The inhabitants knew of my arrival and the position of the enemy camp, yet not one of them gave me a particle of information. |
The people give and sell the men something to eat, but I can't stand that way of subsisting; it causes dreadful straggling. |
The zeal, bravery, and good behavior of the officers and men on the night of June 30, and during July 1, was commendable in the extreme. |
There is so much apathy... that I wish to be relieved from the Army of the Potomac. |
There was splendid fighting on the part of the division on the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. There was no faltering or hesitation. Each man went to work determined to carry anything in reason. |
We entered Gettysburg in the afternoon, just in time to meet the enemy entering the town, and in good season to drive him back before his getting a foothold. |
Within forty eight hours the concentration of both armies will take place on a field within view and a great battle will be fought. |