GDG- How I spent Labor Day 2006

[Alice J. Gayley]

transcribing newpaper articles.  Thought these might be of interest:

*Official Details of the Battle of Gettysburg--*

*General Meade's detailed report of the battle of Gettysburg, dated Oct. 
1st, was officially promulgated to-day.  He gives as the reason for the 
delay in making it, the failure, till then, of receiving the reports of 
several corps and division commanders who were severely wounded in the 
battle, and says that the result of the campaign may be briefly stated 
in the defeat of the enemy at Gettysburg, his compulsory evacuation of 
Pennsylvania and Maryland, and withdrawal from the upper valley of the 
Shenandoah, and in the capture of three guns, 41 standards and 13,621 
prisoners.  Besides this, 24,978 small arms were collected on the battle 
field.  Our own losses were very severe, amounting to 2,834 killed and 
13,700 wounded, and 6,643 missing--in all 23,186.  He adds his tribute 
to the heroic bravery of the whole army--officers and men. *

*Source:  Brookville Republican, November 18, 1863.*

*The Battle Field of Gettysburg--
A project has been started by Governor [Andrew] Curtin for the purchase 
of some ten or twenty acres of the glorious battle field of Gettysburg 
as a cemetery for the heroes who there laid down their lives that the 
nation might live.  This beautiful idea we hope will be fully carried 
out, including a special division of the field to the soldiers of each 
State connected with the Army of the Union, and a national obelisk on 
Cemetery Hill, with the names engraved upon it of every regiment, and 
with a book inside containing the name, State, regiment and company of 
every soldier in those three days battles and in the outside, incidental 
operations.  There would no difficulty in raising ample funds for the 
purpose. *

*Source:  Brookville Republican, July 15, 1863.*

-- 
Alice J. Gayley
Pennsylvania in the Civil War
http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/