The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-07-09

and capturing the graybacks by regiments
and brigades. Not one tenth of Lees army
can get back to Dixie by theroute they came.
1t is not defeat for Lee, but total and per-
feet rout.'
| BALTIMORE July 6.
| The Baltimore .Americnn has the following
''Erom parties who left the battlefield at II
O'Clock Saturday noon, we gather the follow
ing particulars.
1.-The enemy is in full retreat, demoralized
and almost disorganized, losing many thou
sands killed and wounded
THE battle on Friday was the most terri
BILE to the enemy of three days conflict. The
repuse was so complete and disastrous that
Gen. Meade and the leading officers pronounce
it fatal and decisive. Never was there a more
vigorous and deadly assault than was made
on our centre by Longstreet. 1t was death
struggle on the part of the enemy to break our
lines. 1t was repeated and renewed half a
dozen times during the afternoon in which
| they were as often repulsed and driven back.
with loss of life unparalleled in any previous
battle. Officers who have been taken prison.
ers admit the loss of the enemy, those high in
command, as fully equal if not greater, than
we have sustained, but refuse to give the names
of those who have fallen.
| -OuI lllcu 1clI IDGy WllppCu TIE
enemy General shouts of victory could be
l0cprvf many mics when the enemy re-
treated, which were kept up to a late hour of
night. The shout of one division, re-echoed
from the next, went round the field, and was
renewed as fresh evidence of victory reached
them.
1.-The enemy slowly retired before our cav
airy and infantry, and by midnight we were
i'll full possession of the town and battlefield.
without opposition.
| 'During the night scouts arrived, reporting
the enemy rapidly retreating, by the Green
castle road, towards Hagerstown. Prepare
lions were at once made for pursuit at day
light. Cavalry were also sent out to harass
the enemy, and at daylight vigorous attack
was made on the enetny's rear guard, which
in vain attempted to check the pursuit of the
| fleeing army
''Ihe distance from Gettysburg to the Po-
tomae is fully forty miles.
with the assistance of Gen. French and
| the old garrison of Harper's Ferry, numbering
about Is, 900 men, including most of the Ma
Iryland regiments, who are understood to be
properly posted to check the fight, we have
strong hopes SO to operate on the fleeing reb-
ell columns as to send it across the Potomac a
demoralized, disorganized mob.
Hancock is regarded as the great hero of
Fridays battle His corps met the terrible
assaults of the enemy without finching AL
though they lost heavily, they fought nobly.
When he fell, severely wounded, the effect on
his men was to give them renewed determin-
alton to conquer. When they learned that
Their wounded commander was still watching
theIn, directing their movements, they fought
IKE demons, and drove back the ene1nvwhen
he renewed the assault with fresh troors. send
ing him back to his line in such cripnled
condition that allattempts torally them again
were futile.
up to II O'Clock on Saturday night, the
sound of cannon could be heard in the dis
lance, as our pursuing columns attacked the
enemy's rear.
Thousands of prisoners, struggling rebels,