Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . , ILLINOIS AND DELAWARE MONUMENTS. To Illinois belongs the credit of beginning the battle. Its Eighth Cavalry regimentwas part of the force under Buford which occupied Gettysburg on the evening of the 30th of June. A picket post was established on the Chambers-burg pike, about two and one-half miles from the town, and as Hills Confederate Corps advanced eastward in the early morning of July rst,Sergeant Jones fired the first shot at them from the a
Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . , ILLINOIS AND DELAWARE MONUMENTS. To Illinois belongs the credit of beginning the battle. Its Eighth Cavalry regimentwas part of the force under Buford which occupied Gettysburg on the evening of the 30th of June. A picket post was established on the Chambers-burg pike, about two and one-half miles from the town, and as Hills Confederate Corps advanced eastward in the early morning of July rst,Sergeant Jones fired the first shot at them from the abutment of the old Marsh Creek bridge. The two regiments of cavalry and one of infantry lost139 men. The State contributed $6000 toward the erection of their handsome monuments. The only monuments on the field that are duplicates are those ofthe First and Second Delaware. Their positions on the field are where the bullets flew the thickest, and the two regiments lost 161. The First Regimenttook part in those efforts from Hancocks line to dislodge Confederate sharpshooters from the Bliss buildings, and have their advance marker at that NEW HAMPSHIRE AND CONNECTICUT MONUMENTS. The positions of the three regiments of infantry and three companies of sharp-shooters from New Hampshire are marked at prominent places on the field. Thev lost 368 men. Colonel Cross of the Fifth New Hampshire was asoldier of ability, and had seen service prior to the Civil War. At this battle he was in command of the first brigade of first division, Second division was ordered to the relief of the Third Corps on the afternoon of the second day, and the story is told that as they passed General Hancockhe called out, Cross, you will win a star to-day. Colonel Cross replied: Too late, General! This is my last battle. His words seemed prophetic,and as he led his brigade across the Wheat Field and into the edge of the timber he fell, mortallv wounded, at the spot where the unique cairn of the
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