, 1863-07-09

some words Of consolAu0n and sympathy.
The doctor then approached. and assured him
be replied by thanking the surgeon, and ask
ing il he could erer again sit horse, On be-
Ing assured that he could, he smiled his salts.
faction, and turned over In doze. Soon after
he.was taken on litter, by detail of his old
Excelsior brigade, and borne away to q house
the night very comfortably, attended by Dr.,
Simms Minor Tremain, Capis. Frr and Moore.
Of his staff, Mr. Cutha, the director Of his
military household, and his body servants. On
Saturday, special trim of cars was sent to
Li,t1estown By the War Department, for him.
and this morning he passed over the road to
Washington, where he was Joined by his
friends. He is doing finely, and promises to
recover rapidly.
CONCLUSION OF TIE FIGHT OF THURSDAY.
Ihaye described the affair of Thursday I'D
nearly to its conclusion. = I have oulY to add.
that at the close Of tae fight, which termfna.
ted at dark, We held substantially the same
position Us at the commencement Of the
battle.
PREPARATIONS FOR FRIDAYS BATTLE.
During Thursday night our army was alr
brought up, and most admirably disposed of
BY Gen. Meade for the apprehended battle Of
Friday. At midnight council Of war was
held, at which it was determined that the
the enemy won1d probably renew the attack
at daylight on the following morning, and
that for that daywe had better act purely on
The defensive. Dispositions were therefore
made with this view for the 18th and 18th
corps to hold tie right, with reinforcements
If fresh troops expected dnnng the day to
act as reserve; the lit and ed the centre,
ond the 5th aud 9Th the left, with the Sd as
reserve. -..------
FORMATION OF TIE LINE.
The line WIS formed in this manner during
The night, the left resting on the mountains
between the TarrytoHn and Emmittsburg
roads, and tile left at the base OF the noun.
tain, opposite Cemetery Hill; the line en-
per portion Of the town. Our artillery on
Cemetery Hill was largely reinforced from
thu artillery reserve and eaTthWorhs thrown
up in front oflt. Batteries were also planted
TN nll the commanding positions within the
lines, and such Of the reserve as was not thus
disposed Of Hus held for use In the field
as occasion demanded it. The DISPOSE
tions were most admirably made, and reject
ed the highest credit On the Commanding
General.
REAPFEARANCE OF TIE ENEMY. :.
Scarcely we're these dispositions perfected
and the wearled soldiers thrown themselves
upon the ground to catch an hours repose,
when, ut the frat dawn Of morning, the enc.
MT opened on our left, with musketry and
al i4A'eA5' ou4 AAcA ePluuS ~ luelr 0Ttls Wlkn
promptness, and IN the gray light of morning
the cvntest opened. To d casual observer the
attack seemed fierce and determined, but the
critical could discern that 1t was much less
vigorous than the assault Of the previous
evening, thus clearly showing TINT it was d
nese demonstation to cover movements else
where. St1ll 1t was an obstinate assault, and
ruges with much pertinacity. Butt deceived
nu one; aud though the battle ragged for
several hours with great fury, our chief at
tention WIS wisely directed toward the right.
OPENING OF OUR BATTERIES.
One Of our batteries opened, and kept up
continuous aud heavy shelling Of the woods
to the north and east of the town in front Of
our lines, through which it was conjectured
t!mt the enemy Nas cruWdiug his columns to
flank that wing. The conjecture WAS perfect
" correct, us subsequent Developments
proved. 1t ultimately was shown that Long
street lad been Withdrawn from the enemy's
right Where he Ind fought on the previous
day, aud was moving around to reinforce
Ewell or their left againss our right, Our
fierce cannonadirg retarded their movements
esmewlat, but still they pressed on, and be-
tween nine and ten o'clock engaged our In
fantry in earnest.
THE SCENE OF THE CONFLICT.
The western slope Of this mountain Ia pre-
ciiitous, and covered with dense growth of
heavy timber. rendering observation Of the
and the position Of the contendlng parties
could only be diecerned by the curling
wreaths Of suoke- This indication, when
showed the encMy's position, caused us to
lace half dozen batteries in position, and
these were kept at play, covering the line
with bplteiul shells burning in the mir aud
amurg tree tops. spreading CONSERVATION and
olsn'ay throughout the rebel ranks. Still
they were held up to their work md fought
like demons, cunning some ground at first.
though our men yielded only by the inch, and
fought at clofc hand. At first tho linc, as in.
dica''ed hy the smoke, ran perpendicularly up
tie mountain; but as the battle progressed,
its regular form Was broken. First the right,
then left, anon the centre yielding tritle or
enininE slight adyance, though In the main
we we're forced back. at this time the fight
was raging both on left and right, and nearly
the whole Of our heavy artillery, as well a.
that attached to the sevcr1l corps, was en-
gagged.
ARTILLERY IN FULL FORCE,
We had more artillery at work than have
Known ut any time In the operations OF this
army. The enemy.too, had lurge number
Of batteries at play in different localities,
tlnu.h throwing principally solid shot, with
which they endeavored more faithfully to 81. |
lenceour batteries. Tnns the roar 4.f cannnn
wa was mp, nnparalleIsd, drowning completely the
Of mus kerry, that ragged along the line. The
demonstration was grand and awful. Not |
lees than three hundred cannon we're bclch-
ing forth their thundcrs, while nearly TWO
hurdred thousand muskets were being dis |
ciseMent and passion could load aud discharge |
ihcm.
ARRIVAL or REIEFORCEMEST5.
At this critical tuncture, when our right |
was. sorely pressed, and the fate Of the day |
n Ia Afnch
OF fresh troops arrived, and we're immediately /
put into line on the right. Where these rein |
torcements came from, or what they were, ! |
have not been able to learn. They were raw |
recruits, wearing untarnished uniforms, and |
hearing arns that were unsuliied by use. But |
they wheeled into line like veterans, and |
then engaged in this heroic and deadly stsug- |
gle, until the tale Of personal hero1sm dis \
played, and noble Martyrdon suffered.
TERRIFIC NATURE OF THE coMnAr.
I only relate the general result, We drove
the enemy back with terrible slaughter. The |
woods on the steep slopes Of that lofty noun |
tain are crowded With mangled corpses to tell |
piles Of fallen men like national md rebel |
troops inter1nixed fought like heroes. Their |
coming WAS fortunate, and their aid deter |
mined the event Of the battle. No sooner did |
they commence their work than tho euemy /
begun to fill back, and from that moment we /
steadily crowded them until filling: back be-
cauc retreat, and retreat rout.
THE ENEMY COMPLETELY uHECKEp.
The effort to turn our right thus failed as
tigrally as had failed the effort on the left,
aud again We were gloriously victorious. Let
gour correspondents with the particular corps
show how the contest swayed and how closely |
Il was urged. But thickest and deepest are
lhe piles ot the rebels. It was struggle for
life or death with them, and they fought as
men cnly will fight when existence Is the stake l.
for which they contenu. But they did not |
J led the victory with this repu1sc on the right
They bad tried both our TANKS, and had filled
in each attempt.
THE ATTACK on OUR CENTRE.
The centre wus Jet untried. Selling few
moments for rest, they aegala mustered their
!orces and prepared to assail us in the centre.
Here, though We have not fresh troops, ne
lad those rho had days rest.
TEE SECOND CORPS
flad assisted to some extent iu the engage
ment On the left on the previous day, but the
lst had been Idle since the battle Of Wednes- l.
nay and though greatly reduced in number,
were fully rested and anxious once more to ],
show their proves, when the attack cane
there two corps were fully prepared for it.,
md having an open field in which to fight,
aid noble work. You have correspondents
With these corps who will fully narrate their
deeds OF heroism, and the noble manner in
|" fieh they drove buck their assallants.
TIE ATTACK 1
;sas of shorter duration, but Of no leaa
t.e1ceness, than that upon the left or right.
But the enemy was too much demoralfzed
and too badly punished to enter into the en-
astly driven back.
They marched up the hill and speedily
marched down again, sadly uorsted by the
encounter, leayiog The field strewn all over