HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF
THE POTOMAC.
June 30, 1863.
The commanding general has received information that the
enemy are advancing, probably in strong force, on Gettysburg. It is the
intention to hold this army pretty nearly in the position it now occupies until
the plans of the enemy shall have been more fully developed.
Three corps, First, Third, and Eleventh, are under the
command of Major-General Reynolds, in the vicinity of Emmitsburg, the Third
Corps being ordered up to that point. The Twelfth Corps is at Littlestown.
General Gregg's division of cavalry is believed to be now engaged with the
cavalry of the enemy near Hanover Junction.
Corps commanders will hold their commands in readiness at a
moment's notice, and, upon receiving orders to march against the enemy, their
trains (ammunition wagons excepted) must be parked in the rear of the place of
concentration. Ammunition wagons and ambulances will alone be permitted to
accompany the troops. The men must be provided with three days' rations in
haversacks, and with 60 rounds of ammunition in the boxes and upon the person.
Corps commanders will avail themselves of all the time at
their disposal to familiarize themselves with the roads communicating with the
different corps.
By command of
Major-General Meade:
S. WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George
Gordon Meade, Vol. 2, p. 15; The War of the Rebellion: A
Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies,
Series I, Volume 27, Part 3 (Serial No. 45), p. 416-7
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