The National tribune., 1908-09-10
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girls. who handed up bouquets and
wreaths of flowfrs. BY the time the
center of the, town was reached every
man had q ebuac6 of flowers in his hand
or a wreath agYund his neck. Some
even had their horses decorated. and
the one who .did.not get a share was a
ver;' modert trooper indeed. The people
We're overjoyed,u and received us with
an enthusiasm tald hospitality born of
full hearts,
Turning, to the right, the command
went intes camp little outside the
town. in % field where the horses were
up to the1S=knees in clover, and 1t made
the poor fjtmished animals fairly laugh.
That night a squadron was sent out
about two miles. to picket on each di-
Terging read. Il was my duty, with
squadronptto guard the Cashtown pike,
and a very vivid remembrance is yet
retained of the vigil long of that July
night, during which l did not once leave
the saddle. dividing the time between
| the reserve post and the line of videts.
No enemy appeared, however, and, OF
Monday (29th), the Michigan regiments
returned to Emmitsburg, the First Cav
airy Division coming up to take their
place in Gettysburg. In this way ii
came to pass that heroic John Buford.
instead of the 5th and 9Th Mich, had
the honor of meeting the Confederate
advance on July l."
To Block Stuart.
The next move of the division was to
Littiestown to head off Stuart. who was
trying to get back to Lee. Fitzpatrick
had his force pretty badly scattered in
se2yching for his enemy. A part of
Kilpatrick's force ran against Stuart at
Hanover, and put ~ such stubborn
fight that Stuart was compelled to turn
still farther to the cast to make wide
detour by the way OF jefferson and
Dover, SO that he did not finally reach
Lees army until the evening of July 9.
Fitzpatrick reached the Union lines at
Gettysburg about the same time, and IL
WAS there learned that Wade Hampton,
| commanding Stuart's leading brigade,
was at Hunterstown, few miles north
cast of Gettysburg. Pleasonton sent
Gregg with the Second Division to the
right flank to watch it, and Clusters
Brigade moved out toward Hunters
town to ascertain the position and num-
bers of the enemy. Pennington's Bat
terry accompanied the brigade. Stuart
was found in force. sharp fight en-
sued, III which both sides claimed the
advantage. but Custer held his position
until IL o'clock at night, when Kilpat-
rick received orders to move TO Two
Tayerns, on the Baltimore pike, about
five miles southeast OF Gettysburg. On
the morning of July Gregg posted Nc
Intosh's and Irwin Gregg Brigades
some distance on the right of the Union
right flank at Gettysburg TO cover the
| Baltimore pike, and protect the great
concentration of provision and ammuni
| ton trains on that road Fitzpatrick
next received orders to move his force
over to the left of the army and attack
the enemy's right and rear He there
fore, leaving Gregg in position, moved
| with the rest of his force to the left
but by some mistake left Custer with
Gregg. This was entirely agreeable to
Gregg, VINO saw the dangers to our
right and rear from Stuart's cavalry
force, the presence of which had been
developed the night before. He needed
more than his two small brigades to en-
counter the entire strength of the Con-
federate cavalry.
Gen. ID. Mem. Gregg.
Gen. d. Mem. Gregg. to whose SOL
! dierly presciencef and admirable man
agement WAS due one of the most bril-
liant achievements in the history of the
| Army of the Potomac, was a thoro SOL
| die- and an ideal cayalryman. He
lacked the spectacular qualities of Gus
| ter and fitzpatrick, but he was all the
1 time and everywhere cool. widely fore
seeing andparefui in preparation, while
! prompt and thorq in eyecltiap. when
the time came to act he moved like a
tnufderboH.5 Gen. Gregg was born III
Pennsylvapia aud appointc6 TO the Mill
tary Academy from that State, grad
uating in 1855 the eighth in class of
which Gems: Wejtzel. a. s. Webb. George
ID. Ruggles. Lewis Merrill, A r. 4. Tor
bert, w. w. Ayereli and W. Il. Hazen
were brilliant members. He served on
the Indian frontier, showing gallantry
and capacity, and the beginning OF the
war found him a Captain in the 9th II.
S. Cav. He was commissioned Colonel
of the Sth Pa. Cav. and nodded that
into splendid fighting organization.
After the campaign on the Peninsula
| he was commissioned Brigadier- Gen
| eral of Volunteers, and commanded a
brigade on the Stoneman raid Then
| he was promoted to the Second Division
which he continued 10 command with
great success until he resigned, Feb. g.
1865. and went to his farm i'm Delaware
He has now for many years been Audi
! tor-General of the State of Pennsylva-
mia.
Casters Position
Custer took up position on a ridge
facing Gettysburg, leaving a regiment
and two guns to cover the road to that
place. His line as formed was shaped
like the letter L. With the shorter
branch formed BY one section of Battery
M, I'd u. S. Art,-Pennington's- and
four squadrons of the 9Th Mich. Cav.