The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-07-29

near Confederate hospital, where found
several unburied dead-one noble form w.
ing between two wounded men-and seve-
raj other dead on the straw. They were
North Garolinians--many severely wound
ed. All needed water and other atten-
tlops, One poor fellow lay there with his
bowels out and some fingers of, in The last
asonles, with no covering and no water.
Another was delirious, and spoke sensibly
on but one subject-he wanted water! wa
ter (which he drank with fierce thirst as
held his head. Not nurse nor surgeon
IN all the building was left! All gone
cOwardly gone. There these poor MANNED
men were. left to wait for hours, nay. il
might have been days. for some Yankee at,
tenlion-pocrly supplied. when twenty Ave
thousand parched tongues demanded foot
aud water in Yankee hospitals.
The march back TO Hagerstown, som,
twenty -four miles. occupied three days
The army took one road most of the way
and marched quietly and with dignity back
No defeat to the Confederates was shown
in that proud, inyincble tread, that spirit
ed and bold heart, that grieyed but proud
and fierce array Of freemen. The moral,
of our army was utterly unaffected bu
Meade dare not say SO much, as lie point.
TO his terrible loss and his enforced retreat
One word here as 10 his greater loss. Il
may be said that the attacking army, espe.
cialy when assailing such position, mus
suffer more than the other. But the Yam
KEGS we're cropded on their hills, and wher
our eighty cannon opened on them The
slaughter was terrific. So when Johnson'
Division attempted the crest, nearly every
shot Of our men told among their compac
ranks.
"Our army is yet numerous, and per
fectly defiant. As witness even this fact
A few DAYS ago the Yankees with thre,
pieces OF cannon, attacked our park a
Willismsport. Imboden, with his men
armed the teGmsiers and charged the enemy
The wsgoners fought like devils md tool
two pieces Of artillery, and the enemy fel
back.
Gen. Stuart fought the Yankees yes
terdsy a few miles iron Hagerstown, oil
the Boonsborough road, and drove then
back. after furious fight, gaining yer,
handsome victory.
"The rear OF our army was feebly at
tackled as far as South Mountain, eigh
miles from Gettysburg, on lis retirement
but Meade has shown no disposition I
trouble Us with his main.arrny.
The battle OF Gettysburg was mos
remarkable conflict. Il j. strange tha
Lee attacked Meade where he was, whe
he had il in his phwer to choose his owl
position and compel Meade TO fight him
As lar as W. can see (which isn't far,) tn
battle as projected and executed on the Q,
and Sd was a great military bunder.
Meade had been soundly defeated, as b
would have been on ever ground Or Hhe
lie had attacked cur heights, bis army coul
have been cut to pieces and dlsslpated be
tore he could reach Baltimore OF Washing
ION. The Monocacy could be his onl
hope, aud this vas too far OFT. As it is, "
may vet beat him.
We saw many Pennsylvania tired .
the war. We met several knights Of Ill
Golden Circle. tine intelligent farmer toll
me tina, "we ought TO be unsuccessful i
the war, unlcs. We captured Abe Lincol
this trip, and that our advent in Pennsy
yania was hailed with hearty JOY by thre
millions of Northern Democrats Tax
this for what il is worth. There is trut
somewhere IN II.
You all complain Of respecting pri
yate property Such was the order fror
headquarters and attempted to be faithful
" executed. But take your horse and fol
low the track Of our army up the Cumber
land Valley, thence to Gettysburg an
thence to Hagerstown. iou will find th
route marked by t,e devastating trail--de
stroyed bridges. burnt fences. beat dow
wheat and rye fields, deyoured Glove
fields, ransacked stores, horseless and cat
tleless farmers. AT Gettysburg four hou
ses were burnt, three large brick building