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The Daily Dispatch: August 1, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Pennsylvania campaign. (search)
vail in the fight. On Saturday, the 4th of July, nothing was done beyond a little skirmishing by either side. The enemy did not even fire a salute in honor of the day. Both armies withdrew about the same time--Gen. Lee in the direction of Hagerstown, and Gen. Meade in the direction of Washington. All of our wounded who could be removed were sent back through the passes at Cashtown and Monterey Springs on Saturday, and that night and next morning the army followed, taking the road that crosses the South Mountain at Monterey Springs, and reaching Hagerstown Monday evening, the 6th. There is no doubt that the enemy commenced to retire quite as soon as we did. He had suffered such incalculable loss, and was so fearful lost Gen. Lee would eventually turn his left wing, or get around him and pass rapidly down towards Frederick and Washington, that he found it necessary to retreat, independently of a similar movement on our part. Indeed, if Gen. Lee had simply remained on the ground