Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-09

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war. considering its short duration.
The artillery attack which was made by the enemy on
The left aud CENTRE was rapidly owed by the advance Of
his infantry The Third Corps received the attack with
great GOODNESS The bells at made for flank and
kept moving heavy columns in that direction. This
cesstaed support which quickly given by the Fifth
Corpsthe division OF Gen Barnes being sent to the right
aud that of Gen Agree regulars to the left with Gen.
Crawford in reserve.
The battle became perfectly fearful The armies
engaged each other very short and for three long
hours the Of musketry incessant have heard
noise louder crashes in other battles, but
heard Of such desperate tenacious fighting took
place this flank. The enemy would often bring up
suddenly heavy column Of men, and force line back,
only to be 10 turn forced back by own line of gterng
steel.
Our llnt columns covered themselves with glory
and again They fought superior force in numbers
The dispositions of the enemy were very rapid for look
where you would that field body Of rebels would be
Advancing Our. dispositions equally rapid, and the
enemy found than their equal in such gallant veto
rams sickes and Brney and Humphreys. At halpast
six Gen. Sickles struck in the right leg by piece of
shell, and borne from the field The injury great
that amputaton became necessary and it performed
successfully.
The struggle grew hotter and hotter The Second Corps
called on for aid, and though it's position was
strongly threatened, yet the first DIVISION formerly Gen.
Hancocks flung themselves into the fight with desperation
and after long and obstinate conflict the enemy slowly
and sueny gave way In this last charge the brigade of
Gen. Caldwell Second Corps. and that of Col Switzer,
from the Fifth Corps, great honors. The charges
made by deserve mention, but want of time
forbds.
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fell back his old position and left veterans the
sanguned vicors of that field Our pickets thrown
out and our lines covered most of the field including
great many of the enemy's dead and wounded visited
portions Of the line by moonlight and bear per-
sona witness to the terrible erocty of the battle In front
of some of brgades who had good protection from
stone walls or fences the rebel dead lay piled in lines like
winrows of hay.
great and magnificent feature Of this fight is the splen-
did use of artillery Though our line of battle only
mile and half long, yet almost every battery belonging
to the Army of the Potomac less engaged.
Every one of the batteries brought into
tion the positions for being The enemy
also used artillery largely but not to great
tent as we did. From this they suffered immensely, and
specially the left where canister largely used
believe lost artillery, unless it two three
disabled pieces, though it very wonderful did not
THE DECISIVE BATTLE OF FRIDAY.
All the various reports agree in stating that the battle
Friday decisive in favor of the national This
attack, like those of the two preceding days, COM
nenced by Gen Lee The field Of the conflict on the
south side of Getysburgmost Of the muskety fighting
the forenoon being within the woods while the artillery
posted emnences from which the timber had been
,u The following account of this sanguinary engagement
from the reporter of the Associated Press under date
,f the evening of the Sd instant
The battle began at daylight in the morning, at which
lime the batteries of the enemys right wing opened
left and shortly after those of his centre followed After
half hours cannonadng, doing but little damage to
he fire saclened and only occasional shots were ex
changed.
Shortly afterwards the enemys left, composed entirely
,f infantry and sharpshooters, made attack right
wing So suddenly and mpetuously was it accomplished
hat our ,krmishers and front line driven back from
heir entertainments but by the aid of the batteries in the
ear and the ndomitabe bravery of the Twelfth Corps
regained the first position and captured considerable
humber of prisoners Several hours Of omnous silence
followed the repulse.
GREAT ARTILLERY FIGHT.
At one O'Clock the enemy fred two shots apparently
for the grandest artillery fight witnessed
his continent 1t is estimated that before moment
elapsed eighty guns opened upon u.s. Our batteries re-
armed the compliment with interest The air seemed
literally thick with ron and for than hour it
eemed impossible that beast could live through it,
Strange say, the enemys accuracy Of range exhibited
the two previous days wanting this occasion.
of their shells exploded far in the of 'front.'
md generally missed our batteries
Under cover of this fen denfer Lee advanced his CO.
of infantry from their cover and made several des
erate attempts to carry the line by assault but each
essve attempt was repused with terrible havoc to their
anks.
THE FINAL MISUNDERSTANDING SLAUGHTER.
After an hours ncessant cannonading the FIRE grew e,s
intense for brief period, but again renewed for
hort time with equal spirit During this period some Of
ur batteries whose ammunition expended and the
exhausted ceased to fire. and the approach OF the
batteries withdrew to the The enemy, only
eeing the batteries withdrawn and installing this for
etrea made rapid infantry charge up the bill and at
aimed position in line, cutting to pieces and almost
nnhatng the Maine infantry supports but before they
lad time to rejoice at their imaginary success the fresh
batteries poured IN deadly FIRE of canister and shot
The infantry either flank of the gap charged
hem and added greatly to their destruction They were
completely surprised and hundreds threw down their
md asked for quarter Nearly the entire brigade Of Gen.
Dick Garrett surrounded and Garrett himself wound
d, barely made his escape. Longstreet reported
nortay wounded and prisoner He is reported to have
lied an hour afterwards.
PRISONERS TAKEN--THEIR REPORTS.
md had entirely ceased at ve The last shot which they
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