Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-10

| line was leIC alone. Inc HSntlnS was iHoSC
desperate on both sides. We had against
this great onslaught of the enemy the I'd, Sd
and 5th corps. The Sd and 5th corps, close
ly connected, fought heroically. The I'd ably
supported them, and at the same time held
its own position. One division of the LIST
corps was also engaged. The fighting was so
furious that neither side took many prisoners.
We captured about 600 in one or two charges.
The losses considering the duration of the
fight were more than usually heavy on both
sides. Many of our gallant Ulcers have fall
len. In the evening Gen. Meade called a
council Of corps commanders, at which it
was resolved to continue the fight as long as
any was left to fight.
WASHINGTON, July 4-10P. NJ.
The following has just been received:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoToMAc, !
July $3.50 Pm.
Ta II. W. Halleck Gsneral-in- Chief:
The enemy opened at l o'clock, p. NJ, with
about one hundred and fifty guns on my left
and center, continuing for about three hours
without intermission. At the expiration Of
that time he assaulted my left and center
twice, being upon both occasions handsomely
repulsed with severe loss to him, leaving in
in our hands nearly 5000 prisoners. Among
them is Brig. Gen. Armis'ead, and many
Co'onels and officers of lower rauk. The en-
envy left many dead upon the field and large
number of his wounded in our possession n
The loss on our side has been considerable
Maj Gen. Hancock and Brig Gen. Gibson
are wounded. After rerulslng the assault in
dications led 10 the belief that the enemy
,o,1t L. Ill,
sance was pushed forward from the left The
enemy was found to be in force. At the pres
ent hour all is quiet. My cavalry have been
engaged in harassing and vigorously attack
ing him with great success, Notwithstanding
they have encountered superior numbers both
of cavalry and infantry The army is in fine
spirits. (SignedD GEO. G. MEADE.
Maj. Gen. CONG.
PHILADELPHIA, July 5.
The Journal publishes the following in an
extra:
BALTIMORE, July 5-1l:30 NJ.
The war correspondent of the Journal has
just arrived from yesterdays battle field. He
says the rout of Lee was complete Gen.
Meade has not only captured 90 600 prisoners
but recaptured all our own troops who were
in the hands of the rebels.
3o'cLoCK, Pm.
1t is true that Gen. Lee has been totally
routed and is seeking to escape. Pleasanton
cuts off his retreat through the gap leading to
Chambersburg. We took llS pieces of ar
tillery and from Is, 900 TO 10000 prisoners
and all they took of US in the first days fight.
We hold the town of Gettysburg, and all the
hospitals. 1t is a complete victory. Our
troops are in excellent spirits. They say,
universally, that this battle is the most des.
perate the Army of the Potomac ever fought.
From the latest intelligence received here it is
fully believed that Gen. Lees army has been
completely defeated. There has been no
fighting to-day. The rebel army is endeav-
orng to retreat.
TULLAHoMA, July 4.
have had no opportunity since the occu-
patton of this place to telegraph you up to
this point and send summary of the move
ments for the last three days. Further de-
velopments proved the rebel retreat from this
place had not been so clean as my first dis
patch indicated. Haste 20 record events in
duced me to give but a superficial Aamina.
ton of the works. The works are much
stronger than was supposed. Fort Rains has
a large bastian in the center of series of
circles with strong outer works bearing upon
every road and unprotected point in the vicin
ity of the North Tennessee railroad bridge
AS soon as Rosecrans took Manchester and
advanced toward Winchester he fanked an
equal or inferior force at Tullahoma. As
soon as the head Of the column got south of
Tullahoma Bragg evacuated. Instead of one
we have four siege guns. Instead of no stores
we have large amount of meats and other
provisions. After finding Tullahoma was
evacuated, Rosecrans threw forward his force
in rapid pursuit, Thomas moving on the Man
chester road from Manchester, and McCook
on the one from Tullahorna Thomas moved
rapidly, in hopes of striking the enemy NOV
ing nearly due east to get on the military
road built by Bragg parallel with and FIVE
miles east of the railroad. This Thomas fail
ed to do until the enemy was well beyond the
angle, and when he was crossing Elk river
the division of Negley encountered Hard e's
rear at point about 40 miles north of Elk
river, and skirmlshed with it all day, losing
40 or 30 killed and wounded. The enemy's
rear guard, under Wheeler, made Stubborn re-
sistance, delaying Negley so that the rebel
trains got beyond the river. During the night
of the LIST the same process on the part of the
rebels under Gen. Buchanan, enabled Bragg
with a reserve. Of 26 pieces of artillery to
cross the Elk river.
Crittenden with full corps was sent bv
forced marches to take possession of the road
leading from Dechord and Tracy City to Chat
tanooga. This was successful, and found the
enemy had taken the roads leading across The
mountains. On the morning of the I'd Nc
Cook crossed at the mouth of Rock Creek,
below the enemy's position and in front of
our right, aud thus fanked the enemy with
drew to Winchester and the mountains, at
the upper bridge, where Negley was simi rly
maneovering, with litter better success. Ros-
seau and BranLon were sent to the upper
crossing, and came down in the rear of the
enemy, whom Negley was to detain and not
drive through, thinking that Rosseau could
cross by 10 NJ, but the swollen state of the
river prevented, and only few troops got
across In time. Meantime cavalry brigade
came in upon the right flank of the enemy
Their firing was mistaken for that of Ros-
seau, and Negley opened wi h two batteries
on the rebel position thousand yards dis
tant. The first fire dismounted one gun and
killed several rebel gunners. They were
taken completely by surprise, and made but
few replies, retrtating precipitately. In the
meantime Turchin had engaged the rebel
right, and after two hours fight drove it from
the field, killing So and capturing battery.
The principal fight was around the house of
Pennington, which was sacked by Turchin's
men. The fight ended at 2 ?. N. and the
troops were unable to cross until 8. They
moved only short distance, Negley encamp-
ing on the battlefield and Rosecrans and
Brannon on the bank of the river. McCook,
in the meantime, advanced to and occupied
Winchester and Decherd. We have lost not
over 200 men by casualties Of all kinds
The troops suffered much from heat and rain.