. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg : ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major General George G. Meade, Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Major General John F. Reynolds and to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . lon in rear of the Third Division, advancedon double-quick, evidently taking the enemy by surprise. General Warrenwas here relieved and General Griffin took command of the corps. Movingforward in line on the rigjit of the Third Division, along a road across whichthe enemy, posted behind breastworks,
. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg : ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major General George G. Meade, Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Major General John F. Reynolds and to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . lon in rear of the Third Division, advancedon double-quick, evidently taking the enemy by surprise. General Warrenwas here relieved and General Griffin took command of the corps. Movingforward in line on the rigjit of the Third Division, along a road across whichthe enemy, posted behind breastworks, was attacked, and nearly all captured,the command still puslied forward till night when it returned and camped onthe Five Forks road. The following day April 3, about noon, the command moved out to theSouth Side railroad, striking it at Church Road crossing and formed acrossit with pickets out, and halted for the night. The following day it againmoved forward, driving the enemy as far as Sailors creek, where it en-trenched; that night it was ordered to support General Custer, and capturedtwo hundred wagons, after which it returned to its position. The next day the movement was resumed, and the march lasted till nearlymidnight of the 8th; the next day it marched again reaching nearly to Ap-. vatiia at Gcttysbury. 503 poniattox Court House about 8 a. m., when the command was draw ii up inline with skirmishers dei)Ioyed, and advanced under covor oC a rid;;e; heretlie enemy sent in a flag of truce, and hostilities ceased. The command marched through the town and was placed in position be-yond, the brigade being ordered to receive the arms of the enemy. The following morning, the command moved closer to the position of theenemy, and was drawn up, right resting on Appomottox creeli, and receivedthe guns as they were stacked by the enemy, as they came up by divisions. At dusk the command returned to its position of the preceding night, andremained here two days; it then started for B
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