The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-10


bridge. Tlley caAs on in immense force,
following the road We had come.
Il soon ibecauok okpparont that theenemy
intended to precibuate themselves upon
us with all his fSrre, In view Of this
SedgWitk was stationed on tLe leftof the
road. jass below ihe bii tge, aud Frank
Iiin's Division; wi,hsa portion II Smith 3
Division. on The right, Rsarpey's Dlyi-
Ison %ss thrown across the Newmarket
!, rood, Aookvr's DnisiOn across the Cen
tt,l toad, and Richardson s Division across
The Charles City read, all three leading
from Ricbmo6d
; About, two O'Clock the enEmy was dis
covered advaDring along all these roads
in INN, nse fOrcs. the clouds of dust along
the lires ofapproach being distinctly yisi
BILE. At this siho the firing was terrific
coming from every quarter OF the COM
pass, the effort Of The enemy evidently
icing to surround us, and either 10 cut
us to pieces or drive us into lhe:rivor.-
all This was the result Of their delusion
with regard TO our movement; they per.
FbiSing in believing 1t WAS retreat. while,
in Fact it was deliberate and successful
strategic movement. rca
Tie rchels fought with desperation. hop.
\ ing To detaGh our divisions, ADD crush
them in detail. General Mcclellan was
everywhere through tho 6ght, directing
re.euforcem4nts to be sent wherever the
front seemed weakest. G, ,Dsral Mccall
Wnh the Pennsylvania Reserves, was sta
toned III the rear of the several points
hold by the comnsbders nam'd and with
iD supporting distance Of them an.
Al four O'Clock in the afternoon dis
patches were received atheadquarters that
the enemy we're. being successfully re.
pulsed at, all points, With the exception
of Gen. Kearneys 8, who reported that he
enemy were 100 strong for him, and were
ltorcipg him from his position.
| Word was Immediately sent to General
Mccall TO advance to his rolicf, which his
men did on double quick, nutwitbstapd- =
ling their previous fatigue and exhaustion.
They were soon il the tbickest of the fight,
which grew hotter, as every movement
brought fresh troops lrom Richmond 10 re.
place tLose whom our brave Reserves
were lOyeling with terrible rapidily.
The tide of battles tbbed and flowed over
the plaia Tor nearly an hour with uncer.
tain result. At this time Gen. Mccall
and his staff gallopeh toward tho front to
inciio his brave troops TO stronger exer,
lions, when he was seen to fall Eom bis
horte, morally wounded IN tie breast.
His stsE gather Ell around him and beg
grd 10 be allowed 10 bear his. body TO a
place Of quiet and safety. "No," said he,
"let me- die on tie field, aud in III e mo-
men ary confusion which the tall Of their
beloved leader made, Is di,isi"u was
slowly driven back. Almost at tho same
time, C'pI HI. Bddlr. aid to General
Mccall was mortalIy %ounIed
! Still the contest tagged more maIly. Tho
leHorls o! his men to reach hem being al
(, most jraniici In this desperate charge
the loss Of life on bolh sides execed, d any
thing that has occurred since the cont, st
commenced. The dead lay in piles as
4 high IN tents. Among tho slain were
. Lieut. j. II. Kuhn nod W N. Waiamough,
Gen. Meade was severely wounded 10 the
abdomen. and Gen, Reynolds was lake D
prisoner II is since asCertained lLat he
1 is unlurt in Richmond.
At this juncturo word was dispatched
TO Gen. Sumner, tlat assistance was ra.
quirsd by Gen. Kearney. and Lis men
Immediately advanced TO tho critical posi-
ton on the double qui"k, with their bay.
ones fixed at the ohorge. AS they came
up our tired troops fell back, aud tho
avalanche Of bristling steel WAS upon the
rebels. WHO fairly reeled with the al ock
as our men SHOOK off their pierced bodies
like clops. from their keen lances. This
broke. the iebel advance. aud they fell
back into confusion and reireaied. -
! At This time the rebels brought, up a
bait ry between tic river and Now Mar.
ket Road. with the design Of shollng our
position. The gunboo,s Galcna hId A,
roos.ook, which had been lying quiet, but
keen spe taio's Of the battle. unable to
fire for f"ar Of injuring our men, were st
length signaled from the s'a.iou on shore
as tn The direction in which they might
send their fearful missiles. ~.
This they did with upuring uim, and
the effect was prodigious. The retreat Of
the rebels increased to run. and tho run
enlarged to q ekedaddlc of the most an.
proved stampede, and our brave bu, ex.
hausted troops arranged themselves for
the night as best they could after tho try.
ing scenes through which they had
passed.
I, BALTtEoRE. Jaly 8.
The army correspondent. Of the Asso
, ciatod Press has jnsI arrived here, direc
from General McClellan's headquarters
The following is a brief statemen, Of the
present csndition Of affairs:
After seven days incessant fighting
, during which General MoClellSns army
was compelled TO fall back before vastly
superior numbers, hc reached point on
the james river adjoining Turkey Island
Here lie is in q safe position, with the
support Of the gunboats. His army ID
. posted on high ground, ou, Of the swamps
with abundance Of good water, and where
, he can, and now Is, being reinforced.
The battle, or rather series of battles
has been one Of the most destructive OF
human life that the world has ever seen,
! and has resulted in the killing and wound.
ing OF not less, it is thought. than forty.
! i've thousand men on, both sides. The