He made, too, a very important capture by bringing in General W.H.F.Lee, who was wounded at the battle of Brandy Station, and who was a son of General Robert E.Lee.

The Davis Government had determined to hang one of our captains who was a prisoner in Libby, and the fact that a son of General Robert E.
Lee was in our power prevented them from carrying out their intention for fear he might be hanged by way of retaliation.
Early's division of Ewell's corps stopped at Gettysburg on its way to York.

The other two divisions kept on toward Carlisle.
These movements at once caused Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania to call out 60,000 men for the defence of the State.

They were styled the emergency militia.

As there was little else than shot-guns for them, these hasty gatherings did not promise to be very effective.
The Governor still complained of a lack of zeal in Philadelphia.
The people there, said "Isn't this awful!" but very few volunteered.
They soon awoke from their apathy, however, and took prompt measures to defend the city.
On the 27th the commands of Longstreet and Hill reached Chambersburg, and Ewell's two divisions occupied Carlisle, while Jenkins pushed on to Kingston, within thirteen miles of Harrisburg.