On July 3, 1863, the Hanover Spectator, founded by Senary Leader in 1844 and published from an office on Frederick Street, recalled how Hanover had for the first time seen and felt the incidents, scenes, and horrors of actual war. Owned during the Civil War by Leader's widow, Maria, the newspaper recounted Captain Farley of the 5th New York leading a charge of carbineers on the enemy, and reported that a private named Bogue of the 5th New York was captured by a squad of Rebels after his horse was shot in front of the office, then released less than 10 minutes later when that same Rebel squad, 15 in number, was captured by the 5th New York. It also told how Hanover citizens helped bury the Rebel dead, gave comfort and relief to wounded soldiers from both sides, and gathered broken carbines, pistols, sabres, bullets, and pieces of shell as trophies bearing witness to the severity of the fight. The account also recalled the front of St. Matthew Church, whose steeple Kilpatrick had climbed shortly before to observe and try to determine the disposition and number of the Confederate troops.

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