The New York herald., 1863-07-09

Here the Ioer yers heavy and tho seminary shows
the fearful nature of the struggle It's walls
with shot and shell and the bricks ndeated by
bullet marks Its windows show tho effects of
tho mu it'll. glass remains ~ shut tho
cold and rain Tho boding Is not now in according
10 iia original designs bit Ia occupied hospital BY
Tho rebes Prom school for education u miuatars ~
the Co-pcl TO receptacle u rebel wounded ia change
indeed Tho Pcnnsylsania College has been similarly
occupied and tho Instruction u tho students neglected
Tor the pf.sent.
In passing from tho cemetery along tbs crct of the
ridge ~hero our lina Of battle stood nfs cana upon
the position occupied by some OF The batteries This
" shown by tho dead horses lying ubbured
and by The large mounds which mark whore others hayo
been slightly covered Wp Iherc additional traces ~
artillery nsht Here Ia a broken wheel ~ gun
carriage, an exploded caianon haDdspIke and tho Du
merous peculiarly cplored paper that accompany
nxed ammunition. In the fork q tree found Tcsia
msnt, with the name "thar'es nurIale, Corporal ~
company - written tho ny leaf The guns and The
gunnsrs have dsappeared Some Of tho aga now
Win the column moving 10 pursuit 4 M enemy, others
are suffering ~ the hfsp.a. aud s1i others are resting
where tho buge's revelo shall never awaken them.
nnGSors w ma ROAD tIrE
Between the cemetery and the town ard NJ the foot n
the ridge where stand runs the road lessng 20 I'm
moteburg II is not turnpike, bat eominoa dirt
road and leaves tho main street leading into town
side this road IN for q short distance bordered by
stone w.il Elsewhere on both Sides thare IN nothlg
ba, ra'I fenc" r9,'ion q our saarrssoo'e,. took
tmla 20 ny the road from oct,ysbarg
- the ~sa % w mas"s Sepis" 81 fence r % ,~s 70,
high and the dhtanoc apart, and then ning up
With art Farther along On tho road and Tho rails
sic OF tho road piled against fence
the east 10 form brcastwok two three feet
in he ght--s fow spad@fa cf DIR, oil the inter
stce This defence thrown up by tho rebels The
,tns they we're holding the iino q the roads
rvrnyscn NOT wou
Moving 20 tie left nnd sIill trArea of
tlllory nshtng Twenty dead horses . u
h,tle than evidence Of heavy work Here
few scattered trees. which we're evidently uscd
screen for our batteries Ihaso did escape
sho and aho that rained Ia that dfsotiun
been completely ~ IN that peculiar spnicrins
THAT marks h. course u pro.ctie through green wood
co~e ny whore ihs nghtng ogA place are piled large
number u mnk.ta and cartridge boxes that have been
collected from the field. Considerable work hes been
done IN thus gathering the debris u tbs battle but
by complete. over all tho ground scattered
naisiy M glrd with tboso or tho rebels.
rrRiAL
nv nert advance 10 tho left carries whore the
ground s tbickly studded With graves. In one group
count dnsrn graves ~ the 1wonieth Massachusrtis
by tBoeo " the ooc Hundred aud Thirty sessnth
New York and cIsc At hand an ~lua number fypm tho
Twelfth New Jersey. Care has been taken " place
heaass-fa a. Zach ass ~mn az soo ,or 'nssp' ssnps.n
fhc hsaaboafd " usually mad. from the remnant of
box that have served ts purpoec and become ussfu
~ a longer. M few instances they appear 70
hav. been made FROM frcsh lumber With special rcfe
Ia their resea use on ono board the o"mrades os
tho dead soldiers had nailed the back q his knaIsaek on
which his nAne painted On another a brass
plate, baarinx the solder's heavily stamped
letters
.wnpn,i prrscys.
The line "A hreast~orkW continues. Prom the ~
our position FAR away 70 the extreme cft our men thre~
NJ Laey desnss~ from which to resist tho rebcI attack
Wherever feu@~ found they tskau ad,sn
iagc form nart of TIM limo wherr tbca were not ~
ths rails from feneoa b~afed up and cov~re
slightly with dirt where did IN Tho proper
d1cctou works of earth ana trees wcrc thrown ~,
seariy 20 be- base % aoans mn asa into tho timber that
skirts that sisyaisn. They were thrvwn ny on wcdbss
day night, sftat Vi. trsi and eycnsh corps bad bsen
driven back through the town u was Genersi Mesdes
plan cuI iae 20 make attack and FOR this
porpse tue works were throsn ~ Al tho sarne tune
tho rebah were M, Ida. They threw up line q over
four miles III length Ia c,nsiroo,ns II with
~ ast tor much ~ tho way their works paftake
more ~. sse , !. :. ~. u, s 20
n was sviasnty their rappcsnou on Wednesday nish,
,hs, ,hsy could comrsi - 10 make the as,ssh ihry
artnylin . strong po~non et their o~n ebsslns rhs,
oSpsfls,ons - Tbs Tartcaiar we're not fulfilled
~Hs~osu fso prrtH
nos lng s,i " ths ion, cuad orehasd ~ ~hh the
nghtinx appears % have b~en dsrfsate m ths s,usme
Arier, bp. nad pogshe. through the ground 70 ev.ry
direction and the fcas dd not ny means escape the
fury tho storm TIE ons balls n oa ssid by oncsrs
present b. waihoa u the whtwurih pross.s Jay
~hefe scattered fhs rsbes must hsys been veil sop
piled with species u and thsy eyice1t,y
uscd ~ With spsriBg hand. Al on~ time oounisd
Ia ~ ~. ~. ,o,..s |, ~ -, .,,o ~ sI
~ these si that lasst6 heats In The time 0
ihe action Ihe ress Artillery n,s has hs,sfoss esss
~ accurate My u v1 10 fifeat 10 ssptsls
Tsws
The def.no~s tbr0~s - efs beIt 10 esdef
o visn They consisted q . sissle linz of Temporary
earsh~crs1 sf IN fe~ iassAnooa n swo lines h<hioa
picoes a clot1ax, tattsrtd shelter taa,s spDsa cart
ridges, canieeuf pieroed w b.~,s tprn havsrsseks
hroxnn nuskeis sabFes tayoneis, ssisr. ~'s,snsnls
aii mlBgied IA cDufuslon. STAINED and satsrstv
wnh loyal bipa ,hs frpYmests ~ clothing trn iron.
wounded heroes bare eviaeLos a ,bs Terrible suuyis
lsbind taa 6resstsoss we're TIE wrase. - ,be fAes
dotted heky around The sfoana uss fss5'ly b,
,he wbaels a NJ srtncry a. R gsrfornsd "a syolstrs
On she ae,d
mile fffm tsr eelsfa ps~rn. % the cree, ~ Ne
hill ~ tho ceinstsry, va bsla a -haAi sna nssr
large uagt. shlsh corn Growins brmAsntly be
afc the battle. The ~beai rS la@raiiy usmp,s< By
Ihe haTfylng es, = The dsuse a iDfsn,ry sJ
hsd nrIsry lAi bsao .,s,o.s ei..s sss ~ , sl,sp
a. ofen - sha ansny obtatnsa 10 fAnse. Hardy hH
p corn = ies, y I. pH,ins a,a,shes lhe nsss ,h.i
plao8 ~ place has nnes b.sn nl1b'sd n W hansy
bfses dnrsg tho nhi bsoosc sgb~"gasni % me bsfs
mains unJas~f Al lsss fai@s loar s~fve The tine -
hsrvs~t AnstB~s harvest "a shsb ge.sh TIE
tsapzf has geeu saihsred sbsNs ~.
AF@Arff
Dn sstFsus aft N. fsY4nt~i Eansnsi, - tllS
.soa.aha fe-s slevaibu rlsss ssy B,eos
Ls niry iaib "a nno ne nosntsa rast1 st ostsss
/. tte fut apd srfses a nt1 AHsinM. rhs hin 70
qallr st-p ant rcat q, sd fosrssi r,,oas
ns eucny asssult~a hs po.ni vsh us~s fwy.
ihfeuing hHs ~. ssns 80 af,sr To otb~r ssslnsi 4
1lsFlf rffFts - ~ hwsN ft1f neo am~s1sn
s,agi.a aaal1st eysry attnk. the as~h
rsarh tle lfnnn0ssbis oesgnsns ~
~ ogs'h rtastorn -. staaas oFsfc.n's shs vsie,
,nls ~ las 49, tlsy had sdFsaosa. ftss nna
1s~at et us 4 siah ss~ndins -
bu94 tlssf ~UskE Ths rebel a.ad nna ~gands4 ssfs
ss.ttofod tnxsly .btut ~ sfosts Oar o~n .sss
sYyrsrn wra sscr Avn arsa.
Naagiy - as iefi a The lac Gas hsf say ~
the cre@tH 10 faseH. Stands n~1t fMfns
ifgara 81. -. iles ~ 49, fste.l = u.ha ihss~s
sessss, sul Asfcsly ss1stxsd ~ fnas The
IL. pereed ~h sia and strsi, many ne sssf
aKptaDs .rhn. al essnF q tbama4.v@s q sssD~ a
iet sAaai. IT, Fisss shsstsrsf w hull~s ~
-fsfy DE- ~ 3@lwwk be.fa ts~ssssa1y "a tse
.tfygr.e M. tAAfI~l@sssfa v.f~ IN ever rss<n snf
ss4e. r. the 8lsu@F f24N<f ~ tie @rpxsNx ~ shs4s
~. - rssnss spassd no ssadegy destroyed IA