ARMY OF THE POTOMAC follows Lee, 39;
order of march, 40;
halts at Frederick, Md., 40;
change of commanders, 40;
dangerous meddling, 41;
effect on the army, 42;
its _morale_, 43, 44;
its efficiency, _note_, 45;
in march toward the enemy, 49;
diverging while the enemy is concentrating, 52;
hard marching, 53;
is badly scattered, 53;
left wing in a critical position, 54;
how posted on June 30, 55;
Buford's cavalry engaged at Gettysburg, 62;
First Corps gets up to its support, 63;
holds the ground till the Eleventh arrives, 68;
both are defeated, 76; losses, 77;
reasons for defeat, 77;
ordered to Gettysburg, 85;
Twelfth Corps gets up, 87;
also part of Third, 89;
other corps, 90;
strength of the corps, _note_, 96;
as posted July 2 on Cemetery Ridge, 98;
Third Corps movements, 101, _et seq._;
how this corps was formed to resist Lee's attack, 109;
whole of the army up at last, 109;
the battle begins, 112;
Sickles' whole line is driven in, 124;
we hold Little Round Top, 121;
portions of the Second and Fifth assist the Third;
they have to fall back, 123;
other troops compel Longstreet to desist, 125;
dispositions for renewing the battle, 133, 134;
Culp's Hill attacked, 135;
Ewell driven out, 136;
sustains a terrific cannonade, 137, 138, 139;
lines as formed to resist charge of July 3, 140;
the assault repulsed, 143, _et seq._;
remains inactive, 153;
while Lee retreats, 154;
marches in pursuit, 154;
finds enemy in a strong position, 156; _notes_, 159;
and Lee again slips away, 157;
losses during the campaign, 157.
Baltimore alarmed, _note_, 45.
Baltimore Pike, cutting the Union lines, 99.
Battlefield Memorial Association, _note_, 21.
Buford's (John) cavalry operations on the left, 40;
riding to Fairfield, 49;
finds the enemy, 54;
is ordered to hold Gettysburg, 55;
posts himself on Oak Ridge, 61;
fights till relieved, 63;
is sent off to the rear, 101.
Cavalry, battles of July 3d, 148;
operations during Lee's retreat, _notes_, 158.
Carlisle, Pa., occupied, 29;
evacuated, 51.
Cemetery Ridge, described, 15, 16;
becomes a rallying-point, July 1, 77;
situation afternoon of July 1, 82;
Hancock renders it secure, 87;
described more in detail, 98, _et seq._;
the enemy succeed in scaling it, July 2, 125, 128;
but are repulsed, 129;
its advantages for defence better availed of, 130.
Chambersburg, Pa., occupied by Lee's cavalry, 25;
becomes his headquarters, 27.
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