Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-07-08
The Battles In Pennsylvania.
Was shington, July 81, lS6

Washington, July 81, 1863.
The following has Just been received ::
Battle field in sight Of Gettysburg, Pa,
July 2d.-G esterday battle here instead
of being only d very hOtly contested heavy
skirmish as was understood az the time
at Torytown, and as stated in my dis
patches from there prove to have been
really almost as hotly contested hight IN
proportion To the number engaged, as the
war has get furnished. A glance at the
49, rtiai lists Of casuait,css to othcers fur-
nished herewith is sufficient tG establish
its severity Practically the fight WAS be
tween the lst army corps on our side, and
Ewelfs corps of rebels, with two divisions
of Hills
Our troops advanced in the morning TO
Gettvsbu passed through town and had
advanced nearly a mile on the other side
when it met the enemy in position. Mer
edith's brigade of Wadsworth division
wheeled instantly into line Of battle on
/ the double quick, charged the enemy and
rort ted them handsomely, took one rebe
regiment prisoners and occupied the reb-
el position The rebel prisonsrs taken
were from Archer's brigade and included
I Gen. Archer him, self
4 Doubleday's and Robinson's divisions
I then came up and completed our line
/ Heavy skirmishin ensued till about three
! and half p. m, when the rebels came up
/ in heavy free, the bulk Of their two corps
attacking our single one. Here ensu"d
/ the fight whose bitter severity the long
/ lists Of killed and wounded will So well
attest
/ The lst corps managed to ho'd It's
/ ground however till the llth corps got
/ up and into position but ven then it soon
1 became manifest that they were largely
| outaumbered On our right the rebels
passed over till by sheer supef Iorlty they
/ completely turned our tlankS and by an
enhlading fire forced the llrh corps to
/ break They had partially re leeIned
themselves from their mishap at Cham
/ crllorsvllie, tut were now forced to retire
/ through the town, which they did in some
disorder
The rebels on our left now poured for
| ward completely outnumbering Us. and
finally forcing the 1t corps 80, after
both its hanks were exposed, t. retire
/ through the town, which they q IN goo d
order, taking up an exceedingly strorg e
position on the II igEts. The enemy j.
south Of the town Of Gettysburg, IN tie
country, and crests of hills Oh either side.
There was no dis :oura-ement over the
/ results. lG Il the III NiStblt C'iiStttt 'Atiltt
of the fact Of the rebel advance being
nearly double the number Of our own ad-
vance. and Of course argues nothing a to
the general result We are now concen-
trated and ready for action.
Gen Neades report Of Thursdays Bat
tie
Washington, July 3-An Official dis
patch received this afternoon from Major
jieneral Meade, dated ealquarters Army
Of the Potomac-l1 p M, JGly ID, says
The enemy attacked me about o clock
p IN to day, and alter one of the severesl
contests of the war was repulsed ut nj
points We have suffered considerably
in killed anl wounled, non. the former
are Brigadicr Generals Paul and Zoo
and anon. tn wounded Generals Sickles
Barlow, Graham, and Warren, slightly
We have taken a large number of pris
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