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and to respect all other property. These orders were strictly followed, much to
the surprise of the inhabitants.

After leaving Chambersburg, which place is about twenty-five miles from
McConnellsburg, Gilmor made a wide circuit westward, and rejoined Steuart's
Brigade at Shippensburg, on its way to Carlisle. When within a few miles of
that place Gilmor was ordered down the York road, his command passing through
Papertown and Petersburg to Cashtown, and thence to Gettysburg, where Gilmor
had orders to report to General Ewell.

Upon reaching Gettysburg on July I the command found the battle in progress,
and it was at once ordered to the support of Pogue's and Carter's batteries. Major
Gilmor posted his men in a ravine in rear of the batteries, and consequently suffered
no loss from the severe artillery fire that was delivered by the Federal batteries.

Major Ridgely Brown reached Gettysburg on the 2d, and he at once assumed
command of the battalion. This gallant officer had been absent since the fight at
Greenland Gap, when he was severely wounded.

During the remainder of the fighting around Gettysburg the companies of the
battalion were much scattered, having been detailed for various duties, and conse-
quently did not participate in the great cavalry battle on the Confederate left, as
some writers have asserted.

When the army fell back on the 4th the battalion was assigned to the duty of
protecting Ewell's wagon trains, but on a different road to that taken by Captain
Bond with Company A, and, owing to the length of the train, the companies
were much drawn out.

In the meantime the enemy was not idle. On the morning of the 4th
Kilpatrick moved from Gettysburg, and was ordered to attack the trains which
were passing along the Fairfield road leading toward Waynesboro. Leaving
Emmittsburg in the afternoon, Kilpatrick joined Huey's Brigade near that place,
and moved on to Monterey Gap. Two roads leading westward from Fairfield cross
the mountains, one on the north and the other south of Jack Mountain. Upon the
northern road General Ewell's trains were passing. General Robertson was in the
vicinity of Fairfield with five regiments of cavalry, having a picket at the inter-
section of the Emmittsburg road. When Kilpatrick attacked this picket it retired
in the direction of Fairfield, leaving no force of Robertson's on the road to
Monterey Gap.

By a fortuitous circumstance someone had placed Captain Emack with his
company on this road, and farther back was Captain Warner G. Welsh with
Company D. First Maryland. The enemy attacked Emack and his gallant little
command with great fury, but were repulsed and held in check for some time
by this handful of brave Marvlanders.

The following extract from a letter written by Captain Emack descriptive