The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-07-04
Richmond Invested by Dix.
THE SIEGE OF vICKsBURG.
DESPERATE REBEL RESISTANCE.
The Nations Birthday.
FROM GETTYsBURGH.


rus parrE ov wnprEspA,.
Eeftie Field, neny Geuvsburgh, Thursday 10 H.,
SsIv ., va Pr"deriet, July 3.-The engagement
s.,srday, VA quite ssvere, though confined to our
d,snoe- the First and Eleventh eorps-the action
bring manly fought by the First corp, under Gen.
Rrynolds, Who vas killed by . sharp.hooter early in
The hsht. We fiU attaeked the ensmy's advance
bust beyond Getty,bursh, and repulssd It, when the
whole corps became engaged, and subsequently the
Eleventh corps, which up to its support by the
Jmme stursh road. The opposing forces were the
Rbel corps Of iill and Ewcl. Our men sallantly
sustained the feht holding their own until O'clock
vhen they retired to a strong posit on Just to the
Ssstrsrd and southwArd Of Getty sbursh. This va
maintained until the arrival Of reinfotoemons st
riSht and orr lines arc now well formed
No general engagement has yet tsken place. hut the
Wobabiity Is that . great battle will be fought this
sftarnoon 10 morrow. The enemy 10 in great force
Our uooTs are nov ell up and well In hand.
Tho tsttlo yesterday wa sanguinsry In tho CT
ssme. wsds~Orths div.ion sustained the early
yprtion Of IL with neat v.lor. charging the enemy
and taking . whole regiment II prisoners. With
Brig Gen. Archer. We have tstcn fully one thou.
sand risoners and los; many, most Of them being
wounded and in Gettysburs, the greater portion Of
vhth the enemy now hold.
The n bel. oo, upy P,nusylvania College ~ hoe
yatai Rob moons division, and one brigade Of Iou
brsiay, supported Wai,wor;h With great saliantry.
rhs Flew nth CorI-, most of It fought veil, and re-
trmed the Disgrace of Charlottesville. Among
ne general oficer, -e lose, bc,ide. hsJorLGeneral
Rsyno.ds, Gen. Pau Killed, and Gen. BARLOW wound
ID. Con. schimnelfcnnis IL a prisoner. An estimats
u yoetorday's ca'ualte. cannot nov be made.
Gettystursh jurcd by shells 20 . considerable
sIten, Most Of the inhshitAnts remain in the
Bursh many 60: away vest rdsy. 1t Is . beautiful
place, surrounded by a beautiful, open and rolling
country.
In the battle ~ "wednesday our Fis, Division
snder General wadsworth, took position behind .
none f,nce running through whe,t and corn field,
In front Of the enemy, aud at short mushet range.
fhe rebels in largo force, charged up this line and
compelled It to leave the of the fence and fail
back some dlstanoe, after fighting ssllantly. Tho
Second dvison of the corps, General Robinson.
amc NJ to the assistance OF the Fret division. and
cceeded in driving the rebels from the fence
and retakIns It,
The r,be, made another effort to retske the fence,
VI, were repul,,d With heavy lose They then re-
tired o the woods and de,uitory fire Of stirmi.hep
Md artillery va kep4 up III towards evening, when
~ fighting Ceased.
General N adc 10 In the front superintending the
operations, We are In q csion without railroads
siesraph' nearer than thirty forty miles, render
hs the usn,m'sion of new. very difficult
Lse holds q gap In south Mountain, near Cham
Srrsbargh, through ~hich he hcpes 10 escape, de-
kAtsd suard stationed at Bridge 81 on the North.
uu Central Eailroad heard airing In that direction,
hte that Of flying artillery; whence 1t Ia believed
PIeasanton asaiE A. work with hs d,shns cavalry,
efh'ins for thu p.-te.siun of the zap.
There has been more or les sklrmihins all the
morning. bat no ensas,ment OF dimensions Roth
AAItirs Ar for he gres st hafc
them. Our tfoIs in spit ndld condition and hsht
DIX vete ans Amcas the casusitiss in yesterdays
snsagenent were the following;
Lieut. BayMd wilkinson commanding battery G,
!epr regular .rlileIy, 'on q ssml. Wilkinson,
Wssh,pston ooTs'ponder, Of the Li.n, ri.ht ,es
battery ssain't an eight gun bs'ery OF the enemy
hl.dins his position, b.liryed 70 be a prisoner.
sn. Bs.as PS Ssi sonnea nS.s
Coz Root. Sinety'iourth New YoIf, wounded and
col Tilden, Sixteenth Maine. taken prisoner.
c.p,., Hovey and Thom" of Gen. Kobinson'' stan,
co naA,:r, ssvensy-afth Psnn',lv.niA, danger.
Col Lo imsn, One Hundred and Nineteenth New
Ad.t D,dss, One Hundred and Nineteenth New
Roit, wounded and cap uIed.
Lieut. Co Arlo~ NTH, one Hundred and Fifty
Sol. Meiedtir brissdr, wslsworths division, frSt
army e9,lr. 70 {eitIaay'. h,,,i.sS hsS ,,,s.
nsut OF 'h,l liz ho wa, thot under him aud lsil
sIon b m brui.ug and lniuring him internally
Lieut. Col. &. W. Wood ward, Aid de camp 10 keI-
edith, wounded In rlpht arm.
Amone other casuaItc. OF the day were Maj Gen
ksynoat cOmIuHnd tlrst army pe, shot through
he head by ,haII~hootas whie on oItrdne front ar
ranging liLe Of battle
Capt shaier, in arm.
Cap'sins Jone., Hart and Ives wounded.
Lieut.. Jones, killed.
Gen Paul, severely wounded in les, d ace desd
Gen. harlow, severely wounded and prisoner
Gen. Schimmelfennlg captured.
Col. Robinson, Eighty second Ohio, wounded ;
'Leut. Coz. Rebel, Twenty -siIth Wisconsin, and
IA. Bslz, Of the sam regimen, woun led
In The seventh Wsconsin, partial hss, now in,
lIesdy foot up twenty-five enlisted men killed and
unsty-.sven wounded. Many msre EAmss are 70. Il
l sme in.