BUFFENMEYER'S BULLETS by Stephen L. Longenecker June 30, 1863, was a day when it seemed as though the tempera- ture and humidity were contesting each other to reach unbearable heights. Under the hot sun the Pennsylvania German farmers in the Middle Creek Valley of northern Lancaster County worked

President he would accept, if he was not interfered with from Washington. This the President would not promise him, therefore your Uncle declined the offer. I am positive as to the date being June 2nd . . ." 3. Warren W. Hassler, Jr., The First Day's Battle of Gettysburg, "Civil War History," Quarterly

back as soon as he saw our flanks well drawn in. I saw the movement commenced in good order, then hastened to the bridge and saw the mines were ready, and found the artillery in position, prepared for the worst.40 Haller now noticed that the enemy had managed to get a battery of artil- lery in place

JAMES D. McMAHON HISTORY OF THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT IN LANCASTER How a Civil War monument event- ually came to the crossroads of Lan- caster where it has resisted successfully the efforts of anti-traditionists is told by a police officer with an interest in the monument and history. In