Summary:
Brig. Gen. John Buford commanded the First Division of the Army of the Potomac which included the 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. This report is part of a series of correspondences by Buford about the day preceding the battle and the battle itself.

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Gen. Pleasonton.

Gettysburg

July 1, 1863

I am satisfied that Longstreet and Hill have made a junction. A tremendous battle has been raging since 9.30 a. m., with varying success. At the present moment the battle is raging on the road to Cashtown, and within short cannon-range of this town. The enemy's line is a semicircle on the height, from north to west. Gen. Reynolds was killed early this morning. In my opinion, there seems to be no directing person.

JNO. BUFORD, Brig.-Gen., Comdg.

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Bibliographic Information : Letter Reproduced from The War of The Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I., Volume 27. Part I Reports, Serial No. 43, Page 923, Broadfoot Publishing Company, Wilmington, NC, 1997.