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July 1^st 1863 A.D.       Pennsylvania

on the 1^st of July the third squadron of our Regament marched to macanicks Ville distance of about 40 miles we left at Day light on the morning of the 1^st of July to guard a train about 7 oclock we reported to Genl Plesonton Head quarters and marched to Taney Town from thare we marched to Emets Burgh from thare we marched to Machanicks Ville whare we fed our horses and took our diners from thare to Liberty and from liberty to Grace Ville and on to Broose Ville through to taney town whare we/

 

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we bivoct for the night on the morning of the second we Joined 1^st Squadron and marched in the direction of Gettes Burgh about noon of that day we arived in sight of town on the field of action while this is being wrote the battle is raging with tremendously the broad sheats of smoke now raises from the field now and then flashes and alittle cloud of smoke can be seene in the air by the bursting of shell the deafening of sound artilery now slakens and the batteries shifts thare push posishion a gain the battle thounders out with renewed energy with continued ratteling of musketry the artilery contines there eregular increesing of belching forth there th iron missels and flame/

 

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that filles the are with terer by dark the cannonading slacked but continued by entervels for some time after dark on the morning of the 3d by day light the fight was renewed with renewed energy boath parties seemed deturmened to conquer or die finely the enemy Commenced to retreat which was commenced on the 2d there loss in prisoners is very heavy up to 9 oclock on the morning of the third about 1800 prisoners ware taken to the reare on the left and center on the fore noon of the third the fighting seames to be princeply on the right about noon it slakens and the enemy pickes a new poshion and about 2 oclock P.M. the enemy opend with 22 gunes/

 

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on our batteries this fire was terific General Mead was under the fire fifteane of his orderlyes horses ware kild here our batteries opened a gualling fire on them which lasted almost till dark when the enemy began to fall back thare has bin but little canonading out to 10 oclock am. the 4^th prisoners are still being brought to the rear thare has bin a larg numbr of prisoners taken on the fifth a squadron of a bout 40 men ware orderd to report to Genl Plesontons Head quarters whare in command of Capt Newmen Thare he received orders to go to little town distence of about 10 miles the trip was completed and we returned to camp

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