Winchester army bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1863-1863, 1863-07-17
WINCHESTER, TENE5ULY II, 1868.

kw fearful Standing 6rmv w against the
Arih, our troops though ETH. oG; numbered,
> kse back shot for shg,, Ley lor v0liey,
hmost death for death St.t tie nsmv was
f. oi restrained Down he came ugon or Left
\ .gith momentum that nothing could check
rhe rife guns that lay before Cur .r:Antry ca
d knoll we're in danger @; being c.ptured
iGeu Hancock waa wo11dud IL ,As thigh,
zen Gibbou in the shoulder. I % 5:a corps,
as the lst and "a wayerea anew, wea- ato the
breach with such shouts and such ". eys as
made the rebel column tscmbie ~. lat u
from the valley behind, aaoiHo: battery ca7-s
rolling 20 the heights an. EI.s - CO-seo IS
in an instant down in the maids: o:t-e e1cDyS
ranks Crash crash, w,;A discharges -gssg.
lag, terrible, the mpske.gY E-.GE wt1. c.
the enemy, reforming a.,c- eae2 l,s1a3FTa
with wonderous CELEBRITY ana I-a.ass, E;l.!
pressed mp the dccivity W7u a,5eAas sA,.
mage filled the minutes ha:weeG t-e ar7eA:
ancc Of the jth corps aud tae advance r. .aa
support of the rebel columns o! st!l E-Ql1.s
column from the right caaa3. h.-c tel We"
frll IA leaves fall in autumn re:c-a ;aoso her.
rible discharges. Fa,ev.ns for aa lasau.. tss
rebel columns seemed % reoe3a ha.o-e .as
tempest But their officers who could 5e
seen galloping aui swinging taci- sw3-2s
along the lines, rallied them anew and tbs
next instant tho whole line sprang forward as
ID 10 break through aar own hY moro wAcht 81
humber A division from the IstG cesr aa
tho extreme righ, reached the scsHG p, this ia-
ot neartF .ffvr r~i7,s s.s-sA ~ ~S- ,-,
wAa, rcycue they eauc their officers saw and
told tham. Weary as they were h}-e'ioet.l
hungry. ftto afop for slumb&r, as they were
the wish FOR victory was 20 blended wllh the
thought ogeXhaust'ion that they cast them
selves IA turn ca p.gsss into limo rf hattie. and
wen, down op the eEe ny with death ln tholr
weapons and cheers on their lips Iho reoe,
cancels bach was broken by tits feather
His line staggered, reeled and drilted slowly
back. while the shouts Of our soldiers lifted up
amid the roar " musketry over the bodies Of
the dead and wounded proclaimed the com
pleteness Of their victory. Meanwhile, as tho
division Of Slocum's corps on the extreme
rirht left its post 90 join in this triumph, m.
ether column Of the enemy NQaer command
of Gen. Ewell, had dashed savagely against
OAR rcakened right wing, and a. the failure
10 rurr our left became known 10 seemed os :.
determination to conquer in this part OF tie
field oyercamc alike the enamy's fear o. death
and has plans Cor victory elsewhere.
Tn, dEht waetcrrihc, and for fifteen minutes
the attack 10 which the three divisions of The
18th corps wsrc subjected WAS more turlou3 tIan
ANYTHING ever knowa in the history OF this ag-
nv. The sixth corps came 20 their support
The / = corps followod, and from dusk into
lusness, until AalfEat 9 o'clock the battic
ragged with varied fortune and unabatei fury.
Oar troops were compelled by oyerpowanug
numbers 10 fall back q short distance, abau-
douinr several rifle pits and an advantageous
u0sitiou 20 the enemy who naughty over his
a3...r .r.ayas and Ynafo ISsparAtl bv defeat In
other quarters, thn.giqda last struggling
charge against that division Of oar right wing
commanded by Cen GcAry. Gen Gearys
lroous inmortaliz,d ID themselves by thqir ra-
sis;ancc to this attempt They stood like ad,
aAaa,, n n9ycloss ., eta-dealing machiRc.
before whose volleys the rebel column witi.en
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