. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . aving three ofhis guns, two of them disabled, in the enemyshands, nearly all of their horses being killedand most of their cannoneers hors de were some demonstrations of pursuit,but the approach of Bufords reserve brigadestopped them. Duffie finally came up andGregg reported to Pleasonton, informing himof the approach of Confederate infantry fromCulpeper. Pleasonton, who had capturedsome important dispatches and orders, nowconsidered his mission as accomplished, andordered a withdrawal of his whole was effected leis
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . aving three ofhis guns, two of them disabled, in the enemyshands, nearly all of their horses being killedand most of their cannoneers hors de were some demonstrations of pursuit,but the approach of Bufords reserve brigadestopped them. Duffie finally came up andGregg reported to Pleasonton, informing himof the approach of Confederate infantry fromCulpeper. Pleasonton, who had capturedsome important dispatches and orders, nowconsidered his mission as accomplished, andordered a withdrawal of his whole was effected leisurely and without moles-tation. Gregg recrossed at RappahannockStation, Buford at Beverlys Ford, and at sun-set the river again flowed between the op-posing forces. Stuart reports his losses at fourhundred and eighty-five, of whom three hun-dred and one were killed or wounded. Pleas-onton reports an aggregate loss (exclusiveof Duffies, which would not exceed twenty-five) of nine hundred and seven, of whom THE BATTLE OE THE FIRSl^ DAY AT These maps and the others relating to the campaign and battle of Gettysburg are compilations by Abner Doubleday, Brevet Major- General, U. S. A., from the official reports of the commanders on both sides, and from the maps of Colonel John B. Bachelder, which were purchased by Congress for the War Department.— Editor. four hundred and twenty-one were killed orwounded. In nearly all the previous so-called cavalry actions, the troops had fought asdismounted dragoons. This was in the maina true cavalry battle, and enabled the Fed-erals henceforth to dispute the superiorityhitherto claimed by, and conceded to, the Confederate cavalry. In this respect theaffair was an important one. It did not,however, delay for a moment General Leesdesigns on the valley; he had already sentImboden by way of Romney toward Cum-berland to destroy the railroad and canal fromthat place to Martinsburg. THE BATTLE OF THE FIRST DAY AT GETTYSBURG.
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