Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-07
WHEELING w. v. TUESDAY MORNING. JULY I 1868


were A. P. HilPs and Longstreet's corps,
forming nearly two third of Lees whole
army. -stsrf.a z rsa
A division of a, P. Hills corps, regard
ed as their crack fighting division, was
selected for the most exposed part of their
attacking lines. In one charge they made
they came up in three lines-the first q
very heavy one of skirmishers; the second
their battle line, and the third the reserve
battle line-each stretching for nearly a
mile along our centre and left. At Gem
etery Hill they got within a couple hun
dred yards before we opened our whole
FIRE on them. The line was instantly shat
tered and sent flying over the field, while
one brigade threw down their arms and
rushed en- masse over to our lines, aud gave
themselves up as prisoners.
By half.past tour the battle was sub
stantialIy over The rebels still kept up
struggling FIRE on our left, and from houses
in Gettysburg. Their sbarpshoOters still
tried to pick off exposed officers on Gene
terry Hill, while they kept tossing an occa-
sional shell into headquarters till night
fall, but from half-past four the bulk of
their army had retired. sr.
Our losses are less than would have been
expected from so bitterly contested bat
tie, owing to the fact that after the first
day we acted wholly on the defensive
Five to seven thousand will probably cover
our entire losses in killed and wounded.
We lost about 800 prisoners the first day,
but none of any consequence afterwards.
On Friday evening, about z o'clock, 5000
rebel prisoners, by actual count, had been
turned over to the officers in charge of
prisoners, and more were still coming in
from then till Saturday noon. No further
count was made, but it must be safe to say
that the number was by that time increas-
I'd to 4,0OO-possibIy more.
Our losses in general officers have been
by rumors picked up and tele-
graphed at distance from the field. Gen.
Schimmelfeunig, of the 1lth corps, is not
prisoner. He was cut off from our troops
turing Wednesdays fight, but managed to
conceal himself in Gettysburg, and has
,ot into our lines again. Gen. Paul, also |
eported killed, proves safe. Gen. Sickles |
vas not killed. His leg was shot off be- |
ow the knee, but he is likely TO recover. |
Zen. Hancock's wound is not now thought |
dangerous. Geu. Gibbon is slightly woun- |
led; Barlow wounded and a prisoner;
Weed killed. Gen. Warner, chief OF
leade's staff, had very narrow escape, a
,ullet passing under his chin, grazing the |
hroat and cutting it enough to make it
bleed profusely, but infictiug no serious
injury. Gen. Joe Meredith proves also Sc
iously injured internally. 1t is not true
hat Longstreet is prisoner. We took
]en. Olmsted, from which the report prob
IDLY originated. The rebel Gen. Garnett |
vas killed, and Gen. Hoods arm taken of. |
n Woodward's division, which suffered so
erribly in the first days fight, Lieut.-Col. |
I'd Wisconsin, is living, and will
ecover. Likewise Major Mansfield, I'd
and Lieut. Col. Flanagan, 9th |
Michigan. The losses of officers in Ohio
regiments are not heavy.
On the whole, regarded solely as de-
'ensive battle, it was a brilliant victory,
admirably managed by Gen. Meade, and
,plendidy fought. The army redeemed
itself, and all did their duty,