Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-07-14
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fridays Battle.

Core p0ndenee OF the new OK hofi0'
The sun OF Austerllz is not more memorable
aban that which is just linging lis dying rays
aver the field OF this the third day Of successful
battle. The victory won by Gen Meade Is now
H. decisive that no one IN this army pretends to
4puestion the rout and Generalization OF the reb'
army under Gen Lee. The battles OF Wed
nesday and yesterday were sufficiently terrible
hut in that which has ragged to-day the fighting
sdone, not only by our troops, but by those ol
III .se's army. will rank in herolsm, IN perseyer-
Ance, and in savage energy, with that OF Water
#ioo. The position of Lee at the close oil last
evening was such that he was forced to-day to
Reduce all his energies into one grand, desperate
and centralized attempt to break through our
Harmy. His divisions were 50 much cut up as 70
render pitched battle from wing to wing one
OF awful hazard. The dilemma was terrible
one. and that the rebel commander iully appre-
ciated all its risks is evineed by the desperation
of bis onset to-day. Friday morning iound our
army reinforced The reserves Of the sixth
Corps, Gen. Sedgwick, and the Twelfth Gen.
Slocum, had arrived and taken up strong posi-.
tons. At the last hour our troops were ranged
In line along the Emmettsburg turnpike ana the
sTaneytown road. The engagement began BY
an assault OF our troops upon some rlhe pits o1
#the extreme right which were left in the pos
session of the enemy last evening Their hire wa
\ returned by the rebels, aud the fighting lmme'
1 diately became general Until nearly noon lh'
battle ragged without intermission, but with n'
los, to US. wheo We finally obtained possession
j Of the rine-pits--the rebel force which had pre-
4 ylously held them retreatlng, The hrinS thet
4 slackenod, but at | clock was renewed at dii
ferent points along the line with herceness pre-
monitory of the tssrihc engagement thatensu
4 Several charges were made by the reeels
iens. their troops falling back after the hrs
] rush IN evory part OF the field, except that neil
4 BY their forces under Gen. Ewell, who was see
i to concentrate the infantry and artillery togeth
er, aud who soon opened murderous hre
cannon on our left center. Then the engage
v msnt began in earnest The hring became
continuous roar battery after battery was dl
charged with swiitness amazing yell on ye
from the rebels succeeded each gust OF shot an
shell, until the valley-oyerhung with smoR
from whence these horrible sounds issued, seen
cd alive with demons. 1t appeared at times
though not foot of air was tree from the ha
of missiles that tore over and through our rank
thinned but not shaken. Our men stood u
shock with courage subllme-an endurance
wonderful as to dim even the heroic record
the band that fell upon the acre oil lourne
The corps against which this deadly hfe W
mainly directed was the Second, the poslu'
being commanded by Gen. Hayes.
The artillary fire continued without interim
sion for three hours, when suddenly, haVll
been formed under cover oil the smoke oil the
own guns, tho rebel troops we're hurled again
our lines by their officers in masses tue We
tread of whose feet shook the decllyity 1p Win
they came, with cries that might have caos
less dauntess troops than those who await
the onset, to break with terror. Not a man
the federal ranks finched from his poslto
Not an eve turned to the right or lett IN scar
of security. not hand treambled as the 10
array of our heroes grasped their muskets at
charge, and waited the order to hre. on a
up came the enemy, hootng, crowding shoWi
81 their very teeth in the venom OF their rage un
within thirty yards Of our cannon AS
turbulent mass oil grey uniforms OF nase'
bayonets and cleaning eyes, hlied ltsei, IN
last leap forward almost to the very mouths
our guns. voley OF shot, shell, sehrapnei
bullet, went crashing through 1t, leyelhng II
a scythe. Its overwhelming onward rush '
in the next instant turned to the hesltating l.
forward of few soldiers more daredevil u
the rest, the wild bounding upwards OF m
than few mortally wounded heroes, and
succeeding backward surge OF the disDolnts,d
maiuder. which eliminated in scamper 90
the slope that was IN some Instances fe'aruea
the pursuing bullets OF our men,
tn The carnage of this assault among tue fe'
was 60 fearful that even Federal soldiers
rested on their arms triumphant, alter the
had retreated beyond their fire, as they
their ewes downward upon the panorama
death and wounds Illuminated by the sun
shonc upon the slope before them, were see
shudder aud turn sioksning away.
Then the Third and Fifth corps pined IN
q fight. As the rebels rallied for an instant
attempted to make a stand, they were met
such combined voleys as threatened to REQ
their columns to fragments Inc panic VI
epsued is unparalleled in any battle IN whloh
Army of the Potomac has ever been enga
The enemy quailed like ewes before ,euil
Their main line again reosded, but numbers
/ sled by the horror and tumult, fell upon
\ knees, upon their breasts, upon tselr !
l shreking and lifting up elasped hands IN
II Of surrender and appeal for mercy. Gen.
IL Garnett's brigade surrendered almost entire
Garnett himseli by the aid oil TWO Oh ms
II succeeded, though wounded, in making III
cape. Longstreet, who led the relnlorcen
which enabled the rebels TO make their 20
brief stand, was wounded, captured, ana Is
prisoner. The musketry firing slowly &c
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