The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-29
the contendiDg forces charged and counter
charged each 4fghting With an ariof W0e
lay oi the great stake thas Was trembling Is

every. note, jof5 the c,Ina ,ra.o ,,s.s.sss. =.
With all the celerifv whicb h.d aaross ,a ~
OF them under ,Jacksnn tha so,,n,at g - .so
/. .footcayairy OF the V aiIev 'ue
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at the division head win shis ssafF "a ~,
mist was filling, and the hot a,,n of | Uni,
sIbaued by lis reffeshina il,0ists,re. 10 %
nsared The scene or cooHics q faw eavva,ry
pickets scampered off. When reac6iua al,
emfnenee about & nSiie ffom the Town st
once the glorious pa1orafnatof bistle was
srread Oefufe our eyes I'D indeed ft wac
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mife unstant, wIsa.ueu !. tae s.uae y
oa1set,es SUI ost.a'IeuS Svua0 us sIssinc..y
seen asua,losK i.pss VI Sonleussaso ksA5 aev
onlon niue noW iusnsn8e 20 tns elarSe, q, noW
pouring ayelssHs .pso sasa osnsrs ooscs, sM,
noW son'ea 10 u.u.ss.ns u.snsulo nso.S, -.
Will eses, ana ~ anou sue.S iose. oael NJ aS .no
suien loar & vi IsHsIy aug ,alnou sne Ie,
cnanical mp mp uulaaa ~. VI 1ne eueaa. lesa
snas oace
heard never 70 Des IorgoIIen, sne ciear, sono-
rous, hearty ring OF tne Coniederate cneer.
General Early saw With glance that ne was
right on the Federal flank. and that charge
with bis division would settle the for.
tunes OF the day. "Teit Gordon, Hays,
Avery, and Smith to-. double.quick to
the 'front.'" said be, "and open the lines
of Infantry for the artillery to pass" Sclrce
said but done. Colonel Hilary P.a Jones
with his batteries Came thuudering TO the
front with his horses al airun and with their
men at double: quick. Gordon. Hays, and
Avery, omnanding Hoke's brigade, deploy.
ed right and .left, while Smith formed in re-
serve! As Jones's guns were getting into
position, battery at the gallop took posi- In
front, and General Howard, whose corps was
on the Federal right, stretched it OUT aud
bent it around 70 bead 0ffs this portentous
movement. Midway betweenius and the,
town flowed little creek With rugged wood
ed banks, and as our troops we're aooole-
qulcking forward INTO line bafioWss DIVISION
was forming behind tnts stream 10 meet tnem:
hidlng eenina GoIaoas -oI.gsue; we nealu -
sn' sno ahos,as ' Enrns.S 9sGao,s;.n ns' " And
.,os d;,u Soruatd - ne cd, ~ tSa l;n., ~ Geor.
";.n 10 Tom;sian;an NO 1, and; S,arnl;n;sra roll,
o Nau tbev d;sannear IN The corse Of woods
EaIone@ % the s,rsam!--rhan cores the wild
cheer. and the. crasbing .volley. and cloud
of smoke wraps the fie,d: q moment more
and the open felds beyond were filled with
the. heavy. disordered masses Of Howard's
corps f3yinp ip wild confusion. The slaughter
was, terrific, In front OF Gordon, where
Barlow was aligned, lag line Of wounded
and. ). dead men: and in their midst
Law Rarlow himself soreIy stricken.
Not Dssssix at Mareneo, nor gBlucer
at ! Waterloo. struck "a mere decisive
blow. The Federal flank had been shrivelled
mo as scroll, and the whole force gave way
On all sides. pouring up the slopes into Get.
tysbure. fled the broken host, while. closely
al their heels foIloweI Hip and Rcdes OF, the
one side and, Early on the other. at thii
time hand Of Rodes's division struck up q
stirring strains aud with triumphant mu.
sic Ginning in with the sharp rattle Of tht
n,,rsnine, muskets. the Confederates drove
their beaten enemy into and through tn,
streets OF the captured town.
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| heacning tno somn, sne Josous ~ asn,r e. =
the Secola corp eAcialuleu, - sne'i on.Hs 20
passed along their hnes. " let .us 90 On.
Generai Eafiy, tue hlst oAicsf oL,niS ranA !.
reach the place, .! once sougoe oeneIa
EWell to urge " an lnmeo.ate aaYance Wy, p,
the enemy before ne couio recover irola u y
evident dismay," out peiore ne cou'a
found report came irou3 Ueneiat W.
ter known as Extra Billy y smith
that heavy column Of infantry, artillery, an
| cavalry was marching upon our left hank o.
the York road. Gordon's brigade had 70
| detached to 90 to the threatened point, am
this for time diverted i attention from tH
pursuit.. General Early not nnS,hg "a. MWell
sent messenger 70 1enerai "a. = n.h ,Ni.l ~ 8
Ing That an immedlate aavaucs De mau
upon the enemy, VINO nad failen oack 20 tn
| heights beyond The town.
In the mean time General EWe!i came ur
ana ne at once Iesoveu 70 seiIe mooIs'
nelgne cahsu Cu,po nun ma'Sa ,as. -. snaa .
InhnSnn;s tLJ n division vet absent should arrive
Between and 6 O'Clock in the Afternoon
&C mronoh.and.readyn looking soldier. bronze
acad With a heavy staff in his hand. whicl
iooEad "a comh tive as an Irjshman,s sbiIIe
iob roJe nm to nnr Ines and Behind hin
nnyereI COW, | with the stains Of rapid march
come streamine7 along. with faces eager TO
tho Srav the famous soldiers of the old Stone
wall division. now under General Edwart
Johnson" Old Alleghapy as they love,
n call him-Wbo looked al be rode with bi
heavy club at their head ss if he couli
thrast, out an army himself and with tha
nonderous weapon.
Now. Thought our. gallant men, who wer
chatting to be unleashed, we shall go on ;bu
in the mean time the enemy sent forward
line Of infantry and occupied the bill whicl
Ewell designed to seize. Our artillery, fror
the nature of the field, conld not be served +
advan,aee and the report was revived tha
. colnmn was moving upon our left fanl
1 T,;Ss ranor. WAS ntteriy groundless. but bt
fore re- II conld he ssfted and Jobnson's diyisio
Dotten into position darkness had throw