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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

u. S. GRANT.-At the torchlight pro
cession, Belleville, H., one of the transpa
rencies contained the following:
Major General U. S. Grant
Unconditional Surrender Grant.
Uncle Sam Grant.
United States Grant.
Unparalleled Success Grant.
Unabridged Seizure Grant.
Union Saver Grant.
Undeniably Superior Grant.
Unfinching Surmounier Grant.
Undaunted Soldier Grant.
Understanding Secession Grant.
Use Sambo Grant.
Unshackle Slave Grant.
Ultimate Subjugation Grant.
Uncommon Smart Grant.
Unequalled Smasher Grant.
Utterly Solid Grant.
Utmost Safety Grant.
Unrivalled System Grant.
Unexceptionable Scientific Grant.
Undertake Sure Grant.
Unbounded Spunk Grant.
Universal Sanitive Grant.
Unadulierated Saltpetre Grant.
Uniform Succeeder Grant.
Undisputed Sagacity Grant.
/ Unabated Siege Grant.
Unbending Superexcellence Grant.
Unexampled Skill Grant.
Undoubtedly Spunky Grant.
Unusually Sober Grant.
Unprecedented Sardine Grant.
Coin u 81 sec Il now
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

TnE REBEL ARMY REDUCED ONE-uALF.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Commercial says that " a careful esti-
mate has been made in official quarters of
the prisoners taken, and the number killed
and wounded in the various rebel armies
during June and July, and it is found that
with liberal estimate of their forces, their
available strength during that time has been
reduced just One-hGlf. If We exazgerate
the forces at the various points in the Con-
federacy, it is hard TO make their army
reach 100000, while our entire army is
double shatnumber. five give Lee 20 600,
Bragg 10000, A. p. Hill Gn Richmond
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

EFFECTS OF THE RIoTs.--As an indi-
cation of what will be the political effedt of
the late riot in New York City, it is stated
that the German democratic organ at Cleve-
land has taken the name Of Vallandigham
from its columns, and raised that of John
Brough for Governor. The editor says, in
explanation of his course:
AS will be noticed by our readers, we
put to-day at the head of our paper the
name of Mr.. Brough for Governor.
This is no hasty step, but we have con-
cluded, after mature consideration and con-
sutation with many of our democratic
friends, to lay aside for the present, party
differences, and by the utmost of our infu
ence 10 aid to victory the party that advo
Gates the suppression of the rebellion.
The disgraceful scenes which few days
ago occurred in New York city proves thai
it requires the united efforts Of all gooc
citizens, without regard to party, TO sustain
the public peace and order, and it is mos
certainly the duty of every one who cares
for the welfare of our country to put aside
party considerations and 10 support our con
stitutional government.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31
News Items.

Hon. John j. Crittenden died at Il
dence in Frankfort, Ky, at half-ps
o'clock Sunday morning, without a
struggle, and in the full possessa
faculties. His disease was general
His age was seventy-seven years.
Official statements show that
public debt of the United States
of July inst. was S1,0S7, 274,36e-
5000, 900 than anticipated by d
tary of the Treasury last Decemts
Aaron Harding, Union candidaa
gress in the 4th Kentucky disttia
| ing rather hard time in his eau
district being oSerrun by guerrilk
obtained knowledge few days sins
Harding was at Campbellsville,
formed plan for capturing him
of escape were left MIR. ii. tuIa
the woods, and these he improya
ing in the ambush during the entia
night, the rebels passing all an
place of concealment, and with
naaas &C >~L.s~ L.. - ia
themselves with chasing horses anil
which, like himself, had fled TO i
for safety. MIR. Harding has sinc
his home unframed, but The sur
country is infested with small band
els, rendering it imprudent for BIZ
sumo his canvass.
The following "no,is' was sent t
rolling officer in New Preston, CT
Netis is here by given that eneb
AIDES in this draft shall be visited d
Deth or by having his property 4
Now talk warning"
Rev. Nathan Lord, ID. d., ba;
the presidency of Dartmouth coll
extreme pro-slavery views have
him obnoxious TO MANY friends
lege, and he has evidently felt its
of this dissatisfaction at last.
We have dates from New Orb
10Th inst. The news is unimpOa
steamers had arrived from Vch
there was general rejoicing oya
opening of the Mississippi.
Gen. Blunt, with twenty-fod
men, on the 10th instant, ats
thousand Rebels under Cen q
Elk Creek in the Indian Ten
after a short contest put them to y
ing sixty, and taking hundred Y
The troops engaged on our side 70
Indiana and Kansas, among them
Kansas, eolored--all fighting y
under a fighting general.
The men of Nashville, Ind We
copperheaded to fire salute over
of Vicksburg, and eight Union sala
whom have husbands in the army
old anvil and blazed away
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

The copperheads everywhere are con-
stantly reiterating that the war was brought
on by the anti-slavery agitation of the north,
and the republican party and others who
have opposed the further increase of the
slave power, are thus responsible for the
present war and all its caamilies. You
may tell them it commenced by the firing
Of the first gun by the rebels al Charleston,
or that it has been threatened by them for
thirty years, as they have themselves con-
tossed, but all TO no purpose, they still
blindly insist that but for the "medGling of
the north" the war would have been averted.
In the few weeks that intervene before
our State election, it may be well to show
the record, not only of the democratic party
of Vermont, but of some in particular at the
present day. who still claim to be democrats,
but who are engaged in the ranting cry OF
the copprrheads that this war was brought
on by the anti-slavery agitation of the north.
This record may possibly convince some
that the responsibility of the war rests where
they little thought. 1t is we'll known to ev-
cry intelligent man in Vermont that the
former professions of the democracy of YER
mont, and Of the northern States, has been
OF the most "ul,ra" and "rabd character,
against slavery, and yet many of these same
men are now arrant copperheads, and are
throwing up their hands in holy horror at
all former agitation against slavery in any
form, as though they never entertained or
professed such sentiments. Let the record
speak -
"The action of the founders of the gov
ernment, with Jefferson at their head, and
the actual exclusion of slavery from the
North Western Territory by the ordinance
of 1887, unanimously adopted by the first
Congress which met under the Constitution,
and the entire history of that period, clearly
show that slavery was considered a local
and sectional institution, and that the set
tied policy Of the country was then not to
extend, nationalist, and encourage, but to
limit, tocahee, and discourage IT.; and 10
This policy, which should never have been
departed from, the government ought to re-
turn Timothy p. Redfeld, Nay 30, 1851,
noO copperhcad candidate for Governor.
at is the duty of the federal govern
ment to relieve itself from all responsibility
for the existence or continuance of slavery
in the District Of Columbia, and wher eve,
else that government possesses constitution
al authority to legislate and is thus respon
sible for its existence; so that freedom in
stead of slavery shall become national, an,
slavery instead of freedom, become sec
Timothy p. .Redfeld, 1851.
"The only safe means of preventing In
extension of slavery into territory now FIRE,
is TO prohibit its extension by an act ,
Congress."-John Cain, of Rutland, 1876
No more slave States ought to be az
mitted into the nion."-.Joha Cain. 1856
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

HARPER's MAGAZINE for August is on
our table. Its contents are: Scenes in the
War of 1872: Harrison and Perry = An
American Family in Germany-Eulalie-
Cemeteries Battle and Triumph of DR..
Susan Sir Guy of Brittany-My Heart
and I-Romola-The Small House at Al
lington-Making Will-0ur Con:raband
Artist, Philosopher, Lover - Captain
Charley-The Empress Eugenie-Monthly
Record of Current Events-Literary No
tices--Editor's Easy Chair Editors Drawer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

"a, 900, Price 10000, Beauregard 10000,
Mobile 5000. Savannah 5000, and Johnston
10000, we can hardly make 100000 men
In the rebel ranks. 1t Is no wonder, them
that jeff Davis, recognizing the great
question Of exhaustion, calls for wholesale
CONSUMPTION"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

twenty dollars, for which he will send them
papers exempting them for life from the
draft. He claims 10 be ~. ). Exemp-
ton Surgeon" OF course he is an impos-
tor. But we warrant he will find some
fools TO send him their money.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

The wife of Capt Sawyer, one of the
men selected by lot at Richmond to be bunc
in retaliation for Burnside's execution of
spies. has gone to Richmond 10 visit him bv
permission of the rebel government. Can't.
Sawyer wrote an affecting letter to his wife
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31
Drafted Men.


Below will be found the names of drafted
men in the Southern towns OF Windsor
county, not published last week.
ANDovER.
Geo p Lincoln, Nath' p Dodge, Cyrus
s futile, Simon N Gould, Lelan b Derby,
Warren ii Sheldon, Elmer o Gassett. VIM
W Pettengill. John S Marsh, Byran Stick
ney, Henry + Gutterson, Austin Wakefield.
Lyman s Fuller, Francis A Diggins Byron
S Fuller, Byron II Butterfeld, Chas w
Newell, Orville + Atwood-1S.
,e4Hit BALTIMORE. ~
Edwin Sherwin, Frank w Parker. An
drews j Demary, Joseph w Leland, I'd,
Cullen L Sherman-5.
cAvENDIsH.
Henry II Amsden, Thomas Folia, VIM
Kendall, VIM w Grant, Lewis Russell,
Israel Ladam. Ozias King, Edward Davis,
Denison nj White. Geo w Shedd, James
F Ftton, Leander Simonds, Samuel Stew
art, Allen c Haven, Benjamin III Wiley,
Geo L Pierce, Adna S Morrison, Edwin
w C Royce, Nathan G Witherell. War
rem Sherwin, Isaac III ibbard, Geo M How
ard, Henry Grout, Geo Marshall, Joseph S
Bond, William Fleming, Oscar S Tuttle,
Lorenzo Ellis, Otis Stearns, Harlan ii H
Whitaker. Moses E Smith, Henry Spauld-
ing, I'd, Ryland Hardy, Ambrose e Graves.
Patrick Walsh, Seaman Ward, Samuel
Allen, John r Seaver, Christopher w
Stearns, Henry Bishop-40
WEST WINDSOR.
Oretus B Blood, Harvey II Ayres, Reu-
ben w Harlow, Gilman Spauldng, Elmer
f Benjamin, VIM II Hosley, Henry H
Dake, George c Bridge, John Blood, John
p Small, Norman Hubbard, Edwin r
Shedd, Tracy Pettengill, Henry E Jewett,
Charles c Marcy, Abel Prince, Ralph G
Lamson, Thomas f Mason, Lewis Patter-
son, George A Gardner, Chas C Cobb-2l.
BRIDGEwATER.
Horace HI Fogg, Lorenzo ID Spaulding,
Renton H Pinny. Henry S Hathorn, Steph-
en- r Markham. Judson t Briggs, Daniel NJ
Pratt, Albert Shurtlef, Thos V Vose, Jr,
Andrew A Thompson, Nelson w Damon
Lewis II Hubbard, Enos B Hathaway. AL.
len E Woods, VIM B Stevens, Fred A
Dodge, Benz f Weeden, Russell w Pinny
Luther f Fu,ber, Chas A Brown, Philip
Royce, Jr, Eli ID Richards, Henry II Hob
bard, Alonzo I Deming. Edwin S Billings
Perry j Salter, Calvin I Josselyn, Hamil
ton d Barrows, Andrew Comings, Jr, Ches
ter 0 Fogg, Justin E Montague, II Kenne
dy, Geo f Smith, Chas F Berby, John {
Hastings, Wesley L Hathorn, Albert X
Hubbard, Marcellus ] Hudson-3S.
/ LUDLOW.
William Graham, Jr, Chas II Wood
William L Sears, job G Shepard, Chas "
Heminway, Daniel d Sears, I'd. Martir
Wyman, Addison r Royce, Chas c Bixby
Albert Chapman, Henry C Thatcher, Har
vey B Warren, Leighton 6 Fullam, Cha'
S Parker, James HI Porter, James H Dut
ton, Inland A Sawyer, Milton G Hyde
Montwen l. IL Clarh, Ambruse l. Auull,
Geo L Arlington, Geo H Coffin, Rufus
Warner. James Pollard, Lorenzo j Farms
worth, Dexter A Spaulding, Ephrain
Dutton, Levi A Pettigrew, Henry A Whit
ney, Hiland G Warren, Prescott R Haven
Alvin Chapman, John Barre, Rollin p Cole
James Hitchcock, Jr, Francis ID Sargent
Stephen Clark, Robert Miller, Russell
Warner, Daniel French, Byron Smith, Lo
renzo Howard, VIM II Merrill Luther I
Scott, Martin Bailey, VIM L Patrick, Elol
e Pettigrew-47.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31
UNION STATE TICKET.
County Convention.

The Freemen of Windham County who are IN
avor of sustaining the Constitution and Union and
supporting the National Administration in its CT
forts to suppress the rebellion are requested to meet
in Delegate Convention, at Fayetteville, on Tues
DAT, AUGUST nth, 1863 at II o'clock, A. NJ,
for the purpose Of nominating candidates for Coun'
ty Officers and Probate Judges, TO be supported at
the next annual election.
J. C. RICHARDSON,
NJ f. BALL0U,
VIM. w. BARNEY,
S. L. WHEAT,
j. c. SEARS,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

A New SwISDLE.-s DIR. A. S. Kim.
ball, Salem, n. H." or some one assuming
that name, invites drafted men TO send him
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31
EGec,s Of the Recent Riots.

The Montreal Witness sums up, in an ex-
cellent article under the heading OF "Ihe
Pro. Slavery Part of the North" the pro-
bable results Of the recent riots in New
York city;
"The great democrat or pro-slavery party
of the North now generally called copper
heads, and, until the defeat of Lee, glorying
in that name, has probably received a fatal
blow from the New York riots. 1t was
strong enough last fall to elect Seymour
governor of the state, but after his open
sympathy with the rioters we doubt if he
could obtain any votes, were the election
now to take place, except those OF the rowdy
class, unhappily too numerous, but not SUI
flciently so to carry any election alone. The
wealthy men connected with democratic
party, and they are very numerous and very
wealthy in New York, Albany, Buffalo, g.,
must have felt very uncomfortable to see
the thieves and cut Threats of New York
let loose under the auspices Of the party to
which they belonged, and urged on by the
papers which they sustained. Had the
enormously wealthy members of the dem
ocra,ic pro-slavery party had their banks,
stores and palaces sacked, their eyes would
have been still better opened, but the dan
ger probably came near enough to induce
them to avoid repetition oft.
The game of pretending loyalty 10 the
Union, and determination to press the war
whilst resisting the Union government
loudly condemning its supporters, and
sympathizing with the rebels, must be near
ly played out. Where all the condemnation
is for the abolitionsts of the North, who are
the staunchest supporters Of the federal
government, and none Of it for the slave
holders of the South, who are in arms
against it. the loyalty is of kind which
any government might well dispense with
In fact, the reaction which the three days
of July in New York must have occasioned
in the public mind, may probably yet prove
a great element of strength 10 the federal
government and republican or anti-slavery
party. The inhuman and dastardly per-
secution of colored men also by this mob,
will, probably, turn public opinion more in
their favor than any event of this war, or
rather revolution, for revolution it must
necessarily be, all parties scouting alike a
return to the state OF things before The war;"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31
Portsmouth, Feb'ry !

Il .tsrl
Mr.. VIM. Grace: | wish u
for the benefit of those sllnl'a..
the great relief / have founo u
of your Salve. i have been ~
one of those old virulent ulce,.
for three or four years, ana y"
remedies without success. lp
DIR. VIM. r. Preston, fcl \:
boxes of your Salve, and i 4 d
cured my ulcer, and l know 80 d
cases that have been cureo y a
1 am DESTROYS to aid you ID ". ..rI
of relieving the afflicted, anu u. :,
your use. Respectfully !S'lC "a
See Advertisement Of GRO
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31
Grace's Celebrated So"
From John G. Whittier, tDei

Amesbury, Sth, Sd ~
Respected friend--I thank I ~
favor, and the accompanying D ~ i
not had occasion to test it my;e I. :
heard it very highly spoken o. :. Y
my neighbors as have used III =
doubt of its being a valuable cc ~
Very truly, thy I iI I,
To VIM. Grace. JOHN u Y
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31
OFFICIAL REPORT.

HEADQUARTERS, in the field, 8 miles
south of New Lisbon, Ohio, July 26.-To
Col. Lewis Richmond, Assistant Adiutant
General: By the blessing of Almighty God
l have succeeded in capturing Gen. John
II. Morgan, Col Cluke, and the balance of
the command, amounting to about 400 pris-
oners. will start with Morgan and staff
on the first train for Cincinnati, and await
the generals order for transpo tation of the
balance. j. NJ. SHaoKLEFoRp,
Colonel Commanding.
Morgan's raids are thus at an end, hav-
ing used up about 2300 men, all of whom
have been either killed or captured.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

END OF MoRGANs RAID. - Morgan
himself has finally been captured, and a
clean thing has been made of it all round.
Major Way, with 250 of the 9th Mich
igan cavalry, forced Morgan to an engage
ment at 8 o'clock, Sunday morning, a
mile from Salmville, Ohio, and routed him,
capturing 240 prisoners. Morgan with 800
escaped, but were all captured by Shackle-
ford at 8 P. NJ. Sunday, near New Lisbon.
Morgan and his staff are now prison ers at
Wellsville, Ohio.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31
July Is, 1868.

July Is, 1868. Comm'aee'
The following Table shows the number OF dele
gates to which the several towns are entitled:
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

Below will be found the names of drafted
men in the Southern towns OF Windsor
county, not published last week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31
ANDOvER.

Geo p Lincoln, Nath'l p Dodge, Cyrus
S futile, Simon N Gould, Lelan b Derby,
Warren II Sheldon, Elmer o Gassett. VIM
w Pettengill. John S Marsh, Byran Stick
ney, Henry f Gutterson, Austin Wakefield,
Lyman S Fuller, Francis A Diggins, Byron
S Fnller, Byron II Butterfeld, Chas w
Newell, Orville + Atwood-1S.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-31

Edwin Sherwin, Frank w Parker. An
drews J Demary, Joseph w Leland, 3D.
Cullen l. Sherman-5.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-24

COMPANY r-coNNASDED' BY CAPT. T. C. CLARK
Kilied-Capt Clark. 1t J NJ Seal, Clark,
Crisman. Not got list Of killed and wound,
Wounded-Lt Coker, Orderly Duncan and
others. This company suffered severely.
COMPANY C-cArT. l. N. GAsToS, coMNDc.
Killed: Capt CASTOR; Privates Arnold Par,
ker and Walker
Wounded: Lit T r Smith, 1t Spencer.
Missing: Scrgt Lee. Corpl Mum, Corpl Kea.
Scrgt Vallandingham, Sergt Shook, Corpl Kill,
ingSwortlr, Privates Alexander, Pryor, Strea-
tor. Bryant, Crozier, Anderson, Moorman:
Parker, IIarrelson, Ward, Hardin, Crutchfeld,
Hardin, Few, Lee Strong. Cook, Clark, Griffin.
Griffin, Griffin, Gasley, Moore, Weeks and
Willard.
Missing Wounded: Taylor. Harris, Dun
can, Fl Duncan, Scrgt Yallandingham, Bullock.
Crutchfcld, jr., Few, Handy, Thompson and
Terry.
COMPANY u--LIErT. G. I. INGRAM, coMA'Dc.
Killed: II H Spiecr, Wm Simmons.
Wounded Lit Jno Melton, Sergt Perry.
Scrgt Murphree, Corpls RccS, Taylor and
Womack, Privates Brewer, Taylor, Chartin,
j Eskew, French, Flanagan, Hendricks. Griz
zart! Langhorn, Schmitz, J Smith, Sprad-
ley. Thorpe, Willis, Springer, W Flanagan
II fierron, w L Wcmack.
Missing: Orderly Hight, Sergt Taylor. Yam,
Sandcrson. Shaw, NJ V Rees, } ii Rees, Rod
gers, 7 Murphree, Jones. q W Heron, NJ
Heron, Hall, j NJ Eskcw, Campbell, Cravens.
Corpls Numack and Weir.
COMPANY I-LIErT. BUCHANAN, COMM pG.
Killed: J.. Waldron, Sergt Keel Kennedy,
J LOnney, W NJ Little, VIM Joshlin, Vim Lea
ton. Robt Jackson, David Smith.
Wounded: Lit Buchanan, 1t Harmon. Scrgt
Bowlin. Corpl Cloud, Corpl Roberts. Corpl
li"kc, PrivateS Rhodes, l. Rhodes, heating,
Fite, Conner. l. Campbell, NJ Campbell, Rober-
son, q II Cain Cain, } II Harmon. liuds-
ieth, Noat0n, McCloud, Little. Lponey. Parker,
Orderly Evans, Sergt j 4 Meek. johnson.
Bilin"slcy, Cook. Cloud, llarlin, kirncS, SIM
Mons, } IL Harmon, Stagncr. South, Rolling.
COMPANY K-cAPr. t.. Is. MCARS COMMANDING.
Killed: Capt Aears.
Wounded: LIT ponclsOn.
could not get list Of this r"mpany--it
suffered severely.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-24
RECAPlTCLATIOS.


could not obtain list of the casualties ol
the companies; twill be furnished hereafter;
This regiment was not in the first and second
days' fight, but were only engaged on Friday
the Sd july. Gen. Davis brigade fought the
first day Doubleday's division of Reynolds
corps, driving them back fully mile but
three regiments were engaged, the .llth Nils
sissinpi being on detached duty. In the first
dar's tight, Col. Jno X. Connolly, of. the 18th
\. c.. was seriously wounded. His left arm
had TO be amputaed and Minnie ball in his
bowels. While making charge, early on the
first day. his color-bearer fell dead, Connolly
snatched the flag from the fallen ensign, and
advancing with it in his hand many PAGES IN
font Of his regiment, gallantly rallied thaI
noble old regiment on to the charge, following
their brave and gallant leader. The Yankees
Ael and we were victorious. In this charge,
Lt-Cnl. Smith received mortal wound, and
died the next day, and Maj. Beloe was wound
ed in the leg. The loss in the 55th \: c.' was
verv heavy. Col Stone, of the ID Miss, wa
also slightly wounded, and Lt.-Col. Hum
phries was killed; also Maj. Blair was captur
ed. The I'd suffered very heavy. In TIN
charge the brigade killed Maj Gen. Reynolds
of the q. s. Army.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-24
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG-PICK
DIVISION.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE ENQUIRER.
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
July G. 1862

ESPECIAL LCORRESfOSDESCEO OF TIE ENQUIRER
ARMY or NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
July 6, 1868.
From the time men first met men in deadly
strife, no more unfinching courage was ever
displayed by the veteran troops of the most
martial people than the battle Of Gettysburg
witnessed in the determined valor of Pickett's
division. The battle of the evening previous
was but harbinger of the engagement of the
coming day., The darkness of midnigh was
slowly yielding 10 the first glimmerings of
dawn; the stars were twinkling in the quiet
sky; their brightness fast fading into grey.
and here and there few clouds hung around
the horizon. Though each man felt that ere
the sun of that day went down many a brave
man would have found his last resting place
far from the scenes Of home, yet each slept
soundly upon his accustomed bed of leaves,
and perhaps, oblivious of the tolls and fa-
tigues Of his hard days march, was fonGly
dreaming, when suddenly the long roll Of the
rcreillc awoke them from their slumbcrs. 1t
is 3 o'clock-taking their haversacks with -
days rations of soldiers fare, quickly they
leave their humble bed, grasp the trusty ri
he-their faithful companion by day and
night, in camp or on the marcf-and fall into
ranks. Even now the clear, quick voice Of as
chivalrous soul as ever dwclt within war
riors breast, rings upon my ear-"fall in,
men :" to his small, but gallant little regi-
pent-thc First Virginia. The ranks arc
filled the red cross flag hangs loosely in the
|. still morning air: the roll is called, and each
man answers firmly. Who will respond to
the roll-call of the morrow? The urn Of fate
vet holds their destiny, whence the terrible
events of this day must speedily draw their
respective lots. The regiments file into the
road, the brigades are formed, and the column
moves onward in the direction of Gettysburg
No stragglers ,kulk behind in camp and