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  Battle of Hunterstown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hunterstown – Fairfield – Williamsport – Boonsboro – Manassas Gap
The Battle of Hunterstown was a minor cavalry engagement in Adams County, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
At dawn, the Union Army of the Potomac had deployed near Gettysburg in the general shape of a fishhook, with elements of the VI Corps and the cavalry posted elsewhere to protect the flanks and to look for Rebel activity, particularly J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry.
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 Battle of Aldie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aldie – Middleburg – Upperville – Hanover – Gettysburg Hunterstown – Fairfield – Williamsport – Boonsboro – Manassas Gap
The Battle of Aldie took place on June 17, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
Aldie was the first in a series of small battles in which Stuart successfully delayed Pleasonton's thrust across the Loudoun Valley, depriving him of the opportunity to locate Lee's army.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Aldie   (565 words)

  
 Battle of Gettysburg - tScholars.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War and is frequently cited as the war's turning point.
However, this battle, the largest cavalry engagement of the war, proved that for the first time, the Union horse soldier was equal to his Southern counterpart.
The battle of July 1 had pitted over 25,000 Confederates against 18,000 Federals, and ranks in itself as the twenty-third largest battle of the war.
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 Huntertown - North Cavalry Field of Gettysburg - Battle of Hunterstown
Hunterstown Cavalry Battlefield, also known as North Cavalry Field, is a National Shrine waiting to be fully appreciated and brought into the fold of sacred places visited regularly by patrons of Gettysburg National Military Park.
Lines of battle were established a mile apart with Custer’s men establishing their artillery at Felty-Tate Ridge on the northern end, to oppose Hampton’s rebel guns atop Brinkerhoff’s Ridge directly south.
Because the Hunterstown Road was tightly flanked on both sides with post and rail fences, it was impossible for more than one company to move at a gallop.
www.civilwarinteractive.com /ArticleHunterstown.htm   (1603 words)

  
 battle of gettysburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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 Battle of Gettysburg - CivilWarWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was the largest battle ever fought in North America, and is generally considered to be the turning point of the American Civil War.
One reason posited was the battle fatigue of his men in the late afternoon, although Edward "Alleghany" Johnson's division of Ewell's Corps had just arrived and was essentially fresh.
In an engagement called the Battle of Little Round Top he was able to hold off repeated assaults by a Confederate brigade of Hood's division with his five relatively small regiments.
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 Evening Sun - Hunterstown still 'diamond in the rough'
Hunterstown, the promising rival for the county seat in a brand new Adams County, the town with the streets paved with gold and one-of-a-kind men who made rocking chairs by hand.
And now historic Hunterstown – the village at the heart of Straban Township – could be virtually be wiped off the map.
It's an uphill battle – and some long-time Hunterstown residents are afraid the area won't be able to see the value of the town until it's gone.
www.eveningsun.com /localnews/ci_3978882   (1523 words)

  
 Articles - Battle of Gettysburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was the bloodiest
battle of the American Civil War and is frequently cited as the war´s turning point.
The Union army´s interior lines enabled its commanders to shift troops quickly to critical areas, and with reinforcements from II Corps, the Federal troops retained possession of East Cemetery Hill, and Early´s brigades were forced to withdraw.
www.nowize.com /articles/Battle_of_Gettysburg   (3778 words)

  
 Lee's Last Official Report For The Battle Of Gettysburg
A battle had, therefore, become in a measure unavoidable, and the success already gained gave hope of a favorable issue.
The privations and hardships of the march and camp were cheerfully encountered, and borne with a fortitude unsurpassed by our ancestors in their struggle for independence, while their courage in battle entitles them to rank with the soldiers of any army and of any time.
Their forbearance and discipline, under strong provocation to retaliate for the cruelty of the enemy to our own citizens, is not their least claim to the respect and admiration of their countrymen and of the world.
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 Battle Of Gettysburg For Children   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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 Elizabeth Thorn's Account of the Battle
At the time of the Battle of Gettysburg Elizabeth was caretaker of Evergreen Cemetery, the job normally performed by her husband Peter who was serving with the 138th Pennsylvania which was at Harpers Ferry and Washington, D.C. during the Gettysburg Campaign.
This is her personal account of her experience at the Battle of Gettysburg.
The battle was on Wednesday, the 1st of July, and it was on the Friday before (June 26) that I first saw the rebels.
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 battle of little big horn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
George Armstrong Custer’s 7th Cavalry regiment was massacred in Montana at the battle of the Little Big Horn, 130 years ago today, in 1876.
The Battle of the Little Bighorn re-enactments are held at...
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 Battle of Gettysburg - Enpsychlopedia
The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was the bloodiestGettysburg was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the war.
In comparison, Antietam had about 23,000 casualties in fighting that lasted from dawn until late afternoon, but the second day of Gettysburg had roughly 20,000 casualties in fighting that lasted only a few hours, from around 4 p.m.
The casualty rate at the peak of the fighting on the second day in the areas of the Wheatfield, Little Round Top, and Devil's Den has been estimated to be faster than one casualty per second. battle of the American Civil War and is frequently cited as the war's turning point.
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 THE HORSE SOLDIER - John Geiselman Collection - Grouping# 8
The fired projectile was recovered at the Battle of Hunterstown near Gettysburg within days of that battle.
U.S. Recovered from the Codori Farm in Gettysburg after the battle, this shell fragment is the concave base section of a U.S. 3" Hotchkiss shell.
This Federal lockplate is a fine, early pickup from the Battle of Gettysburg and still carries an old paper tag with "29" stuck to the plate.
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 The York Daily Record - History lost forever
But there is still hope some portion of the field can be saved, and the old barn was the centerpiece of the battle, a symbol of the rearguard action fought by preservationists to save Hunterstown before it is too late.
It was the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Union forces were worried about an attack on the right flank at Culp's Hill.
Harman says the battle was important because it kept the attention of both sides focused on the northern end of the battlefield when the crucial struggle was to the south, at Little Round Top and the Peach Orchard.
www.ydr.com /newsfull/ci_4004444   (1353 words)

  
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We are using every means possible to get the word out as to what is happening here in Hunterstown....if not to stave off the developers....to at the very least, to slow down their progress with legalities in order to bide for time.
I was there over the weekend while attending and giving tours for the GDG Muster, and got a chance to see what's going on at Hunterstown while leading a tour of it for a group.
I recently wrote an article on the Hunterstown battle for America's Civil War magazine that will hopefully be published soon, and help give some PR to the fight for the land.
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 Custer's Gettysburg OR
On July 2, at the battle of Hunterstown, one squadron, under command of Captain Duggan, was detailed to hold the road leading into the town from the right front of it.
July 2.--The regiment, excepting one squadron, was advanced as dismounted skirmishers in the engagement at Hunterstown.
July 1.--Was engaged with the enemy at Hunterstown, silencing his battery, and having 4 horses killed, 3 wounded, and 1 wheel disabled.
www.civilwarhome.com /custer.htm   (1553 words)

  
 Rantings of a Civil War Historian » Blog Archive » A Preservation Failure
The Hunterstown battlefield was almost completely pristine until a huge and horrifically ugly power station was built on a portion of it about five years ago.
These days, a Hunterstown visit on the anniversary of the battle is the highlight of their annual pilgrimages.
Finally, moving the buffer of trees from 50 to 150 feet away on the east side of the Hunterstown Road would preserve the frontage of the Michigan cavalrymen and save the central part of the battlefield.
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 VisitPA :: Road Trip :: Civil War Trails: Gettysburg
Smaller but nevertheless important battles took place all over Adams County, like the one a few miles northeast in Hunterstown.
The Licensed Battlefield Guides offer a tour of sites throughout Hunterstown including the Conewago Chapel, which served as a hospital during the battle, the Cemetery, the town square, the Historic Grass Hotel, the Historic Tate Farm, and the Felty and Gilbert Farms, where much of the fighting occurred.
The Battle of Hunterstown was significant in that it occupied about 4,000 Confederate cavalrymen, keeping them from the battles at Culp's Hill and East Cemetery Hill on July 2.
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 battle gettysburg line time   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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 MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - Battle of Gettysburg
French’s veteran 17th Virginia Cavalry (Jenkins’ Brigade) with two brigades of Jubal Early’s infantry (Smith and Avery) had been traveling east along the Hilltown Road in an effort to sweep the area north of Gettysburg hoping to trap the Union militia as Gordon advanced down Cashtown Road.
News would come in a few days of the massive battles in and around Gettysburg between the Army of the Potomac and many of the same Rebels who had been deployed against Jennings’ band of militia.
His men were mustered out July 31st, 1863, and they could brag to their friends for years to come that they had indeed been a part of the Union defense of the town of Gettysburg.
www.militaryhistoryonline.com /gettysburg/articles/witmerfarm.aspx   (2519 words)

  
 Rantings of a Civil War Historian » Blog Archive » What a Find….
Al transcribed a few bits of it and sent those bits on to me. I read them and said, “wow!” Jackson’s account of the July 2 Battle of Hunterstown is really spectacular.
His account of the Battle of Trevilian Station, for instance, is without question the most detailed treatment of the 6th Michigan’s participation in this two-day slugfest I have ever seen, and I have literally looked at hundreds of accounts.
There’s new material in here on Hanover, Hunterstown, East Cavalry Field, and during the retreat from Gettysburg that is really a first-rate addition to the body of knowledge.
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 Skirmish at Hunterstown, PA
I was lucky enough this week to get the go ahead to search some fields in hunterstown, PA. Pretty much the area is about 300 acres of open fields on Hunterstown road.
the battle of gettysburg was held on some very hot days and most units were rushed to the battlefield but i would search out areas around large trees if there are any.
A letter from the Confederate general at the Hunterstown battle with some details.
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 1st North Carolina Cavalry - 1st NC Statistics
On the 13th of October, 1863, at the Battle of Auburn, the gallant Colonel Ruffin fell mortally wounded at the first fire of musketry while charging a line of infantry.
Significant cavalry clashes included the battle at Brandy Station on June 9, 1863.
During the infamous cavalry engagement east of the main battlefield (near Hunterstown), the 1st North Carolina and the Jeff Davis Legion broke through the Federal ranks and pursued.
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 GDG- Hunterstown Cavalry battle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
We will set up a table at the cocktail hour on Friday night for both of you if you wish.
The whole area along both sides of the Hunterstown where the cavalry charged is to be developed into senior housing.(baby boomers) They have already started some work on the far side of the farms.
Dean ----- > > Dean, > > I wrote the chapter on the battle of Hunterstown that's appearing in my and > Eric's new book, "Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart's Controversial > Ride to Gettysburg" (http://www.savasbeatie.com/StuartRide.html).
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