Identifier: 16thdecisivebat00long (find matches)
Title: The 16th decisive battle of the world -- Gettysburg
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Long, James T. (James Thomas), b. 1843
Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Publisher: (Gettysburg, Pa.) : Gettysburg Compiler Print.
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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KAJOR-GENERAL JOHN F. REYNOLDS
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MAJOR-GENERAL ABNER DOUBLEDAY known that he gathered a vast amount of provi-sions of all kinds and secured numerous horsesand cattle. Early then advanced up to Wrights-ville, reaching there in clue time, and havingmet with no obstructions, at once prepared tocross the river, as per instructions from Gen.Lee, when a scout brought an order from Gen.Lee not to cross the Susquehanna river, but tofall back at once, by the same route he had gone,ami concentrate his forces in the vicinity ofGettysburg, where he would find the mainarmy. In the meantime, the army of Gen. Lee hadpassed down the Cumberland Valley. JenkinsCavalry, which was the eyes of Lees army, be-ing in advance, occupied the country from Me-chanicsburg to Bridgeport on the Susquehannariver, opposite Harrisburg. Mechanicsburg isnot far distant, only eight miles from Harris-burg. Bodes and Johnsons Divisions of Sw-ells Corps were encamped in the vicinity jofCarlisle, eighteen miles from Harrisburg. GenA. P. HilPs Corps was encam

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