The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-15
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numbers were the TebelS that, according TO
our intelligent correspondents, at the critical
juhcture, about eleven O'Clock IN the foret oon
OF Friday, one or two brigades Of the. New
York militia hrriyed, and were Immediately
thrown into position to reinforce the right
wing. which Was being so lady pressed
This assistance deieyn,ipeihs fate of he day.'
The inference is that Lees army is still large
enough for mischief, and can not be despised
with imPunity. No.
General Meade has done nobly, and has
heen for una;e in sna,chine so soon the pres
tige from the rebel arms. lie was a new
and an untfied man, except as corps corn>
mander, and pitted against well tried. able
al d St ccesS!ul adversary While the Difficult.
ties arising from the inexpetienCe in handling
a large army WeIe enhanced by the fact that
he was suddenly paced in command on the
very eve OF great battle. And, though the
country ielt more secure than il Hooker had
been nc stained in command, still it was by no
mans hee ircm doubt and apprehension.--
But the rapidity and energy OF Meades
move ments appear TO have taken Lee by
surprise. 1t is not at all probable that he
intlnGed TO give a general battle at Gettys>
position with two CORPS was 10 keep our ad
vance in check till he had time to ga her his
iscauered oices INTO strorg position. Eat
tie impetuosi,y Of Reynolds, " hich has been
Irriticised as raSbness, had the effect Of fore
t irg on great and general battle at q point
I'm Which the Union troops had the advan,
lage in position. Lee was thus out eeneraled
| by'too much confidence in the prestige Of his
al my and the resources his intellect. fl
The three days battles may be summoned
up as follows: On the first day the advance
OF tie enemy north Of Gettysburg about q
| mile. Another Union corps came up to the
assistance Of the first, and finally four Union
corps were engaged in the action. The re.
suit was that General Reynolds.was killed,
and the Union troops were driven into the
town and through 1t, and south OF it for some
distance. when night put an end to the bat
tie. The same night the other Union corps
arrived, and general battle opened on
! Thursday, souIh Of Gettysburg, which wa:
held by the enemy. The fighting was des'
Iperate, but there was no decisive result
! The Uuion troops gained ground a. the cen
! ter but lost some on one OF the wings, ahd
the enemy still held Gettysburg, On Friday
the rebel Generals hurled their troops it
vast masses upon the Union army, and two
or three times the battle seemed almost lost
( But It was fought we'll ard persistently or
1 the Onion side, and Lee not only AIRED tc
break Meade's lines but suffered feartully in
! fis attempts. Meade resisted the impetou
onsets Of the Southern troops with all the
/ Iohstinpcy Of Wellington at Waterloo, and
with The same fearful losses to the enemy
and himself. He thus saved Washington and
the Republic.
The military authoifes at washington, by
promptly sending crwald reinforcements
can low lead off, destroy and capture the
whole rebel army, and thus give the iinshir c
blow to the rebellion. They can make the
battles at Gettysburg a. disastrous to Lee
as was that OF Leipsic Or Waterloo to Ma
I poleon.