The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-07
OuR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
Mr. i. A. HENDRICKS DESPATCH.


BAr1lK FfslD xsAR 6ErTysrvRG,l
Saturday, july 4, 1903
Moving 10 The laencss hour had on my
despatch yesterday somewhat abruptly will now
con,rEe to gvo You compe,'oa' Of the opcra,ons q
tho Fnh army CORPS
TIVE xooSIu riErf--IHs nosfIAs
In the evening after the bad risen, looked
the battle Geld II tho Old sad s,ght % other battle
neldsmeu manged and bloody ADD torn bodies without
heads heads without brains trunks mbIees hero
arm obstructngi ones pathway, there leg visible IN
tho dry fssnse q rock; long since dead, some
dying Here tho battle Held the dread real.
ties cf have seen IN the past two years thirteen
battles fergc, details Of the fights never forget
the horrors % the battle 1eld.
Tho hospitals scattered nbout rnisoeIaneousy "a
houses barns raviucs-in the available places that
could be- found sheltered from shcie and the sunshine
Dr Mnhau, MEDICAL Director the corps, aided by Dr
Russell Inspecting Surgeon and Drs IN ppcn and Webb.
Division Surgeons made tho bcst arrangements they
could for the comfort u the wounded. Regmeoai
geons Of course lent hand the dressing aud
ampsta,ions
HOSPITALS
In the early part engagement OF the hos
pitfalls were shesOd from being tho front, AMI
had 20 be removed farther to Tho rear. I
two rsgimeu,ai surgeons very much frightened when
tho shells hssug and exploding abcrt their heads
y,
eny left his wounded and d surgical Instruments
behind, but did not stop 10 mount his hrse. Tho
fact was so apparent that doubt whether Obs udvdu
ais name Will much longer adorn tbs army pay rolls.
rnK Losses
n &he 6rst day. bght Of this corps very heavy
The killed wounded and missing are set down At two
tb,nsand. The second division lost thousand and
thirty nine. The Seventeenth United states infantry
aioIe fifteen onoers On Friday morning e Fourth
MOI gn regiment nupssred only thirty officers and
all tod. Most ~ the ing supposed have
tskon prisoners.
vrKsr rHisG---rxAWvL ARTILLERY
TbusOday night passed cn,stiy with Sigh, skrnshng
betwssr the picks,s 10 supposed the enemy isbt
make nlsbt attack, taking advantage % the n.onhght
a. at ca snceIorsve but be dd not DO Il. fi< enemy
was too much used up 10 do lighting
I'm SrAAy morning oonstart oannonading was
resumed again, this tune manly this eight.
Il lasted two three hours, then came a dead
calm Gil x,out r. NJ, when the enemy made
another 0sAl attack, and a second great battle
fought gse caunonadips more terrible then
on the prerncvs day. II the meet terrific artillery
rsn, q The 11 The attack tbs centre and efi,
with hArA,sipg ncursons aud shell throwing the
my g flank by our cavalry. The Fifh sorrs occupying
the position did the day before escaped this hgbi
eep,ing tie artillery, all Of which was engaged.
PROM Rock Hi the battle could all its nerce
fury soon bs infantry Of the otbs, corps engaged
felswed by the e@smy being repuA-sd al every pont
Our mon foass< eplsns,dly. The srsmy male charge
sfle- charge with ~s< and dsshing nrr,uosy bat only
10 To- back each with ovawbeirsng los8 IA
intensely not when sbs attack began for hours
srsr thnpder rkowar cooled sbe aisssptese, bot
sbe ard0 of usys0 the ssvsse .1s.iiy n The IN
ybedngh
COMMUNICATIONS.
In the vps~rm povtnp of the Fsnnsyivssla reserve
bad . sIIht shrm~h with rebels the left Ro<s
Hn The sslsh resulted capturing q o0e ksudret
and twenty 6~s prisoners hundred stand ~ nrrns
TOO guns ossson, and stand ~ ooiors Arous The
sri- pers Georgia I~asnsut coloneI apd CAPTAIN
s~nmes bro<hs< 81 the senms a. pirsiIeaI u<mory
Our men bet 10 sn,y-nv killed ssx woupssd the rebels
oys . hundred hey bad 10 have Their dead aud
vounAsd en- tbs Geld.
vups oAD Dusrs ssD snssys
Battery T. Tfth United states sr,lxsv, snowb 40
csVsAm we~ds Old battery, tisusenssi vsssup CON
ussAng, aI,beasb <sousss 70 sbs ys,b smrs s,s~s
80 y.,ro sorps No pssss pssks % the csbs ,.srs