Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-07-23
Special correspondence of The Boston Journal.
A Graphic Account Of the Third
Days Battle at Gettysburg.
THE LAST GRAND ATTACK.

must pass over the two attempts of
the enemy on the left flank. / do not
attempt to give history of the three
days engagements, but simply an out
line. Twice during the forenoon of
Friday there were attacks which were
successfully repulsed.
could hear at times far off to the
north dull report Of artillery, and could
see little handfuls of smoke in the air
in the direction of Carlisle. It was not
Gregg, neither Fitzpatrick nor Buford,
for they were otherwhere. Who then :?
Couch or Smith, coming down on Lees
flank? What he has to do must be
done quickly. He will have new foe
lat hand tomorrow. There are new
signs Of the coming struggle-ammu-
milton going up to the batteries, boxes
Of spherical case shells, grape and can
lister.
You see movements along the enemy's
lines-troops taking positions south of
DR.. Schmucker's. The forenoon passes.
Between one and half-past one, rebel
battery north Of the seminary fires gun,
and then all along the rebel line, from
the right to the left, the rebel batteries
pour concentrated fire upon Howard S
position. The lines covers an hundred
and eighty degrees Of the circle.
THEIR INTENTION.
Their intention is we'll understood
silence Howard's batteries because they
enflade the attacking force, ready to
move over the fields toward the centre
our weakest point IF they can give to
the living quiet as profound as that of
the sleepers beneath the ground molder-
| ing to dust, then they may hope to break
through the thin line of men of the sec
ond corps.
But Howard is not man to be kept
silent at such time without especial
cause. 1t rains, halls, pours upon him.
His battery horses are knocked to pieces,
the tombstones are knocked over, iron
ratings torn, shrubs and trees cut down,
here and there limb damaged, but he
isnot silenced. Hekeeps atit coolly and
spiritedly.
Not only Howard $, but all the batter
les along the lines Of both armies are in
full play.
HEADQUARTERS A HOT PLACE.
The rebels have evidently discovered
that the American flag floating over the
cottage on the Taneytown road is the
headquarters flag. Gen. Meade is there,
surrounded by his staff. A hundred
horses arc standing in the dooryard,
tethered to the pailings or nibbling the
grass by the roadside. Engineers are
down on their knees examining maps,
Wearied correspondents are making gnotes
beneath the shadow of the gable
There is an ominous silence all along
the lines 1t begins-the internal din
and uproar. A shell screamed over the
house startling those who were there.
Another thlrd-a half dozen-twen-
ty-over the through it-into
the yard-burying themselves in the
earth exploding in the air-tearing
horses to pieces-knocking in the sides
of the building. Gen Meade quietly
remarked that they had better adjourn
to the barn, but the barn was equally
exposed. Some officers walked hastily
into the grove near at hand. Some went
down cellar with a couple of correspond
ents. One correspondent mounted his
horse with commendable alacrity and
calloped down the road at tremendous
rate, running the gauntlet of fire fora half
mile.
| remember the fire at Antietam and
at Fredericksburg, but never have l
heard such roar of field artillery--three
hundred guns firing with the utmost ra-
pidity-the rebels to disable and silence
ours, while their infantry moved across
the fields to attack our center. They
had tried the right and the left, had
failed and now with all energy, power,
desperation and madness they were to
attempt our weakest position.
THE MOVEMENT.
Howord allowed them to think that
they had silenced him. He slackened
fire to allow his guns to cool: The time
had come for Lee to make his last grand
effort -,
Stand then by the cemetery and look
south along the lines Across the mead
ows, emerging from the woods, is long
line of skirmishers in double ranks.
Behind you see the first attacking
force and then the second attacking
force The lines are long and straight
They march excellently.. Inc @ ranks
bend over hillock, dip into a nolloW'
but are unbroken. The open neid Is a
halfmile wide. Solid shot plow through
them. Shells make great gaps. Men
toss their arms wildly and fall headlong'
but the movement is still on; Inc
movement mainly is against the Second
Third and Fifth corps. Hill, Long
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