. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . the end of July, 1863. During this period the Fourth Penn-sylvania Cavalry was commanded by the writer, and formed part of the ThirdBrigade of the Second Division of the Cavalry Corps. The brigade was com-manded by Colonel J. Irvin Gregg, the division by Brigadier-General D. , and the corps bj Major-General A. Pleasonton. In the same brigadewith our regiment were the Sixteenth Pennsylvania Cav
. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . the end of July, 1863. During this period the Fourth Penn-sylvania Cavalry was commanded by the writer, and formed part of the ThirdBrigade of the Second Division of the Cavalry Corps. The brigade was com-manded by Colonel J. Irvin Gregg, the division by Brigadier-General D. , and the corps bj Major-General A. Pleasonton. In the same brigadewith our regiment were the Sixteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, Lieutenant-Colo-nel J. K. Robison ; First Maine, Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. Smith ; Tenth NewYork, Major M. H. Avery. On the general stafi were captain, later GeneralWesley Merritt, ambulance officer, and captain, later General Custer, the latterthen already distinguished for his fighting on foot, in the advance, with hiscarbine. The three battalions of our regiment were commanded by MajorsCovode, Biddle and Young. Company A by Lieutenant Joseph Andrews;B, Captain Frank H. Parke; C, Captain Robert D. Martin ; D, Cap-tain James T. Peale; E, Captain Robert A. Robison; *F. W. K. Liuea-. PHOTO. BY W. M. TtPTON, GETTYSB PRINT: THE F. GUTEKUN«4T CO., PMILA. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. 815 weaver; G, Captain Elias L. Gillespie; H, Captain Robert J. Phipps:I, Lieutenant Francis M. Ervay ; K, Captain James B. Grant; -L,Captain Alender P. Duncan; M, Captain Alfred Dart, Jr., Adjutant-Lieu-tenant A. B. White. The campaign may be said to have been opened by the battle of BrandyStation, June 9, 1868, a reconnaissance intended to ascertain whether the enemywas moving north. In this battle we formed a part of General Duffles divi-sion, which crossed at Beverly Ford, intending to efllect a junction with Gen-eral Greggs division which crossed at Kellys Ford. During this action wewere exposed to a severe artillery tire, and recrossed in the evening at Rappa-hannock Station. June 17, we were
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