The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-07-10

division, and were stationed some half
mile to the south of the Gettysburg The
illogical Seminary, while the opposin!
force were stationed and strongly intrench
ed upon the east side of Marsh Creek ,an'
at about the same distance from the Sem
mary as were our own troops.
The latter were the first to open fire
and were for time compelling our bate
ries to retire from their position. Thi
they were quietly doing and in good or
der, when the division Of Gen. Wads
worth came to their support, the two ablt
regiments, the second wisconsin and Twen
ty-fourth Michigan regiments rushing uE
and driving from in fort OF them the in
fantry force who were making desperate
efforts so capture the pieces. Wher
these supports arrived the batteries again
took up commanding position. which
they were enabled to hold during the re.
mainder of the day.
In the rear of the position so taken up,
and to the right, the division Of Genera
Wadsworth was drawn up in line Of bat
tie, with the division Of General Robinson
holding tie second line. AT the moment
the formations were completed, the rebels,
embolden by their partial success in dri-
wing from position the batteries, attempt
ed another charge, with the object Of
seizing the pieces, when the brigades OF
the Second division, with fixed bayonets,
made charge upan them, and such as
were not killed were taken prisoners. -
Two entire regiments, Tennessee and
Missouri regiment, were then dragged" "
immediately after the arrival and going
into position of the First Corps, the elev-
enth, under General Howard, who had
been in the rear and marching on the
same road as the First, made their APP
pearance, marched directly through the
town, and at once formed line OF battle
on the right of Chambersburg road, and
some half a mile west of the College,
which is located at the extreme end Of
the town. After some three hours of ar
lilery duelling the rebels commenced to
retire. There were massed the two in
fantry corps, and in this formation pur-
suit of their retreaLing column was COM
mencei. After driving them back to-
ward the mountain. something over a
mile, soon after 4 o'clock, it was discov-
cred that with an extensive force Of infan-
try and cavalry they were endeavoring
to turn our left flank, with a view, proba-
bly,, to get between us and our supply
trains. Upon this being noticed, and it
being evident that our reinforcements.
the Third and Twelfth Corps, who had
been anxiously inquired after during the
entire day, were not yet up, no other al
tentative was offered than to retire to the
east of the town and take up better po.
siton upon the top of a hill, and along
the line of the road leading to Emmetts
burgh. This was done, but in admira-
BILE order, no unusual hast being appa-
rent, while, at the same time all ammu-
milton and supply wagons which were up
to the front were sent to the rear.
A little after four O'Clock, the Third
Corps, under the command of Gen Sickles,
came upon the field, and went into posi-
ton upon the right of that held early in
the morning by the first Corps the
Twelfth under Gen. Slocum,
about the same time, and were sta.
toned upon the right of the eleventh
Corps. After those two corps, as well
as those who chad borne the heat and
burden of the day." were formed in
"battle array" they made an advance,
and, with but little resistance, succeeded
in driving the rebels from the town and
back into the positions they occupied
early in the morning. In this manner
and in these location both armies are
resting for the night.
THE BATTLE OF THURSDAY.
The following is from the New York
Herald's correspondence:
BALTIMORE, July 8, 1868.
During the night of Wednesday Gen.
Meade arrived and commenced fortiry.
ing the heights By the construction o
abattis and throwing up ear'hworks for a
distance Of over a mile, in the form Of a
crescent, his left resting upon the EN-
mettsburg pike and his right upon the
hills east Of the town. There was no
fighting on the morning of Thursday
We occasionally threw shell into the
woods north and west of the town as
feelers, but developed nothing but pick
cts and skirmishers.
Gen. Meade, however, knew that he had
a cunning enemy, and relaxed none Of
his vigilance or caution.
About twelve o'clock skirmishing COM
mencel on our left centre, and was kept
up on both sides quite briskly by the
sharpshooters. Gen. Robinson remarked
that this was only feint of the enemy
that he would appear in force somewhere
else. True enough, about four O'Clock
cannonnading and shelling commenced