and body
guard. First Ohio: Custer. with the
First. Fifth. Sixth and Seventh Micht
gan; then the artillery; then Yarns
worth lRichmond did not command
a brigade thehB. with the First Yer
mont. First West Virginia and Fifth
New York. Bchind them came the
ambulance. wagons. horses and pack
mules. and last OF all the Eighteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Ny regiment was the last 60 leave.
and I did MT leave there until 10 a.
m When starting. Lieutenant Colonel
William p. Brinton. In command. or
cered ne TO pick my mcn and re-
main about a mile in the rear. ! took
about twenty men. each from L and u
1 c1mpanies. AZ this time I carried a
carbine. We proceeded. making In
quay Of every one II any -Johnnles''
had been seen. but none had been
After going n few miles I was Joined
by Capt Freeland. OF my regiment
He rude with MS for n while. and he
and the men he had with him left.
taking n road TO the right Most OF
us that day wore our cape oyercnaiS
As We neared Hanover, a little after
n O'cloct. we came 60 a stream
across the rOad lno bridget. where
we watered our horses While vat
ering 4 farmer came FROM a house
close by. calling 90 me, The rebx
have taken my horses and oOWsi"
went with him Co hts barn. where he
showed me the empty stalls and point
ed ont In the distance a small body
Of troops. Who rad With them one Of
those old-fashiooed Couestoga Wag
one These troOiS had On blue coats.
ard I thought Il Vas Freeland- told
the farmer ! would have his stock re-
turned 20 him and left. not being salts
fed In my mind. sent C0rporals
Street and DannenhnEer 20 sec who
they were. They came back saying Il
Eas Freeland. We vent on. these
troops getting closer ana their nun.
hers Increasing ] was suspicious. as
their guidon vas very -ed. loaded
- piece and ordered the men TO
load WhcE about a mTic from the
town the road they went ON turned
sharply into the one Wc were on.
and about sixty Of them came out
/ directly In frnat Of ms. They ra.led
on us not 60 sheet. bu. SurrcnGer, say
inE. We've gust captured sunic Of
/ you'ns.- ana thes World p9i s',ooi. I
had been quietly talking 90 The men.
and told them wien : gave the orGer
10 FIRE aad charge. whgz we cot very
oisse 90 them We fired lthis vas the
a:rt shot hrcdD, they scattered srd
we went through them. Il did No,
take long for them 20 recover a1d
come after. A. We ran toward tls
ioW- bend IN the rnad brought ini.i
Tiew the rear of my regiment ala
mounted !,
Hearing the firing In their rear thesf
we're mOartinE their horses. and soiii
nf them jnineE as IN driving thars
bark. u was here ! vas tpined ne
kdsniani Gall n first called him Ls,ps
nf .he Fifth Nov Work Hc rode n A
nc az the head of the nrSt set N
feurs iie did roi get far when SC
fell fnfn his horse. We were AZ
hrivea hack. AMI this time thc nj n,
rcriEcni juinec a. ard ne drov, A ~
d. a stnndsiill. Il vas hero a. -
lane. with a hiEh. stir post and -,
fence on each side. the cutting ,L
siashins was done. aad Tor q fen =.
the very frunt Il was a est aehtt =
was here GC.. Custer came dalg -,
up n the Geie behind us lshuAg =,
Drive t'semi' bat for a bort be -,
neither side w'Ouid give wv. o.
Ecn, back Ew more troops but Nh.
they arrived the enemy Anorsd
she'll 1.-THE first fred) 10 our fnfst
when ne gave way anf fpl sae 70
the edre 81 the trwn. sh4 The fIth \
New Work cane 10 our sssist.i r. q
This practically eDae9 he az Al
Eiccr's BATTERY wasiby TITS ~ Il
brur~hi into harles square ard 4 tsN n
Shots wese exclanged frOHn N onetnl
Gun iAe carny lhsa N aeiioI ine y.
Finh New Yurgand Eieateert s'ena- . 4
syi,auIa ucfe he only trOopTt Tttl.e'y \
cnra-ed an plr side. enA Teo-
4. ~ ilsae md over scO =" ana
iuis ono -uythat Trey used
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