Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-07-22

beyond Stevens run. Slckles advanced
nearly 8 mile. Bigelow's battery was
taken forward nearly to the Emnettsburg
road to cover the advance or the recoil.
It was the intention of Gen. Meade to
bring on the battle,s but tie enemy was
ready, and in reality bad begun to move
at the time the Sd advanced A battery
opened on Longslreetis extreme right
Another and another. The ire run along
the entire front line up TO Rev. Or.
Schmucker's house,. It was furious. |
was al the moment near the cemetery. It
rained shot and shell. Knocking over the
marble slabs, SCATTERING the iron fences,
disemboweling horses, tearing up the
graves. The air was full of wild, hideous
notes.-the low buzz of round shot, whiz
zing OF the elongated rifle bolts, scream.
ing and screeching, the sharp stunning
explosions of shells-over head and all
around
There was a quick response. In three
minutes time the earth shook with the
tremendous conclusion OF swo hundred
pieces of artillery. The skirmishers came
up and engaged the Sd corps, followed by
two lines of the enemy-thirtv to forty
thousand men. They came with cheers
yells, like Indians sounding a warwhoop.
The men who stood like granite blocks at
the apex of the triangle at Chancellorville
against the impetuons dash of Jackson.
were not to be easily turned back. They
engaged the entire mass of the enemy.
holding Longstreet in check till word
could be sent to Meade as to what might
be expected. While thus holding them.
division was detached by Longstreet
which moved upon Sickles' lett flank, to
get between him and the base of Round
Top hill.
"Send up batteries and send up men, -
was Sickles' request. They were close
upon Bigelow's battery. 1t was its first
experience under fire.
81 want you TO hold on till can get 40
two batteries on the right" said Msior
MaGilvray, In command of the artillery
on the left. "Give them grape and can,
Mister" he added. Capt. Bigelow gave
them all he had, the last round, and com.
menced on spherical case.
The rebels were desperate Sickles was
pushed back. 1t was Impossible for him
to stay SO far in front. There was nc
rout-no disorder, but a steady, backward
movement toward the ridge as orderly Is
If at dress parade.
A rebel battery FASTENED up and unlim.
bered close upon Bigelow. He gave them
shot and they limbered up again. The
two batteries were not yet up, and the
Captain aud his brave men would moi
leave. The rebels rushed upon his guns
lie blew them from the muzzles, and filled
the air with legs, heads and arms. Still
| they came with demoniac screams, climb
| ing upon his limbers and shooting hi:
horses. Sergeant Dodge went down, kill
| ed Instantly; also Sergeant Gibson. Lip
| man, Ferris and Nutting, three of hi.
| cannonlers were gone, twenty two of his
| men were wounded, and himself sho
| through the side; also four men mi ssing
! get he held on till lie GiZoray got up hi
t,oo batteries. He brought off FIVE linn
| bers aud two of his pieces, dragging then
in part by hand More than half hi
| horses were shot. The rebels sliced tn,
four pieces with shouts, waved their flag
aid came on for new triumphs.
But the two batteries, with McGilvray
! there to superintend them, were dom,
| finely. The division which had come OF
Sickles' flank received an endlading fire
and was driven back. Bigelow's gum
| were recovered.
Now is apparent the beauty of Meade
| plan. The Fifth corps started from tht
| position upon the run, reached the ridge
came up to the front and were ready It
| give the Third 8 little rest.
| Before the Fifth arrived the Second wa
engaged, and Doubleday's division OF til,
| First. Hotter grew the fire. The rebels
| became desperate. As there were no par
| ticular signs OF an attack in front of Slo
cum, two of bis divisions we're sent over
| Still the rebels pressed on. The reserve
| artillery was called ter, battery after bat
terry. The Sixth corps, which had jus
| arrived, all weary as they were, moved ~
with alacrity and became supports.
FROM FIVE z. 81. till eight the ssruggi,
| went on. The rebels charged repeatedly
upon our lines, but were as often driver
back, and then our men improving then
| opportunity would dash out and gather "
| prisoners-ffteen hundred were brough
| in, otfsetling our losses OF yesterday. The,
! were all from Hills and Longstreet's com
| mands.
Where was Ewell2 He was not il
| sight. We found him suddenly, while tn,
| fire on the left was hottest. Our pickets
on the right discovered here and there
| rebel coming stealthily down Rock creek.
| a scathiDg fire begun. Ewell, with tn,
remainder OF the rebel army, was coming
down Rock creek, and was within muske
| shot of our lines before discovered.
Looking down from his position on the
| hill, Howard saw them two hundred fee
below him, g half mile distant. The gun:
| among the tombs, which had been hurting
death far off to the southwest, were wheel
ed TO the northeast, their muzzles de-
pressed, and then with the utmost rapid
ty from forty pieces there was hurled q
continuous storm of shells into the wood.
ed ravine.
But Ewell pressed on. He bad sworn
to break through and reach our rear. His
men climbed the steep ascent. Slocnm's
skirmishers tell back from rock to rock
and from tree to tree But gradually the
line of fire crept nearer the top. Another
battery now opened south of the turnpike
its line of fire being directly up the creek
Hotter, tiercer grew the musketry, more
terrible the cannOnades.
On the right the rebels rushed up to the
rifle pits. There were desperate hand to
hand encounters-thrusts with the ba yo-
net. Meu nerved themselves for despe-
rate efforts. 1t was the fury OF tigers
Foes became impaled on each others bayo.
nets and fell to the ground together. But
the line had been so much weakened that
Notwithstanding Slocum's efforts his ex.
IRENE right was pushed back d little from
the creek. The door was partly opened