New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-04
THE POTOMAC ARMY COVERING
ITSELF WITH GLORY.
GENERAL sICKLEs LOSES a LEG.
Barksdale of Mississippi Killed.
Gen. sigel Gone to Join the Army
snec,,l r,i,p,,eh to The N. Y. Tribune.

Special Di-pateh 10 The n. Y. Tribune,
Hanover. Friday. Juv 3, 1869.
TIE most terrific fight of the war has taken place.
Oar men never stood up so herOically. To-day was
tie most awful Of all. The loss on both edes hss
been tremendous. We have Lorgstreet a prisoner
cure. / left the battlefield at 6i o'clock, and
reached here by relay Of horses. We had the best
CT the fight to-day, and tie General 'ays # Couch
erriyes tonight tie victory is ours beyond chance
Special Dispatch to The N y. Tribune.
NovST CLARE Friday July 2, via Ws'hirston
Tie fight ragged furiously till 10 O'Clock last night.
We took Gettysburg, occupying two-thirds OF the
field the Rebels the other third. Our forces opened
on about 1900 Rebel, who covered the field tlis
oeping at daylight, lilsging our deed. The
Rebels hastily retreated
The fighting was the most terrific Of tho war. Fhe
loss e. both sides is heavy
Gen. siekles wac wounded about O'Clock in the
right leg, which was subsequently amputated. lie
is doing well.
sfeci.l Dispatch 70 TIE n. Y Tribune.
NAsEfSGTOs, Friday, July J, 1868.
Tie Government hss dispatch from Gen. Meade,
dated 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and received
this morning. Up TO 3 O'Clock no fighting worth
ucltipLbAt5 hhh tahch iioNS .'D'N'N"J'
intmated that he should not of his accord bring
on battle before to-day. One OF bis corps having
inst come up after long and fatiguing march, and
requiring rest, it would seem therefore that what
ever fighting took place yesterday must have been
brought by the enemy.
Gen Meade says that the troops are in excellent
spirits and eager for the battle.
or Wednesdays battle Gen. Meade says that the
enemy greatly outpumbered us on the field, but that
our men behaved admirably and that the battle was
one OF the hardest fought actions of the war. Our
troops were finally obliged TO relinqssh the ground
which they conquered in the earlier part of the day,
and 10 take position the Higbs south and west Of
Gettysburg, which the Rebels had succeeded in
occupying
Most Of our wounded must be in the enemy r
har 1s but we have taken 30 many prisoners that
tue account is fully balanced.
Ex-Congressnan McPherson Deputy- -Comrn.s-
sioner oi Internal Kevenue, judges tha, the field Of
battle at Cots sburg embraces part Of his farm,
and that the stone-wal prominent An Object OF
contest, ID one which divides has premises from Il
neighbors.
Gen. seel, W no hsd been here for "a hours, left
this morning for pennsy ylvana, where he has been
assigned u command.
The authorities have the names, al we are in
formed, of ten citizens of Carlisle, Pa, who out
copperneaded Copperheads in abasing themselves
before the Rebel Gen. jenkins They assured him
that tLey were friends to the Southern Conederacy,
AID begged him to parole them, that they might not
he drafted 10 Fl 1it against 1t. Gen. jenkins vel
coined them 10 bis bosom bat remarked that, Since
they such friends 10 the Southern cause, they
were Of course willing 10 fight for it, aud actually
put some OF them into nis rauks. Before the joke
was PLACED through they began 70 repent of their
eowardce
Residents Of Celtysburg say that il il situated in
svalley ocoOped out o. rii 80 Of hills which eucrce
ii on three sides, and slope down to wood on the
fourth side. We hold the ridge on the south and
east while the Rebels have Possession Of that ON the
oheg side Of The town. the positions being about
mile apar-.
An artillery fight can be carried on over the town
20 depressed ia the land which il is built. The
part Of the ruge held by the national forces is "a
tnae higher th1i that in Rebel possession but not
sufficiently 10 gave our artillery decided adyan-
fage. Tie rldgo desceuds AT tie Ilagerstown and
Eslmettsbufg roads, that the force OF either side,
wheh would attack the other mus, scale d consider
able activity. The general character Of the coun-
Try If rolling.
spss!L Disp alcb 10 The n. Y. Tribune.
BALTIN0hg Friday July 3. 1858
The following wounded arrived to-day from the
Gettysburg battlefield, and were taken 10 Newton
Uosptsl
r. bfoEsw, IL N T. VIM Dangas. II, 90 Pa
r.. J. BuILs. ID, u N Y. WA Bower d. i3l Pa
kich Isinlst A, II Pa NJ Buchanan. D, l5l Pa
d. Wsgaer. |. 7zPa Cbss Swift C. I.0N Y
=: PieisoD' n, lS Mass b. Marsball, A. IAN Y.
1bo' WOOD. l. Del q. Wakin.haw, II UB. Inf
~ !, ". ESi9p, y, ii Leg, 1, IL Ashs. Y. u5Ny.