Excerpt from The Battle of Gettysburg Diers, commanded by a great General, wa-s in Pennsylvania near to the capital of that State - 50 mile-s northwest of Balti more; and there was a sudden tear in many great cities and consternation in all the country. All men knew that this invasion represented the con fidence of the Confederate commander in his power to conquer peace by winning in the North a great battle, the [price of which would be the dis solution of the Union and. The recognition of the independence of the Confederacy. That was the meaning of his presence in Pennsylvania. Only the Army of the Potomac could come between the country and that bad consequence. Between these two armies there was to be hard fighting therefore, and it began in the forenoon of July 1 out on the pretty country roads to the northwest of the town. Of Gettysburg. Gen. Lee, assuming that he was nearly alone in Pennsylvania, and knowing that he was in a land full of fat cattle and good! Horses, had his forces mluch scattered for the most practical reasons; but when the hear-d that the Army of the Potomac was near he sent urgent orders to all his divi sions to concentrate at Gettysburg - for some were to the east, some to the north and some to the west of that town. On that day the Army of the Potomac was moving to the northward - the First Corps in advance and near to Gettysburg, the cavalry in front. Gen. Buford of the First Cavalry Division had been sent toward to find the enemy, and he had done it. 'it was not very difficult. Ihe found them coming down the roads from 'cashtown, 'mummas'burg and several other places, and there were plenty of them. He was well supplied with cannon and' the noise of his welcome was heard for and wide in all. That part of Pennsylvania, and he stood in the way. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.