s fell
upon that bloody field.

Kilpatrick, in his official report of this sanguinary contest, says: "In
this charge fell the brave Farnsworth. Short and brilliant was his
career. On the twenty-ninth of June a general; on the first of July he
baptized his star in blood; and on the third, for the honor of his young
brigade and the glory of his corps, he yielded up his noble life."

Thus ended the battle of Gettysburg--the bloody turning-point of the
Rebellion--the bloody baptism of the redeemed Republic. Nearly twenty
thousand men from the Union ranks had been killed and wounded, and a
larger number of the Rebels, making the enormous aggregate of at least
forty thousand, whose blood was shed to fertilize the Tree of Liberty.

In the evening twilight of that eventful day General Meade penned the
following interesting despatch to the Government:

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
Near Gettysburg, July 3, 8.30 P. M.

_To Major-General Halleck, General-in-Chief_:

The enemy opened at one o'clock P. M., from about one hundred
and fifty guns. They concentrated upon my left centre,
continuing without intermission for about three hours, at the
expiration of which time he assaulted my left centre twice,
being, upon both occasions, handsomely repulsed with severe
loss to them, leaving in our hands nearly three thousand
prisoners. Among the prisoners are Major-General Armistead,
and many colonels and officers of lesser note. The enemy
left many dead upon the field, and a large number of wounded
in our hands. The loss upon our side has been considerable.
Major-General Hancock and Brigadier-General Gibbon were
wounded.

After the repelling of the assault, indications leading to
the belief that the enemy might be withdrawing, an armed
reconnoissance was pushed forward from the left, and the
enemy found to be in force. At the present hour all is
quiet.

The New York cavalry have been engaged all day on both
flanks of the enemy, harassing and vigorously attacking him
with great success, notwithstanding they encountered
superior numbers, both of cavalry and artillery. The army is
in fine spirits.

GEORGE G. MEADE, _Major-General Commanding_.

On the morning of the Fourth of July, General Meade issued an address to
the army:

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,