Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-07-31


position on the wooden hill The enemy
had several lines on this cminencc and
cannon in position, with aoattis and plans
ted sticks In rows to prevent our advance.
The 'sl1es "f the hill Were rocky and pro
c'pi'ous to almost an inaccessible degree.
Onr lines. however, CALAMITY marched up
under A fearful fire of muskct balls and
grape. A partial advantage was gained
by J"hns,on's troops. and lost by accident.
But it was beyond mortal endurance to
stand betoie mat terrific blast of shot, ana
the men were withdrawn, after suffering
heavy l%ss During the afternoon the
other CORPS ha,! attacked the positions on
the south wi.h0ut success. On Friday,
July 3d. the battle was renewed early in
the morning, and with the exception Of
lnll from ten o'c'ock, A. NJ, TO ole o'clock,
!. NJ, lasted nll day. The CnnfrL:ra,es
did not succeed in holding any Of the
crest, although one or two were reached
AMI night again closed on the smnl1c-wrap
ped .icld.--From II to ., T. NJ, Cen.
Stuart succeeded in driving back, very
handsomely, the cnemy's cavalry threaten
ing our rear. The fight was quite severe
and loss unknown. Thus ended the great
battle Of Gettysburg, tie most remarkable
conflict Of The war. The loss Of the enemy
probably $4,000 men-perhaps 10000
during the three days. He was severely
hanIIcd-f"r it is believed that he fell
hack with the greater portion Of MS force
on Fridny night, towrrds Boonshrro."
. What their papers say you kn.w better
than l. 1t is reported with us that they
claim little or nothing, ont don't believe
it. When | turn from this to our own
loss my heart s'cke!s. 1t was irghtful
'rh. 10 S in u,'.cral officers was renrrl -
bly, great. believe the following to be
correct:
''Briga'lier General .Garnct', killed :;
M.jor General Trimb'e leg alnHu:at"d and
| captured Brigadirr General j. l.. Jones,
se' crciy wounded, Bri5aii"r Grnc.al
Jones, Of the cav 'rv, captured; Rrigad.er
General Archer, wounded and prisoner :;
E.ig;r!ier General Armistead, wounded
; aud prisoner; B,igad;cr General B.,rks.-
'laie, mo,tally wounded anI left, Fri yai;ier
General kc.nper, killed; lSrigader General
jenkins, slightly wounded.
| The list Of Cvloncls ard othc, filL
| officers los, is enormous. Tie field officers
Of the First Maryland battalion were Sc
vercly wounded. All Of the. field officers
Of IicketrS division, except the command
cr and one Lieutenant Colonel, are killed
ald wounded. This division was almost
destroyed in one brilliant charge; ami, us
lis gallant commander iorked over the pit
iful remnant Of his brave boys, he bowed
his head and wcrt like a chill.
Gail our wounded that could he trans
ported were removed beyond the Potomac.
Those severely wounded had to be left.
The Confederate loss in killed, wounded
and prisoners, IF which there are iew)
must he twcnty Mousond.
''!Ail dry long O: July 18th, our army lay
III lie OF battle, in Il new position over
lnokin2 he town. Scarcely picket shot
disturbed the 'lay-!ong quiet. Meade w"s
withdrawing, but did not know it.
Oar trai were quietly mcvias bark to
Nl!i'amsposl, and are now safely parked
there, with the less Of but twenty vehicles,
Of various kinds, and teams! This was
brilliantly executed,
"On the night IF The itb tie army be
.ar auiclly to fall back by Fairfield to-
wards !.agcr,i"wn. We marched slowly,
for the whole army topk one road. Abou,
j . y. NJ. July 5, halted with some men
near C,'nu,lsratc hospital, where found
several unhnri=d dcau ono noble form,
y ing between two wounded mcn-and
several other dead on the straw. Thcy
were North Carolinians-many severely
Wounded. All needed water aud other
attentions. One poor fellow lay there
with his bowels out and some fingers off,
i'll the last ;c"'ics, with no covering and
no watrr Another was dclirious, and
spoke se"sib'y on but one snhjnct-he
wanted water! watcr which he drank
with fierce thirst us held his head. Not
Il nurse nor surgeon in all the building
was left {! All. gone, cowardly gone
There these poor maime'l men were left to
wait tor hours, nay, it might have been
days, f. r some Yankee altention-poorly
supplied, when twenty fire thousand pa'ch
ed tongues demanded food and water III
Yankee hospitals.
The march back to lIagers:own, some
twenty-four miles, occupied three days
The army took one road most of the way.
and marched quietly and with dignity
back. No defeat to the Conteleratcs was
shown in that pr 'ud. :nvircible tread, that
spirited and bold heart, that grieved but
proud and fierce array Of (rermen. The
morale Of our army was utterly IN ffec'ed ;
but Meade dare not say so much, rs ke
points to his terrible loss and his enforced
retreat. One word here ms to hi1 greater
loss. 1t may be said tha, the attacking
army, especially when assaing such a
position, must suffer more than the other
But tho Yankees we're croacled on their
hills, and when our eighty cannon opened
OH them the slaughter was terrific. So
when Jol:ason'a Division. attempted the
crcss nearly every shot Of our men told
among their compact ranks.
1--WE shall MT cross the Potomac, be
Iieve. Our army ia yet humorous, and
perfectly defiant. Witness even this fact
\ few days ago the Yankees with three
pieces OF cannon, stacked our, park at
Williamsport. Imbodcn, with his men,
armed the teamsters and charged the enc
my. The 'wagoners fought like devils and
took two pieces Of artillery anti: the enemy
feH back. asr