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i S-' il' j' (- 1- 4 I 1 1 '1 I )J A i- Mi! i lr-' vol xn Noi 3075: j. pjuce TiiitEE qrriTa. 1 -1 i. ill i 1 hL.i 1 i ..3, a 'i mwrnr- JL' 1 i 'I 1 i tt THE GREAT BATTLES. Ccr Special Tclrsraos from the Ba Field to 10 A.

JU. Xesterdaj. I Toll Details of thp Battl Wednesday. of T9 FigtUcg on Tbnrsday Tfctifl Fcur and a Half, P. iA Battle Then.

Coamenced, LasUng Until TIic Gniiiy Rcpultcd at All Polntf. Tlho Tblrd Hnttlc jd ITcsterUnjr Zllornlnor at 4 REBELS THE i ATTACKING PARTY. 2Io Impression Hade on Out -Lines. i-ij Tho Death of LoinbtrceL-and Barksdaie of Mississippi. v- Other Prcnlnent Rebd OClccn KlUeil nmiu 1 djr Wounded.

A LARGE NUMBER OF PRISONERS; Tjlen. Sickle' Rlnjlat JLesff hot OfX OTHER GENERAL OFFICERS piallapaf ohee to the If ew-Tork Tlxnee BarrLB-FiaLB esan OarrraiiVBoai i ThurMar a. i VU BAxrmoaa, Friday A. at. I a Tbo'day ban boon quiet up to the present Th'o enemy are now massing neT7 Ibrre on cur left, and have jnat began the attack artillery.

The probability la that a eeere battle wilt be fought before dark. i The rl I ahxrt shootsrs Cave been annoying eur bettrle mi all day from the of the chiiurcboa In Oettyaburgb. Wo lolI the- amritsburgb and Baltimore I L. Caounsg. Caitis-I- intn ntiaOsmiscsos, eaMwaaeaa roans, S'tl l.

mcn.li JulV Ih'C. ru Uaxtuivaa, one At the com of my last dispatch at ML tUe uiu.y,bJ juet opened a heavy tack by our tell and centre. tac- ilicaoi (Diaj pjwhm -'ii tint ml.L .1 inc if their ru.L attrngih cn our left; lank, cor ibf roail, miwaUoh to ciliJi 1 So intrnt were th)e enemy: on 11.1. pur(HJ. luavt every fart ci the lines; i i Ihe flibtipg "waa of the jnoat deejMjrat de- rlptlou ca both aid, a.

Our gail.nt men fought aj.iheV tctet fonpiit bciotmJ He had agalnat; this grat eiiilaUkhtif the ciiexoy three) xUe 8eenid, TUlsJ nwiTifth. Tho Third and Fifth Jcited U.di. siM fought brroicaUy, xtenL Most -of the hatdUnUVsmaln li the nMv snencrttd tk tnd nt thd am tlmo )xtid 1 burgb; msny got aws'y yesterd.y. Jt ls beauttlnt jtg c-c Oiio dl.elou of the First jwae? 11-j Lew -1 I .,1 1 I r.nrt woinaBj .7, Tj ou two ctiffits. II us i i sjcnflkU ar mro than ukn.lly heavy onboth jj uldee.i llany of our gallai'l PerssWvo I yMkltVli.VoeSlCSl.B.

ileht W. waa ehnt iiff bo- IVW. UI I a i a Hiaiinii n.a lu nn uvr surnivu. an-iho In doing welL -i .31 lata In the evening. Gen.

IXXadx callrd 4 ctrun i I cil of his corps cominar.d.rs, and it was Miof ved uniii.ni tha- fiaLL Mi lone ss there was any I iJ lU I ii SI. I IV. mUmmi t.if. I 1 I 'Mse nneeafinAn.W kit iPrlfifJ from ihai: I A WW VVI llowVAsuwaii no aa ay xanww woo w- 1 i. a a i un at Btwriniii av ii o'clock tali morning, Tho reporta of tbe occur-1 iM a.

i ihtt, rn nnflfi-ia id inai i PhllpbU B.10m. pepiW aimoeB t4 tally Incorrect -A otsai ana cnnoM eiavemeni m. i ihe situation to this morning la this S' i ednesday'a flgvt wo "vuro repulAod, nimpry I betsuse-we wara a.ai-nowored and wa f.n back I. at ri-u; li-- AY to that The action waa not general, i aad i wi not uienaecito be try ucn. mxadb.

xt wee i U. I .1 A I lav I Alon tlvit his force exeeeced that of tho enemy. yi JOs forro oxeesced that of tho enemy. no flahting ya-stcrdir '-BtU v. 1.1 A bloody eng.ge.ient wa.

then, lastlng.uhilldxrki rrruZi'uiif Mtinlitefl. There o'clock; rougbt, laatlng.unui aark, rtMVUwg in Atntln- taUlercres fo eur lis rumw' Irtriir rs.l puXaMd toa grsei leefc TLo rartlcuUrg 1 ave SytWVVaipeclai 1 fakiker G.ni-WAWwoKTH, Tab Bttinyrjjal not DoOBLiPAT are wrandd. 1 I The total number of prisoner taken vp to thla mornlnf waa about fifteen bundled eight nun-dred and fifty on Wedniaday, and aix bandied on Thursday. Tbla la reliable. i The enemy made the attack yesterday.

It 'vu terrific, ni My (Arcw Arir coJ orc 'We JUjr tecre foully rejmbtd triik I Ma moraine the battle imi ren.w- edk the cannoaadiof beinc rapid and Wavy. It I W4th ittcrnftruUum ovt Gtntrlt Jigkt fit lilUr tni. L. L. OFF i ClAl DISPATCHES FROM CEN.

MEADE. AtaeTOVt Fif day, Tttly a. 'An official disptttch 'waa received this afternoon 'fri MaAne, dated leHQartere Army of Ue fotomae. Jely tH Velock Mwktch sayit Tbe enemy nrUacked me aeont 4 F. 11.

this day, and. afur one of the severest eoleiU of the war. vra repnlMd ataX polata. We have suffered considerably In killed sad wounded. Among the former are? Br1(M3eas.

FAtt' ad Zoos, b4 among tbe wende4 0ena.CicKLBS, Jow, Oum and Was- r. tile buy. "Wi nate eaaen a targe uiM.roi prteaacrs." i i grcoMO cisriTcm. W.Bisetea, Fldav, Jly I. A tater dispatch hss been reeeired from ffiases, dated 8 o'clock this moralng, which says i i iThe oaUon commenced again at early daylight i i i I upon various parts of the The enemy thus far jhave made no Impression upon my position All ae- oouata agree In placing their whole army Acre, rns-oinere report that Lenenaan's and A.

P. Biu's forees were much Injured yeaterday, and had many general oflcere killed. G.a. Baaxseau, of Mlsalatlppl, Is dead. Ills body la within our lla.a.

We hare thua far about 1,000 pilaoners, end smsU nanitvr yt tn be i tar Ud. i THE BATTLE! OFr WEDNESDAY. Special DUpat.h to thelcTew-Tork Tlm.a. i i Arris-Praia iia GaverisvaeM, I (Thursday, IS X. via Fredertek, July S.

"i jITbo engsgement'yesterdsy wee-quite 4heugh eonIn.d aoeur advance, the First aad Xlev-oath corp. i the action belxg maialf fought by the First corps, under 4c a. RxrsoLna, who wax killed br sharp hooter e.rry In the fight. Wb first attacked the enemy' advance ju.t' beyond Gettysburgh, and repulsed It, when the whole corp. became engaged, and eub.equ.ntly the lerenth corpewblch rsme to-support by the road.

The oppoilng forees were the rebel oorps of Hut end will. Our men gallantly euatalned the fight, holding their own uaiil 4 o'clock, when they retired to aetroag poeltioa to the eastward and aoutbward of Cettyeburgh. This was maintained until the arrival of relaforco- meats at night, and our lines afe now well formed. i i i I Ko general engagement ha. yet taken place, but the probability Is that-a gfest battle svUl be fougU this afternoon or to-morrow.

The enemy Is In great ioree. Our treope are new all up and well la hand. The battle yesterday was sanguinary 1 in ine ex treme. WAsoaTas division sustained the early portion of It with great alorharging the enemy aad iakiagln whole regiment of prisoners wltn Aacaaa. We harb taken, fully one thoiaaad bnereamt loat of them beta wouadod 1 1 I I.

gna in (euysourgn, uio graw rn wwnwa I enemy now hold. The eebela "occepy. Penasylrsnla College an hocpltal. JCoaiSMii'S division aad one brigade of PeemisaAT's supported wlnswoara with great gallan try. The Xleveath corptmoet of It foueht well, aad redeemed be dlf race of; Cnanoellorivllle.

Among the general odlc.r. we loee beelde U.a. Psnt killed, aad Gen. Bablow wounded. n-.

nMiMMaLranaie le a An OMlmate of easunUlea paniol now he made. Cctiy.burgh was Injured1 by shells to consldera- jplaoo. surroundsd by A beatttlfnl; open and roiuag country. V- i rirw. h.

h.a aaore aw less sklrmtaalag all the are preparing tor ihe great eonvest before thenu Our tmeps are In splendid oondlUon gad tgtti I i tm caxualUes In" yestsrdsjrs engagement 1 wertthefoUqwlog i 1 1 if Lieut Bayard Wfton; noaiJaandlnf. baitoryO, irourtb rexuTar artniarY.leoa of llenlf.WUUaoeu i.u..t ta Tivu. rivht la a irTMBHIHWVWl.Tr.- shot on below tho kneO while gsilanuy agnung me battery against aa eight baery eftae eemy en- ilkHllf tlltkUUlSII hundred and Forty-Btath PeaBsyl- eommandlng brittle, badly wounded. Col Root, If larty-fourui New-YcrV wou.d.d..d w-taMwM. 7J .1 -'I .1 t' i a.x t.V-a MlMUT.

'I -1 1- I w) as 4j 1 Mm. ai.L. Wk a. ala daaBBfi. Cot Muhisr, neysaiyum a- i i i 'i Lookatan, One Hundred and Hroeleealh New- Tfjrr.waunuiu.

"T' V.f LlooU-Col. Arrowamita, wno WABoxrns dlrlsloa, First aina smrne. la yesterday fight i '-i'" brhlsed oa top of tne aeao ey 1. VI lUlk iaU mmm a. a 1 Ba aaf ltnM Bin.

bralalae and Injuring him internally. r. i iaoo- m. w. U1UH 4 xjtci, Dadley, killed.1 5 i MJ' Undtey.allghUy Capt.

Uelloway.lukg.j -i ri.u." -1. 1 Shfr.lm awmi Caotalns Jones, Hart and Ives, wouadod. rjt jj.aty-CoL Dadley, killed.1 Captains Jones, 1 Lieut Jooei-BJaeev a. -a-. a V.

luilk ltt. I sjcajafia-rtally, I 1J.UL IIUICI WVlaUU-n. v. r.a CapL Jso T. Tekner tilled.

Lieutenants Bennington hi left moulder BeaBy la era PrnlawU left and i Harrielnneek I Kaap der and Merchant wounded Ckapman killed. imxxD wibcomiji. CoU Falrealld l.rt ana 11 Ueub-Cel. Geo. B.

8teveaw mortally weendod 1 MaJ. John llansneldwwanded to Ug and klpi UioUW.I, Wlanegsr-kJlled. Lleuts.8cbowalter, Jacaeson Lee, Venison, nadt Dalley, wounded. i BergC-Major LeggeCt, wounded. SETKJITB WlSCOnSCS j' -i Cants.

Hobart, Been and Pond, wonnded. Ait it XJeruU Bruce, kttted. Llenta. Johnsoev Weeks, Cemptonk KMd, and Fulka, wounded. TWEJTTT-FOOnTBI II1CHKIAJI, CoU U.

A. Morrow, slightly wounded; Lleut-CoL Ftaanegaa, leg ampntumd. 1-. 1- Major Wright, slightly la right eye. us a Capt.

O'Devnell, killed. Capts. fXUon, Speed, Hoyt and PutcWaven, )'. Lteuu. WhIUng, Ssffsrd, Wattac.

BakL Pedaley and gpregue, wounded. rr I Llouts. Shauuek, numphreyvlUe and Jltksy, silled. i iiaRrr-Tfirno vrw-TOMt. One prlyale killed, officers and Is men wounded, officers and II men missing.

Of BAtraa's Staff Lieut T. Thomas, Acting Inspector, killed Lieut. D. P. Weaver, A.

A. wounded Lieut. R.C. Knoggs, D. Cj, -missing, The wounded of this brigade are all prisoners, at preeent, having been takea lalo houses near Geltye ed badly, but retain, eommaaa or nis reguneai.

iw entire loss of the -Second brigade toest into Ihe I 0HI BCKOCBDAlfD POVKTB BCW-TOaJC i (Lost, Capt. Wllev.Cspt. Fisher, Lleut.tJr.gis, Rose, Lieut. Richardson, Lieut Dow, Lieut Kaae. All wounded.

Capt, Burr, Lieut Weed, Lieut; Lamson, Lieut Snider, Lieut Starke, Lieut. Tuthlll. Lieut DickMn, Ll.ut Stevens, Lleet Dally. LlenV i Tr i BtKBTT-ronrnrH nnw-uosjt, Lost Capt White, Capt Persons, Lieut Metier, wouadad. Cot R.

Root Capt White. Lieut Sears. Lieut Peraer. Lieut Locklln, Cept MCMenen, Capt Whiteside, missing. 1,057 killed, wounded and Biasing from First brig ade, Second division, First eorpe.

First amy eorpe, shot through the head by sharpchoot.r whUe on extreme front arranging line of battle. 1 Gen. wounded rn It, alnoeeoad. jOen. Barlow severely wounded nnd prisoner Gen.

gchMMinelfennig captured. 'j Col. Robtneon, Klghty-eeeond wounded i LI.ot-CoLT Boobel, Twenty-sixth Wisconsin, nnd MaJ. Baits, of tbe same regiment wounded, la tbe Seventh Wisconsin, partial lUts, now In. already fool eh twentylvo enlUted men killed end nlnsly-sevon woundsdr-MaBmort Bamet aro.yei come la; I In tbe Sixth Wisconsin, partial lists snow Seven teen killed.

one hundred and twenty two wounded, ten missing 4 In tho Seoond Wiaoonalai partial lists show eighteen privates killed -and one hundred and twenty-two wounded. '1 In the nfmeteealh Indiana-there were-oleeteee killed and eighty-eight wounded. In tho twenty-sixth Wisconsin, stxteea klllod Aad one hundred and forty-four wounded. L. I nEPOKia FROM miLADEii'IllA.

I PBtLABxifau, Friday, July a. Tho Ecnlr4 BuUttin learns from 'partlee who 4tave arrived In this elty the following particulars Tbe fight opened at Gettysburg!) on Wednesday, when our foicee were ehout half a beyond the .14 town. i i But one brlgadcof the corps of Major -Cen. Rxr- neiBS waa la poeHlea to do service the opening or the Oen. RiineiBS gallantly pushed that brigade to a coeamaadlag poetUoa on aWmUary ilUll, avd ends a Mred to hold it uaUl the rest of the eorpe ottA oosno.up i Reiaforeemeata wove, however, delayed, and ur fore.a.uHseqoenUy fallback of tbe locality oalldd Shun IllilJ 'I i i Nic About 10,000 of our ason In this fight sseeo lff wUh 9000 ofUeenenryi: j.t Tho taet 'notloa takeji by tho TJaleaseeses wad klduptathe mUstdatea.

si Gea.RnrnoLns.wna kiUod srery early In ihe netloa, 8erfMaJor i.W: BUnehard-klUed. 1 tlZTS Wlg01lgIaT. ri.Hoih hrt.afla ia aoaiilon. 1 i woods oa both fianke, ae well as In front and in tm-whneplacttgtnoBrigaae 1 force again did tho Second repel them. II During Wednesday Bight shout seventy-avo cbou aand of pea; suuast iroopeeaeBe up ano tow aJbdo poeldons for reopening tho battle on Thursday ecsMnB.

while at that period soaae twawty-fivo tnow- aand other Cnion tsoope belonging to the Army oo Potosaao were so near at head as bo; ImatedUflr taf the i "if Thd rebels Bad mainly eceatraied their foreiee ml n.ii.mh ao Wadaaadav alekt. wad there 1 aar Oettyehurgb on Wouaeeday algat, woe there waa but llttlo doubt that the great Battle of yesterday WSttMMfMnffWrtrwitMaaawwwwBm rr---' i FURTaTER DET11LH OF, Till Bimt ot ims-rtiij vxab osmvBpaoa. i jraxa MsmvBcaoa, i i Wednesdsy idaesdsy vsatng, a it Peunsylvsnia-eoU, ha been I oe deeper ate and bloody batflss 1 To-day, and oa fought one ot tne of ins eecored rebellion; I I This morning early tbe First aad Bleveatb eorpe, I which bad been during tbe ntfht eneampeo near I Bmmeilsburgh, advanced, tho First rotps piirehk.g iOUJlPt omen nm uivyiou aaw.r i rat Third division. Gen. DoosunAr i these I by five full batteries, under Cot WauI- I kept up until the tnterveetng space, waereour oav i terleawere eng aged, was passed over.

These oai- i terkM, two in uumUr, were a part of tbe arUliery be I 1 a. H.aaHlal... I Vidtrlil I of Marsh Creet, Cud el abewt the aame ftstaneo iron I tntiamlBsryaswereourowfyrre waiaavi nnngiae up uj rw i "tl" vr.wv freoucat attempts to capture our anuiery, ana atone diviioa of Gen. K0B1BM this eorpe having been in i. hi- tii 4 'ii i.

Wanoo.0wtoTlhs whole tiiiof march am rfir YtliloVniV tlenoand Warson battery In thetf aoeeesslon. bu It. -t. iwm Falmouth, wart the r4 force 'wa, wtaieB-li ibArtouaoBam-brBtaiy i A. ff reach to coma up wdh and fight the there, morairg r-i Tburmtt tho dn? tkie oorpaBadtera uador tbodlrao.

Bpeeial Dlepateh to the ZTew-Tork 'J! Bmii -Ba. V-f 'V BaWBOFridajr, July enemf ftlj bsck to hU old poritlon, and Mr ret, "IlS "-111' brief I dixpatcncirerxTdlag tile, despertte crane the easatgulasd victors ofdxf par' ntaat CaoC Miroxaaxa, AU upoo Gen. Rsrneu's nian. tnt9 jjet df msgntudo and have DmeeompeUlnfe bur batteries to retire from tbrir port-tioo. Taia they were quietly dolng.and in gocd when the division of Geo.

Oaswea name tthelr oeporLj he two able regiments, tan Seoood Wboon-, a7aadTwenty-fourth Mlohigan lMnU ffnlilnff ea4 driving from tn front of teem Ue tafanlty force wno were maliag desperate ea-ort to opl.r the pteoee. When these supporta ardved the vsttertee again took up a eommandlDg position, which thy iiUed to hold during (he day, i be DUtoioo ijbikm Waaewearai were drawn, en fin loo of battle, with the dtvwkm.ef fleo. Robimo holding the eoeond line. At th. momeat that theee formations were oompleted, the eoels, emboldened by their partial suceeas tn drlvinf front position The baMerlee, attempted another elsargei with the object bf telxlng the pleees, when the brigrde of the Second alriatoo, with fixed bayonets, made a eharg upoo, them, aad auch ae were not killed were takea Ptljpa-oa.

Two entire reglmeata a Tenneae aA AUa-eourl regiments were then begged.wt after the arrival aad. gotag tetoneet-jtuaof the Firat the Kloventhr under Mevaan, who had been In the rear and nMixhiag on the same road ae theFlret, made their appearance, marched directly through the at once romied line ol Wle on the rlght'ef the Chambers-bargh road, and aome half a mile weri of the College, whien la located at the extreme end of tae to wn. Af-lereomo three houre of ertlllr4Mllug therebele aammaatfrt retire. There wore: laeeaedtbo two a mirtry and In tola formation a nwrattlt of lut.l ih.i with m.m a.taaia tare at Laiantrv and cavalry they were carer log to turn our left with a ylaw, probably, to get between ne end. pur supply tralra.

Upon this being noUced, and It betiw evident that our r.luforoements,the TbUd and Twelfia Corps, who had been aaxtoueiy tnoulred after during the day, were not yet up, no ether alternative waa offered as than to retire to the east of the town and take up a better position upon the- 4op of hill, and along u.e line road l.adlag to gramettaburgb. Thle was done, bet taae mlr able erden no unusual hsete belag apparent, while, at the same ume.au ammuai-Uoo end supply wagons which wfr to the front were sent to the rear. Ij ri: A little after 4 o'clock, the Third corps, under command ef 3en. Sicxtss, cam upon the field, aad went lalo position upon the right of Uiatb.ld sarlv In the iiw turn virat oMHt the Twelfth, under aen.8L.ccM. aa well arrived about the rame time, ead.wer.

stationed upon Ihe right of the tfilevenih. I onrpe. After thoee two corps, as well ae those who I k.ii hntM ih ha.t and fcrarden of the ear. were rebels from the Iowa aad beak into ine peeiuons uiy eoupled early In the morning, tin this manner and In these locations noin rcaung The Second, Fifth end Blxtn corp. are moving trria way, and by morning win oe np ana reoay WWIe the latter menti-wed fciove mnt iwas being made, the eaamy k.pt up eonluual r.ln or ana upon the town, ana -r daahedthrooBh the apt' 'l fsy partis.

together with tbe weanded who cu pants of, and tbe eurgeone nnd nursea who stwndance in. the many hastily organised i fcotpllaJ there located. Wnue firing waa la 'I progre.s some few bulldlnps were set oa ntii the I tewnnot being empsctlv built, ooly such bullihega atonak rsi riant mthanii enrena'en amnnanHU. I r. "TT.

Among the jnwmlnent omcerJ kfiied I. 4ound the eme ot Oen. Paeu Wxaavoatn te sevarely wounded. Gen. Rosmwn.

for the third time, had a aotaa shot from him, whlre among tbe nmn I HuucpuiiM i wi. uvRua, i aaohuseiuiiuou jTAiacaiimoine moowi a Col. JUcv. of the Waety-lou-th ew-Yoikt ZTa end Cant. Caaav ll.vav.

of 4he Twelfth Mae.cbu- eetta, a valuable and efllntent Kosmsoir, occupying upon the Staff th twaltloa of Inspeetor Oeaeral 'Adrotaot Wears, Lieutenant -of teenth regiment or your ly. i i Anoaa tho.it eaoturatl arn the names of Dr. Noan- Ooisv, Medical Director of Uoauiaofl'S division. aad capwiri raan usbxsx, ei your cr.y, ine ionai eary efeame eivialoa. a IathecoafUkionaadexcltamontoooaaloned by tho I aarge of oevalry, aad our approach to tun many hoe pitals being out.

off. It Is Impossible ot the preeent wriUne to obtain anything like a correct uaiot can ities. Our loses, though, ev enormously heavy, we warranted la guessing ho seriously the rebels hare suffered, I' i. tub Dotfos oy TBS ikst cptrg, I STpew reeehlng the soene ofUhe engagemenl, thle corp. fouiMi ta cavalry ntvrsioa, una.r uen.

u.roa., drawn up la drawa un la lira on the CJliambf rsbirrKh rood, about three mlies 1 Ktim I alt. Jt.h I .1 111. h.l.AVlM. in lae noai Hon as before staled. 11L 1 Man.

KBrneLBS. insn mmi in comma uu 01 ineen puraoao of making a roeonnoiaeanoe end learning the poaitloa of tbesppoain whea ha wa. Struck wtihilbe ai.ill. thai ended nisi life, Tne corrunaad of the eorpe then devolved upon Gen. Doobubat, who Immediat.ry hurried tip lo tbe front.

Jn the meantime the chvalry kepi the enemy's Iniaatry fully CpiOajfra, inui mi rri nmu in ponwin. 1 lbe First aud Third Divisions Ar.t reached the froatnad afUr beine plaoed In poallloa, the Heroad, Uit aoeplng un Its doublA-outdUComtftgimmadiaioly up IO tae rigai 01 mo 1 000a auer, mm r.D.ia au. Vaaoad and onened fire alone tbe entire line. Msax xtrra's brigade, all Western troops. Hashed forward, 1 eber, euccded In capturing near six hundred pris vie nr.i ana i mua uitunoum noiauig 1 ineir oa, aad.

finding no ImnresaioO eould be made upon lli en. the e-aemv turned their attention to the avion-. did division under command of Oen. Robihmb.i This dlvlalon being allnatod upon a IK-re, and- having no eepport waa obliged not only to fight tbe front, but uau.nir.a aixon( ooiuma 01 ruu can upon iaia air 1 division'. Isoat Volley after volley waa poo rod into them, but aleadlly they advaae.d.

Finding tho rifle be I to had no effect upon them, a recourse was bad to oold eteel. The brigade under tbo gallant Baxtsx waa ordered 10 icaarge eavonetS upon taem, and ao well did tber bey this order that the rebels ware compelled to retire with a lots, in prisoners taken alone, or soase lour aunoiaa ana eigniy men. i At thieiuncture ine resets were seen eaveaewr la force on the rlghtfiaak of the dJvlnlun. But flnulnf mmseit naru patanea in tnaiairecuon, ne sent rer. me excellent brigade under command of Gen.

lUvtm wbo I ad aij SBvSU. wi sow I vawiu Bapy Aaaa (jvi en bjivhwhi svw snvwase aaep I w.rs fouadio be com la out of the deaaa Jmmedlately caane upiut pot a moment too eoon, as a wnito oravety Aeauing tne ratter cnaree mat tne I ..1. Pint ID. fkl.l nn.l( I Fr All tela time the First and Third divisions were be-. a tae bard embed, bnt still held their ground, tbe Sec- Obd division doing the hard work, requiring frequent Changes ana prompt ceciaioas in lis couiAuarMiing olSeor.

So raoid and rceoueat Aad tnav be.a firioc thatai this time they wom completely out of amatu-nltioa, and were compeliod get that then very aaew al arttcte from too cartridge Boxes ui taetr ucaa aaa oaadad eamradae. i btteet a Lieutenant or the Light ttbim taw mil waa mirewii imv iu i ttet a Lieutenant of the filghty-eigbtb Pennsyt- I oaaao up wo xtmu. aouwii.kwi I pcaeontad theaAg of the Bis unut wo Afi. a a I Alabama. Another flsg was aaptared by the Ninety i asriiwir am un iimw muimtwii wiui iinn voope in ummo auaaips.

iara imm I T. i Tho Second division weal "late the fight at I -t. and there remained all tho time, sub- jeet to a gelling fire, without support or reinforce- I aaenU.unitlfi oclock. I Suff, aitaehed to Gea. Jtosixsos'g commaad I was all aotlvely engaged, and axhib ting bravery goldoa met with uader euch peeallarir dlsussslng and harraasing elreumetanoea.

i Among the wounded ef the-suff am Cspt CbaxUs U.vsr aad Lieut. was all natively, engaged, ana oxai mag a nravery i aax. aaxA a. uurr oi sirghtly wounded, being able The amiable Dr. KoaKiOiSf I youf "if though but to attend to pis auties.

i.gBg..t'y.stcrd.nbavO tri.veatB fria: with varvtsc adeeexs. fhtrr finallr r. being obliged to 'fall back before greatTy superior li I This morning fbar. wert etrougpemonlttonsof a. ealy engagement wUh the cneipy la force, but as tho ra- aril IT -d.

by the enesBr We began to thtnB that perhape there would be no taunedlato battle fitter. aJX. hardly in condition to? give Be4Ue, en our 'ddspoetUees had been jGen. MxAsa 'not having arrived' -osi tho ground until oiocit a tho morning. The position of our fare, after the fight of Wedneaday was to the set- wsrd' and southward of Gettyaburgh, covering the Baltimore Pike, the Taneytown nnd Enunlttsburgh rondSr being! parallel With the tatter, formafloB of tho ground on 0o right and centre was excellent for defenalvo pur-, peeee.

On our extreme left the ground. Sloped off until the position" was no higher than the enemy's. The ground In front of our line was a level, opeV eeuatry, InUrpeeed here and thero wUh an orchard er very smsli tract of "timber, generally oak. urtth i the undetbrush out away. baring tho day, portion of the troops threw up Umpomy nreeMworks nnd ktbstUs.

Gen. Mu1 heade.Uartera were at an ejd ob the Taneytown ioad. Immediately hi Veer of the 'Al ty jj Our line was not regulaf in skapo. Iad.ed the centre protruded out toward tho sery so as to form id-most the two sides or a Bsfore suadp wn' GemfitSAB's headquaitera proved to be'thehotteit plane oaUe batUe-ileld, so far as earslsss shelling wag concerned. ty.u OeiDlowABO oecupted, with his' oorps, beauUfal cemetery oo hlU to Ue south of Oettysburgh.i tan-! pons thundered, horses and meneatlessly tramplsd lever tho remains of tho desd.

1 Frdmj this hill a beautiful view eould be obtained of the yaileyr nnd alM of goodly portion ref tho enemy's line of 1 Our forees had all beea eoneenlrated on Tuesday night, save the Fifth and Sixth corps. The fofmsr arrived during fhe morning, and the latter soon fter, noW They- were fill Biassed immediately behtaA our centre. -'XX- i Whether or no It was Gen. Msabs's intention to attack, eaanot but he was hardly ready for It eon of y.st.rdsy. The day had be- before the after noon come almost dull, Skirmishing was now and then brisk, and the sharpshooters In tho steeolea: an i betfreys of tho (ehurehee persUUaUy1 blsxed away nt officers and artillery horses.

It was by a onarpsBooter la a bi iu.t(oppo.lte:Wipswe.ra'g; jHfbUrv, yesterday, that Capt Srxvxxs. of the jFlilh i Maine Battery, got hit A bullet passed through I i dangerous wound. ik i At tH o'clock, Oen. Mxas had tecelveit offl xleptMraness to Ju.Qfy blm la tht4 be Jl.r that the rebala weie 'ConixnUatinff' ihelf oree. on our ff which tfa Id he eeouro under th.

plon of the lnelbie Third eorpOurilnowMlmmedlateiVrtVe on Ihkl flink; Ce SKBtxr corp. belo.eentlto It! K.r.,u. t-k tk. r.Hr..Li. I supnortnrtd several batteries from reserve peing aStABiej kf dfelt 1 Bl BW Www a.

ar-- 1 At about IX o'clock P. enemy snt his firtt compliments by a salvo of artQlcry, his1 first shells falling unoomfortaLly near. C.n. Msabs's neadqoarterg. From tbto hour forh rJ lif ecioek, occurred by ell odds the most sen- galaary engsgaments yst chronlnled fa-the sn I i ,1 naisot ins snos.

vsnuvn. iii. 1 ut.k v. nn I the lelt end centre wss rnplaly followed by tbe ad vance of hit Infantry, The Third corps rccrlved the attack with grant coolnest. Tbe rebels st once made fer our flank, aad kept moving heavy columns inTiTiat udfreetloa.

Thle a.oeMltated support which s. Quickly given by the -Filth The divMeaof Gen. Basbis being sent to the right, and that of Crb. reerve. i -a The battle now became perfectly fearful.

The. engaged each other at very' abort 1 and for three long houre tbe of mui ketry! was Incesiant I have heard, more, noise, louder crashes, In other battles, but never saw or beaid of such desperate tenacious fighlirg as took place on this flank. The enemy wouli often bring up euddealy a heavy columa of and force our Una back, only to-bo In IdrB fcrredj back gallaat. columna covered themselves with AuAm a. A anst anaacfea TLmaB an nr.

over, jand over, again lousnt: a superior force In numbers. The dposUlofts ff the enemy were very rapid, for look whsre you wouldoa that field a body ef rebels woald bo adrsnclrg Oar -dispositions-were equally raptd, 'and the neaiy found more than their equal la gett gal lant 'v veterans rasrSicxixs sad -'BiEjirrJ and CsnrxxxTS. tars. At hnlHaet sU Gee. Bicxxae was struck right leg by a piece of shell, and borne from The Irjury great that amputitlna- la the the field.

r-r -rvrT II urfiumiil I a. a. i i muy ine lime peing taxen oa me. xsco, i A i AV BSW ans US i ay uj vw SBVuraewv ua ak-w. vi a oorps wm celled ob for BhL red tnotga its own po- -i 4 allioa was sirengiy tarratenec, yet tne t-jrn dlvloa.

form.rIr Brt i to, s. ttr a long aad 'Obstinate oonllcl.tho oaemy slowly and oIlsnlyt lathis last charge ifc.t tnS Vi ayuup yi ajar waa. wataw anaaawa aww' ttovDTt, Tho charges made by wr msB dsserva mention, but want of time forbids. The rebels made 1 ft Ptekst. were thrown out and oar lines covered most- of Ihe field, Including a great number of enemy's dead and woended.

---T 1 IVlsltcU porncrps oi um iir.w vj aad ean bear personal witness to the terrT.le of the battle. la front of some of ear br! T.1.S a 1 hsd good protection from stone walls or ft r.crs, t-e t-f-tm Tebl dead Laid, piled la ilaes wlnrowsef her. In txobl of liey lay tS CI.k xj L.ittllj civi il a I' 1 ML Not far from hero Nri Tound hot cf A once haughty gad'. iole rt ttl, I craved as dylag jeep' ef water asl nj stretcher fxm aa Its li vt to plsces wile wounds, and must A great and magbliloeat f.ature ef this fight is Ca npleadld uaa el arUliery, i Though cur Hoe. of ttu: waa only af mile and a kair lost, ret almost ev.ry battery beleaalng to the Army of tu pctomte more or lesji engaged.

Every one ef Ce utsnt fcstts-j ri.s wss brughttnto pox' una f.t BBmeroun Theepemy eiso used larelr. but aei to iear so great in extetl es we Frocv this they stiffered Immepsely, and- left, where canlater was: laigely us.d. 1. believe loot no artia.ry, ualese was two or three disable 1 pieces, though wag very wiinderf 1 we dli pot j-i -uUu X. L.

CCOCWSC. I i. i 1 "I 'j .1 8 fT ft A 0 1 1 A TTL pnrCpcl ai TBigxBniBt tho Zattl 1 .1 1M GsTiTsatiafiu. Frldsy, July t. The third dsy's battle began thia morning af o'clock." Is new o'clock, and olrclo 'cf Irs or muskstry nd artUlsry C.ttjs-burgh dsslribes the lild of contest The musketry fight is wholly lihln Vis woods the aRflery ocflu pies the shorn of Umber, The otaek'Wsj eommeneeii by ihe Vebssoaduy righti ife fight thsrt 'has' be tncnceiiitrgiaad tho lrrsgutarty of ibo'iUc-slaok and scaUsrtsg for while, anil thea heavy and eontiouotis-iadleelsa re laforesmatsof both i Vi Tkt men ef fiw kiumn lis Mrf nf tpkU; gtntnl ulUtrt ftk, ffjdt Vthh W'ultt Th battle ha been planned and thus far fought by G.a.

Mxabs w(th'oquai wdenW tatty and onergstlcalJr' aaaUmd GenSmartxin wte 1 not, left th Army of be Potomac; indOodrafS, a I Af Is now overcast, and the hlr. damp aaJ cooL Tfe sky tbreateas aod a fcg alrtady cb source tie outer edge of tbe field ef battler Oca. JASisAXg, of -woondsd ytsterdsy. ln lying d.ld within our Mass. Tbe rumor of the dsstJk of Lonesyxiar, brought by rebel prisoaers yesterday Is conflrlned by prUoasrs taken tUs mornlPg Lox rasst'g aad Utu's eorps are saU to fightljng en.

"therigbfi Sru'g1lajrxoBt' Sixteen hundrsd prisoners, tlui fsr during the ea-gagemsht have been sent to the rear, and more aro 'here. i fff rl-'- WhatXhe result nt I fce jio-dsy eaoaot sew be pre- I owAat.Su, wf" C03i( all tho goBora ipflicorg; have glytn M.hlgtert vldenc fo.y of c.paclty, efierry and jrtrt ii XP0r.at dispatches have J-sn esptursd by Capt DABoeBin and the gallant scout KuBs.from Jxrr. J. ajavis aaa weersa so u.a, iumm, a ety for to Soth 'd'seUse to send Ljs the reinforcemsnts from BtitrxsoAXA ho ssked fJr. WILKEIOX TnB ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPJITCUIIS.

nAnaisnunon. i Frldsy, July I. There la great excitement hero to know tho result of the bstile fought yslUrdajr and fast alsht betMeel Can. If SAM and Lxs's armyr I Perrcs at Columbia and ainbrldge, tnd tn the ne bierhood of heard Wlnctly tad roar! of At tlmss It was rapid and h.vy. Af.d-ilgt.t this, morning If was seals rcaew.d.' I The baitle must nave been in the nelibborbood of with slltlmore, by way nf the Wcrtnera1 C.ctral Rabrba i There! have bcea nomovemeats la UjU Depsrtm nt sv orta mentioning.

v. (( i Haaxiasoaea, Psrin. Friday) July S. The ls'la tee'ifeaUaUttscY suspeme.j jtll rebel llfaalry and d.iachnMhta of cavalry, under JsBirtfcl'lifsoPBn aod, rra Jlxoa have dlskp-; hgit4fR fmnJe1 beiweel this rfir bad Carlisle. Rising Is et fa thm mptw0 'prevails titat thef grssl decuifd battle tt tbi ca.Tipa.sa ii b-enXoqglUIatheneii-rhoeaor mnioss.

1,1 rf Iday. iuly' 1. 1 dispatch 'to tho Bull. horn saysivjvrtijj'w i-i If; I WothJig i yet knnwf oa lojr lis, li'o L- n-! aton rvaila that th. treat tfl-SCim- piU l0, tne ef iowhiwttn Ottlrsburih a4 Ch- yfa B.f.L-re4i;-,r7 il fleers bod men, hot Xsa S3 is la plicedea Ihe derisive, 1 ta- pulsed a gap la South I Cl.r.- if fealed.

fAgatrd I cr tho lVorthorji CeBtrai lUllroti, tawl-fr direction like thatof' fiylng Bribery, wl.ers '111 that rixitiicriB Is a. I at" wcik ul i 1 ti I 4 i. i i i i a Ttclr? Seers tu.d i Veavlrj 1 until t'rmr i tc. I 1 ict- AC i 'I.

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