Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-07-15


was determined to dislodge them.
| The twelfth and a portion of The sixth
went IN, and the rebels we're driven
back, aud our lines formed TO be held
About | p NJ, the enemy could be
seen mA.sinG his troops in three o"l"-,a7
Eweftn she sheets OF Gettysburg, Hill
to the left o. the town. aud Longstreet up
on the right about two and halt miles. -
Longstreet made an attack east of the
cemetry, and Hill on the opposite side Of
tn, town. On they came, up to the very
mouths oI the caunon, up the hill sides,
along which were stone fences in all direc
tons. Our riiemen lay behind them, aud
as the rebels played on Us at Fredt riCks.
| burg, so we poured sheet Of flame into
their faces as they came within range, and
hundreds were piled up as quickly as
grain would fall before the reaper's iron
hand About three o'clock the rebels un
der Longstreet succeeded in reaching tie
| top OF the hill just ia the rear of the Gem.
etry.
Their battle.fag was planted boldly up.
on the crest and shout went up from
the demons who seemed TO court death
and destruction, bat our lines swsyed but
| for moment; back ,hcy went, the
ground vas regaucd and our lines again
intact Al Other points they succeeded
in gaining temporary advantages, but ere
they could realize their Importance they
were torn 10 pieces and hurled back upon
their column, aud so the column swayed
until they could no longer get the troops
TO make charge.
hen Ewell, wh0 had laid in town all
day, ready to cut his way through when
our centre was once pierced, beg in to fail
back. The reiniorcements he had sent
TO the other columns were in vain, our
! left was pushed out nearly a mile, and the
sun set over one of the most fearful scenes
of carnage there has been during the
,Oh0ic w9r
Every corps was engaged, and the
whole army covers Itself wish such immOr-
tai glory that we cannot at present indi,
| yidualize the daring acts of heroism or the
unparalleled manner with which our army
received the assaults and hurled back
| their manged columns.
Our men were all buried by detach>
ments of our men who were taken pris.
---.-,rg,=Iat there siill remalns many wac
! Tell beteeen the points where OUr picket
lines are now drawn. What ihey are DO
! ing TO day we have no. get learned gatls>
tactorly. The general impression is that
they are retreatng u Wiliismsport. l..
is not known positively tise they are,
out nearly all indications point that way.
oar picke,S on the left aud around the
edge of the town have kept up a continu
Gus firing all day; his sharp>shooters arc
engaged in picking of any one who may
show his huad within their range. THIS
morning a large force Of rebels appeared
about four miles south of Gettysburg, on
the kmmitsburg road, and commenced
throwing up defensive works. No threat
en!ug move had been made in that quar-
ter, aad il is surmised that it is being done
&c enable them to bold their present po.
lsi,ion, which is as strong as the one we
hold, until they accomplish some pagticu
lar purpose they may have in view
Torn 10 pieces as they are having lost
10000 or ~, 600 men in the last five days,
they are not yet used up. They have all
their artillery yet, and those who remain,
we are informed by our wounded men
who was left beyond the town, marched
out in solid columns, as though they had
been on dress parade. Their endurance,
| ,heir desperation, their after disregard Of
! life, Is certainly worthy Of better cause.
! When Ewell had his corps drawn up in
| line ready for battle 10 the streets, on
| Friday afternoon, he made speech and
| told them they were on .he march now
| for Baltimore, and that Hills and Long
streets corps would smash our lines, aud
drive us toward Baltimore; while his old
and trnsty corps would dash on TO Ba!tI.
more and Washington but perh Ips the
dsarra- cement OF the first part of the
work win prevent him from pushing on
to Baltimore"
Stuart's cavalry started early yesterday
in the direction of Frederick bad Lee
succeeded in driving us, Stuart would
have rode direct to Washington; where
he will 90 now is Uncertain, but he mny
be watched.
There Is scarcely a house or barn left in
town which is not more or less pierced by
balls. 1t is not known that any citizens
were killed during the engagement, but
it is reported that several were shot down
during the first assault upon the place.
No buildings sore burned untll this
| afternoon ABOUT three =. NJ, when the
rebels fired three houses on the Emnit'-
burg road, aud the last one outside Of the
village; the heavy rain prevented the fire
from spreading, and they soon burned up.
/ Southe Of the town about halt q mile
was Il large bIck mansion, which they
! burned last nIght. aud now behind its
chsrred wall, they fire upon our plckets.
The cemetery fence Is destroyed. Can
non balls, tearing through iron rails and
marble monuments, have s:rewn them in
ell directions. This may not have been
the first time battle has been fought
in graveyard, but never one of such te.
rocty and desolation. Some Of the men
have raised up tombstones and crawled
under them for protection.
When the enemy poured cross fires in
to our men at this point our wounded
would crawl between newly made mounds
to escape.
/ Broken caissons guns, and all the &C,
coutrements Ct war are scattered over
acres Of ground, mingled with the dead
and dying, friend and foe. The rapid pu
trefaction of horses and men has already
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