vantages for defence better
availed of, 130.
Chambersburg, Pa., occupied by
Lee's cavalry, 25; becomes his
headquarters, 27.

Confederate Army, The, eludes
ours, note, 32; and invades
Pennsylvania, 23; its strength,
24; its composition, note, 32;
points of superiority, 24, 25; its
personnel, 26, 27; at Chambers-
burg, 26, 27; moves to York and
Carlisle, 28; its spirit, 29; moves
to concentrate, 52; its advance
upon Gettysburg is disputed, 62;
finally defeats the forces op-
posed to it, 69, et seq.; losses,
note, 80; all but one division up
night of July 1, 91; how formed,
note, IIO; the attack on Sickles,
115; Sickles defeated, 123;
Longstreet's losses, 125; Ceme-
tery Ridge reached by Hill's
troops, 125; Ewell gains a foot-
hold at Culp's Hill, 126; advan-
tage to the Confederates, 127;
position at close of the day, note,
131; Ewell expelled from Culp's
Hill, 136; cannonades Union
position, 137; final attack re-
pulsed, 141, et seq.; evacuates
Gettysburg, 150; getting ready
to retreat, 150; retreat effected,
157; losses, note, 159.
Culp's Hill, its relation to Ceme-
tery Hill, 19; occupied by Union
troops, 84; made secure, 87;
enemy gain a lodgment at, 126;
retaken, 136.

Cumberland Valley, route of Lee's
invasion, 23; exodus from, 34.
Curtin, A. G., his efforts to meet
the invasion, 36.

DEVIL'S DEN, The, situation of,
20; surroundings, note, 22;
struggle for its possession, 115,
116, 117; in the enemy's hands,
note, 131.

FREDERICK, Md., becomes the
pivot for the Union army, 40.
GETTYSBURG, described, 10, II;
its strategic value, 13, 14, 15, et
seq.; its topography, 15, 16, et
seq.; Cemetery Ridge, 16; Sem-
inary Ridge, 17; commanding
points, 19, 20; Cemetery Ridge
as a defensive line, 20; notes I,
2, and 3, p. 21; memorials of
battle, note, 21; first appearance
of Confederates in, 28; and note,
33; Lee's whole army marching
to, 52; Union forces approach-
ing, 55; how and where the
battle began, see Chap. V.,
p. 60; in first day's conflict, 60,
et seq.; occupied by Ewell, 78;
evacuated, 150.

Great Round Top, how situated,

19.

HANCOCK, Winfield S., organizing
victory from defeat, 81, 82, 83;
orders Culp's Hill occupied, 84;
his report to Meade, 85; note, 95 ;
sends Geary's division to Little
Round Top, 88.

Harrisburg alarmed, 25; enemy
near it, 29; the panic at, 34, et
seq.; militia ordered to, 37;
narrow escape of, 50.
Heth's (Harry) Confederate divi-
sion approaches Gettysburg
first, 52; encounters Buford's
cavalry, 62; brings on battle
of July 1, 63; sustains a check,
66; Pender, Rodes, and Early
come to his aid, 69, 75; takes
part in the famous charge of
July 3, 140, 141.

Hood, John B., marches into
Chambersburg, 26, 27; attacks
the Union left, July 2d, 114; is
wounded, 115; his attack
checked, 117; Union cavalry in
his rear, 148.
Hooker's (Joseph) plan of cam-
paign, 40; objections to, note,
45; is superseded, 40.
Howard, Oliver O., takes com-
mand at Gettysburg, 70; calls in
vain for help, 70, 71.

LEE, Robert E., his

ascend-

ancy over his troops, 29; por-
trait of, 30; wants his cavalry
badly, 38; feels what it is to be
in an enemy's country, 39; plans
thwarted by Meade, 50; decides
to cross South Mountain and
give battle, 50; note, 59; orders
all corps to Gettysburg, 51;
steals a march on Meade, 53;
at Gettysburg, 81; decides to
attack, 91; Longstreet to turn
Union left, 94; the plan in de-
tail, 105, 106; determines to
renew the battle, 133; reinforces
Ewell, 133; orders Longstreet
to assault Cemetery Ridge, 134;
sends off his wounded, 153; fol-
lows with his army, 154; gets to
the Potomac before he can be
intercepted, 156; and crosses to
Virginia safely, 157.

Little Round Top, its position

and appearance, 19; note, 22;
Hancock causes its occupation,
88; is abandoned, 98; is about
to fall into the enemy's hands,
115; troops brought up to it,
119, 120; conflict for its posses-
sion, 120, 121; Union troops
remain masters, 121.
Longstreet, James, opposes Lee's
purpose, 91; is ordered to begin
the attack of July 2, 105; gets
into position, 106; as a fighter,
106, 107; method of attacking
Sickles, 114, 115; is successful
here, but halts before the main
position, 125.

Lutheran Church a hospital, 22.
Lutheran Seminary, its situation,
17; Union troops make a stand
there, 77.

MCLAWS, (Lafayette) Confeder-
ate division attacks Sickles, July
2, 117.
Meade, George G., takes com-
mand, 42; his qualifications, 43;
divining Lee's intentions, 47,
48; discards Hooker's plan, 48;
his own, 49; transfers his base to
Westminster, 49; relieves Har-
risburg and York, 51; his per-
plexities, 51; is outmanoeuvred,
53; learns that Lee is moving
to the east of South Mountain,
55; but holds his purpose of
concentrating at Big Pipe Creek,
57; learns of the defeat at Gettys-
burg and sends Hancock there
with full powers, 70; decides to
fight at Gettysburg, 85; though
the chances are against him, 90;
gets to the field, 94; designs at-
tacking Lee himself, 97; post-
ing his troops, 98; depressed
by the results of July 2 he
calls a council of war which
decides to fight it out, 132;
sends troops to retake Culp's
Hill, 133; starts his cavalry on

reconnoisances, note, 158; his
indecision, 151; follows Lee to
the Potomac, 155.

NATIONAL CEMETERY, Account
of, note, 21.

OAK RIDGE, Buford's cavalry
defends it, 62, 63; see Chap. V.

PENNSYLVANIA invaded, 23; first
effects of, 34, et seq.
Philadelphia during the invasion,
note, 45.

Pickett's (Geo. E.) Confederate
division ordered to charge
Cemetery Ridge, 134; it ad-
vances, 141; is cannonaded,
142; but keeps on, 143; is at-
tacked in flank, 143, 144; en-
counters a terrible musketry
fire, 144; breaks through the
Union line, 146; is destroyed,
147; his losses suppressed, 157.
Pittsburgh, Defensive works at,
note, 45.

REYNOLDS, John F., commands

Union left wing, 54; orders
Buford to hold Gettysburg, 55;
orders up his troops and hastens
there himself, 62; is killed while
posting his soldiers, 64; his fall
a misfortune, 64, 73.
Rock Creek, its position on the
field, 19.

SEMINARY RIDGE described, 17.

SHERFY'S PEACH ORCHARD, 89,

103, 104; is occupied by the
Third Union Corps, 108; not
strong enough to cover the
ground, 109; note, 110; is at-
tacked, 118; is carried, 122;
note, 130.

Sickles, Daniel E., 101; feels the
enemy on his front, 104; finds
him extending his right, 104;
determines to move his corps
out to the Peach Orchard, 105;
his attitude toward the general
commanding, 107, 108; notes,
III; is attacked, 112; wounded,

I22.

South Mountain assumes the first
strategic importance, 39; masks
Lee's movements, 50.
Stuart's (J. E. B.) Confederate
cavalry operations, note, 32; is
cut off from Lee, 38.
Swale, The, its situation, 20.

WARREN, Gouverneur K., sees
the peril of Little Round Top
and saves it, 119.

Westminster, Pa., as base of the
Union army, 49:
Wheat-field, Combat at the, July

2, 117, 123.

Willoughby Run, 61; see Chap.
V.

YORK, Pa., occupied by Confed-
erates, 28; evacuated, 51.