The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-13


battles in Pennsylvania, perhaps the most
bloody aud stabborniy contested Of the whole
war. From aa officer of the I'd Misaiseirpi
regiment, who participated in the three days
ens kemeE., We have the following faets:
On Wednesday ihs fighting waa in the i'm
mediate vicinity Aid around The ,owa OF Get
tysturg, aud resnited in The enemy being driven
one milo and half beyond that place During
the day our forces captased 1 $50 priaouera, all
of whom were psroied, rather than have the
army encountered with them while the hat.lss
were in progress. Their ioss in killed and
wounded was also very heavy. Oar loss in
this day's fighting was estimated at from 600
ID 800 killed, wounded AID missing. During
this engagement the eorps. of Gen. Hill, and
the division Of Msj Gen. Ponder, were prin-
cipally engaged
GA the next day, Thursday, Gems. E"eli
and Longstfest engaged the enemy On the sishs
aad left, the line of tatlie extending two milaa
and half on each wiog. the enemy were
driven back, with ios3 comparatively email
on our eide, until iheir army waa concentrated
! Oh a eomman3iuG hilf two miles beyoLd tbs
town. This hill was fortified By q stone fence,
over and a.ains. which dirt had bsen THROWN
constituting formidable bfeset sqo.k. AftsF
they had been driven hack 10 b.iis stSsitloa Tie
| lighting for r.tha day .vas discontinued.
| Oc Friday ru,shing was commenced be
| tween aud o clock in :he day-Hiii q corps
| and He,h division beng principally engaged
| They reached the entrenchmeuis as did also
! the division Of Gen Pickett. After the enc
| ny works were carried, tresa WAS heavy
| Eghting within tho n.genchnen'si but the
| overpowe: iss massss Of the eheiuy compelled
cur forces 10 retire G'he Yankee batteries
| uefs concentrated on commanding hill, III
tic Shape oi half nocu, and our troops III
| chars gug them had To aivaaes through al
| open field me..g!y q mile ia extent, which was
saket bs al onoircilng bre from the batteries
nossed as above described. Our loss hsre Was
| heavy, and Our forces, alter the a:ost des9eT-
ate lighting, were forced to fall back beyond
range Of the fire. In this light our Leagy re.
| aeIrea were not engaged
| As our iniotn iapt eu.ae back t0 The rear he
paased cur trains u wagons 3nd piisoners,
Which extended, he thiaSe, distance Of H.
miles They were moving in The direction Of
| the river .tiil ts iDprsssioi is that cur array
| y, ,aa withdrawn from its position at Cetty6.
! burg " i.ii /, visW 10 the eeculiJy OF thsc2
! :r4ina Twelve of tho Wagcns connected with
| these tfans were captured by ths enemy .
| cavalry, but all were Subsequently recaptured
By iu.boaeu's con inand with tho exception
OF three, which wsFa burn. 10y the enely.-
Oar informant hiI.seif Wa inaia :. prisoner
but ia fifteen minutes Alter vas ,e;Aptnred hy
our men.
Ia tie whois three days lighting We lost
bat two pieces uf csnnau, aud these were
abandoned because Of tas destruction Of their
carriages In the nAe distaIce travelled by
this officer, ffo,a The time lie left The field Of
battle unsii lie reached Winchester, he lid not
eco Il aiugla stra1s seF--z. fact which folly CON
tsoytrts the YANKEES et9ras oi decentralization
and Decentralization.
The iifat uaeaainass 10 saw r2aulte8tcd With
reference to The eitnatiou oi Cen. Lee 3 aray
was on his arriysi III Richmond, and not uatii
then did hs hear the sIightost apprehension
expEalsod of our ability, not only 10 bold or
| position, but 10 advance on the enemy when
/ deemed advisaEie 10 10 SO.