The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1863-07-07

sruseed IA .hc fcui.sn isbor sith the determine
tou o. nn horn to conquer In battle. The ALL Of the
lTh Cons om the srirtme r.st, ss called for, and
sG,v! ion Wa ordered W. and slou, the samc ume
Stdcsick came up With the 9th Corps after msch
Of ~ consecutive hours. The men we're ioot.orr.
many without shoce, hungry and weary, ready to
drop on the road i.om exhaustion. nut the
,tus'orl~S imminent, and the soldiers dl.eerntd
at sliucs the magnitude Of the danger. When The
ordr TO charge ws- sven, forgetting their -esines.
they rushed on the enemy iihe an avalanche. The
rebel column staggered and recled. snd then fell
hack In confusion, leaving 'heir dead lytus asasu
aui across each other IN thu fe!i Of slaughter Tho
sun went down, and As the -e,'sfn hills ccrscd hi,
rays the battle carnsse Ned the LOFT The f.i..
ure TO turn cu LEFT in.pirod G-s. Lee With q d,'pe-
rate deterni alton 10 s-hsr up hi. t1uh en- columns
and hurl them on our r!gh' u ordr to ssn 'he val
ie, roads. The attach slocum wx futio . even TO
madprs'. The l.; and 9Th c, "a came ut prom pity
10 the support Of "a. l1h Corts. From dafh unu
81 O'Clock the battle rssed -ith unahscd fury Tho
line, moved 20 aud fro, each IN turn advancing and
falling bach. AZ this hour q the nish, the eu, my
msd' h, husl charge on the In OF the right wing.
he'd by Gen Gearv'y division. lilo -.s tepuised
With terrible ,lsushtcr, ssd refused rene, the at
tack. A, 10 O'Clock the battle ceased snd during
the uIsht all VA quiet.
rKipAr's nArTLv.
During the night, Gen. Meade uisde suitable prcps-
rs,ions to q lodge the reheI Geo Evcli from the
position taken from Gen. slocum In weins.i.y's
battle. The men knev veil the vuk that lay before
them On the ensuing day and che.cd each o., ef for
the coming strife. At four c'cOck fiis, MOI n MS
the battle opened with = ter &c Gre ffom Gen so-
Gums men On Eselis ro,i;iou. The feh,, re-poud i
-'n iutlous ehhse fof 'f hou' the' lufed
'n'f eo"' na's"s ssnnr oUf hn"', WIN oontrtipt
VI '.ah "H'hJ NC 'ef cause. 'he 'Atonht p'
"ooo IKE wa OF hfe' "ho-e naming Tongues en-
Wrapped IN eat" 'ha'''s eA-4a h'N' shoe" iounia-
uons we're IN .i the primal ioch on VII II re.ted.
Aou' ten o''oeh tue bs'I. slsef ned aud the rrtea
shn 70 retro 10 their original pc.l 'on The iull
continued until Two "e,es' when "e1eTh Leo
o?en'a shne OF G'iIery nre t'ou hondf-d and
my guns -hlch were concentrated d1feotl, asain'.
cemetery Hail. and the yo' on he'd ny the seoond
sn' f"" 'ofIs' III" hfe 81" return d, and for hree
hours "~ mainland with re't en'fsy. Tho nshi
ahd souho we're AwfTV 'u'hme. Ihr hill' ifemLl.d
beneath me percussion. The sound h'i,d the ilca'
VenA' and Nature' ~ vera stood still TO cou EN-
plate the 'eene. Horses ueie sbot do~. by score,
gun osTrissor were demolished, pieces dAmoun''d,
ca''on' exploded whole ba'terie. serr '"rpi awsy,
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c.l,,on, we're exploded ON m. h,,.h,. "a
Two regular batterie. on the risht Of the
cemetery were completely demolished. The
silent abode OF the dead vac mad. tie thea
ue q deadly couhict. Tomhstoues and beau
ufuI monuments we're demolished. Gscat hol,s were
torn In the earth by the exp oion Of shes and the
surface ehecAered with furrows About four o'clock
the rebel artillery FIRE ceased, and and dense col
umn Of infantry, under Gen. Arm,tead, emerged
from the eense evidently with view OF r'ns;rstins
an open space be'ween the Eirst and second Corp-,
that had been lott vacant during the fierce cannon
nde' when our men wee oider-d TO return unde. Gov
er' Our b'Ave soldiers, however, were Instantly
In their paces' snd delivered q stes-iy fire
that caused the enemy to rscoi They hen sdvsnc
sd' nut win i'e tuy' "h~n Gen Webt called out TO
hls brlfaas' charge, the enemy ours ard charge
they dld with % much succe'' that Gen Al ni.tssd,
with Sop m'h' were captured by tho simply oso'ins
In Of the two srny eors The remainder Of the enc
my -ss then driven hack over the field with ,rea,
saush,er. when the, retired within their lines aud
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no 80 -. '"' " 80
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GENERAL MEADE TO IIIs ARMY
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