Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-03

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in Watertown are the following:
Geo. H. Chapman
Fred D. Best.
MIR. Combs.
Capt. M. j. Hawley.
John Yettdr.
All of these old soldiers are now at
Gettysburg with the exception of Mr..
Yetter, whose old age and snfeebled
condition would not permit him to
make the long journey.
1.-THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN AT
| a GLANCE.
sJune 23-The army OF northern Vir-
ginia under General Robert e. Lee
crosses the Potomac into Pennsyl-
wanna, burning bridges, destroying
Erailroad tracks, and levying contri-
buttons on the country. Harrisburg
Sis threatened.
June 25-The army OF the Potomac
under General Joseph Hooker also
crosses the Potomac, maneuvering to
cover Washington and Baltimore.
June 2aGeneral George G. Meade
succeeds General Hooker in command
Eof the army of the Potomac. Lees
line of communication is threatened
and he begins to draw his forces in.
both armies are scattered ever a wide
4 territory.
4 June 301Ine two armies, each un
aware of the others movements, move
4 toward Gettysburg ,bne Northern from
1 from the south, the Southern from
the north. PetHigrewsI brigade o.
! q Heth's division Of the Confederate
q army WAS sent to Gettysburg TO looi
:. for army supplies, especially shoes
Il Two brigades OF Buford's division d,
Union cavalry entered the place, too
: Thus the armies Were brought to
: gether.
July 1.-The Confeaerates drove Thu
q lfederals ont of Gettysburg. Genera
: John F.. Reynolds was killed. Th.
lfederals raElied ou Cemetery Hill
where they took ups strong position
under the direction ssf Generals How
ard and Hancock. Ewell, the Con
Il federate commander, deceived by Re
ports of federal reinforcements neal
! failed to take advantage of his oppor
tunity to attack.
Il
: July 2-The Confederates establish
ed on Seminary Ridge, the federal
on Cemetery Ridge; the two ridge
I half mile to a mile apart. Attacl
: of the Cenfederates under Genera
& James Longstreet OF the salient an
gle in the Peach Orchard formed b.
I the Third Corps under General SicA
les (the Bloody Angle). Little Rouni
Top siezed by Union troops througl
General Warren's sagacity by a maj
gin of five minutes. Union right o.
Culp's Hill attacked *py General Ewel
July S.-Meade drove Confederate
: of Culp's Fiji. Piekett's charge wa,
! made.4 Its failure marked the defea
of the Confederate army.
July General lee ordered the re
, treat of his army. A line of am
s balances and wagon trains seventeen
.fmiles long started for the Potomac
! General Meade's council Of war vote,
unanimously against making an al
! tack. Torrents of rain reduced field
and roads to a state which prevenbe'
! artillery movements. The Uniol
/ army busy burying the dead and car
: ing for its wounded.
3 July s. General Lees army in fu,
: retreat. General meade began pur
suit with cavalry, infantry movins
Y after it, but it was not vigorous
2 pursuit. q
! July Lees army arrived at vii
4 Transport on the Potomac, but wa
{ prevented from crossing a week b.
! floods
; July IL General Meade did not al
|riye within striking distance Of Le'
! until July II, allowing Lee four day
, in which to select a defensive lin,
3 and fortify It.
/ July 12 Union council decided I
4 was not advisable to attack, as Lei
rlhad intrenched himself IN i stron.
position. s.. s
] July General Meade gave the q
j der to attack, but the flood in th,
L river having ssbsided. Lee was abl'
i to lay his pontoons. and his arm.
!, crossed the Potomac into Virginia
-IEIis escape had been effected.
The Losses
4 The Union losses for the three day
II lighting were 3,165 killed. 14.52!
j wounded and 5,s65 missing, q tota
Il lof 23,049. 5
j The Confederate less war 1852 kill
i ed, 12,709 wounded, b.150 missing,
!. total Of a, s5
The ederate cavalry lists do NO
sIinclude tho slightly wounded, who's,
Eamb Der II computed to amount to III
I lEteen Der esM q the losses. II addi