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tance, abandoning several riAe.pits and
an advantageous position to the euemy,
who naughty over his advantage and made
desperate by defeat I'M another quarter,
then made a last struggling charge against
that division ofuour right wing command
ed by Gen. Geary, Geary's troops i'm
mortalized themselves by their resistance
to this attempt, for they stoodislike ada
mant, moveless, death dealing machine,
before whose volleys the rebel columns
witherered and went down by hundreds.
After a slaughter inconceivable the re-
pulse of Ewell was complete, and he re-
tired at 10 o'clock p. IN to the position
above referred to. Firing from all quar-
ters Of the field ceased soon after that
hour, and no other attack was made until
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p, aqne, THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY. Z adl
AS one who stands in towerand looks
down upon alengthy pageant marching
through d thoroughfare, finds it impossi-
Bile at the clese to recall in order the ap-
pearances and the incidents of the scene,
SO /, who sit this evening on camp stool
beside the ruins of the monument against
which leaned listening to Their robin of
yesterday, find itimpossible to recall with
distinctness the details of the unparallel-
ed battle just closed The conflict, waged
by 100000 men, which has occupied with
scarce an interval Of rest the entire day,
from a. m. until % clock this evening,
contains so much, so near, and such vol
luminous matter Of interest as one mind
cannot grasp without time for reflection.
q The last engagement has been the fierc-
est and most sanguinary Of the war; ut
was begun at daylight by Gen. Slocum.
whose troops, maddened by the loss of
many comrades, and eager to retrieve the
position lost by them on the preceding
evening, advanced and delivered des.
tructive fire against the rebels under Ew-
ell. The generals entire force responded
with d charge thati is memorable even be-
yond those made by them yesterday" 1t
was desperation against courage! The
fire Of the enemy was mingled with yells,
pitched even above its clapgor.9 They
came on, and on, and on, while the ma
tional troops, splendidly handled and we'll
posted stood unshaken to receive them.
The fire with which they did receive them
was SO rapid aud so thick as to envelope
the ranks Of its deliverers with a pail
that shut them from sighr during the bat
tie which ragged thenccforward for six
dreary hours Out Of this pail no strag-
gler came to the rear. The line scarcely
finched from its position during its en-
tire conflict. Huge masses Of rebel in
fantry threw themselves into it again and
again in vain. Back, as ball hurled
against rock, these masses recoiled, and
we're reformed to be hurled anew against
it with fierceness unfruitful Of success
fruitful of carnage, as before. The strong
position occupied by General Geary, and
that held by Gen. Birney, met the first
and hardest assaults, but only fell back .
short distance before fearful odds, to re
advance, re-assume and hold their place.
in company with Sykes division Of thu
fifth corps and Humphreys (Berry's ole
divisiop) of the Third, when, judiciouslJ
reinforced with artillery, they renewed
and continued the contest until i closed
1t seemed as if the gray uniformed troops
who were advanced and re-advanced By
their officers up to the very edge of th'
line of smoke in front Of our infantry
were impelled by some terror in their rear
which they were as unable to withstand
as they were to make headway against th'
fire in their front. 1t was hard to believe
such desperation voluntary. Itrwas hard
er to believe that the courage which with
stood and defeated it mortal. 'laq. ao7 sia
1.-The enemy gradually drew forward hi
whole line until in many places hand t.
hand conA;ct ra oed for minutes I'll is ar