Fragments of several Union and Confederate cavalry regiments fought a running battle on horseback along Frederick Street while other Confederate bands retreated down intersecting alleys and streets, quickly weakening their defense. Officers of the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment were noted for bravery that day, including Major John Hammond, Major Amos White, and Adjutant Alexander Gall, as the New Yorkers chased the Confederates past this point. In this area Gall was thrown from his horse and instantly killed when a bullet pierced his left eye, while White continued the charge and suffered a severe bullet wound in the foot, from which he later recovered. The house at 233 Frederick Street was the residence of Daniel Trone, who in 1863 was a telegraph operator at the Hanover Railroad station and transmitted much of the news about the Battle of Gettysburg to major northeastern cities. A. H. Byington, a reporter for the New York Tribune, was one of the informants who gave Trone details of the battle in early July 1863. During his service with the regiment, Amos White compiled a superb record, taking part in fifty-one engagements, suffering three painful wounds, and being captured twice.

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Photo: Beverly Pfingsten

Photo: Beverly Pfingsten

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