The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-04

20 meet whatever might come in that direction. Bat
ghese some who thought from the nrst that the
movements Of the enemy towards our right made
only for show and to distract attention from moro I'm
portant points, for such tho d the country
that had the enemy really wished forces there,
- could have done IL without making mau Visible
All aay moro or less picket firing hsd taken place
on our left, and Il became Dretty sharp betwees
two and .hrce p. n. sons movements were in
progress behnd this nre and TO develop thsss General
sckles was ordered TO advance with tho whole Third
corps This advance brought the general engagement
Under OF fro from the eight brass pieces in bat
terry tho open ncld tho corps went forward in line Of
battle corps and division and brigade ooors all In the
air. and tho men excellent spirits. Then the snemys
artillery long silsOt began left n the pieces In
the ncd. IN turn pisces on Cemetery Hun opsnsd
those Of the enemy In NE nsd other batteries Of the
enemy nearer centre opAnsd those on Cemstery
Hill, and Il went around until our guns sn
ths northern face Of the hin engaged the snemy's
batteries two miles across the country, right Tho
whole valley in which Gettysburg lies immense
network With the trace Of shells from battery battery
such . concentration OF nre position naturally
pscsssitatsd some movement Of ambulanoes and ammu
milton wagons. and in tsn minutes after th extensive
duel began the Baltimore turnpike nnsd with vsh
ces In motion towards safer places AL Of haky
follows also Improved this opportunity 70 sset slight
skedadde and the column men in motion towards
hs rear became Considerable than The column Of
vehicles. when mss once bsgn 70 60 each sd-
ditional shell that sxplodss in The cir above them
makes them want 70 70 faster and owing this peculiar
constitution Of the human animal stampede down The
Baltimore read imminent, whsn . line Of men was
established and every fellow DISPOSED 10 retire forced
70 the 'front.'
By this shsilipg the Cemetery HIM vas cleaned. An
day bad been occupied BY HINES Of there groups
OF ocss gathered together inspected the position and
canvasssd the possibilities. Many man at upon the
graves, leaned against the tombstonss and reoountsd
their various mischances. Orderlies came and
went incessanty, for thcre generals Howard and
steinwehr had their headquartsrs Altogether the
City OF tho Dead was . very lively place.
but very after the artillery are became warm
was deserted BY all but the generals whose headquarters
lhers, and the necessary hold the place.
Meantime the muskesry nrs on our sf seemed 70 be-
coma every moment moro and fierce. Already tho
Third corps had been driven disorder ground
had won, but, rallied BY General sckes In person Il
had again gone forward and held It's place with dos
perate snacy against very heavy force this advance
left had developed thAtthe enemys orcs IN
reality mAssod hero; and whom the Third corps took
tho initiative, Il only precipisatod attempt the
part Of the enemy which might otherwise whom
were not so well prepared 70 receive Il.
Hard pressed whole line the Third corps called
for support and Al i've II. the Fifth corps marched
from s position the Baltimore turnpike. by Little
road right 10 the little hill just north Of Sugar
Loaf H and went into action Tho left Of tho Third
corps This advance developed s further the
Of the cDsmy which to get around M flank, and
% 70 get at the Emmsktsburg road, and perhaps
u ammunition wagons near u. Al the division
Of regulars and Gri1nn's division Of the Firth
corps went forward, and bsforc tho are had opened
ou their 'front.' some Ore swept from their s down the
lme, and shs right brigade o the division Of regulars
wheeled % - 10 face thas way. No had done
70 than the re In front opened which thsa In The
Of he right brigade, and threw confu.
SION but u rallied and went again. and the line Of
tho two divisions drove the enemy before usti Il bad
taken the position previously oeeepsd By o NE
my's battsriss.
Here . nrs was ooncentratcd % tAass two
divisions from batteries further 70 The rear,
and si.S, sss@y rSpsvs
their Isfs. AZ oeos xphs line ordered 70
This hnNvas not particularly preciptous, bot on the
front was very rough and rocky and The crest IVES
covered with growth Of scrub oaks.
Il was half hour before sunset, and nov came the
final great attempt with which the rebels usually
dssvoe TO close up great sngassmsoss-ths attempt
which certainly has In tho larger number o instances
been crowned with success. Here, however, u met .
different fate. Two dvisions, which proved u
b Andsrson's and NcIAwS, OF Longstreets
oorpo, wero formed for this great attempt,
and eamo forward In their usual magnificent
style. They had dinncult ground 70 come over but
they came, rocks and through tho low wood until
within fair distsncs when they made rush With all
possible yelIs roared out h one They did not keep their
line very svsn bot they scarcely ess impssuous
man than they would havo bsen In linz. They killed
the crest Of the hin. the crest, and men
driven we'll down the Other side these
rallied those that held their places and bssts were
poured into the rebel BY voileys Checked broken
beaten back bv this Titanic effort OF The Fh corps
tho attacking column scattered down the Hill and
tho battle over on the loft, with the enemy CON-
pletcly beaten.
In twenty minutes after the heavy fght was over
left, the last vestige Of daylight gone, and the
much enveloped In clouds THAI Il scarce
y possible TO At ALL Just in this mpenstrabIs dark.
the Gre Of pIckets began right
little while sweIled into heavy continuous nre This
was At the pos, where tho Twelfth corps had been
placed early In the day but whsn the battle became
doubtful our iet all q the Twelfth corps bot one
brigade had been sent there The brigade thus lcf
the Third. Of General Gearys division maao up of
avs New Y-sk regiments-ihs sxsisth Seventy eighth,
Ono Hundred Nd Second, One Hundred and Thry.
seventh and One nused and Forty ninth. and CON-
manded By Brsa1ier General George 8 Greene though
The foros vas 20 slight the command IN worthy
hands, and thus brigade enabled 10 hold line
which had previously been occupied BY . oorys. Cen
Wsdsworth ssnt down few from the FIRST corps and
Col David irsAnd Of the Ono Hundred and thirty seventh
Hcw York, gathered together some loose men % The
road and compelled them 70 tsss their places behind The
neId works against General 6resne's position.
rhe enemy advanced 10 s~o lines Our men held their
places well. and repussd II this point -four charges when
shesnsny rave up ell further saorss. Though recount
General Grssns's victory thus brsdy shs are on his
front vas oootinuous for thirty minutes
pAuIs Trns socrs cv errrvssrso.
July 2-ksdniebt
For seven hours without osssaiIon tho army u the
Potomac has been uied by The ars II has ssssrsd tsrr,
bly, but has beaten the enemy In the hardest ngh has