The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-03

nre 90 sharp aDA ven eevvs1 - 70 stAggef
and then complstsly repulss A. bAchwasd seat IN
line ,ba, came forward In such good order mere
Of strasssr, each Of whom made The best Of Ms way
across the plain.
while the muskeGy was very hot In froai q csasrai
Doubleday, party Of about hundred rsbss sses
through The woods well mp Doublcdsy su sanx. aad
fred . large barn, of thoss immense maxa
zines Of breads,uns that In Pennsylvania 90 over
peor the comparatively small farmhouse An
immense black column Of smoke soon began TO
ascend from the roof, breaking out presently nso
white, sulphurous cloud and then into nerce red b~ss
Under Of this Are tho rsbe skrmhers exchanged
numerous shots with line Of skirmshe's from the
vary extreme lefs Rspused, bat vanqulshed
the rebel line reformed and reinforced and no~
second time oame force nearly twice great
Al nrst. Once Also tho batteries threw shells
swered by batteries tho ls and BY batteries
Of the extreme right which at ths time threw
shell at the position tbs cnsmys centre oucs more
the packed rapid ls rs broke out, andonss
the rsbsi line broken and went 70 tho right
about in rouA
and o. after ull and period Of comparative quiet
Of twenty minutes, onward Tor . third time caze .hs
rebs quite orderly bbrs their line Of sxirshsss
nring they cae In - great force this ae that
completely ovsriappsd he line x the First corps
both tanks. Two brigad511b the right wsre quite out
o. ammunition, and the ordsr was given 70 retreat
the town; and boys accordingly retreated good
order while the rebels rushed forward with yss 70 our
position. On the ensmys fourth line, further 70
tAs right Of the third In good order skirmbhcr ahead
until the position At the Seminary was reached whom
they came forward with rush, and occupied hill ws
had deemed worth while not 70 bold siter the other
We taken On also another line in support behind
this and cavalry the extreme left began retire.
A. An ".-cpant the neld presented true war picture.
Across the neds 70 t1~S-h came the rebcl line with
coors which autered in tho pleasant \, ,hs can
re were two farmhouse outhouses in fanes
and on the loft the column OF cavalry retreat while
beyond al the rays Of the beat down through the
,hcwsry clouds 6d gded every chysct with peculiarly
yoIden light, nver Tho heavens 70 tbs eastward
,srssched mssntdoent rsibov~.
The position Of the Third corps was = Ailns og
'tone wall southwest Of the t0ws, along she sbsa q
anl which ID a cemetery. whom the Frs, corps re-
red the the left Of the Eleventh was ucc ssred
md heavy advance completely rs right FAM a the
Aams time compelled TO retro. IL affords me pealcrto
say that this corps reported have fought we'll an
many man. As was left did % @Ns
the fight Of the Eleventh corps, and leave all partco
In relation to II 70 the gentleman who withit.
After retirement tho town the rebel advance
not pressed further. And ended battlo that
was brought In the rash manner, yet which
we'll fought against largely superior force, and gotten
Of last much better than We could have expected
70 ges out.
no rebel force fought BY w was ihs corps
Of General Ewen and that of A. p. HILL
South d the town b high bill, on which
u . cemetery, and thk became the hsadquarters
Is slope 70 the west held BY the First corps, and
coutinuaiien Of hills from toward the east Was held By
the Eleventh. while the Twelfth corps placed % -
70 hold both nanks the First division, under General
Williams being The extreme right, and the Second d.
vis,on under General Gsary, shs extreme sf. fhs
Third corps which the Gold just at nightfan.
masssA In ths CENTRE ready 70 BE- used Whenever oc
casioa might require. General sooum, Of the Twelfth
corps. bad assumsd ths command Spoa his arrival
DESPATCH OF Mr.. J. n. vOsBURG.
CmTssuAo, Pa, July 1, 1893.
ne First corps 0 0sssssl Rsysolds had
been engaged with The seeny probably about
two hcurs whsu the Eleventh arrived on The
ground hurYytng up 70 meet ths noise OF battle
towards u.s. 30 the Ts corps had appeared 70 have
the advantage; but about the time q our arrival ne
rebels bad partially succeeded IN turning their right
nank
Arriving On shs ground, General Howard assumed COM
mand and Immediately made his dispositions for The bat
sls ma First corps vas this time wooded ridge
near the Lutheran Theological semnay - The raht was
another range hills the right being wooded and crossed
Sy ths Harrisburg road General Howard directed that
two divisions Of the Eleventh corps b placed on this
range Of hills the First division % the right and shs
Third on The left Of the Harrisburg read stream being
On our extreme right tho Second division held -
general reserve.
General schufs, being in command Of the Eleventh
corps, erdsavored 10 take the position indicated;
but owing V The aank Of the rebels on the
right Of shs First corps We were not able W
reach the favorable point desired Ths rebel corps
q osu p. Hin bad far. sogagsd tns First corps.
But Al this time General Ewss corps os twenty nvs
thousand mon Iarrived BY the Recs road Il was this
force which 70 be mss BY seven shos
sand men Before they had reached an advantageous
dsfsus,vs position the rebsh had batteries pcstsd
thai our columns moving up - cir line Afterwards
we're exposed 70 destructive cross Ore Gcpssa Bar
low on The right, with The First division made most
desperate eors take and hold the position assigned
him. The brave General, u said, while riding along In
frop, of his line encouraging hm msu, while The skin
pishsrs were firing, hit by . muskst bali and
severely wounded In the thigh gross. ne division
fought bravsly, and losi heavily, the brigade Of
Colonel Won elisa holding ns position 6rmly and that
Of General Ames doing we'll. The Third DIVISION General
schmmeipfennis. meanwhile striving nobly 70 bold
the position directed TO bod Immediately On the
right q The Yrs corps and the cleared part Of the hill
between the Summary end tho position Of General Bar
low.
The losses 10 this division show nov wen fougnt
The brigadcs were commanded By Coiouss KrxyzAnow-
ski and Won Amcsberg Colonel Won Amssbspg had two
horses shot under him, but escaped untnred oooasi
Krryraowsk hurt, but ncs disabled, BY bin borss
rsins "a him. Colonel hcGroarty of the sirty-nrss
ohe behaved With his usual distinguished CALAMITY but
e~capsi ialury ss hya mirasis. Colonel Brown, of
tAe One Hnarei sid Fify-ssvsnth Esw Ysrk, held an
.onted rslup q particular peril. 1hs rev'rrert
ioss .iyhsser o. tssn,y-six oAcsrs and tarro
sosr,h- n iu Lieutenant Colonel ME1s
smlh, . n,hs ohccr sf this regiment, killed.
Kss regi,rcn,d commander u Kryysancwstrs brigade
wSs ate or wounded The Eighty secosd OHIO. COLONEL
aohipsoo lo-t eighteen cfnccrs The Twentys wis.
consn ~ ~ bit oas of W. ofoers tbs rsenens last