The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-15

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Pickstis loss amounted 10 224 killed, 140 wound
| d, and |, 500 missing Pettgrcw's loss was fully
ono Thousand more, and Trimble's perhaps asgseat
a. Pesi!grew's. Tbs noble dafnGtt was Killed, and
tna saiianI Ar6tssaad fell mGrtally wounded The
gallant kemper was also severely, bat thanks 10 q
| k'nd tf0vfdcnee, not mprtaliy wounded. Every
h,ld of1cer except ons In this division ettsGs
| knien, wounded, or taken prisoner. Many Of those
| .spoueu as missing are supposed 10 have been
killed or wounded.
On me evening Of the third tho enemy . cavalry
appeared on Longstreets right flank againsl Heod's
| division, c0nmahdrd nv tSen faw Aftes skiy.
ntsltn9 for some time hns,y Of them esJi,nafei
at fear hundred, made dash at Henry's battalion
or auiitefy aud came very To it but the ar
INTERESTS playea apon ten' grape and can sier with
l very damaging effect A. tire same time Msior w
H. Sellars, Adjntaat Hoods division. arranged
some regiments with the view OF cnitInS off fis.l,
retreat The Yankee cavalry, finding themselves
heinmed In, abandoned their original purpose and
began 10 make efforts To cut their way out FEW
succeeded bat The majority were either killed or
captured. u IS said that the Yankee com,nap pst.r
Gem FarneswoIih rather thaa surrender, blew hi.
brains out.
We have hitherto alluded io The situation dur,nv
this day on the right wing and IL the centre II
viii he remembered that witt, the close Of the
second days engagement J9hnsOG's division st
E,veIi's corps, had gained most impo tan. ground
part of 1t being only short distance from the top
OF the mountain, which, II once gained, command
cd .ae ennmy's position. Piairiy, therefore, any
farther attack the left wing In order to be sue
cessful should lie made that part of the enemy,s
lines confronting General j. Accordingly, during
the right Smiths brigade, OF karlys division and
Daniels IN G. brigade, os Rod-s's division, were
sent 10 reinforce Gen j. Atdayiight the enemy 10,
waiting to be attacked made an effort to drive Gen
Johnson from their works, which he had pre-
taken and then occupied, but were repused In
turn Gen Johnson assaulted their works and In turn
was unsuccessful, owing 10 the rugged and piecipi
tous character OF the gynund on which the enemy
were posted. The enemy were strongly entreucfi
ed, and the heights were go steep that they cculi
1itV.p nffff
About eleven O'Clock OH this day and Wills,
more or less sk;rmishing was rausPiTing on all
parts OF the ine the cavalry reported several tfccs
To Gems. Ewell and Johnson that heavy columns .f
infantry were moving the extreme isfi uf thu.
left wing of ta army, IN order to get in Gen. John
sons rear. This Information was borne ~ severa,
co"riers, end, though disbeieyed al first, being
9etted so often, was supposed to be true. Gen.
EWell sent one of his aids 10 recnGnGitre and n,
port as TO the truth Of The ramor. IL Is but just
however, to say tta. the aid of Gen. e., on going
to ascertain Its truth fasity, courier from
Grn Stuart, WIN was on the war to correct it -
le run.nr had however. been often rcte ,ted to
Gen.. that he mad withdrawn his troops from the
WORKS back 10 the creek, along Which he reformed
his tines.
This was done less reluctantly since the natu
raj strength of The position had oeen ar,ificiay
Increased by the enemy, who had by this time cen
eenraied at that point force 50 heavy io de-
sroy all hopes of our getting possession Of the
much coveied n,ouHtain, on which, the enemy
rested. II has since been aseert,ined that the en-
rmY had collected two corps al this point Ii was
about 4 L. NJ. when General j. fell back 10 In. /.
line. The enemy cid not follow him In force but
kept up heavy sA;rmiShin. here, along the v!is..
line, Unit; night threw her maNe OF darkness over
the earth, ard go put AN end 10 the conflict
| have thus enieaSored hastily to recapisuli.e
'.,e events uf the three days. battles At GeysbuFg
a5oat which mu II of inaccuriey has been
wfiirn and in regard to which no little n,isap
hens.on and misuhd rstansiGg, EOs to say igno-
of real facts, has existed II IL not my l,,ir-
pGSe TO censure on the one hand O--to applaud on
the other. Ii Is ra'har my wish 20 state Eirts, and
10 leave the reader TO draw his own cnnc!u sioa3
Oae observation which will indulge is so paipa-
bic that in making il dn but state what Is self
evident, viz: That the field seems TO have been
lost more trim want of proper skill In execution
than "A i1ck OF Judgment IN cone pfsoa. Tie brave
meu vino assaulted these works, WiiGSe homes have
bieacied tie soil of FeRns ytvania, and whose
bod es have datkeHcd ntany Northern pfsOa, " III
be ad;,,seh heroes by this age as,d by al ps,etity
Il was far no E,rk of bravery on the part OF the
rank and file uf the Array al N0fhPT Virginia that
they failed 10 realize vici.sry. Nor d. | bei cv,,
Thar history viii ascri:e i'F iigfc any want nf
forecast lack nj cisay skill! aad ability in our
nobie commanding Gcncsai. On the contrary,
believe every move was well considered,
aud, Ii executed planned, different re-
SUITS W0nii have ~ltt.a realized Ills true
w. had Jdeasoh lt tsetIysbu.g. Eat the
brilliant achievement at Winchester, aai the mig
niticcnt bearing ot his corps at Gsttysburg, showed
ihtt while EWcil shou'i live we c0aid never say
III It We had lost al "a was valuable in Jackson
Nor must we forget III services OF the 'nohle
horse" Lonsstreet, o. The parts boS.e by his brave
troops in tue second aad tnis days. battles.
tia NJ part of Guf whole liae WAS there mere
bravery Displayed tiun by LongstSeet, when in
person ie supefinttncd the opera ion of his corps
in both days engagements. His noble aud welt
kuowa form always foremost in the rudest
shock of battle. encouraging by his presence and
stimulating by his example 10 i:,e highes: deeds OF
brave and dating The chivllri; Fender, bright
sta. In The constellation o!, our departed heroes e
no; in the charge, Ills tfUe, hut By struggling
she'll. Stili he i!ved long eHough to make rncmo
rabIe in history his name and that OF the light di
vision which he cu:naiidch, by The patt which Ii
hure III The fist days lights. | have not
space 10 speak Ct all eur gallant ones, living
and dead but The hearing of general officer who
fell wuuaded ia ia: fights WAS subimeiy grand.
Providence made him hero al Gettysburg, but a.
Chickamauga he even surpassed himself, and Il
gsttetui people Will eyer delight to do honor 10 LII
Gen John uood. Owe! tt.. gtaves of Eagssdae,
whose bravery was oniy eqaaed by his patr!0;ism,
and SCEiiMes. than whom ,;oi EeveT made Il parer
Christian gentleman, we can only dfop The tears of
regret at their uneiy fail, leaving to grateful
p)strfiiy, ard To other hands, the easing task Of
pcIpeiaatns their meniar.es and enshSining their
viulrs VI St OF Garnet aud Ariiistcat, Nir
ginia Offering oi Generals that fatal field, il
win suffice say tia. thty lived like and dt Il
heroes cieertu!!y sacrificing their lives the
s,ot of their country Let us, then, hope and be
eVe as there Is nothing without purpose in thi.
economy of Gnd's providence, that the great aat
trri6c tragedy of Gettysburg had its lesson oi
wisdom and its m"assre OF utility, which though
To Us weak mottals Is NOW lnsecn uiay yet he fny
known ami appreciated. s0 that when We Come 10
count the cost o This bloody struggle we aiiy have
who fell thos. distant and gory heights died not
III vain.
BACKING Down FROM THE MILITARY suT ioRIrY.