Third Division

The Army of the Potomac’s Cavalry Corps Third Division, commanded by Brigadier General Judson Kilpatrick, included a First Brigade under Brigadier General Elon J. Farnsworth and Colonel Nathaniel P. Richmond, a Second Brigade under Brigadier General George A. Custer, and a headquarters guard of Company C, 1st Ohio, under Captain S. N. Stanford. On June 30, the First Brigade was attacked by Stuart’s Confederate cavalry at Hanover and repulsed it. On July 1, the division marched to Berlin to intercept Stuart but did not succeed. On July 2, it arrived on the Gettysburg field at 2 P.M., moved over the road from Gettysburg to Abbottstown, and at sundown near Hunterstown was attacked by Stuart’s cavalry, which was driven from the field after a two-hour engagement. On July 3, the division moved to attack the Confederate right and rear; the Second Brigade reported to General Gregg and fought on the extreme right, while General Farnsworth arrived on the extreme left. About 5:30 P.M., the First and Reserve Brigades advanced, and General Farnsworth with the 1st West Virginia and 18th Pennsylvania went through the woods and across the walls occupied by superior Confederate infantry and artillery, was repulsed with heavy loss, and was killed. On July 4, the division moved to Emmitsburg. Its casualties were 4 officers and 49 men killed, 19 officers and 16 men wounded, and 1 officer and 120 men captured or missing, for a total of 355.

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