Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-07-10
A Great Victory at Last!
Battle of Gcttysburg!
5000 REBEL PRISONERS CAPTURED

The army of the Potomac has finally
won the greatest victory of the war, and
inflicted terrible blow to the rebellion.
The great battle commenced on Wednesday
of last week, near Gettysburg, Pa. But
little fighting was done on Thursday, but it
was renewed on Friday, and ended in the
utter rout of the rebel army. We give be.
low the accounts as they have reached us,
gathered from various newspaper CORES
pondents.
The most terrible and perhaps the most
successful and glorious battle of the war was
fought at Gettysburg, Pa, on Friday last
Throughout the forenoon the fighting was
most desperate, with alternate advan. ages
to either side, but in The afternoon the tide
Of war turned in our favor, the rebels We're
beaten at every point, and though they
iercely disputed every inch of ground, they
we've driven back three or four miles, The
whole rebel loss is estimated as high as
10000. The prisoners taken by us are re-
ported from 5000 to 5000. A large num-
Der of cannon and flags were captured
The enemy were still northwest of Gettys-
burg on Saturday morning, but it was be-
lieved they were attempting to retreat by
way of South Mountain pass at Boones-
boro, Maryland.
Eight hundred captured Alabamians, of
Longstreet's corps, reached Baltimore on
Saturday. and accounts from along the road
10 Gettysburg said that there were large
trains at different points on the way down.
and acres more awaiting transportation.
Brig. Gen. Armistead is among the rebel
prisoners. We took an entire pontoon train
of the rebels.
AT about 8 o'clock Friday night, the
Florida brigade Ct Longstreel's division,
with a brigadier general in command, adj
vaneed to within our lines and gave them
selves up, with their colors.
The war correspondent of the philadel-
phia Journal states that the rout of Gen.
Lee was thorough and complete. Gen.
Meade has not only captured 10000 rebels ;,
but recapiured all our own troops who were
previously in the hands of The enemy. 1t.
is really true that Lee is totally routed and
is seeking to escape. Pleasanton cut off his
retreat in the gap leading to Chambersburg.
We took 1l8 pieces of artillery. We hold
the town of Gettysburg and all the hospi-
tails. 1t is complete victory.
On Friday morning, at A o'clock, Slo-
GUMS line opened terrific fire on EwelPs
men. The enemy responded in most tu-
rious charge. for which mode of fighting
they are justly celebrated. The fighting on
Thursday on the left, where Longstreet and
Hill fought with most terrible desperation
Tor three hours, and the subsequent battle
on the right by Ewell, were regarded by
the Oldest officers in the army as the most
obstinate and deadly contest of the war.
Officers and men lay dead in fearful num-
bers. But the enemy's charge in response
TO Siocum's fire seemed ten times more fl-
rious. With fendish yell and such con-
tempt of death, during six full hours they
hurled their solid masses against the WELL |
defended lines. The National troops stood
like wall of fire, whose flaming tongues
in death whatever came near.
whose foundations were firm as the primal
rock on which it rested.
Nothing during the war has equalled this
six hours of carnage. In front of Greggs
position were more rebel dead than the |
number of the entire list of casualties in /
the 18th corps. The dead were lying lit
orally in heaps, many hit in all manner of
degrees, from clean shot through the
head to bodiesforn TO pieces by exploding
shells.
On the left, through the woods, black
masses were seen moying-larger, more fire.
quent and nearer Skirmishing in that
part of the field becomes sharper. Gen.
Sickles is ordered forward to develop the
enemy's intentions. The black columns
come out of the wood, and suddenly the