The New York herald., 1863-07-18
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
MR.. l.. A. HENDRICKS DISPATCHES.
HEADQUARTERS, FHTn ARMY coErs,

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July Q, 1868.
An easy days march brought present place OF
camping verdant valley richness OF cultivated
land, environed by rugged and picturesque mountain
scenery am not at liberty specify precise loca
ty but IL is far from Zoe On whose track
ard against whose solid columns before many hours
divisions will again be hurled the relentless fury OF
Gettysburg, and as all firmly believe and trust with
the same victorious result.
cASSoS4DiSG ALONG rus 'FRONT.' SOLDIERS
Indeed. as write the deep Of canuonading 10
heard nearly in our front presagng the morrows work
before And has phases Of mystery This
beautiful summer night these groups Ray cahtng sol
ders and tho nsptng airs Of band music playing ON
know near US, suggestive war OF early
ee OF march to battle Of thousands bo slain II
the prelude 10 grand gala day Tho soldier lives In the
present and the past. Like the sailor, whose connecting
link between life aud watery grave oaken plank,
he has dreaded ancpations OF tho future while 1t de-
lights him to recount by gone dangers and escapes.
INCIDENTS or IiiE iAIg roBr
The OF the late 6snt still the uppermost
themes OF thought and Each regiment has
It's heroes each day ringing them light And
yet for tho matter OF heroes have eraned OF
in the corps who these sangunary struggles did not
behave horocallv. Commissary Sergeant Bennett Com
pany f. Forty fourth New York alone took twenty five
rebel pris belonging to the Fifth Texas regiment.
He told them 10 surrender and they refused Company
Y, fail in, he called out tho did wait a second
call. but surrendered at They good deal
chagrined learning how they had been in What
makes the sergeant the hero the that his
duty did not resuire him to 90 into the light he
acting solely his hook aud the result showed
acted we'll his rar Major Edwards Of tho Thirty second
Massachusetts regiment, stopped to help wounded
man rebel officer clutched hin. by tho shoulder with
| the words = You my prisoner The IN lior pulled
his revolver from his boot leg II being unoaded from
having used II iccessfuy rebels be
fore he hit his captor stunning blow the head and
made his escape This regiment. as, indeed, the whos
Second brigade In particularly hot place An order
had been sent them 10 all back: but fc order did
reach them and therefore they remained where they
were though under torrble enGadng nre and nanked
| on both sides
row PREsor WAS WOUNDED.
at this time that Col mel Prescott received
We i-u1,d 4 five, as herotoire reported. The
Colonel says his men behaved cool thro ighout
iho gn they were on evening dress parade They lost
more than third OF their regiment tho average ioss
in iaci, Of tho entire brigade Company +, Twentieth
Maine, lest eight officers and fourtcen woundedabout
NIFTY per cent OF the company. Company G. FIRST Nchi
gan, lost ali bot two The latter regiments bc-
ioug 10 the FIRST brigade Coon. Tllton had his horse
shot under him. and did Lieutenant Low, OF his stall
might 20 almost dd ufuaR rcciting heroic deeds
and in all tho brigades OF each division o. the
corps.
FIGHT
II s well known that this corps stood the
| shock OF the great attack ia Thursdays battle.
| Had they given way the day would have been lost
bu. they did give Most daring and courageous,
and yet coolest In all that group General Sykes. He
stood most of the time on rock giving bis ORDERS tho
Mimic balls and shells lying past aud him Ike
driving hail storm.
The LOSSES IN THis CORPS