Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-11
LOCAL NEWS.

The DISTRICT BOYS AT GETTYsBURG-Be.
| low will be found a letter of interest to Dis
trict readers, written on the Gettysburg battle
| field, in pencil, by member of the company
| from this District belonging to Bakers Cali.
| fornia regiment:
GETTYSBURG, July 5, 1563.-T6 all at home
| GOD, IN his goodness, has again spared my life
through three days desperate fighting The
| grey backs are falling back to the mountains.
and we will follow them as soon as we attend
| 10 our dead Our corps was in the center
| They attacked US on the I'd, and we ranuised
them, after a desperate fight. They then at
tackled both the right and left wings, and were
repulsed.
On the Sd they massed all their artillery on
the CENTER and shelled us for four or five hours
1t was the greatest artillery firing ever known.
Ihey killed all the horses and most all the men
in our batteries. After the Smelling they add
yanced on our position in three solid columns.
They came up splendidly. We waited untii
they came within about two hundred yards of
US, when we opened tremendous fire on them
steadily.
We were compelled to fall back for a short
distance, and l thought everything was lost:
but Gen. Webb rushed to the front on foot and
said: "Men Of the Philadelphia Brigade, Won
have the reputation of being one of the best
brigades in the Army of the Potomac. am a
stranger to you, but want you to follow me
and preserve your State and country For
ward, double quick, charge"
We went at them with a yell, and soon we
compelled them to fall back in disorder We
captured more prisoners than we had men in
our brigade, and their killed and Wounred
Were piled in heaps.
We lost one halt Of our company. Sergeant
tonderfenr was killed. Sergeant Lawrie was
taken prisoner, but turned the tables on them.
he escaped and drove lieutenant and three
men before him into our ranks. Young Good
rich escaped without a scratch Lieut.. Deylne
was wounded and taken prisoner. was struck
twice, but the hits amounted to nothing.
The troops in front Of us said it was the first
tune tney were ever whipped. Gen. Webb, our
new General, is a trump, and no mistake. He
has great opinion Of US; he says we are the
best troops he ever saw. The Peansylvanians
are not half as good Union people as the Mary.
landers, judging by their actions
We expect the rebs to make a stand on the
mountains, and II God spares my life will
write the first opportunity. Our brigade has
captured any quantity Of rebel colors. L.
INTERESTING CKREMoNIRs-Pyesentat IN
Councilman Canfeld.-The residence of Conn.
Gilman Charles I. Canaeld was visited last
evening by large number of policem an OF the
Metropolitan Police force, John 81. Semmas
Esq., President Of the Board of Aldermen, and
Asbury Lloyd, Esq, President of the Board of
Common Council The occasion was the pre-
seHtation Of a splendid gold watch BY the DO.
licemen to Mr. Garfield. The following words
were handsomely engraved on the inside of
the case: "Presented to Charles Garfield,
Metropolitan Police, in token of their gratitude
for his efforts in their behalf in the City Coun.
CHS; Washington, D. O., July 1, 1882
Inc watch was presented by Superintendent
webb, in neat little speech, In the course Of
which he said that when the efforts OF Mr.. Can.
Held In behalf Of the police took the shape OF
bill granting to each police officer the addition.
al compensation Of ten dollars a month, steps
were taken by the officers to present him some
token Of their thanks, and they were there for
that purpose.
No man in the community has more need Of
friends than the policeman. No man. by the
very circumstances Of his position, is less like.
ly to have friends, and no man Is more rrate
ful for demonstrations of kindness when thav
do come than he and this testimonial was
memento OF his success In the cause of q class
of men, TO whom the community owe, mora
than any other, con fdence and gratitude. -
Mr.. Garfield, In reply, made q word Of az.
PLANTATION In relation to the introd etion nj ~
measure into the Board of Common OounciI.
Of an increase of pay Of the Metropolitan