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General Edward Johnson says :

Before closing this report, I beg leave to state that I have never seen superior artillery
practice to that of Andrews' battalion in this engagement, and especially the section under
Lieutenant C. S. Contee of Dement's battery, one gun of which was placed on the bridge
above referred to, and the other a little to the left and rear. Both pieces were very much
exposed during the whole action. Four successive attempts were made to carry the bridge.
Two sets of cannoneers (thirteen out of sixteen) were killed and disabled. Lieutenant-
Colonel Andrews and Lieutenant Contee, whose gallantry calls for special mention, fell
wounded at this point. Lieutenant John A. Morgan, First North Carolina Regiment, and
Lieutenant Randolph H. McKim took the place of the disabled cannoneers, rendering
valuable assistance, deserving special mention.

Major J. W. Latimer says :

The conduct of the officers, non-commissioned officers and men serving the right
section of Captain Dement's battery cannot be spoken of in terms of praise sufficiently high.
The stern determination with which they stood up to their guns is proven by the fact that
the gun at the bridge was worked with terrible effect until six men were disabled, and, on
account of the difficult position which the gun occupied, the two cannoneers who were left
were unable to work it. Finding the other gun detachment becoming weak, the Sergeant
and Corporal, with the two men, went over to its assistance. In a few minutes the latter
detachment had suffered as great loss as the former, but owing to the superiority of the
ground the gun could be worked with diminished numbers.

I desire to bring to your immediate notice on this occasion the names of Lieutenant
C. S. Contee, commanding the section; Sergeant Harris, Corporals Compton and
Thompson, of the first gun; Sergeant Glasscocke and Corporal May, of the second gun.

Ah ! here's a record to be proud of !

After Winchester General Ewell directed his steps toward the Potomac,
which he crossed at Shepherdstovvn, and the boys of Dement's battery were happy
that day, for it had been many months since they had set foot on the soil of
their native State.

After crossing the Pennsylvania line, Johnson's Division directed its steps
toward Carlisle by way of Chambersburg, where, after spending a day in the
vicinity of that city, it was ordered to retrace its steps to within five miles of Cham-
bersburg. Turning to the left at Greenvillage, the division went into camp on the
evening of June 30, near Fayetteville, and resumed its march on the morning of
July 1, in the direction of Gettysburg.

But little more than half the distance had been accomplished when the sound