New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-06
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cause of the reenlorcen sent 10 the support Of
g let wing, overwhelmed b. I.opge,reet'S and A.
| p. Iiill's Divisions.
Gen. Slocum accordingly made preparations for
the work assigned. His own Corps wss in strong
position, and determined TO regain the ground lost
the night before.
A Division from the Sixth Corps was posted on
the right Of the Twelfth. thos forming the ex-
treme outpos. Of the right wing. The Fifth CorIs
WAS sent over as reserve, and Gen. Wadswor'hs
Division of tie Fnst Corps, took position to
strengthen Howsrds right where it joined Slocum's
! lef,.
These wore the preliminaries. The men well
knew what sort Of work they would be called upon
TO do in the morning, aud nerved the ir hearts and
cbeered each other against the hour OF trial by hre
| On Friday morning. at o'clock, Slocums line
oreped n terrific fire on Ewells men. The enemy
responded in moot furious charge, for which mode
OF lighting they are Justly celebrated The lighting
on Thursday on the left, where Longstreet and Hill
fought with most terrible desperation for three houis
and the subsequent battle the right by Eweil,
were regarded by tie Oldest officers In the army as
the most obstinate and deadly contest Of the waE.
Officers and men lay dead in fearful numbers. But
the eoemy's charge in response 10 Sloeums lire
seemed ten times more furious.
With feudish yell and such contempt Of death
during six full hours they hurled their solid Masses
against the wel-deiended hines. The National
troops stood ike a wall OF fire, whose hapiiog
tongues enwrspped in death whatever came near
whose foundation were firm if one with the primal
rock on which it rested.
Nothing during the war has equalled this six hours
of carnage In front Of Grangs position were more
Rebel dead than the number Of the entire list oil
casualties in the 18th corps. The dead were lying
literally III heaps many hit 10 al manner of degrees
from clean shot through tho head TO bodies tom TO
pieces by exploding saes.
AT 10 O'Clock slocum had repulsed and driven
back toe enemy at every POINT, aud IeoccdPied bis
0 iciual Dos ton. The battle ceased al ii o'clock
aud there was q pause like TO ths stiffness OF death
rested for three hours the living and dead.
No matter how long pressed by the enemy the
Union troops felt even in tue front riie pts that
tie Commanding General was conyersant with their
situation, and would not suffer them TO be over
whslnled. The officers would say To the men, aud
the men to each other, Meade will send you help
Just Lold on little longer"
| Nor were they Disappointed. If the General in
] COMMAND Nas iOtstrH-u WIN ~ h'kio' " Ne'h w
l.beraion truly wonderful and seemed iniu lively
10 k1ow what was necessary to be done aud TO be
endowed with q superior genius in the distribution
and handling Of bis forces.
At . O'Clock on + icsy afternoon Lee opened
line Of artillery fire from sbeut buudrsd guns,
concentrated against Cemetery Hill and the posiuon
along the center held by the Second aud u part Of
the Fret Corps.
| Tie firing was responded to by all the batteries
Oh the bill, and then eDsled three bOurs Of cannon
adug uu.ur ssssd in ncessant dsrceness by any ar
/ tillery battle on this continent. The ssht ard
sound were awlally sublime. The bills trenbed
beneath the percussion. The sound filled ne
L,avens, and NalGre. it were. stood S.'i ~ COM
template the scene.
Uorses were shot down by scores. gun-csrrageG
were demolished, pieces d.suouuted, cai-sons ex-
Tloded, whole batteries were swept away, and can
noniess AID officers killed and wounded in numbers
almost incredible No less than fifteen edssons
were exploded on the b ghts, and two regular battle
on the right Of the cemetery were completely de-
moiished.
Much OF tic enemy's firing wild, and scat.
tered near aud far over the field. Gen. Meade,
Headquarters were forced 70 take refuge behind tie
rocks near Gen SocDns headquarters. The non
conbaianis were especially alarmed. but tie fight
ing members thought 1t good joke 10 their asso
ciaes fee the wrath to conc, pent up in Rebel
she.ls
Gen. Towards headquarters were in tie Gene
terry, and were rsked in a fearu manner; fell
all round lin, but hiu.sef and staY escaped.
TIE silent abode Of tue L, al made The theates
Of deadly conflict. Tonbstones anu beautiful nJnu-
Ineats were oemosbedi great boIes were torn in
tue earth by the explosion Of shells, aud the surface
cteckeied viii iuIrows.
/ The arti,lery FIRE continued till O'Clock, when
The soid c,lnrns OF Rebel Infantry again seen
moving in the wood In front Of tie center, held BY
the lst and "a corps.
/ Dming tie fierce csnnonading the men and OIL.
Gers we're ordered 10 shelter Themselves behind the
hills and rocks When, however, the Rebel infantry
YVES seen IL the woods, several otbcers cane t. Gen.
Doubleday. volunteering TO carry messages to Meade
aud ssk that the center be strengthened.
Doubleday replied 10 the oiiceIs that they nigh,
truA, 70 Geu. Meade; that be would keep bio eye Oh
movements of the enemy and huve his forces ready
TO meet his attacks. Out they came. and rushed
rapidly over the feds in solid mass, bu. evidently
wiIb les fury than before.
! The head Of the column was directed against
position held BY Gen. Webb, commanding "a Brig
sde % Division, "a Corps. HisLoops were oil, snd
steadily and braeey wiihstood the charge. The
steady Ire Of the Naonal troops staggered he enc
ny, and the Rebel Gen. Armisead, who lead TIE
charge, Whaling 10 steady Lis column, halted it for
moment at n fence.
Gen. Webb seeing. called ont TO bis brigade,
" Charge! The enemy is OUR" And rue enough he
was. The commanding Cen Annisiesd and $500
men were captured by The closing in Of the Second