Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.338

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338 HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.

forced the enemy to abandon their stronghold at Devil's Den . And as we reached the open ground extending out to and beyond the Emmittsburg road, we saw a large body of the enemy moving by flank at a double-quick, far off to our left, hastening to gain their forces in our front beyond the Emmittsburg road.
    Saturday, July 4. Here we remained through the night, and very early on the morning of the 4th, a terrific rain storm set in which continued the greater portion of the day.
    Along in the afternoon the 6th Corps (Gen. Sedgwick's) was moved out to feel the enemy, but beyond a light skirmish line which they quickly dislodged they met no opposition. We were then moved back to near the wheat-field from whence we started the evening before, where rations and ammunition were issued to the men.
    Thus ended the battle of Gettysburg. The foe was conquered, and we stood victorious on the field, the record of which shall ever illumine the pages of American history, as the greatest battle, both in results and casualties in proportion to the troops engaged, ever fought on the American Continent.

    Col. Jackson died in May, 1907, at Apollo, Pennsylvania.
    Capt. Jones' Company A. Maj. Hannibal K. Sloans description of the contest at Little Round Top:

    The Pennsylvania Reserve Corps originally consisted of twelve regiments of infantry, one of rifles (the Bucktails), one of cavalry and one of artillery, in all fifteen regiments---15,800 enlisted men, field, staff and line. After the battle of Fredericksburg the Division was taken to the defense of Washington City. The 3d Brigade was located at Minor's Hill, Va., and of it the 11th Pennsylvania Reserves was at Vienna, Va. when it was ordered to Gettysburg.
    On the morning of Wednesday, July 1, 1863, the regiment was at Uniontown, Md. Lieut. Col. D. S. Porter, moved out of bivouac at 5 o'clock with a portion of our regiment. Companies A, B and others as a guard for the wagon train. We marched with this detail until sunset when we were ordered to rejoin the regiment, and marched steadily until after 3 o'clock that night, or the morning of Thursday, the 2d.
    At 5 o'clock we started for Gettysburg. The point at which we left the Baltimore pike was, I think, at White Church, when we filed off the pike and marched along a country road for about a mile, when we were taken into a field on the right side of the road looking towards Gettysburg. We remained here until about 3:30 in the afternoon, when we were directed to advance. Our Brigade marched along the same road we had entered on leaving the Baltimore pike, passed the rear of Big Round Top and up onto Little Round Top when it was massed in battalion front.
    We were then moved to the right-front of Little Round Top

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338	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
forced the enemy to abandon their stronghold at Devil's Den . And as we reached the open ground extending out to and beyond the Emmittsburg road, we saw a large body of the enemy moving by flank at a double-quick, far off to our left, hastening to gain their forces in our front beyond the Emmittsburg road. Saturday, July 4. Here we remained through the night, and very early on the morning of the 4th, a terrific rain storm set in which continued the greater portion of the day. Along in the afternoon the 6th Corps (Gen. Sedgwick's) was moved out to feel the enemy, but beyond a light skirmish line which they quickly dislodged they met no opposition. We were then moved back to near the wheat-field from whence we started the evening before, where rations and ammunition were issued to the men. Thus ended the battle of Gettysburg. The foe was conquered, and we stood victorious on the field, the record of which shall ever illumine the pages of American history, as the greatest battle, both in results and casualties in proportion to the troops engaged, ever fought on the American Continent. Col. Jackson died in May, 1907, at Apollo, Pennsylvania. Capt. Jones' Company A. Maj. Hannibal K. Sloans description of the contest at Little Round Top: The Pennsylvania Reserve Corps originally consisted of twelve regiments of infantry, one of rifles (the Bucktails), one of cavalry and one of artillery, in all fifteen regiments---15,800 enlisted men, field, staff and line. After the battle of Fredericksburg the Division was taken to the defense of Washington City. The 3d Brigade was located at Minor's Hill, Va., and of it the 11th Pennsylvania Reserves was at Vienna, Va. when it was ordered to Gettysburg. On the morning of Wednesday, July 1, 1863, the regiment was at Uniontown, Md. Lieut. Col. D. S. Porter, moved out of bivouac at 5 o'clock with a portion of our regiment. Companies A, B and others as a guard for the wagon train. We marched with this detail until sunset when we were ordered to rejoin the regiment, and marched steadily until after 3 o'clock that night, or the morning of Thursday, the 2d. At 5 o'clock we started for Gettysburg. The point at which we left the Baltimore pike was, I think, at White Church, when we filed off the pike and marched along a country road for about a mile, when we were taken into a field on the right side of the road looking towards Gettysburg. We remained here until about 3:30 in the afternoon, when we were directed to advance. Our Brigade marched along the same road we had entered on leaving the Baltimore pike, passed the rear of Big Round Top and up onto Little Round Top when it was massed in battalion front. We were then moved to the right-front of Little Round Top