We entered Gettysburg in the afternoon, just in time to meet the enemy entering the town, and in good season to drive him back before his getting a foothold.

In the Retreat from Gettysburg Buford pursued the Confederates to Warrenton Virginia and was afterward engaged in many operations in central Virginia rendering a particularly valuable service in covering Maj. Kelly was dedicated on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

(March 4 1826 – December 16 1863) was a Union cavalry officer during the American Civil War with a prominent role at the start of the Battle of Gettysburg.