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634 Series I Volume XXVII-III Serial 45 - Gettysburg Campaign Part III

Page 634 N. C., VA., W. VA., MD., PA., ETC. Chapter XXXIX.

Goodwin's battery, which rendered good service, left this morning for New York City, to report to General Wool. This is the regiment which refused to go forward as infantry when the rebels were advancing and near this place. Three hundred and thirty-eight prisoners captured at Greencastle. The Fifth go to the rear this morning as guard. Lieutenant Cron and 93 men, of the One hundred and tenth Ohio, of Milroy's command, as guard, will be instructed to report to General Schenck.

L. THOMAS,

Adjutant-General.

HARRISBURG, PA., July 10, 1863-1 p. m.

(Received 1. 05 p. m.)

His Excellency ABRAHAM LINCOLN,

President of the United States:

Copy of General Ingalls' dispatch to General Haupt, at Gettysburg, of this morning, received and communicated to General Couch at Shippensburg. Another regiment from Camp Curtin goes forward to-day. Every effort will be made to get the troops in the field. General Smith was yesterday in Waynesborough, Franklin County, near the Maryland line. He and General Couch were in communication, and both, I judge, with General Haupt, at Gettysburg.

L. THOMAS,

Adjutant-General.

HARRISBURG, PA., July 10, 1863-6. 30 p. m.

General HERMAN HAUPT,

Headquarters Army of the Potomac:

SIR: Inform General Meade that the following is the description of our forces, as near as can be ascertained:

General Smith, commanding First Division, was yesterday at Waynesborough. He had asked for 100 wagons, which go forward to-morrow. His force, officers and men, two batteries of artillery, 240, with twelve guns; fourteen regiments of infantry, 7, 422; aggregate, 7, 662.

General Dana, commanding Second Division, to-day at Chambersburg. Two batteries of artillery, 240 men, and eight guns; fifteen regiments of infantry, 10, 777; aggregate, 11, 007.

Two batteries of artillery, 240 men and twelve guns, and three regiments of infantry, 2, 100-aggregate, 2, 340-leave here to-morrow. Cavalry near the two divisions, 900.

Colonel L. B. Pierce's Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry at Loudon. Artillery, two guns, 11 men; cavalry, 400; infantry, 2, 300; aggregate, 2, 700.

Colonel Hawley, with 100 cavalry, two regiments infantry, 1, 200-aggregate, 1, 300-from Mount Union, has by this time joined Colonel Pierce, making the latter's force 4, 000.

Total: Artillery, 731; guns, 30; cavalry, 1, 400; infantry, 23, 799; aggregate, 25, 930. Major-General Hall, New York militia, commands the works opposite. Garrison, 1, 300. A few additional troops are guarding bridges. General Couch is at Chambersburg.

L. THOMAS,

Adjutant-General.


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