Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-10
Great victory gained by Gen.
Meade.
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Lees army completely routed.
Our forces hold the mountain
passes.
Rebel pontoons destroyed by
Federal Cavalry.
More about the captured Rebel
dispatches.
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jeff Davis orders Lee South of
the Potomac.
Great excitement at Louisville, Ky.
Fears of a Rebel attack.


! Fears Of a Rebel attack.
BALTIMORE, July 2.
The american has the following in regar6
to the battle at Gettysburg: We regret te
learn fr m the officers who brought the body
of Gen. Reynolds, that Brig. Gen. Paul was
killed in the same fight. Cols. Stone anC
Wester We're both wounded and taken pris
oners. Gen. Lowe took command of the
corps on the fall of Gen. Reynolds.
LATER.
We learn from the officers of Gen, Rey-
nolds' staff that our forces passed through
Gettysburg at 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
and when quarter of mile west of town,
encountered Longstreets and Hills corps,
who attacked the corps of Gen. Reynolds
which was in advance. This corps stood the
force of the attack until it was relieved by
the third corps, and a commanding position
secured. The rebels made an attempt to
flank the position we had gained, but were
repulsed.
Gems. Reynolds and Paul fell under vol
ley from the rebel infantry. Both officers
were wounded, and were at the head of their
troops in the course Of the conflict We fell
back before superior numbers to stronger
position. The fight ceased for the day at
four O'clock
AT the close of the evening the whole army
of the Potomac had reached the fight, and
Major Gen Meade had all the corps strongly
posted for the renewal of the battle this
morning.
The loss of the enemy is considered fully
equal to ours.
The army of the Potomac is in fine cond-
ton and very enthusiastic. Our loss of Off
GERS is severe Our army is regarded as bet
ter concentrated than the rebels for the events
of to-day.
WASHINGTON, July 2.
| A dispatch is received from Gen. Meade, ,da-
ted last night. They state that the corps en-
gagged with Gen. Ewelrs army were Gen.
| Reynolds and Gen. Howard's. Gen. Pleas
anton succeeded in indictieg a severe injury
on Stu:rt's cavalry. The reports received
from all quarters are encouraging.
HEADQUARTERS, CnIcKAsAw BAYou,1
June 29-r.M NJ
Eminent gentlemen from the front repre-
sent everything in statu quo. The operations
continue against the rebel works. The fire
is Stacking.
NJ. c. Smith died of his wounds yesterday
morning.
Col. Harendable in proceeding into our end
of the disputed fort, was mortally wounded
| by grenade.
! Johnston's advance is on the move and is
said to be few miles from our line of pick
cts. Nothing more than a show of fight is ex-
pected. Nothing is more desirable than an
attack, as everything is prepared.
HARRISBURG, Pa, July3
| There is great excitement here to know the
result of the battle fought yesterday and last
night, between Meade's army and Lees
Persons at Columbia and cambridge anG in
the neighborhood of York, heard distinctly the
roar of artillery. At times it was rapid and
heavy. At daylight this morning it was
renewed. The battle must have been in the
neighborhood of Gettysburg.
Telegraphic communication has been re-
opened with Baltimore by way of the North
ern Central railroad.
| New YORK, July 8.
A dispatch dated Headquarters Army Po-
tomac, says that the fight on Wednesday was
desperate and unremitting, terminating at
sundown. Longstreet was in command of
the force said to have comprised Hills corps
During the early part of the day our forces
failed to make an impression on the rebels,
but when Sickles arrived with reinforce
ments the tide Of battle was turned. The re-
suit may be stated thus We advanced rap
idly, met the enemy in force and attacked
him with one corps, but found him too
strong and fell back until joined by the lth
corps, when the attack was renewed and our
ground regained.
Gems. Wadsworth, Barlow and Doubleday
are reported wounded. Gen. Baxter is re-
ported killed. Gen. Steinmaker was wounded.
Our wounded are at Gettysburg largely rein
forced.
Wednesday morning Gen. Meade was in
front experimenting operations. -.
A SPECIAL to the Times, dated on the battl e
field Thursday mornings says: No general en-
gagement has yet taken place, though great
battle will be fought this afternoon or to NOR
row. The enemy is in great force, and our
troops are all up and we'll in hand. The reb-
els occupy Pennsylvania College as hospital
There has been skirmishing all this morning.
Both armies are preparing for the great con-
test Our troops are in splendid condition,
and fight like veterans.
Il New YORK, July 8.
The Times correspondent reports the fol-
lowing among the casualties at the battle of
Gettysburg:
1t. Bayard Wilkinson, commanding the
Oath regular artillery, right leg shot off be-
low the knee, and believed to be a prisoner:
! Col. Stone, l49th Pa, commanding brigade.
badly wounded; Col. Root, 94,h N. Z. wound.
ed and prisoner; Col. Tilden, 10th Me-.
prisoner; Capts. Hovey and Thomas. of Gen.
Robinson's staff, wounded; Col. Weber. 55th
Pa, dangerously wounded; Col. Lockman.
10th N. Y, wounded.
i The following is a list of the losses of Of.
ticers in Gen. Meredith's brigade, in Gen.
Wadsworth's division of the army corns in
yesterdays fight: f "
|, Gen. Meredith, bruised on top Of the head
f by the fragment of shell, and horse shot nm :.
der him fell on him, injuring him ;ntern.llv.
1t. Col. G. W. Woodward, aid to Mered;tI
wounded in the right arm. N
WASHINGTON, july 8.
; An official dispatch was received tb;: ofter g.
, noon from Maj. Gen. Meade, dated;
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAc.7
I July 2-11 Pm.
The enemy attacked me about4 o,c,ocl.
this afternoon, and after one of the severest
contests of the war was repulsed at allpo;nts
We have suffered considerable in killed and ~;
wounded. Among the former are Brig. Gems
Paul and Znok, and among the wounded s' are
Gems. Sickles, Barlow, Graham and Warren
We have taken large number of prisoners
q SECOND DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON, July 8.
: A later dispatch has been received from
Gen. Meade, dated s O'Clock this morning