Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-07-10

ken by your correspondent from Gen. Han
cock, who commanded the I'd Corps during
the fight till evening, when rebel bullet COM
PEELED him to fall TO the rear.
As the firing ceased on Thursday Eight and
our army, flushed with victory, covered the
enemy's ground, it held command of the bloody
battlefield of the day.
The rebel flag Of truce was denied, and Fri
day morning found our army reinforced by the
reserves of the 9th Corps Gen Sedgwick, and
18th Corps, Gen. Socum. Holding the field,
our army was in line of battle along the En-
mittsburg Turnpike and along the Taneytown
Road. Several rife-pits on the extreme right
were left in possession of the enemy on Thurs
day night
On Friday morning the ball was opened by
Gen. Geary, who moved upon the enemy to
retake these rife-pits. Firing now became
general, and continued without damage to US
until eleven o'clock, the rehe.pits falling into
our possession. From eleven till one O'Clock
the firing slackened, but as one o'clock arrived,
there were indications of another clash of arms
more bloody than the historian Of the war
has yet recorded. The reoels, under Gen. Ew-
! ell now made concentration of their artillery,
and opened g terrible artillery fire on our left
centre. Battery after battery roared, shaking
the surrounding hills, and shot and shell rained
death and destruction upon our lines.
The Second Corps occupied the center, and
| the position which withstood the last convul-
sive, attack of the rebels was commanded by
General Hayes. The enemy followed their
artillery with tremendous infantry assault un-
der the rebel General Anderson, coming up
in masses, sometimes in close column by di-
/ vision. Our men stood like serried hosts, and
on came the enemy, crowding, shouting, and
rushing toward our guns like infuriated de-
mons. There was no waver in eur lines
On came the rebels, while the canister from
batteries told fearfully among their dying
ranks. Now, they are within twenty yards
Of our guns, and volley after volley OF shOi
and shell, and whizzing bullets go crashing
down among them, dealing death, and scatter
ing the motley ranks to die or surrender.
The slaughter was fearful, and there were
few men of the enemy who did not find even
grave near cur guns. The Sd and 5th Corps
new joined in the fight. Ger. Hills division
alone took ten battle-fags as this last NOV
of the enemy burst upon our center. A pan
ic seemed to seize them. Men laid down OIL
the ground to escape our fire, and lying ther
they supplicatingly held up white pieces o
paper in token of surrender. In this repuls
we took several thousand prisoners, and crowd
of rebel stragglers came into our lines giving
themselves up in despair.
General Hancocks corps now fanked tb
) field, when crowds of disorganized rebels threv
up their arms and surrendered, while the field
strewn with rebels wounded, battIe-hags an
! arms, fell into our possession.
The result amounted to a rout. Cavalr
has been sent to harvest the straggles. Gen
Hayes is said to have covered himself wit
glory. Gen. Doubleday fell fighting gallant
ly, saying as a ball pierced his head, "I'r
f killed I'm killed I" Gen. Hancock think
he is not killed, but seriously wounded. An
thus night has drawn her mantle over anothe
2 bloody day, but day SO bright with deeds Q
heroism and grand results, with patriotic de
votion and sublime death, that the page
history shall glitter with that light.