Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-13
The Three Days, BATTLES of Gettys-
burg.

The Three Days fbattles Oh Gettys-
burg.
The New York Herald, of Monday, thus sums
up the results of the three days battles of Gettys
burg;
On the first day the advance corps of the Union
troops attacked two corps of the enemy north of
Gettysburg about a mile. Another Union corps
came up to the assistance of the first, and finally
four Union corps were engaged in the action.
The result was that Gen. Reynolds was killed,
and the Union troops were driven into the town,
and through it, and south of it for some distance,
when night put nm end to the battle The same
night the other Union corps arrived, and gen
eral battle opened on Thursday. south of Gettys-
burg, which was held by the enemy. The fight
ing was desperate, but there no decisive
suit. The Union troops gained ground at the
center, but lost some on one of the wings, and
the enemy still held Gettysburg. On Friday the
Rebel Generals hurled up their troops in vast
masses upon the Union army. and two or three
times the battle seemed almost lost But it was
fought we'll and persistently on the Union side,
and Lee not only failed to break Meades lines.
but suffered fearfully in his attempts Meade
resisted the imDetuous onsets of the Southern
troops with all the Obstinacy of Wellington at
Waterloo, and with the same fearful loss es to the
enemy and himself. He thus saved Washington
and the Republic
The military authorities at Washington, by
promptly sending forward renforcements can
now head off, destroy and capture the whole
Rebel army, and thus give the finishing blow to
the rebellion. They can make the battles of
Gettysburg as dastrous to Lee as that of Lepsic
or Waterloo to Napoleon. Will they do il? We
pause for their action, and the nation, with
breathess suspense, is watching the termination
of this campaign, to see whether it will virtually
end the war, protract the struggle into another
year
The following is the HeraId's correspondents
account of
THE GREAT BATTLE on FRIDAY-THE cALUMSIA-
TING CONFLICT OF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY-UT
TER RoUT THE REBEL ARMY.
After a series of the most desperate and fear
fully contested battles that the world has known
it is my pleasure To report to you that the proud
army Of invasion-the Rebel host led by the re
nowned Lee in person-is mpletely vanquished
and its demoralized parts flying to the mountains
in the widest disorder, utterly confounded and
routed, with no hope of ever escaping to the south
of the Potomac.
The victory of Gen. Meade is complete. be
yond parallel in the history of this war. But the
victory so glorious has been won bv a terrible
sacrifice of noble blood
GREAT SACRIFICE or LIFE
The loyal sons Of tn. North have not shrunk
to lay down their lives by thousands and tens of
thousands to drive back the impudent invader off
sacred soil, and their sacrefce has been sgnally
favorable and acceptable.
DESTRUCTION or THE REBEL ARMY
The Rebel armv is virtually annihilated The
fragment remaining of IT, scarcely half the orig
inal band that crossed the Potomac, with ban
ners and shouts Of defiance. now remains; and
that half is disorganized mob. calling upon he
rocks and the mountains to hide them from the
face Of their pursuers
No anniversary of our nations independence
has ever been half so glorious as that Of to day,
which witnessed such proud success TO the ma
tons arms, and so severe punishment to those
who would rend the country in twain.
The particulars Of the first and second DAVIS
battles and the severe contest that has been
raging in this vicinity have been communicated
to you.
THE GREAT BATTLE
was fought an Friday IL was beyond all ques-
ton the hardest fought and most desperately con.
tested engagement of the 1t lasted with
unabated fury from o'clock in the morning till
nearly 5 o'clock in the afternoon when the enc
my. repulsed at every point. and frightfully pun
ished, withdrew his forces and abandoned the
contest
The day was nobly won by our heroic army,
and their victory is beyond contest. What re.
mains of the enemy has fed to the mountains
west of Gettysburg. Pleasantons cavalry and
artillery are already annoying them. and gather
ing in the scattered fragments by hundreds and
thousands.
THE YIELDS ABOUT GETTYSBURG
are strewed with the dead and dying Of both ar
mics, and every farm house and barn for miles
about is a crowded hospital. From these san
culinary fields and overhowing hospitals, from
of ~lod "A II
diers, there arises one common shout of triumph
and in the enthusiasm Of the moment all pain
and torture is forgotten On every hand glad
voices join in the song Of where is the Rebel
army?" Where oh where. is the Rebel army!
Where, oh where, is the Rebel army, flying away
20 the mountain laird?" Bye and bye wel CON-
pIete the victory; bye and bye we'll complete the
victory; bye and bye we'll complete the victory;
they ne'er shall reach fair Dixie again
TIE DECISIVE BATTLE or FRIDAY
was 40 extended and continuous that it is impos-
sibIe that any man should be able to describe il
in full.
was awakened at the first dawn of day by the
spiteful explosion Of a shell over and about me
indicating that the enemy bid begun the fight
This was on the extreme left Of the line. and
about mile and half from Gettysburg. on the
road leading to Taneytown. At this point the
road skirts along the immediate eastern base OF
arrange Of rocky aud woody hills, rising precipit-
ously to an altitude Of four or five hundred feet.
On the west Of these bills il broad and highly
cultivated plain, more than mile in width, across
the western portion Of which the road from Get
tysourg 70 EmmettsvilIe runs IL was here that
the fearful battle OF Thursday evening was
fought, in which We had suffered 90 heavily.
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL sIcKLKs.
The enemy had sought to gain possession oi
this range Of hills, and thus, with their artillery
command position on the left. In this they had
been defeated By the fortitude and military skill