The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-07-15
Northern Reports of the Battles in
Pennsylvania,


up to noon to day is OF the most favorable char,
acter, and great hopes are entertained a, head.
quarters that the rebels have succumhed.
BALTIMORE, July 3-lOP.x-A sp.c;,I
messenger from Gen Meade to Gen. Schenck
bringt news from Gettysburg up to cne O'Clock
this Afternoon.
Gen. Meade bad then driven the rebels four
miles north and west fl ON their position of yes
terday, aud was stl!l following
We have taken one thousand five hundred
PRISONERS, who are on their way 20 this city.
THE Victory IS UNDOUBTEDLY Ours
HAsoSKR, July 81, N-At ten O'Clock
TINS morning our forces opened on about 6v.
thousand rebels who advanced on the field az
DAY break ior the purpose Of plIiaging our dead
The rebels hastily reLreated. The 6rh, ,h,,.
far has been the most terrific OF the war
The loss on both sides was heavy.
HASovrR. PA, July -Miduight-E,rIv ,b;s
morning thf battle MAS renewed with increased
vigor, and throughout the day has proved the
most fearful! OF all the war.
The losses on both sides are very heavv
We captured more prisoners than the rebel,
Our officers are very enthusiastic in prais.
of the heroic conduct Of our men. They n.v.r
stood so like veterans before.
The enemy's entire force was engaged and
all our forces except Gen. Couch's-
IonIghta messenger came from the bs,Ile
held, Stating that up to O'Clock, We had driv.
ell the enemy about three quarters of n mile
northwest. All our men are confident of ul,i-
mate success. Ii is probable the battle will be
renewed early 20 morrow.
The Reralds correspondent saws X,;or Gan.
era Reynolds was placing his men when he
was fatally wounded, and urging them on tn
the support OF General Buford He cried ou,
IN his enthusiasm, "For q DDS sake forward
nv brave boys-forwsrd !" And forward rhey
did go-that iron brigade Of old Colonel Mere.
d'ths which has never failed since the war be,
gun. jus; then General Reynolds received his
fatal wound, aud falling over upon Captain
WILCOX, his aid, who was riding beside him. he
exclaimed, Good God, Wilcox, I am killed :"
Captain Wilcox had his horse shot under
him at about the same time and was .eyer.ly
bruised by the fall. Brsadier General Mere,
d!th was badly bruised by the fall of his horse
which was killed. His son, Lieutensn, Mere,
dith, wa. wounded in the leg by q shell. Lieu
tenant "ooiword, aid.de.camp TO General
Meredith, was wounded in the righ, arm
General heredith's brigade went into the & ght
1880 strong, and came out with only 6lS.
The light brigade OF Tennessee aud Missisy
ippi under Gen. Archer, was captured bv Gen.
AeredIth's brigade. The 2Sth Mississippi, Col
Root, was surrendered TO Col. Dawes, OF the
9th Wisconsin
The Second division Of the First corps, com.
m.nded by Gen. Robinson, suffered badly.
The hrst brigade vas commanded by Brig.
Zen. Paul, who was killed, when Col. Leon,rd
OF the 18th Mass, assumed command, but was
shortly wounded, and the command devolyea
upon Col Robert, OF the S4th New York.
Gen. Baxter Of the Second Brigade. lost
nearly al hii staff, in killed wounded and pris.
onsrs.
Gen. Robinson, commanding this division.
lost mot OF his staff He took $500 officers
and men into the hght, and ean report opIy
ss6 len. They captured 0sa. Evans and ten
TO fifteen hundred prisoners and three f,aes. -
Lieut. Thomas, OF Gen. BaItsr's staff was
killed.
Only ons field officer Of the Second brigade
Is left
Col. Dams, OF the l42d, who now command,
the brigade, went into action with 1890 men.
and soS men came oat of the contest.
That there are so many missing, says the
Herald, can only be accounted fos by fact that
the battle beld end hospitals OF the town for
Wednesday, fight, are in the possession of the
enemy, and IL Is fair TO suppose that many of
the missing are dead on the Geld. The First
Corps lost siIty-six per cent Of the number Ell
gagged on the day.
RicBNoSD, July 9.-Petersburg Express of
this morning has extras from the Baltimore
American OF tho 9th, rsprssnting asusrll Lss