The New York Herald Newspaper, July 3, 1863, Page 1

- THE NEW YORK HERALD. en WHOLE NO. 9788. THE INVASION. Desperate Battle at Gettys- burg, Pa, on Wednesday. The First and Eleventh Corps Engaged with Longstreet and Hill. Oapture of General Archer and Staff and Six Thou- sand Rebels. Death of General Reynolds, Com- mander ef the First Cerps. Heavy. Losses of the Eleventh Army Corps. Reports of a Fierce Battle and Union Victory Yesterday. Cvuunation of Carlisle by Our Troops. Zateresting Accounts of the Recent Cavalry Battles. Pho Defences of Baltimore Manned by Ten THE BATTLE GF GETTYSBURG. DESPATCH OF MR. Gg. W, Hi on a8 ov Ouerrooree, Saiy 7-107} Canora eavairy bad previeusly driven the (dele wo the went of the town, beyond the seminary, and Qatween nine and ten o'clock A. M. the rebels gave his ‘0 protiy sharp brush and drove them in. General }, WHR the First corps, was on the road from Gmanettederg te Gettysburg, om rouls to the latter place, @tteh the rad appreaches through the very scene of the ee whole Hime began to advance. Nearly west of the Qowa, just in (be outskirts, near the seminary, of which BReve speken, fo 0 large brick edifice, Southward from (Ete rene 0 plese of woods, and the seminary stands c= = (hago which slopes to the west tao a liste open valley of Golds cud meadows, rich with grass and grain. tyes aT it if : t ! : i Ht i | was bit by 6 musket bail in the back of the peck, aud eiled iastentiy. Je rather tens thas en hour after the fight began the Beveats corye came up the same road by which the Trret bed epyrceched, and General Howard ot ones as oumed command of the whois Geld, while Goneral Bcburs qsoume! commend of the Bieveath corps, General fe. Dieday hed eireedy assumed command of the First corp. Acroms tbe north side of the town rune a creek, on which — hor ly after poow wae reported tke reBeis were mass. tug tr ope, apparemtly te take the First corps o> ite rear. DR gerd an advance (rom thet direction. General Sear forward the First aad Third divisions of the Be venth corpe, whieh moved aerune the rear of the Fient pie of Getageburg Whether it frightened them or net 1 enn bardiy say. | doubt Chey could experience an emotion 0 lnvely se that of fear, bot they began to got Were what | prinetyally eaw on the road to the rear (At Ghoul all past two oO mock while the batterie on ar ged © heavy fire and some harp murketry woke op Ube echoes 08 the right, ibe rebele advanced ia beavy Q@tow! the First corps, which slowly retreated irom » bavOns ihe valley t high «round pear the sem). Bary, There 6 PrOpArEd to make al! Lie reisiance Ml was 18 #00 reinforced there by some diamovnted fought in the open Geld, for, though some if ascend from the roof, & white, sulphurous cloud, and then into a flerce red blaze Under cover of this fire the rebel skirmishers exchanged numerous shots witb a line of skirmishers from the ca- valry 08 our extreme loft. Repulsed, bat not vanquished, the rebel line was reformed and reinforced; and now, for @ second time, came on a force nearly twice as great ae at frst. Once more, also, the batteries threw shells, an- the packed, rapid rattle of our file fre’broke out, and-once ‘more the rebel line was broken and went to the right ‘Fhere jo. mysterious fatality connected with the third ime and eo, after a lull and period of comparative quiet of twenty minutes, onward for a third time came the rebels, quite as orderly as before, their line of sxirmishers Gring as they came on. In 0 great force was this lise that it completely overlapped lime of the First corps on both flanks. Two the right were quite out of ammunition, and the order was given to retreat on the town; and our boys accordingly retreated in good order, while the rebels rushed forward with yells to our position. On came the enemy’s fourth line, further to ‘the right of the third, in good order, skirmishers abead, until the position at the Seminary was reached, when they came forward with a rush, and ococupied a bill we had deemed it worth while not to bold after the other ‘waa taken. On also came another line in support behind this, and our cavalry on the extreme left began to retire. At ‘ua u—omnant the fleld presented a true war ploture. Across the fields to tue-.u:-ms came colors which fluttered in the” plenssne neath yo Wi vomnas tre were two farmhouses, outhouses and barzs is fares and on the left the column of cavalry in retreat, while of the sun beat down through the of the heavens to the esatward ‘The new position of the Third corps’ Waa % @)ine of stone wall southwest of the town, along tO aim of a hill on which is a cemetery. Whén the Fits corps re tred to the town the left of the Eleventh waa tq, yered, and a heavy advance completely on Mts right flanx a4 tne same time compelled it to retire. Is affords me pletian-.¢q say that this corps is reported to have fought well aft oat many men. 401 was on onr axtzeme left I te the fight of the Eleventh corps, and leave all part! ‘ jm relation to tt to the gentleman who was with it. After our retirement on the town the rebel advance was not pressed further. And 80 ended a battle that ‘was brought on in the most rash manner, yet which was ‘well fooght against a largely superior force, and gotten out of at last much better than we could bave expected to get out. The rebel force fought by ue was the corpse of General Ewell and that of A. P, dill. town ie o high Dill, on which is @ cemetery, and this became the headquarters. Its slope to the west was held by the First corps, and @ continuation of bills from it toward the east was held by the Eleventh, while the Twelfth corps wes placed so as to hold both flanks, the Firat division, under General corps, bad ageamed the command epoa bis arrival. DESPATCH OF MR. J. H. VOSBURG. ‘The First corps of General Reynolds bad Deen engaged with the probably about two hours when the arrived on the ground, burryiog up noise of battle general reserve. General Schurz, being in command of the Eleventh corps, endeavored to take the position indicated; but owing to the fank of the rebels on the right of the First corps we were not able to reach the favorable point desired. The rebel corps of Gen. A. P, Hill had, eo far, engaged tne First corps. But at this time General Ewell’s corps of twenty-five thousand men [arrived by Rook road. It was this sand men. Before they bad reached an advantageous defensive positinn, tbe rebels Datteries so posted that our columns moving up air line afterwards desperate effort to take and hold the him. The brave General, it ie said, while riding front of his live encouraging bis men, while the skir- mishers wore firing, was hit by s mosket ball and severely wounded in the thigh or groia. The division fowght bravely, and let heavily, the brigade of ‘The This of General Ames doing well. the position it was directed to hold immediately om the detween the Seminary end the position of General Bar- low, ‘The losses to this division show how well it fought. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1863. ve \ / (eWisBERRY %, \ / TS NS LLSBURG pyc rong. .\ iQ ROSSVILLE THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. fA DR Scene of the Battle of Wednesday, July 1--- The Cavalry Fight. & oO i TOWwR \ S adds ts OUR OCCUPATION OF CARLisrE, PA. The Barracks and. Works Burned by the Rebels. ally, and endeavoring to stem the rebel advance. At this juncture the First brigade of Gen. Steunwebr’s divistoo was ordered up. This brigade was commanded by Col. Coster, and the foree engaged conststed of three small Tegiments. The brigade formed on the right of Pennsy!- vania College a little below the feot of Washington street. ‘The brigade was too late to more than check the rebel ad- moments. They were scarcely formed when they were attacked by three rebel columns and completely enveloped on the right. Col. Comter and his men did all that brave men could do; but it wae so late they were called out that {t was scarcely worth while for them to be slaughtered by the artiliery and in- faptry force to which they were exposed. Colonel Von Gilsa bolding ite porition Ormly, end that ‘The rebels had two batteries playing upon our right vision, General | agnk and rear almost from the tkne the Eleventh corps Schimmeipfennig, was meanwhile striving nobly to beld | goa: serivedon the field. The ubiquitous Miger, with bie ‘dattery, was on Colonel Coster's left, in the road, om am Tight of the First corps and on the cleared part of the hill | eminence. It did terrible execution with grape and can ister on the advancing rebels, The Eighty-seoond (bio was supporting this battery, and it was here that Colone! Robinson wae wounded and taken prisoner. ‘The brigades were commanded by Colovels Krayzanow- Our mon retreated slowly tbrough Washington street, ‘ski nnd Von Amosberg. Colonel Von Ameshesg had two | she rebels closely pursuing, and being In advance of many borses sbot ander him, but escaped Krayrstowsk! was burt, Dat not disabled, by bis borse Of our troopa on the east side of the town. Captain Dil ger's bastery unlimbered at the foot of the street and falling » ‘him. Colonel MeGroarty, of the Sixty-frst | gaye the rebels a parting charge of grape. Obie, beloved with his asual distinguished gailantry, but It te @ wonder that the rebele did not prees oF more escape! iajury e# It bye miraste, Colonel Brown, of | cicgely, While pasting slowly and densoly packed, ar- the One Hundret aud Fiftycoventh Now York, held’ an Start} Whar vos eebtihers, ng We ree up the feotatet praition of particular peril. The rectinent fost eictioon of «twenty-six offcers, and vireo fowrthe of ite mea, Lieutenabt Colonel Arr or Phu, & Hob! Ofieer of Meio: regiment, wae, killed. | Buen y regimental ¢ommander of Krzyzanownlti's bricade wes bilic of wounded. The Fighty-secoad Ohio, Colonel | Roblowc, lot eighteen officers, The Twenty-sixth Wis. conain os aM bul one of Ke officers, This regimens last: | fell Jotned Covers, Sigel at Fairtex, with nearly the maak. , mom number sod then appeared epleodid, It has been in two fighss —/ ancellorsvile and Gettysburg—and came out with ioe men thad are required to form a company, | The Seventy-fourth Pennsylvania brought of sinteca ' men. Captain Diger's batiery 414 splendid execution. ; Coustatly changing postion as circumstances required, | HL another, rushed Gp to two pieces in fromt w our line (0 assist Col. MeGroarty, who had daringly adf ; vanced his regiment to the fromt | Got right Genk was completely turned and our left at the same (ime, so #aperior wat tho enemy's force. The ! First corp® wen giving way,and the Blewenth fond it impos ibe to maintain its posivies, The Fire a fetired in goed order, and the Third fell back tbe mame (ime. | Gen Sehimmeipfenwig’s two aida, Captalos Fobe ion hill, ebateery planted where Captain Dilger's wae ine Mtatinped would have enfiladed this street compi tely. Captrin Soniermen’s battery, which did exeolient rer vice during the day, was expecially efficient, while plant 1 om thie HM Above two batteries of reserve artillery, io thie retrons. Aa we passed through town, shot, shell amd bullets vihietling momeally around sometimes etriking houses. A bat if ORE 8 repiaggat in fron of me and plereed the wail of sp inbabiied house Atbaliet erared the ear of Captain Newoomb, with whom! was riding, and struck @ house pear ws. ‘The ladies of Gettysburg deserve capectaliy bonorab'¢ méntion. While we were retreating they came ont upoo the sidewalks, with oomponed tho gh anxtous faces, and ) At one time he dismounted an entire rebel batery; ' omered our soldiors everything veedtul in the way of re freshments, The shot were whistling meanwhile, but they appeared elevated by noble impulses above the sen timent of fear. They took the theet tender care of our wounded, aa well ae thoes of the rebele who were captor 4 during the day Peoting town In (he possession Of rebel soldiers. Wo fall back to & porition south of the town cemetery, +) ) Geworal Howard bad first selected as the only gord pee ieo that We could secure. The rebele did pot seem to (ink Mt beat t attempt (0 dislodge us. The enemy | and , bad their gab tenees were IbTOWD Gown Soros the Germ, | Kerner horses shot under them. Gen, , cocupied the town on our retirement, and their sharp- Be cover, Prom the words beyond ine farmbowse, ond nerons the of00 space, & rebel fore of sovtage taree bogs MAvANGNS Nandoumely ia Hing | Tag) Civigions fell back slowly, pausing occasim. | Ger: Behimmeiplensig’* Loree war shot under himon the re treat, aod be was coptared. 11 it presumed that be was wounded powsibiy Eled. before being \aken whooters were stationed on the houses near oe. the battle of today wae weil fought agawet 10 000 Howard Gutingviehed bimpeif for bravery ned We bad 79,000 componure while directing the details of baitie, The Eleventh corps did more then all others, It lost 5,000 men, and double the loss of the First corps, which fought bravely. ff DESPACTH OF MR. F. G, CHAPMAN. Baurimone, July 2~6 1". M. About half-past nive o'clock yesterday morning, aa the First army corpe passed through Gettysburg, on ite way northward, ite advance encountered the enemy's skir m' ported, in by-streets and out of the way places. These «ere quickly dislodged by our skirmishers, aod (le column proceeded. When our advance reached « point im calf a mile north of the town it came upon the »y under General Bubil, commanting the right of Comers! ALP. Bits corps. i General Reynolds was immediately fotied, sod rode t» the frout, where be found the advan.» of the (wo armies each other, priveipally upon wee right of | the road. The Gght at firet was almost entirely an ins | engagement, as the patere of the ground sich ag & preclude the we of artillery yes ther aide. General Reynolis, seeing thet be e Dot use bis ertilery to advantage, rode out to | an eminence « short distence from the road wo fm | fod © place to plant a battery, when he received « from ome sharpabooters patel io & thicket clone at ond. Hite horee became unmanageable, wheeled and rearcl, and at the same time stad streck the General io the beet Of the peck, pasting downward, severing tbe | ¢)\o0! colemm, and itheg bem tortantiy How we grieved to leave this inte | Ile Forces fonght ou and succeeded 4 driving [he enemy bef ro (hemp a phort distance, until the rebels reached (he of their mein boty, Mere the full * ihe eemy Was digcovered, ant cur mee fell back bo the line of whale Orat icler, tnd word wat eomh beck to ibe be od, Third and Rieventh corpe to come op Upon tbe fa of Geoeral Reyorids Can Dewbieday ae | romed Command of the First corps and directed ete pt) the arrival of Gon. Howard, of the Mevrenth, wie relieved bim, The Rleventh corpe war the Sret to arrive, then the Becond and Third corpe in ordag. When the reinborcementa ted arrivel nt arrange \4 bad bees perfected, the whole column moved for: 4, aid goon wore betty engeget at forcen wucceeded in Cislodging Whe enemy and re maiced masters of the felt, but ¢id not eway any Surther adv ence. kirtniehing wae kept wp al dey © clock in the evening. General Reynoids’ body arrived bere at (ee ocecl thin morning, and was embalmed by Jamer EB Weaver at whose place I viewed 1 thie afiernoon, The left otto ( Ue face ond neck are mach diehguret by hie (all efter being shot. [le romaine were taxon to the reevienee of hie eter, Mra @iidersivevs, sot © be comrerer Vb iladelphia for interment to wight Tt @ alo reported that Mrigadior Comers! Mae! wibed yeutertay aed uati) after toe nt mt bat tow bow 7 Whe altar ant | Genera THE CASUALTIES, Barrons, July 2, 1663, ‘The following is a complete Hist of the casualties among the officers yesterday at Gettysburg:— KILLED WOUNDED AND MISSING OF THE ELEVENTH COnrs. Brigadier General Freve's Bariow, commanding First diviaion , wounded and a prisoner Brigadier General A\ + Schemmelfenuig, eom- jounded. manding Third division, prisoner, probably 4 Captain Se eneral Colonel Wladimir Kryzyanowsk), missing 1 PTY FOURTH WW YORE. Major George F. Kampe, missing. Surgeon Carl W. Hagen minsing. Lieutenant Rosenberg, wounded and misring. Advutant Aldstadt, missing Lieutenant Veltwort, wounded. FIFTY RIGMTH NEW YORE. Lost four men killed and «ix wounded. Only one com- pany engaged. ONE HUNDRED AWD NINETEENTH NEW YORE, Colonel John J. Lockman, wounded. Adjutant Theodore Dodge, wounded, Captain August Volkbansen, kiiled. Lieutenant A. B, Von Cloeat, wounded. i Trumpleman, wounded, Lieutenant Frost, wounded, Licutenaat Edward Bruninghausen, wounded, ounded, thirty men, OB ROMDRRD AND THIRTY FOURTH NRW TORE Lieutenant Colonel Jackson, missing. Captain Flitott, killed. ‘ONS RUNDRRD AND FIFTY ARVENTR NEW TORR, Captain Frank, wounded and prisover. Adjutant Henry, wounded and prisoner, Captain Fry, missing. Lieatonant Bisy , wounded. Lieutenant Schreder, wounded. Lieutenant Hepp, misning Regimental loss one hundred and thirty four. (ORR BUNDARD ANO VIFTT FRYENTH KEW TORE ‘and prisceer, Lieutenant Fitch, wounded Lieuto> ang Atwater, wounded. Tdeutenant Waters, wounded. Lieutenant Bowon, mtraing. Lieutenant Durr, wounded and missing, Lieutovant Pearce, missing. Of three bundrod and tweaty five men of the One Huan. dred and Fifty soventh who weat into the fight forty had returned last eve: ing. BRN ENTY-FOURTH. PRNWEYLYANLA, Colone! A. Vou Hartang, wounded. toeeeant Colonel Alex, Mitzel, missing. at Roth, wounded Tecutenant Goldschmidt, missing, Lieutenant Knocbie, missing. Licutenant Scbrovdors, miasing. TWENTY FRVKNTH PENMHYLV ANTS Surgeon Heckel, wounded. Lroutenant Vonelback, missing. Lientenant While,’ missing. ” SRVENT S-VTH amg Cowonet Francis Manier, woundake Captain Feltona, coved hy Captain Saaimah, wounded, Lielieenae! aye iiled a vd Lieutenant: ein <5 MiioeeOne Wendie’ and thie Porenn, ‘ner Onto. wins Deutenant Brent, wounded. ‘Lieutenant O'Sullivan, wounded. ‘Loss, one hundred and forty men, OWR HUNDRED AND FIVTT-TEIRO PENWSYLVANLA TWENTY SIT WrOCONRN, Lieutenant Oolonel H Boebel, wounded. OF inte regtenant the only officer left ie Capt. Fughe, wouuderd , Oat ail! in commend, " . KILLED, WOUNDED AND MIMSING—PIRAT COMPA. Colonel R. T. Curnmings, 1424 Ponnryivania, wounded Colonel Roy Stone, commanding 24 brigade, 24 division, Ist oorps, wounded. Captain Grimm, 1424 Pepnaylvania. W. L, Wilson, Lieutenant-and Adjutant, 84 division, let Volunteers. Lieutenant Hoffman. 1424 Pennsylvania. shoulder Colonel George H. Biddle, 95th New York, wounded Brigadier General G: a Pest, ia command Ist divi » Let corpe, dod. a all the Geld ofcera of 24 Wisconsin, wounded. Major Andrew J. Grover, 76th New York, killed. Tisutenant Colonel Wm. W Dudley 10th Indiana, woundea. Colvvel Adrian L. Root, 04th New York, wounded. Colonel Heory A. Morrows, 341 Michigan, wounded Captain Bloolgood (AiddeCamp Ww General Cutler) wounde i in band. SKETCH OF ERAL REYNOLDS Major Gerorat John Fulton Reynolds, who har met with bia death Ghring the recent engegement at Gettyrbarg, was born i Pennsylvania about the year 1891, and was therefore in bis prime when le was killed. 18 TRANCE ITO WHET POUT, GRADUATION AND CLAM aT. He entered the West Moint Military Acedemy during the year 1887, and graduated on June 80, 141, standing No 26 in bie clage, in which wore the follow ing officers of the present war, to whose names we ba Gividual Weet Point grades) —Ge Wright, second, General Albioo P. How Nathaniel Lyon (killed tn Missouri, A eleventh, General Joseph B. Plummer (died in camp) twenty second, General John M. Brannan (now serving in Tonnme-co), twenty third; General Rebuyler Marit m (of he Army of the Boathwest), twenty fourth Jomen Towen (now serving in Missour!), twenty arth Don Carlos Buell (formerly commander of the Army of the Obie), thirty.secomd, General Alfred Sully (of the Army of the Potomac), thirty-fourth Gem Iaraei B. Richardson, (who died November 4, 1802, of wounds receved at Aptietam, September 17, 1662) thirty eighth Generel Wm. T. IL Brooks (now com a st Pittsburg), forty-rinth, Oov oi at Morfreesbore), etrteenth aad ther Genera! arescbe ble Neton offvers bewidee the following rebele —General Bamoe! # Anderton, of Virginia; Geoers! Samuel Jones, wleo of Vir givia Colonel Garnett, of Virginia, willed at #4. George Wertera Virginie, aod others on youre Tm ey (On the int day of Joly, 1841, the watiject of oar merich entered (he regular army of the United “tates aes brevet second Hectewant of the Third artillery byt be did oot receive bis commission until October ui of (he same year Un the 1sth of Jugs, 1644, he wan promoted to the rank wt Weotennet, sod with that pawition tor ved 15 the Mex iow war | BLE IOO— ARORA, OFT AHO } The regiment was ordered We the wet of war in Maxton, end of thie Lime the following ofoers of (he present war were regimental omanvns A ihe tqvenned enates Robert Anternco, Ub 4 caplet enera! W Ghermes (recently wounded at Port Hote), then Gegera) razion Brag (ow full general the army), then captain, Generel Kéwert 0. | (eve commander f the Thirteenth ariiy corps), then fires jectenset, Generel Wm. Tecumreh Merwe, (sow com master & the HTB army corpe), then fret lheute nant, Generel Beews.’ Van Viet (Chief Quariermacter a the Army of the Potomac), (a) fret Mewtenant aod teqimaetal quartermaster, Geners! George |}. Thomas ow commander f the Pourteeth army corpe = trot lecteneet Generel Rete’ &, Jotnet . serv ng with Geners: Romeerane, (¢ Trnmensee), \hen Wat Hevienant, General Ambrose f de (nee com teander A the Department ¢ be Ube, * ewuy commander A ihe Army of the Potwmer went hevienant and comet omen Tie NET AN Ae Ome a war ehh he wee oot ome ~ ters, Vor be war Orr Oted Cotte te Froring thet portion of Uke Ber cognget bee tment ot Get Pe ee “" — Menant Burnegbauren, Aid to Colouel Kryzyanow. | ounded . PRICE THREE CEN date from September 23, 1846, the brovet being worded | ‘Hor gallant and meritorioan conduct in the battle of Monterey, Mexico" This bevet was awarded in August, Y He also greatly distinguished himself at Buena and was awarded, during Augunt, 1848, the brevet r, t@ date from February 23, 1847. Thin brevet Wan nino worded that it was ‘for gallant and meritorious conduct’ im battle. A1D 10 GENERAL WOOL—CAFTAIN. During February , 1862, ho waa appointed aid 0 General John F, Wool, then in command of one of the ge graphical departments of the United States Army. On the 34 of Moreh, 1856, he wae pr: taipey of the Third artillery, which rank be held at the breaking ont of the voted to a cap rebellion. He war then in command of company K of tie ree t and stood No. S4 on the lineal roll of artillery captains. TUM RRWRLRION—LIRUTRNANT COLON When the rebellion broke out he warily expoured the cause of tho Unix , determined to stand by his couutry, her flag and government. He rendered the State of Penu- tylvania and ber Governor, Andrew G. Curtin, very great assintance in organizing the State forces, and more expe- clally the forces kuown an ‘the rererves.’ The new regular regiments having been ordered, Brevet Major Reynolds was appointed the Ioutenant colonel of the Fourteenth regiment of regular infantry, with rauis ‘And commiraion to date from May 14, 1861. THK PRNSOTLV ANIA KIERY ED. After the three months regiments of Pennsylvania Volunteers had left the State, the mililary authority Dogan to orgunize a fores of reserves, to be uned am cir cumstances might require, This force connisted of fifteen regiments, of which twelve were infantry, one rifle, ono cavalry and arilery, The call for these troops was made by the frenident in May, 1861; and on May 15 the fenneyiven Lagiviatare ponsed an act for o zing the © Kew Volunteer Corpe of the Common Theag ments were organized into a division under General Me Call, and placed for military instruction in campn at Faston, Westebester, Mittshurg and Harrinborg THF KROME V CY LEAVE THY ATATR, The value of this organization was soon und retood , (or the day after the battic of Hull ran, Jat 1861, a re quisition was made on the State by the geveral gove ment for the services of more men. Within a few das eleven thowsand of these men, fully armed and @juipped, wore wont into the national capital; and shortly after ihe oe of nearly sixteen th dd men Wore mais tered inio the Rervice of the United States DINIORD ON DRNGADKS—ORERIGL REYNOLOR COMMA TONED AND PLACED IN COMMAND The reserves were next rent to Tenevistown, north of the pational capital, and ‘ef placed in camp As warge Wo be commanded property ba the eee OY Only One general, General Me“lellan a+ epee paw the advantage of having the command fubdivided Inte brigades 6 formed one ve Thene brigades were there aod the following offerrs were eo mmty sioned on Ube dates specified to their names and plac d ia command — Commander, — Date of Commisrion, First brigade, Gen. J. F Reynolds. Augurt 20. Iss Fecona brigade....Gen Geo. G. Meade August JL, Ih6L. Third brigade Gen. BO. ©. Ord... Pept. 14, 161 1k will thom be seen that at the ourbrosk of the war Genera: + teynolds outranked his two brigade compantone, Sane: wrgu-=—we PRRMOVLY ANIA While the command was in ovmy =. employed im the construction of one OP VIZIOW® they Deautiful defensive works which surround ine EAM capital. During the fall aod eany winter ot 1461 a fine earthwork was constructed near the |otomac river af Tecailytown. and wax pamod in general order by General MoClolian Fort Pounrytvania.”” After thin work was corm pided the division cromed into Virginia aod ed ten oxipeme right or mort porthern position of the army Te (he vicinity He winteted 1861-2, and was thorom hy ergata’. CR TL A RETA Gan. Reynoide’ brigade constedrd..tihe First Recrmd, Filth and Fighth regiments of the rererve ow teen officially known in the State of Pennsylvania a the Thir tieth, Thirty-fret, Thirty fourth and Thirty seventh ree meets Penosylvania Volunteers Yor the reryices ren dered the Biate of Penarylvania in the organ iration of her troops, the General was presented by the Siae wth 8 vory valuable mword at the time be Wok commend bin brigade. viket MOV EME OF THR rum marr on ran venomae moe The Anny of the Potomve began ite wivance early part ot March, 1802, and Gen Reyw formed part of the Second division of the Form amy ye, then under Gen MeDuwell. When the Aruy 0° Potomse waa divided, snd Gen, Melowell placed ta command of the Department of the Kapyshamnek, (he forces with whieh Geo, Reynolde acted till remained ie the Firat corps, and guarded the shores of (he Kappabam bool ORDERED TO THE PERO Ls When Gen, MoClelian @ineovered after the battle of Pair Oaus, that bis forces were not relicleel te cumpete with the heavy forces of rebels Ubat eng Richmond, he sent to Washington fer After some little delay Gon tached from the First army cof) on the peniosuis, With thin divin Gen. Reyooldet brigade entered on a new campaign aud wan placed ow ihe extreme right of the line of the Army of ihe Povomee, ote cupy ing Mechantor ville and the vicinity = me seforenie ae te th oof the seven Geyet commenced by 4 vigorour ailack, mate by (he rebels under Ponewall Jecknom, apew the extreme + ot at Mechanicevilie The next morning, ihe forces beving joined with Gen, Porter, they Wook part ie the battled Gayoes’ Ie. ester en ed od over the bridges © hominy river, at boxt participated in geome of the other o seven days, and @uring the battle of Charles My Creee Heads Monday, Juve 30, General Metall war room ts fall from hie horse and was taken prisoner , de | eomed command of the divining Shortly alter t also taken prisoner, and ben es rd Yor hie conduct during (hene eventful etrtiggien be wae fb minaied for the following br To be enlomel by brevet, Wed on Jame Week tow Aatingulshed eervices at the buttle Meehan ney file earns by brevet, to Gate (rom Jone I, ne cuy serviess at (he batten of Chieee Due ta will doultiene, with there, be comts med Ot the went eoneton af « Yun wARTL AND 6a ee ed Kbortiy after General Reynolts bed returned the Iie my rece ume | fockmeed be found the ebela fee ad Pancet on the porth wide Of the Motonee et the anihad hie wative Btave threstened, Me fowed ey mii Verney ivan ® ar ieme be detend | be denired i aid We tbe bre!, ewes there bre allowed rarity rongen Cr owiehe Ai elem, A te all cherge of the forces seem bled for the defence of the ftate of Peonezivers em crim 4 cor then? — aa he vt « Genere! 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