Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-07-10

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reserves were iudciousD poscd and the cayar --an
Arnoi the service scarcely bcugh ieto play In
cent aud destructive both our hsnksin
Thus the great army Jay down to sleep at midnight
aud awoke on the morn Of day more sangunary than
/ the last
THE BATTLE or THURSDAY, JULY o
| On what spectacle the sun Of Thursday rose the
uemoyDf at least shat Portion Of our forces who wit
ncssed from Cemetery iia will lingcr forever From
s the 81 fly cannon pointed towards the
hills beyond the town. From the bluffs TO the right aud
left additional artillery fogned, and away on either side.
I'M graceful and majestic curve thousands Of infantry
moved into battle line tneir bayones cleaning like ser.
pents scales The roofs Of Gettysburg IN the valley be-
low, the rilts Of Woodland 'Nus he borders of Rock
creek the orchards far down the le the fields ~
and beautiful, in which the cattle were calmly glazing,
composed Of such peace as tappeafed was
err made to be marred by the cangor Of battle stroll
led but 10 the cemetery the des yet melted nom
the grass, and leaned against monument % hsten 10
The singing Of birds One note, der than the rest,
had Just broken from tue thuua VI oroe in the o
above when the sullen rattle Of musketry the
left told that skimshing had begun Similar firing soon
opened along the rebel line. and although
bic denomination made during the forenoon, u was
apparent that the enemy was feeling strength pre-
aminary 10 some decisive effort ..'t sgIt
The day on full Of anxious suspense IL was not
until o'clock Va the afternoon enemy gave voice
in earnest. .. Ed. o. Ill.
must noa be thought that this sTa,hui hue was unen.
swered. Our AttueTy began to play within few
ments and hurled ba X denance and like destruction up
on the rebel hnes. Unui O'clock the Of cannon,
the rush Of missiles aud the bursting Of bombs allied all
me The clangOr alone Of this awful combat might
we'll have confused and aWtd less cool ana sAtchui
commander than Gen Meade. IL did not confuse him.
With tue ejaculation u tatttiau and the rs OF an "a
pcuenced Judge watched from his headquartefs on
the hill whatever m iveeht under nurky cloud which
etveoped the rebel lines might the mite n.
ton wuch II was evident thus artillery huns covered
About q clock T. M. SILENCE, dtep awiuy impressive,
0u1 mgmentafy was peinu'ea as a by mage 10 dwe
upon the hcld On the gtoAns unhsdfu before Of
-onnasd anu dying, opy lne ipimai--. morning mem-
otyoi the breeze through the folage only the low rat
II lie OF preparation for wh4t come, embroidered
THIS blank stiffness linen, thu smoke beyond the
village was hgnuy borne TO the eastward woods
The itfJ hed win DARK Of infantfy
columns deep, whO advanced at quifkstep. MAginh
cent such charge by such iorie--tau as 600 men
under hil and W gsliept-eyen uruuga At thfeatsued
TO pierce and annhate he rhd Corps, against which
Il was directed, e" iofth cries OF admiration nom all
who ueheld H. GENERAL oicSls aud his splendid
mand VT hstood shOok VIVA a determination that
chtcked Uut could hos iuuy restraal Back inch by
INCH nshuns, ialing dying eheenns the meu Tetued
Inc teOels came On more fufiOusy, hating at inter-
yais, pouring ylleys shat Struck our uobps in
scotss Gen SieNles, hshuns qespefstey, vas struck
IN the leg sud fell The second corps cae to the aid
Of his deUimaied column he battle then grew fearful
STANDING hfnlJ up Against the storm, uoops tho
sun VuIuumUeied gave Oaok shot tor shut. vuley for
v0ey, almost DEAN for death. san the enemy was not
restrained Down ne caue, upon our lett with a mo
msn i1m that nothing cpuid check, The rihed guns
that lay before Ouf nlantry On Knoll danger
oi capture Gen Hancock was woundedln the thigh,
Zen. t5ib0Qn the shvuI1ef he ritu vofps a. the
fiTst and second "ayeed anew went INTO The breach
with sueh sh1us aud sueh yOheJs+as made The rebel
cuIbut trtmbl at last u frun ley bth.na al.
vlhef battery came Ious 90 lue heIghts snd lung
contents uuwn 40 nc must uf NE enemy =
fanks Cfashi crash! Vim mscnaists ueAfuni.ig t,r-
rbie, the muskvtfs huug VA TIE eurihy rturm-
ihs Hilef eSch d'senaise wan ~onufous oveny aud
hrfnness, sult pressed up dtclylty WHAT hdelus
carnage nhed tue mnutrs uetseen the appearance
fitn aops anu tue advance tne support VI The eDel
columns VI still another cuiumn from right, cannot
osar To tell tn ie as the eANts tall IA autu an Ue-
lore those honUe discharges. Faering iur an instant
Tue ieoe columns seemvd about To Tseede Utofe the
tempest Bat ther oinc'ts Who could be seen throUgh
the smoke Vi eunniot gan ping aud sNihymg thtir
swords aons tue inesi aled tueip ancW.and me
Instant uIr whole ue sprung forward as II 10 uteak
through Vuf own " mett weight OF numbers. DIM
SION fvn the l"tlith oyrps the right roAuh.
cd the scene At us Instant, and at Stdy
WICK up Win the curps, having huishtu d
march vi nearly unfy'slN eOnsecuu,e hours 10 ~hAi
rescue tuey came, tucir objects and told tlein-
WeaJ as they we're, UaefOuttd, .ungy, nc " dfvp Tor
suEoe az 'hey "trei me "ish for uOfl was 50 Drid
cd NJ the Thought OF sNhAa uo that ney theu-
serves IA turn en 1aasss AUTO e Of battle, and
DOWN On Tue enemy win death ia their weapons and
cheers OH tuet hQs Inc tebei cancels baeA Nas ufuke
" MS 'leath,Fi ltis las staggered, reeled, aad
drlfied slowly back nne the sluuts Of our soldier,
lifted up amid The VI muskely lhe bodies o
tue dead aud wVuhded, procisnied peteness u
their NlctorJ Aran"he, the dl,ision OF Sioeum'
triumph, ahOther column u the enemy, unde command
OF ueH k"eii, mad dashed sA4ge5 against our weak
ened rght wing and the ailuie left be-
GANG A"o"u ~ seemed as II aelermnaliOu 10 conqaeT
IA tis pats Uf the neid Alke the enemy leAf
vi ae~ aud mis- plane fof sct1ry elsewhere The nghL
eA SHa j." hieeh nihules the attack 90 winch
the tnfes Divisions VI tue lNen eUIps wefs subjected
"AS more bliiJas lhAn any uhug ever knosn IN ue
try OF ths army. Inc oIXth corps to tnelf SUI
pote, tTc rust ps tOIlowua
70 hess unHl nailpesI eiyck, We O.tle FACED Va
70 ntd iJituue anu unaJated tary.
Our troops eVpeiiedb Serng number "a
iah bacA shVr diaiAucei aDAnqOHg several he.plts
aAu al advantageous position W the ene 10Y rho hausn
over ms advantage aid made desperate b. defeat
Vthtf quarters, then mate last struggling ehAtg,
against hat m'sun VI rlnt wlng commanded U,
zen OeAy. Zen, Oeafy uOVps Im.lOTlaliztu uleul
sees U! ntH iesls'anee ~ his attempt 1ney slvOI
Ike al inant IuO'eiess, -aeslin machine bet,r,
"nose 'oilels the reoel column NtheIed aud down
= b. hund,eds.
AieT slaughter ino0ncelyable the repuse Of Bsel
wac complete aud ne rvuIeu al ~ ~ ~ TO the
pUsitiU OeJie itlered to- 1ne hfng nom All ausrei,
oi the heid ceased soon after hQur, ~ OtheT
TACK was made uIit MORNING
IhE DAIILk Vt FRIDAY, JULY 3. .I
As QUE mo sIauds ~ toWef AID 4ouks dOsA upon
lenesui pageant marching through a thOrUughisTe,
hnds IpOssiDe at dose to feean n oraef tns al
P,Af@n0ve anu u4e lneiaynts OF the scene 4.
ths evening W caupslpvI beside the runs OIL the
monument against whlou leaned listening to the ouiu
oi 9es1siaay, hnd I, Impossible fecAn distinct
hesS ihs "DETAILS OF he ipAIALeled battle Just evsed
Ine conhel, ~ased uy 10000 men, wAien has uectu,sl
= with suatte lteiNa rest the entite day f,nf
: meo"th o . CLOCK this evening" oobtAns Inun 81
neats aud sueh yViuOus inattsf VI as one NINA
cannot grasp "lthVut time Tor ref, tuoh.
ans i4st ehgae eneiit nas Uee the an most
n se~s ulnAiy Vt ne "Ar II Vas 0eguu by zen
hi - ,Vuh' "hose troops, paddened ~ the many
~ COIN ades anu eager hu posnn iot by mem
GA Tue preceding evening" advanced des-
HuStY ne against the leOeis under bwsh 1he gene
raj enile lVice responded with charge tina rs neu,-
FaDie even otD ond uOsu made Dy thein yesteldAy IL
"as desperation against e0uIage Ine ma Of me enc
my "aA mingled with yes, pitched ABOVE It's eanu.
/, o. ihty eahe on aud On, anu on, while the national
Hoopsi piendld, handeu and puS Iea, stool nn
shaAeh " iecvife tbsiu, lhe VAN auieh tney and
receive uiei was 90 iapid and timex envelope
tue iAAs vi lts uehserer With pa nat nom
III s'sn eallAs the battle nhc ragged for
siA uieaf) hours Out Of thls pal sTagget tame 10
the rear Inc liue scarcely hnched nom It's bDsltio,
aufihs the entTe oonlc huge OF rebet inan-
w the" themselves into again anu Again ia gAn--
DaeA as Jail hurled against rock these masses recol
fd Ahd were re oGmed 10 Oe haried against IL h
hsrceness unruM u vi carnage A.
before Inc stlVng position occupied Dy Genetal tea1y
ahd mat held by Oe Blfhey met the hist AID hAaet
AsauitS hut Uny fvi buck distance before fear
iul Vu9si " re alHact " eassuIne aud 10 hold ther
places IN company sith SYKES division of the Fam
corps ana Humphrey (bens's old dv.si0nJ Of the
lMih' "heh, JudisVus feIutuT1ed with aftilery they
4 renewed anu e0hunuea contest uutl its eluse
seemed IS II me gay -unif0rmed Troops who we're adj
'@neea ana e'adfAheeu By ef Uih efs 40 70 the yery
euss ths Inc VI einoke M iIont OUT nfanrs
nhPuso " sOins terror ia elT they were as
uAaO'e 10 Withstand as they were 10 make head v Az
as~st we hte Ia iheir trout Il hard To believe
SUN ue'ps'auoh voluntary il was harder to bele,e
se Ihe courage which witstood and defeated It was
Inc enemy gradually drew forward his whole line un
va IA .h3 PLACES maud 10 hand conflict ragged lor min
uses MS afulIery, answered " ours plated UPON %
on~, "iih inBhtlui result yet they hVt wa YER
o-'''S N"S mas way pVepy contested for Time but
omeh' "heh II seemed probe lnatieAl which SIDE
n"nla gam yct0fy, arelfJreeIlrnT atfay,i AID .,
IA Al