The New York herald., 1863-07-09
,fuE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

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ANOTHER coRnE,
PAGES distant lies with It's thrown upward,
Ahs poSitn taken when the soldier received hs fata
wound. he probably KILLED instantly while standing
sprgbt, and fell backwards he expired. HIS clothing
face, though swollen, has no expression Of anguish
Twenty wards from him the OF a body
Ia his blood, that even the ram or yesterday has mol
washed away. His gun is shattered in pieces evidently
BY Missile that killed It's owner lying ten
fssi away AS move forward lind another corpse, evil
asGy haf OF rebel, who struck while in the act of
lit extended beyond the right and The nsers OF the
forosf partly bsnl, ~ II they Mad ust been grapinR the
stock or gun One foot advanced before the other,
and body lying it's right side To appearances IT
did MOT move muscle after receiving its wound
ADDITIONAL HORIZONS.
The body OF another rebel attracts my attention by
singular Circumstance The face is dscoored In the
.re,n. black that Of the purest Congo negro Tho
hands are rs 0elicae as those Of a lady and OF
sn.xy wbileless. With the exception of the face
ths body is bat little swollen, and there are
no signs OF The commencement OF decomposition
several bodies that dnd show backened faces. but no
phers lbaa display such contrast between the color
OF tie ace and hands Near a small white house on the
rebel hne the body of an onicer evidently lieu
tenant captain. His right arm IL extended as If to
grasp the hand OF friend All possible positions in
which Z dying man fall can be noticed on this field.
ON EsAxrTsBuRG
Reaching the Emmettsburg road find the same signs
nj battle that have nentoned elsewhere The rails
everywhere Scared by bullets the fences thrown down,
the ground by the wheels Of the guns and roddcn
sooth by the feet Of the soldiers In every place it is
strewu with the wreck Of battle A shattered gun
rage shows where rebel battery stood and received the
shot of own. met near here n woman and three
children on their their home the ext Of the
line battle Five days they were forced 70 fee to
town 10 escape from their locality between the two
sending lines This morning, for the first time they re-
back. | fear the battle has made sad havoc with
fbe property II their house standing they will find
90 by and shell and s it's furniture torn mn
aud destroyed The war tells heavily upon the inhabi
Its Of the region where is waged. Its brief transfer
" this locality viii long show It's effects upon Gettysburg
sHkIaING GENERAL AEApE's mADouARIxRs
The little farm house on the Emmsttsburg road where
0enora Meade held his headquarters during the
Ade, most fearfnlly Cut up IL is already known how
General Lee masked his artillery and opened with one
sSss in every SECOND Of time re aronn ,%nS
quarters The shells tore through the little white build
mg exploding and scattering their fragments IN every
direction. Not spot any whore was safe One shell
through The doorstep, another In the chimney, third
shatteripg rafer fourth cutting of the legs of n
chair which stat officer was seated: Others severed
and splnered the posts in front OF the house. howed
through the trees by which the dwelling was sur
and raised deep burrows OF the SOFT earth
Al the fence In front Of the building the horses aids
aud orderlies were standing DOZEN Of the frightened
animals fell by the rebel proectes, and others broke
away and fed In the widest fright towards the rear
One staff officer and another and another were wounded
Strange TO say, amid all this iron hail one
OF the staff killed. Every man stared death full in
The face, aud had little prospect of escaping nnhurt
Rarely In the history OF war has there been TO
equal this.
THE oANNoNADE MsEwBRRr
1his storm OF ptiess iron was by means hurled
headquarters alone 1t Lees grand attempt
Ter and break our centre preparatory to the charge
which should possess him Of the key our position il
was brilliant plan, aad one In which Napoleon often
achieved success. Wherever that array OF guns WAS
pointed there was laden with the hurting mis- sles
death Every tree, every shrub every blade Of grass
bent before the blast Through the thick, 70 ling
cloud that separated the cOntendng hosts after shell
crushed on It's nery way Man nor beast oud stand
isrs 7, Huge gaps were cut in our lines and battery
Nearly two hours Of this cannonade, and then
charge which was so nobly repused.
scyNE OF rHE TluERs' CHARGE
Once at the cemetery struck across the Baltimore
turnpike 70 the hill that forms the extremity Of the ridge
"a which the main portion Of our line OF battle
located This hill overooks the town and the whole
valley towards the northwest runs on into the
hhy country in the direction Of the susquehanna. IL
vas on this hn just TO the right OF the cemetery where
thc battery posted that the Tiger brigade OF Lou
ma attempted 70 take by charge. have elsewhere
spoken Of this charge and the in which it was
met by troops Looking from this elevation down
she valley below one oan readily understand the despe
nature q M such charge whSs the Tigers
argues great valor on their part Equal heroism was
lispayed by troops in driving back The enemy
tbey bad once obtained the hill
PUsrTl0N CISrRR
This hin was made artincialy strong during the night,
behind each Of which gun was posted These snf
fcionty high to prevent their being carried with case
sn sSsrs VA. consaeSs NUMBER o y ts 0s =
Ieerve This position OF the line atten
cn 10 II was the key to eur whole position. Should
separate our wings from each other Tho defencss that
we're thrown up still remain but the guns in the
roed IN pursuit Of the retrcatng rebels. The hill
nands full view OF the aud the whole region a
the tight Far on the left tho mountains street.
away Potomac and on the right the susquchanna
The green Beds darker forests look as peaceful a.
SAey had never heard the sound Of conendpg arm
Nearly two hundred thousand men met here three dsvs
3ass.ss mortal combat and to-day there : s'''''.'
10 the right Of the hill the line battle FOR almost
eAh mile falls back at right angles general
Hem Round hin to the Cemetery This due The
nGuraton OF the ground-the valley, through which
esream winds, bending sharply 20 the eastward From
here toe line does not follow regular ridge, but s
lre on these inequalities along shs rn 4 the cres, For
Ssne wcd that for portion Of The distance her eshord
bs strong stone fence. This rendered
~ throwing up quantity of dt on both sides prevent
ing the onlies from .anning passing into the iner
ssess Of the wall Tue trees around this sal ihicsy
scared by bullets from rcbG rites aud the Is III,
case with those front, behind which rebel sharp
shooters were posted.
coNFspERs sIy ts-iAxrSf
Within twenty yards OF portion II lhe works are
she remains OF q rebels and oodp blauSci Nea,
found copy Of the New Testament. o' the oriuary
Elmo. sizs, well printed and not badly hound On the t
pags In the imprint OF the Confederate STATES Biol,
eociey and claims TO have beon thrown from tie press
OF establishment In Atlanta ia it cnn'ans the iine
e John " Congreve, OF an AIsbama regiment the NUN
Der bong blurred that u cannot he
Mny. Vn lne ny leM 10 iie eha oi ine book The owner
attempted 70 dray representation " the reoe dag
hat OF the Union.
IN rux sonwr-eRAyss or mix aIuS
After pa slng the .orcst hill on the right rocky nnd
o,newhat stcep ascent entered the oros, Ihp hieast
works here constructed u piled lors and dirt lhc
snrineers all careful keep them On ths
brow of the hill the dcu positions for The rebs.
20 assault Camp debris again becomes visible IN ors
pnrc W . considfiabe quantity Of on soldiers
cioshg shelter tens and rubber blankets little bach
VI the position on the hillside IN quiet nook where III.
earth N less rocky the graves OF of The
uson SLAIN The iss docs not appear 20 hes
Wy side an thIs locality, owing 70 the excel
lcnt position tbal occupied
pows fHs sioFE OF rsp ue<T Hur.
seary 10 the bank Of the s,,eatn ore mound ~ vol
hog oarth Arrroachins tbis ind Il /, be tne resins
place Of portion Of the rebel sesd Close by the is
VI tree has bsen scrspet aud neatly snoo,hsd down
On this spot hns rse placed the follow .nScrpton
psRis-1ys RkHs srEnp Ri.ar.
An index poL,s ~ The mound. fartber down the val
ley another lnouDd ci,ss ny the hank Of stream
s~ESr.
On The second elevation from the cemetery ine limo
bends sti more 10 The right olown. the brow of The
hHi. Al the base the hill IL known A. gol
creek, acrop which the rebels obliged 10 tsoys "a
thor adv the right II y BIT tew e'eps srr,ss
and not large enough 10 hndcv the movements u ths
rooTs. From tie stream TO the mut ~ the hiil the
ascent quite steernp steep 70 hs climbed except a
show walk. The rocks along the whole are rougsl
and irregular. and, - me ice o. beavv rnaH We