New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-06
The unttlc Of Wedncsday-D Desperate II.
fort OF the Ln~n,y TO Crash eur Let
Wing-A Disastrous Rrpuise-Ueroi.w
Of the Len Wing-Cnpturc aud Death
spscis! Dispatch 20 Ihs n. y. Trtnne.
On Tnr BArTLs FluD NsAs GErrpnr,o Pa.
of Ion.strcet.

On Tnr BATTLE Finp Man Grrrnnr,o, Pa.
theJ his-t JOY leo
Ore Of n moot deep. rate aud inriOus contests OF
the war was fought Yesterday near Gsttyslu'g, re-
,ntng in decisive victory for tie Union forces.
All unite in asserting that 10 former battle Of the
war has 40 much vslorous impetuosiiy and ,oldier-
like DIS ipliue been exhibited was shown ny
every regiment Of our troops engaged IN th- ierrb c
encounter. Ga Thursday lee attacked our liDes,
be.iow .ug particular attention on oar left sing, NJ
which point lie scsmsd sDxiJus 10 Il INK our army.
Here lie met with q bloody r.Tu'e; and having
found Il n,ossible 10 turn our Aiak on tie lct be
next turned hs stteuiion TO oar right. occupy ing
elevate and ,,rong position. us, sopIb-es,, Of the
town, which he attacked early Yesterday morning.
Here &c as hot fuccc.,ful, cur batteries uakiog
great havoc in bic lines which WEI. steadily driven
back beyond their fimrf positions. Rebel prisoners
stated that Ewcll, who com Anted the Il bel force
assembling our riett was te,eruinei 10 break our
line. sa,ius thai hs would lose every man before
lie would dcsi.t from be purpse.
CO.. Gesry, commanding dvi'ion Of the l2gh
Corps. zen, rord % Gen Mealc tat BE could az
would drive Ewe over h. hi ., which prpu,e be
sicnuIly fulfilled. Tie eight 10 the morning com.
uicuecd quite early aud coutiuned until 10 o'clock,
whom the Rtbe. batteries were s..eacti, aud Esoii
ws- ioiied.
Ocea.ional sbeug occupied tho time FROM ten in
the morning uHul one In the afternoon, hu irmish-
ing war carried On hritAiy O.. on no preceding day,
our tkiruith,rs occupying poeidon n quarter Of a
mile 10 sdvauce Of cur front line. AZ o'clo'k 10
the afternoon the ball was abruptly opened by the
Rebels IN our 'front.' nearly ronth ~ the town, and
from that lime unl O'Clock tie cabnonading ol
both sides wss f..f'u.ly ncessant.
Gen. MeAde's hegoqnauer,, which ~efe jns' be-
low rear line, snd opfoi f. ~ center, received
during the battle flying wife from sbonsAnd- Of
monster sheil, round shot, md rls balls; tut nj.
though almost every shell exploded MI along tie
rosd on which tie ,mall hame boidng occup"i by
Tim was sitnste'. neitsr bios. any OF his stat
were injured. Men ond horse. passing along the
road were torn 10 fragments by shells, but Gen.
Meade seemed regardless Of hir personal tafrty, aid
riding along The lines attended by tSo order les,
aud guiding and directing every movement. De
morAlized officers md men, Of whom there were on
this occasion bot very few, were blted and seut "a
tho front by him, and ordered to Tem-in until the
termination Of the fight Tie DAY previous bi,
ing lie pant. and passing ihrou tue lsp Of sad
de. lie seemed perfectly 'snsuine of success, aid
bis appearance doaotcd that should he .a, ia DRIVING
the enemy, he Intended 10 hold lie position at all
hsz ards.
The fighting in The center, between ono and -four
O'Clock. terrific, the mi,siles from tho Rebs
lines rushing through The mir with IA abandon which
seemcd qui'e refreshing 10 our veterans. Charging
across he open plain. TIE Rebos advanced toward
the cres Of rhe ridgs Of bs occupied by our troops
who couuter.cbarred down the slope, every tin,
driving the enemy nearly bsck 10 bis former po,itor
on The bigl gIouLd TO tie ~eftward Of Geltytburg
Hnl Iunictiug the mott revere slaughter upon h.m
In one Of tie charges Two companies surrounded
house and barn III ihs valley, capturing in the sor,,
seveuty Rebels, who bad used the.e buildings an
brcsstwOrks.
Our batteries meanwhile, kept mp a continuous
roar sending shot BUD hell into he Rebel masses in
the valley. and frequently scaiisrius them in thc
widest confusion. They were reformed. however
but only 10 be asa.n shattered and broken by III,
desperate ard irresistible charges Of infantry
aided by our artillery. Our nen we're ueryod 10 the
highest pitch Of enthusiasm during the hglt, snt
cheer after cheer Wa heard above The din OF baitl,
as our brave fellows rolled back ut each assault the
ragged legionB OF tie enemy. Men with severe
wounds, when bring carried from tho field to The
hospitals. heard cheering ss the intelligence,
that we were driving tho enemy was communicated
TO tbeu. One with ghsslIy wound in tho face
forgetting Tor tie moment bis suferings, swung hI'
can when our men were Cheering, and, giving q
Heartfelt " liurhn !" sad, "I'll be with yon again
Tomorrow, boysi II be with you tomorrow !"
~ O'Clock the storm Of battle had ceased, aud
only occasion Al shells ana mimic balls gave evidence
of tho cxstence OF the enemy. We had driven
them from their battle groupd which was literally
covered with their dead and wounded; had eai-