The New York herald., 1863-07-10
MR.. J. H. yosBURG's DESPATCH.

MR.. J. II. vOsBURG'S DESPATCH.
Exnx1sbvRG Md, july o, 1893.
We have leN behind Gettysburg, the scene q the
important victory, and probably best fought nat
lie of the war Tho rebels the inhabitants u The
town better than could have been expected They rob
bod aud searched private houses for poyrons
bit in general citizens little moested otherwise
The town materially damaged, though many build
ings struck by shot and she'll
GALLANT cuAa1E-usuvL rasosxRs.
Yesterday morning ihe body guard of General Howard
made q reconnaissance beyond town, ard fell W with
portion guard ~ tBe rebel army no less than
two hundred s,rcng. Our men, about thuty ~ number,
boldly charged the enemy and tok twenty ave prisoner
They received with infsntry hre which
killed of number and wounded one bsSies dan.
geroasly wound,sa Captain nr,hs u General iiowafd's
The rebels dispersed, showing lnte disposi
tioa to hi.
Prisoners we're coming in all day. and the eofnifyH
run of straggiers rebci who give them
selves np without show ~ rcstarce dssr. to ercaie
chapisin OF OF regiments scsied day drove IN
four, using cane, which he csrriia a bs'ou
s,msaIit>>S,
reported = prisoner. returned friay. lie was con
ccaed clubhouse during tho rebel occupation u the
town among soms barrcls, and without iood the
whole time Hs says that rebel soldiers ifelusnty came
into the place he was, sometimes u-ariy nling u
but no Was fortunately und sooverd The General was
knocked down IN the retreat BY the butt 81 nsk.,
but not much ujurei and is able 10 attend to his
| duties
The list sent you III casuares among officers Of this
corvs Wednesday, Published The iALp on friday,
not nearly complete, Though stated @ - ="
| Colonel kahisr. .. the seventy nth fcnn,yvan'a,
woup.cd Wednesday, has sine tied. Caidain Frsd.
| W. stowe. of General siem~ehf stan. severely
! wounded Friday by a piece ~ shel.
cnARGs % INK inti-iass sisn tRr.Apx
uvon the Cemetery Heights Thursday ight produced
Of The most spirited hand g. band hgh's o the war
A surgeon of army. wbp IN town N cuargc 81
wounded during tho rebel occuiati hri the enc
my confident Of being able I" carry this point
which the key me boI" position captain % ID.
Louisiana Tigers oicroa bet surgeon niy dollars Ia
green backs thai the aut soud hc snecc*ul After
the r"be@ were rspulsed ~'ih soch saeh" IL. sufs.n
the caplan wnen tn. latter feinaikc that this
The rst time he Tigers ever failed " aco"mplth
4 thcir oh oct charge
Captain Wiedflsk's battery was aiflr taken, when Tho
arteri.ts rallied drove back tho a-eaants, uslng
stones, rammers aud gun swab- One isbc was Ofancd
I by gun swab IN thc hands OF an srtileryinan
General sten~ ehr paricnarlariy active In hurry
Ing up a hts division 10 rcpel I'M. sss'nlt lie ci
the Twenty seveah ienpsy ysnA IN pcrron, on Loot At
doubc quick, and arrived oo ,hs SPOT ~ critical mo
ment.
! Captain Newcous led number OF liecicd from
different regiments. down the hi, bnrsebacs
His horse shot andsr him while 10 adyan,. q his
command. Tho seventy third Pennsyvania
spicuoas st this Joint.
The Irst division of the Eleventh oorps commanded
by Hrigadr tensrai Ames The u tho
Twelfth corpa. the rlsht. ~hsa tho night attack
was made I~ssrai Amss. with y rton OF MS
mucL superior force Of the eaemy nghtns the
9usrers With swords bay' nets stones and cubs, and
The Eeventh corps took the Cemscry iii after our
pulse wsdnssday and hello throushosi all the sub
se,uent lighting although the enemy made Effort
TO aisocse iron this Aii-important peston At ne
time the nss ot eighty pieces Of Ariess was coacen-
the crSs expossd TO u ost destructive nrs from
artillery shArp-hoters The second brigade Of go.
neral ~ehrs DIVISION conanded by Colonel smith
Iost three sundrsd from thr nre of sh.rpshtsrs
h. .t..l .s.a..A
and the p~it,on u this brigade Try ins
Tho lightly second Illinois at last dsodsed the rsb~i
shsrpshooers from tho town by bod dash and her,.
asht
there nobc Union residents. aud the ladr-
particularly did good servcs ~ the hospAis ~hiie they
coLoesasd many oi soldiers wbo were unable To
- Wednesday vnt tbs iosB ~ r-occgpsd by our
troops instance lady told bo~ she had saved
4 rn.ca coos-i IRON b~sg made lfsoDer by dressing
him csre1 suit and lntodveng him a- her brother
4 la-re sopI-rbc.as here, nowsye li~nr, j
saIi editor y tho Gettysburg fo~Jai1, - arrested BY
order ot ssosrsi ho~ad Hs D accused ~ having
piotea the ebes Their nfst visli - to~n. He
,ainly ~uh then AM voluntarily tie ~a.sssa on We'd
soldiers He printed bin. sua yfar,.
the reb~is .sep,nx his pfess q ~rk al aht 10 tbs
purfors
There are some Z the ne~, lasnssly mean I~rsoo. in
this ueishborbd that The ~off produces. 90 Thur iay
biI a seventeen bundr, doiisy prr-sniei 20
Geoefa Howard of damage TO the t.meisfy daring the
6sht one mar pressssed G-nrrsi Howard biii ior
thirty cent? four bricks snaek-d OF the chn
ney of br house by ar Ariliery Our ~-aficd aud ~
many instances wounded. soldiers found pump. io-sod
~ that they could not set water hungry ooer s.sed
~orsan fof s'meihnE " eat, ,pd she hfs Inquired bo~
much be Would iay. ~hgtb-r begged Tor dfisk u
mix, Anc the femsse xisb-a a. knfv ne lad any
change iles. persons should remarked s.re no,
bat mons the mot substantial citizens the tcsn
I and vicinity.
some of Cerrsl Howsrds stan Once. eom,s.n ,ha,
J he erfoees himssH and them to much The Generals
of duty ~ eot aibv hlm b. shrink n any dan
sec which h~ Den are required 70 lace ls cssmp. IA
tbs res.ect hsd the mo-i AGimatius effect tI,lH his
troops Iufns tie isrrnc eAnnoosde oa The csmstety
bssht on Friday tG@ General and staf occlpsd very
eI,cd Ts-iioe .ud scarcely a thsm ese,gsf bsius
hit though nops w~c seriously nlafei several of ,ben
bet hfss~ Ihe5 we're eonnfassd " ~ d9w Ad we're
10 - little danger from s~n guns
when men rushing ~ to meet the rebel -
saut Geusra Howard sar man ska4s and sksd him
My he dd al A. 10 lie Aossstsi lhsi hs hal no quo
tor 10 sb-r. fallIns, tho ertsfsi oas
fra them. and. haadsng Il 10 Tho c0Nsrf
said Ail,~ M 70 pfssca, you si,h gun - 40, In
ggacs
u pretty tom, though the alta nre has ieif yei many
o ihs beet euiidi"r IT, res,nn = b-aais4L riero
are sers - lo-~ihs ,aibone ,ftess ssd :, .Sofephs
scsdsn: .sr females rns buielng ocsy~i l1r ths at
Ter osiiiutFn - that = ID. rs,es. 4 Charity, -sfh
vt mother insti,alo. = The order p ths country
Tho bdadiDs rtos@bi1 ih- bD.at q a. snf tho
upsd -sa~. ~hiis - ioatoa Al a. asds afe nnsur
row ,picd io bo-pstas q 1s,t, sbafs
ia-stsn.ri cooprl otio. a osnsrsi ,e.gfta uar was
sns ~th hs boaf 70 s,aue .hsn sbe'i sb'c.si tbs
stsne under bed and srTt dcs roas sa a.
O,s u tbe oslor Guard the g,stty s~.ss .tsosf
ate. snss bs assault ~ tb~ fishi fsbel ssrei
the r.glfp~us cofs snt snd"avored - p ih~rs over
tue bfss.t~ors Nsla bs Z" pgt blilst int0 hu -b@n
ts ay v~y gret, asf t5 nj spf~sf = -sai the
Ia any 4re.n
surgeon -bo .ss N to~n -has ~ r.bsis raslssi IN
% 1seur.fsy, 0asYf them sgc isnY dpSss bshsi
the coftsr 4 togss sni ia I. as.ieerat am aa
eornfscs IN front .fA & bun cesd.
r. esFo. 80 ef ths sp~ts x fsiy fusi ssrp8ra r~s
f0rmea ~ -os'j ~ volsn@s -M euassspf
10 rsest aaa lsrs ART yog - tbssr aett~ss. ~
sseh Brsvefy merits ~ssi To fs-afd u iabAe
oacs.
INCIDENTS or THE Battle oF CETTYs