The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-07-09
BRAGG TAKES TO THE MOUNTAINS
REBEL ARMY DRIVEN OUT OF
TENNESSEE.

Gettysburg; our batteries being on all
the hills looking in the town from the
South.
We occupy Round Top Ridge, COM
the Chambersbnrg Turnpike,
and have cut off all the lines ofretreat.
Our forces occupy the strongest posi-
BILE position. A flank movement on
our left is impossible
At about eight o'clock last night The
Florida brigade of Gen. Longstreet s
division, with a Brigadier General in
advanced to within our lines,
and gave themselves up, with their col
ors. ...... .... @,
A bearer of dispatches from Jeff Da-
Wis to Gen. Lee has been captured
The dispatch orders Lee percmptorily
to return to Richmond, and states that
the movement into Pennsylvania was
wholly against his wishes. We have
captured 5000 prisoners. ...
Semi-oficial report cfhe Battle Of the
4h-7He Enemy Surprised and
i&aughtercd Fearfully-- Gen. Gdrnet's s
Briqadc ,Surrenders-Gen, Longstref
Killed.
HEADQRs ARMY OF THE PoToMAC, I
July 3, 1868.
SEMI-OFFIcIAL REPoRT.-The deci-
sive battle has been fought to-day, and
the enemy has been repulscd with ter
rife loss. At daylight Lee'sright wing
batteries opened upon our left, and
shortly after those of his center follow
ed After half All hours cannonading,
doing but little damage to us, the fire
slacIiened, and only occasional shots
were exchanged.
Shortly aftcrward the cnemy's left
composed entirely Of infantry and
sharpshooters, made an attack on ouI
right wing so sudden and impetuous
that our skirmishers and front line
were driven back from their entrcnch.
mcnts, but, by the aid Of the batterie:
in the rear, and the bravery of the 18th
Corps, we regained the first position
capturing considerable number o.
prisoners,
Several hours of ominous silence fol
lowed this repulse. At one o'clocktbC
enemy fired two shots, apparently The
signal for the grandest artillery tigh
ever witnessed on this continent, anc
before a moment had elapsed, it is esti
mated that at least eighty guns opened
upon us. Our batteries returned The
fire, and for more than an hour it seem
ed impossible that man or beast coulC
live, The range, as exhibited in th'
previous days, was wanting on this oc
casion, most of the shells exploding fal
in the rear of our front and generally
missing our batteries Under cover 0
this, Lee advanced his columns Of in
fantry from their covers, and made scv
eral desperate attempts to carry tn
lines by assault, but each successive at
tempt was repulscd with terrible hav
oc to them. Some of our batteries
whose ammunition was expended ant
the men exhausted, ceased to fire, ant
on the approach Of the reserved batter
les, withdrew to the rear. The enem,
only seeing the batteries withdrawing
and installing this for retreat, mad
Il rapid infantry charge up the hill, ant
obtained a position within our line:
cutting to pieces and almost annihilo
ting the small infantry supports, bu
before they had time to rejoice at thei
imaginary success, the fresh batterie
poured fire of canister and case-sho
the infantry reserves joined on eithc
flank of the Gap, charged them, an
added greatly to their destruction
They were completely surprised, an
hundreds threw down their arms an
asked for quarters Nearly the entir
brigade Of Gen. Dick Garnett surrer
dered, and Gmnett himself, wounded
barely made his escape, LongstrcC
was mortaIly wounded and captureo
He is reported to have died in an hot
afterward.
About 4;30 P. NJ. the artillery of tt
enemy slackened, and had ertircl
ceased at 5 o'clock The last sho
they fred were far beyond their orig
nal position and the infantry colum
had withdrawn their covers. We too
upward of / 600 prisoners,
The enemy captured but few if an
of our men. The rebel prisoners repo
that Gen, A. P. Hill was killed outrigl
on the field and that their officers 81
ferod far greater casualties than in al
/. previous engagement SO terrific W
the fire that the small house where Ge
. Meade's staff we're quartered was pert
). rated by several shots. Many of Il
!. staff horses were killed around t
!. house. ...salI.. v-t,
!. General Butterfeld was struck in 6
|, breast, and, it is feared, internally i
|. iurcd, by piece of shell that explod
l. in the building ,sv ..
l. Several of our general officers we
wounded in the engagement, Genel
Hancock was wounded in the leg
Generals Gibbon, Warren, and Hu
. were wounded. In consequence Of t
: excitement, there is difficulty in asc,
u tanning their locations. i,.st.,,.,.
's The names of many prominent o
= . GERS, reported as killed or wound,
. can notIbe ascertained tonight, I
\ much credit can not be given to c
batteries, which, for hours, stood
omr m their guns under q broiling sun, a
surrounded by the missiles ofdeath,
tiring only to give their places to o