In 1863 this house on Frederick Street stood near the edge of town, with mostly open fields around it. By about 10:00 a.m. on June 30, 1863, the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment halted on Frederick Street, with much of the regiment positioned behind this point and other units extending the line through Hanover’s Center Square and beyond. When the first shots were fired about one-half mile to the right, the rear guard of General Kilpatrick’s Union Cavalry Division galloped into this area. In pursuit, the charging 13th Virginia and part of the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry Regiments struck the rear of the Pennsylvania column, while the other portion of the 2nd North Carolina rode through the Forney fields and assaulted the right flank of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment. Split in two, much of the Pennsylvania column was routed, with some cavalrymen retreating up Frederick Street toward the Center Square while others scattered down side streets and into adjacent fields.

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Pennville, Pennsylvania · USA