The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-07-10
Desperate Battle at Gettysburg.
Interesting Details Of the First Days Battle
DEATH OF GENERAL REYNOLDS
Heavy Losses of the First and Eleventh
Army Corps,

The First 0nset--Death Of Reynolds.
BALTIMORE, July about half-past nine
o'clock yesterday morning, as the first Army
Corps passed through Gettysburg, on its way
northward, its advance encountered the enemy's
skirmishers, posted in by-streets and out of the
way places. These were quickly dislodged by
our skirmishers, and the column proceeded.
When our advance reached point about a
mile north of tho town, it came upon the enemy
under General Buhll, commanding the right
of General A. F. Hilps Corps.
General Reynolds was Immediately notified,
and he rode to the front, where he found the ad-
vance of the two armies engaging each other,
principally upon tha right of the road. Tho
fight at first was almost entirely an infantry
engagement, as the nature of the ground was
such as to preclude the use of artillery upon
either side, General Reynolds, seeing that he
could NOT use his artillery to any advantage,
rode out to an cminence short distance from
the road to find place to plant a battery, when
| he received volley from some sharpshooters
posted in a thcket close at hand. His horse
became unmanageable, wheeled and reared, and
at tho same time ball struck the General
in the back Of the neck, passing downward, sew
erng the spinalcolumn, and killing him instantly.
GErrYsBuRa, Pa, July 1.-The lst Corps Of
Geh. Reynolds had been engaged with the enemy
probably about two hours when the llth arri-
we'd on the ground, hurrying up to meet the noise
Of battle towards us. So far the lst corps
had appeared to have the advantage, but about
the time of our arrival the rebels had partially
succeeded in turning their flank.
Arriving on the ground, General Howard as
sumed command and Immediately made his dis
positions for the battle. The 1st Corps was at
this time on wooded ridge near the Lutheran
Theological Seminary; to the right was another
range fhills, the right being wooded and cross
ed by the Harrisburg road. General Howard
directed that two divisions Of the lth Corps be
placed on this range of hills, the LIST Division
on the right and the Sd on the left of the Harris
burg road, a stream being on our extreme right.
The I'd Division was held as general reserve
General Schurz, being in command of tho 18th
Corps, endeavored to take the position indicated
but owing to the flank of the rebels on the right
of the lst Corps, we were not able to reach the
favorable point desired Tho rebel corps of
General A. z. Hill had, so far, engaged the lst
| Corps. But at this time General EwelPs Corps
of twenty-five thousand men arrived by the
Rock road 1t was this overwhelming force
which was to be met by seven thousand men.
Before they had reached an advantageous defen-
sive position, the rebels had batteries so posted
that our columns moving up on an air line
afterwards were exposed to a destructive cross
fire. General Barlow, on the right, with the lst
Division, made most desperate effort to take
and hold the position assigned him. The brave
general, it is said while riding along in front of
his line encouraging his men, while the skirmish-
ers were firing, was hit by musket ball, and
severely wounded in the thigh or groin. The
division fought bravely and lost heavily, the bri-
gade of Col. Won elisa holding its position firm
ly, and that of General Ames doing well. The
Sd Division, General Schimmelpfennig, was
meanwhile striving nobly to hold the position
it was directed to hold, immediately on the.right
of the lst Corps, and on the cleared part OF the
hill between the seminary and the position OF
General Barlow.
The losses in the division show how well
it fought. The brigades were commanded by
Colonels Krzyzanowski and Won Amesberg.
Colonel Won Amesberg had two horses shot un-
der him, but escaped uninjured. Colonel Krz-
yzanowski was hurt, bnt not disabled, by his
horse falling with him. Colonel McGroarty,
of the 6lst Ohio, behaved with his usual distin-
guishcd gallantry, but escaped as if by mira
Gle. Colonel Brown, of the 18th New York,
held an isolated position of particular peril
The regiment lost eighteen oftwenty six officers
and three-fourths of its men. Lieutenant Col.
IArrowsmith, a noble officer of this regiment,
! was killed. Every regimental commander OF