The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-31

- smv,s Sssa cover the ground so thicky, not even
the first nxnt = srooos Fought while
the nsht was raging our right, WILCOX anc Misns,
Andersons division were PR nssry Ds ms driving
the enemy before him and up 70 his very guns,
over and beyond his batteries. several guns Of
NIT n'' Of the hill Wright had swept over the
valley under terrific FIRE from the enemys batteries,
suemy's al vance line and had driven him the
pike 10 position behind stone wan or
fence which runs parallel with the pike and about sixty
and Immediately under them. Here this galan; brigade
had most desperate engagement Cor fifteen or twenty
lar side Of the mountain. they rushed upon the enemys
infantry bchnd the stone wall, and drove them from u
tine e ea Ss auns &
enemy the crest Of the heights, they soon silenced
them and rushing forward with shout, soon ga'nod
guns and driving their napry In great disorder and con-
fusion into the Woods beyond ~sr'rs''Tsss
wAB LOST.
We now had the key 10 the enemys stronghold, and,
apparently, tina victory MeIaws and Hood had
pushed their line well up the slope the right Wilcox
had kept we'll up bis portion OF the ne Wright had
pierced tho enemy's main line the summit OF McPher
sens heights capturing his heavy batteries thus break
ing the connection between their right and left wings
said that apparently we had won the victory It re-
maius To be stated why crowned
with the important results which should have followed
such heroic daring and indomabe bravery. Although
the order peremptory that all OF Anderson's division
should into action simultaneously Brgadier Gene
der General Mahone, commanding Virginia brigade,
failed to adv This failure these two brigades
advance Ia assigned. rs learn upon inquiry, the
why Pender's division, OF HIPS corps did not nd
vance-the order being that the advance To
mence from the right and be taken up along our whole
line. Pendcr's failure TO advance caused the division
on his left-Heths-to remain inactive. Here
have two whole divisions, and two brigades Of
another, standing idle spectators OF one OF the
most desperate and important assaults that has been
made this connent-ffteen twenty Thousand armed
resting their arms 10 plain view Of terrible bat
q. VI br 0adoQ
(Wrights and Wilcoxs for Perry had fallen back
powered) Accntendng with the heavy masses Of Yankee
infantry, and subjected 70 most deadly nre from the
enemys heavy artillery, without single effort aid
them in the assault. 70 assist them when tho heights
and Wright after It's rst advance. pressed
so heavily as TO be forced TO retire. This le interval
enemy perceivine threw heavy column in the gap
then made, depoyng portion Of IL In wilcoxs left flank
while large force was thrown In OF Wrghts right
flank he failure Of Posey and Malone TO advance upon
WriRhs left enabled the enemy throw forward strong
force that flank. and push well hts rear along
ost-ost after it won-ioa no b-cause our oysy
fought badly, but because large portion did at all
GEORGIAN BRIGADE.
Ny narrative left Wrhts little brigade Of Gcorgans In
the enemy's Entertainments upon tho heights Let us
return to this little Spartan band who this day covered
after getting possession Of the enemv Works that nav
were certainly isoated-more than q mile from support
that Perrys brigade bad been driven bacx their right
that no advance had been made teir left and lust
then seeing the enemy's fankng colunrs their right
and left TANKS rapidly convergng n their rear these
noble Georgiaas faced about abandoning all guns they
had captured and prepared to their way through tho
enemy who had now almost entirely surrounded them.
Sprngng with aiacry down the hl stone fence,
they halted, and delivered well directed IRE upon
the enemy then passing along the pike road Following
this discharge by charge the wall and Through
the enemy ranks they gained the the SLOPE
when the lately abandoned guns upon the heights
opened Q most destructive nre OF grave and can
lister upon them, Here their loss was very So
we're. But although moro than one half their num-
Der Ind falen-although every field olcer but had
--uvtth
heaps every side, this little handnul Of choice spirits
retired in toerabe order until they reached bottom
OF the second SLOPE where they haed faced
front and reformed. await the aps.essA q. the enemy
advancing about three dnndrcu yards distant
fight, prudently withdrew without ring gun During
this time Wilcox, who had dri< the encsay well up
sdeSI the mountain caeEg several Of bis guns found
heretofore mentioned ard YVES comeea 10 retire. aban
dcuing his captured guns On our right McIaws and
ended the sanguinary conflict. The enemy loss during
this days fight very heavy particularly por
divson), Barksdale's ana Won rds foe McIaws') and
wiicoxs and wrhts (of Andersons divisionD were en-
gagged Our loss was slight except in wrgt's ana
wilcoxs origades, m both Of which II was very
heavy, amounting 70 more than half Of the forces en-
FIGHTING OK THE 3p--rHs RED ARrLuxxy
Early next norning-Friday, She 3d-preparsticns
made for genera attack along the encmys weoeline,
while large force DO against "A is
centre. with the view Of retakuy the heights captured
and abandoned the day before by Wright Gseutsumit
sguns-dfsy-dvc In nunber-,pon the Greet oi Z slight
emnence just in front OF perrys and w,coxs brssces
opc0 Lieutenant General Hill maseed some
sixty along the hill IN front OF Posevs Mahcne's
At twelve O'Clock the signaIun was nrcd and the can.
nonaGiDg commenced The airc Of our guns was con-
on the day before ey Wahpa brigade drew
most terrific from the ensnys batteries
the heights from point near Cemetery iil 70 the point
never yet heard such tremendous rthery tdYing. The
enemy must have had over hundred guns. which,
addition 70 our one hundred and fifteen, made the
hideous with most dscordant noise. The very earth
shook beneath tce andtAe hills aod seemed to
reel like q DRUNKEN man. For one hocr a half this
most terrific fire continued during which time the
shrieking Of shells the crash Of falling timber the fag
mens OF rock v ng through the air shattered from the
cis by solid shot the heavy from the valley
between the opposing armies the splash shEap
NEIL and the fierce neghing Of wounded artillery horees
made picture terrAy grand and sublime but which my
pen utterly fails describe. After rnE had CONT
nued for little more than hour the enemys began
to sacken. and finally all sence6 SIX or
eight, which were IN cuzap Of woods little Abe left
OF the stone fence.
THE xnnI s-oRxSG PARTY
Now the siorming party moved up, Picsctts
division in advance supported the paht yy Wilc,.s
brigade and on the ien By Heth di':sien commanded
the same ground over which Wright had passed thoay
before STOOD upon an epinence and watched this I'D
vance with great interest; had brave men pass
over that lated valley the day before bad witnessed
their death struggle with tbs foe tbeoppose herhts
had observed their return with shattered ranks blec
ing mass, bus with unstainsd banner. Now Isaw their
valiant comrades prepare for the same bloody trial
and already felt that their Efforts would unleas
their supports should be true Eteel and bravo
AS lions. Now they move forward with stcady,
measured tread they advance upon the foo. Their ban
1ers float defanty in tho breeze. onward In beauti
ful order tAey press across the plain. have
never seen since the began (and have been NIL
the great fights OF this arrny) troops enter suo
splendid order did this splendid division Of pickcs
Now Pettgrew's command emerge from the woods upon
ricketts, lef and sweep down tho slope Of the hill To tho
valley beneath, and three hundred Yards in
rear Of Pickett saw by the wavering OF this HE as
they entered the conflict that they she rmpess of
nerve aud steadsness of tread which
psckets men, and felt that these men would not could
not stand the tremendous ordeal which Shey would
be soon subjected These were mostly troops Az hch
bad been recently brought from the South and who bad
PERHAPS, never been under nrc-who certainly had
neNerecen IN any very severe sight and tScmhed
their conduct. Just as Pickett was getting
wed, under the enemys hrc our batteries
cc2ssd airing. This was q fearful moment TOR
P,ckettnnd his brave command. Why do our gins
reopsn their rer abe inquiry that upon every hp
still our batteries silent 10 DEATH but on prsss