1863.--Curiosity Satisfied.--Pastimes on the York River. --Religious Services; their Influence.--Raid to Mathias Court House.--Sickness and Recovery.--From Gloucester Point to Falmouth.--Exciting Details.--Correspondence of Mr. Young.--The Press.--With the Army of the Potomac again.--Cavalry Fight at Brandy Station.--Bold Charge of the First Maine Cavalry.--The Chivalry fairly Beaten.-- Death of Colonel B. F. Davis, Eighth New York Cavalry.-- Interesting Letter of a Rebel Chaplain.--Casualties.-- What was Gained by the Reconnoissance.--Pleasonton and Kilpatrick Promoted.--Rebels Raiding in Maryland. 203 CHAPTER XII. SECOND INVASION OF MARYLAND.--GETTYSBURG. 1863.--Invasion of the Northern States.--Kilpatrick at Aldie. --The Bloody Battle.--Daring Deeds.--Colonel Cesnola, Fourth New York Cavalry.--Incidents.--Victory.--Advance to Ashby's Gap.--Pleasonton's Official Report.--Rebel Movements on Free Soil.--Difficulties in the North.--The Cavalry Corps Crosses the Potomac at Edward's Ferry.-- General Meade succeeds Hooker.--Orders.--Changes in the Cavalry.--Movements.--Kilpatrick's Fight with Stuart at Hanover Junction.--Solemn and Laughable Scenes.--Buford's Division Opens the Fight at Gettysburg.--Death of General Reynolds.--First Day's Repulse.--Second Day.--Rebel Advantages.--Third Day.--Last Grand Effort.--Death of General Farnsworth.--The Republic just Saved. 225 CHAPTER XIII. RETREAT OF THE REBELS FROM GETTYSBURG. 1863.--National Rejoicing.--The Enemy Retreating.--Feebly Pursued.--Reconnoissances.--Kilpatrick Gives the Enemy a Fourth of July Entertainment at Monterey Pass.--Storm and Terror.--Immense Train Destroyed, and Hosts of Prisoners Taken.--Pitiable Condition of Stuart's Cavalry.--Battle of Hagerstown.--Captains Penfield and Dahlgren Wounded.-- Wonderful Exploits of a Union Scout.--Kilpatrick and Buford at Williamsport.--Cavalry Fight at Boonsboro'.--Stuart Defeated.--Hagerstown Retaken.--Orders to Advance, One Day Too Late.--Kilpatrick Chases the Flying Foe.--Fight at Falling Waters, Last Act in the Drama.--Great Bravery of Union Troops.--Last Vestige of the Invaders Wiped Out.-- Bivouac and Rest. 267 CHAPTER XIV. KILPATRICK'S GUNBOAT EXPEDITION.