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FRIDAY, July 3, 1863.
HALF-PAST l O'CLOCK Pm.
THE DISTRICT MILITIA ORDERED
OFT

THE DISTRICT MILITIA ORDERED
OUT.
Below will be found the President order
directing Major General George c. Thomas
to muster into the service at once eight
regiments Of the militia of this District for
a period of sixty days, unless the eXigen-
cies of the occasion shall sooner pass away.
Our own belief is that their services VIII
not be needed for more than week or two
or so long. In the meanwhile, however,
prudence certainly cOunsels their employ
ment; an ounce of precaution Is always
worth pound of cure, especially In mil
itary affairs.
We are able to assure this public that up
to the hour at which we write-1l am to-
day-all the information that has reached
here from Pennsylvania indicates that Cen
eral Meade Is succeeding in his operations,
and bids fair to use up Lees army before
our patriotic fellow-citiZens upon whom
this call has been made. will be able to get
a glimpse of rebel in arms.
We may not appropriately add that we
hear that the names Of all liable to service
under this presidential call who fail to
obey the order will be promptly reported
to the provost marshal general, to be dealt
with equally promptly according to the
military rules, which must necessarily be
enforced upon such occasions as the pres
ent
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Acting r. Admit CONG Miss. So

TUESDAY, July {. 1863.
THE SURRENDER OF VICKSBURG.
The news of the fall of Nicksburg created
the most intense and joyous excitement
about the departments, and, in fact all
over the city AS soon as it became known
the starry flag was flung to the breeze a.
the War and State Departments, and the
others quickly followed suit At the Treas
ury Department the clerks all FASTENED to
the portico on the east side of the building
just as q military company was passing,
and the air was made to resound with
cheers On the east front of the State De-
partment too, the crowd soon collected
and made similar demonstrations of JOY.
An order was promptly issued from the
War Department for the firing of a grand
salute of one hundred guns in honor of the
glorious event.
The President, Secretary Stanton, Score
tary Welles and other members of the gov
eminent were waited upon by eager circles
of friends rendering their hearty congratu-
lations over the results so honorable to
them and of those selected by them to eX-
ecute their plans.
At The Star office a bulletin was imme
diately displayed, and the glorious news,
as soon as caught by the crowd, was re-
ceiyed with enthusiastic cheers, the army
of newsboys adding a big one on their own
individual account The decisive victories
gained at Gettysburg and Vicksburg coming
together must crush the last hope or re-
belion.
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and borne from the field. The injury was
SO great that amputation became necessary.
and 1t was performed successfully, the
limb being taken Off below the knee
The struggle grew hotter, and many OF
our regiments, small enough before, melted
away into almost nothing. The I'd Corps
was called on for aid. and though its own
position was strongly threatened, yet the
first. division, formerly Gen Hancock's,
flung themselves into the fight with des-
peration, and after long and obstinate
conflict the enemy slowly and sullenly gave
way. In this last charge the brigade OF
Gen. Caldwell. I'd Corps, and that of Col.
SweitZcr, from the 9TH Corps, won great
honors. The charges made by our men de-
serve mention, but want of time forbids.
The rebels made frequent attempts to cap
ture our artillery, and at one time had Wat
sons battery in their possession, but it was
retaken in furious charge by Birney's
division.
The battle lasted till fully half-past s
clock, when the enemy fell back to his
old position and left our veterans the
sanguined victors of that field. Our pickets
We're thrown out and our lines covered the
most of the field including great numbers
of the enemy's dead and wounded.
l visited some portions of the line by
moonlight and can bear personal witness to
the terrible ferocty of the battle.
great and magnificent feature of this
fight is the splendid and extensive use of
artillery. Though our line was only a mile
belonging to the Army of the Potomac was
more or less engaged Every one of the re-
serve batteries was brought into action, the
positions for use being numerous.
The enemy also used artillery largely, but
not to near so great an extent as We did.
From this they suffered immensely, espe-
cially on the left. where canister was
largely used. / believe we lost no artillery,
unless it was two three disabled pieces,
though 1t was very wonderful we did not,
considering how the enemys forces were
piled onto them. Some of their skirmishers
were literally blown away from the muZ-
Zles of our guns.
Our losses at this hour cannot be COM
puted. For two days fighting they must
reach ten thousand We mourn the loss Of
many valuable officers, but they have been
amply avenged in the hecatombs of rebel
dead who lie piled along our lines
The enemy withdrew his force from the
city Of Gettysburg. and occupies it now
only with skirmishers. Our skrmshers adj
yanced into it a short distance last night,
and now hold considerable more than they
did.
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Correspondence of the Associated Press.
NEAR GETTYSBURG, July 5.-The en-
envy have retreated toward the Potomac
Their skirmishers We're drawn In last
night and a small cavalry force, probably
the rear guard, passed through Emmits-
burg this morning about daylight.
Our troops have been engaged all day In
burying the dead. relieving the wounded
and collecting arms. many thousands of
which belong to the rebels.
The rebel pontoon bridge at dam No. 4
has been destroyed by our cavalry, almost
unopposed, and the cavalry at last adyices
had gone to Williamsport to destroy the
two bridges Other preparations are in
progress to intercept Lees passage of the
Potomac, and our army is already in mo-
ton. So much time, however has elapsed
since Lee commenced to withdraw from
front that his advance may have reach
ed Williamsport to cross before we can pre-
vent it.
Lee yesterday paroed about 1000 Union
prisoners. They We're received by Gen.
Couch.
1t is not true, as stated, that Longstreet
was captured and died. Gen. Hunt, chief
of artillery, was not wounded. Both of
these reports were apparently well anthem
tcated and freely believed. T B.
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HE FOUND HIS MATCH.
Various Dodges Employed to Extract
Information.

1t takes a downeast man to ask questions,
but once in while one of them finds his
match Yesterday a downeaster was talk
ing to a one-legged fellow at the corner of
9th street and the avenue. He was inter
ested to know how the fellow had lost his
leg and fired into him:
Lost in the army. guess?'
Never was in the army in my life.
Didn't give the Yanks a chance to shoot at
me-" was the reply.
Got run over by a railroad train?'
mo; l always ride inside the cars"
Fell on these slippery manipulated pave
ments here in Washington"
NO: broke my neck here once, but not
my leg"
Mine explosion
mo; never saw a mine?"
The downeaster tried various lodges to
gain the coveted information, but without
success, and finally asked point blank
well, how did you lose your leg, neigh
bor?'
.iTH tell you If you will not ask me an
other question about it,
Its a trade, neighbor."
ut was bit Off sir"
The downeaster looked at the fellow a
moment and with We'll. I'll be darned, u
he hobbled off up the avenue.
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Taken During the War

ground and their design were made the subj
Ject OF much study and experiment. Early
during the war 1t was found that ridge-ven-
tllated wooden sheds for hospital purposes
resulted in maintaining a good vent:lat on
without exposing the patients to draughts.
Adopt the Pavilion Plan.
1t was found impossible to construct en-
tirely new buildings In every instance as
the necessities of the times demanded that
buildings abandoned barracks should be
useo Tor hospital purposes. The defec.s in
the construction Of these buildings rendered
'hem undesirable for such purposes. and
thelr relative positions one to another con.
sthuted another Objectionable feature Dur
ing the winter of 1S61'62, through the eff
ior's Oh the sanitary commission. the gov
eminent was induced to begin the building
OF hospitals on the pavilion plan.
Inc judiciary Square and Mount Pleasant
hospitals were erected In accordance with
mat plan. and finished for occunation in
April, 1862. Each of these buiIdinps -
sisted or an elongs ted central structure ar,
either side of which and at right angles 10
II were pavilion wards. In the central
structure or corridor were the bath rooms
water closets, water sinks etc 60 arranmaJ
that each ward was connected with its own
conveniences. There We're two sets Of
WINDOWS IN each ward. The buildings were
not ceiled nor plastered It was soon
recognized that this styIe Of building VS..
a failure for several reasons.
Gradually the inclosed corridor gave place
TO covered walk. open at the sides. Fin
any the plan adopted as the most desir-
anie was the erection Of detached payilions
"hich were to be arranged en- echelon I'm
Two converging lines, forming V. as was
zone with the Hardwood and Lincoln hos
~ p.'ais IN TINS city, or as a half circle.
or on lines parallel to each other. or in
such other arrangement as the particular
site required.
The Number Accommodated.
The following list will show the canacitv
or the general hospitals in this CITY and
vicinity on December II, 1865:
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THE CONFEDERATE FLAG.
How the Design Was Finally Adopt


r. I. Beauregard of New Orleans. La,
gives the following account of the design
of the confederate flag:
During the battle of Manassas Gen.
Beauregard had observed the difficulty of
distinguishing our own from the enemys
colors. and in order TO prevent all error in
the future, had determined to adopt in his
army a battle flag distinct in color and de-
sign. He at first sought to procure
change in the confederate flag itself, and
Col. w. p. Miles, then chairman of the
House military committee, had caused at
his request, report to be presented to that
effect, but with no result. In a conference
between the Chem three senior officers, at
Fairfax Court House, in September. out of
four designs for a battle flag, one, pre-
scented by Gen. Beauregard, was adopted.
1t was a red field with a diagonal blue
cross, the latter edged with white and bear
ing white stars. To render it more porta-
BILE it was made square instead Of oblong,
by order of Gen. Johnston.
This beautiful design, by a strange COIN
cidence, had been previously devised by
Col. Miles and recommended for the con-
federate flag to congress then in session at
Montgomery, in March, 1861 1t had also
been proposed by Mr.. Edward c. Hancock,
a. the request of Col. James b. Walton at
New Orleans in the month of April 1t had
been offered by Col. Miles to Cen Beaure-
gard in substitution for nearly similar
in emblem and pattern, but different in the
distribution of colors, suggested to him ty
Gen. Beauregard when the latter was seek
ing to procure a change in the confederate
flag. And it now proposed anew to
the general by Col. Walton, who had Mr..
Hancocks design.
THUS it will be seen that the design OF
the confederate battle flag was conceived
and drawn long before a Union soldier had
tried his skill in water colors' on an origi-
nal which was not and could never have
reached the hands of the generals lament
ed daughter For she was a little girl who
was in Louisiana during the whole of our
unfortunate war and was seen by her
father only at its close"
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WEDNESDAY. July %, 1868.
THE DRAFT

Capt Sheetz. the provost marshal under
the conscription act, this morning received
the necessary orders, and will on Monday
morning commence the drawing for the
lucky ones The apportionment of the Dis
trct is 1856. to which will be added 80 per
cent as a margin for exemptions, making
in all 5797 to be drawn. The total num-
Der enrolled is 10. 327 Q1 242 white and 5,Os5
colored). that one out Of every three
and third will be obliged to toe the mark.
fixed upon. but will be announced shortly.
The drawing will be commenced on Mon
day with the first ward, and will be pro-
ceeded with in regular order until the draft
Is COMPLETED.
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he Referred to the Waiter.

"Give me plate Of beans" said Massa-
chusetts veteran as he ambled to the
counter Of an avenue lunchroom.
Beans, No. 2" called the waiter.
Not by a darned sight," cried the vet
eran. Don't want any of your No. beans
want the very best-No. or nothin'. I've
got money enough to pay for anything or
der, and don't want any second-class stuff
in mine. Give me good beans or nothin',
sir. can pay for them, young man." and
he swung in the air pocket book of the
largest and greasiest kind ever exhibited
in that food joint.
The waiter managed to explain thar. No. 2
referred to the waiter and not to The quality
Of beans.
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THURSDAY. July .. 1863.
THREE O'CLOCK p. NJ.
THE GREAT BATTLE IN PENNSII.NA-
MA.

Up to 3 pm. today we had been unable to
learn that the authorities here had received
anything official concerning the battle of
yesterday near Gettysburg, Pa, or, indeed,
that aught unofficial on the subject had
reached Washington in addition to the in
formation to pm of yesterday, published
in the first edition of today's Star. 1t Is
evident from that that at that hour the for
tune of the day remained undecided. The
fact however, that two more of our army
corps were then getting into the fight. while
those two that were engaged had success
fully held the ground Longstreet and Hill
were striving to drive them from, gives
us strong hopes that the next advices from
there will indicate a substantial victory for
our arms,
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THURSDAY. July 9, 1863.
GENERAL SICkLES.

General Sickles. our readers will be glad
to know. is doing well. He suffers but little
from his leg. and the wound is nearly half
healed over He went into the battle at
Gettysburg almost directly from sick bed,
and nothing but the excitement of the bat
tlefield kept him up, therefore his nervous
system is necessarily much shocked. The
surgeon thinks that if no untoward accident
should occur the general will be on his
crutches in a few days. General S. has
been called upon by his many friends; but
those who would really have him recover
speedily would serve him best by restrain
ing their desire to pay their respects to
him personally. as the presence of visitors
Is productive of no very good effect upon
his nervous system.
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Taken During the War.

B. E. Fryer, from April to July. 1862; G. A.
Mccall, to November, 1864, and Harrison
Allen, to August, 1865. Mount Pleasant
Hospital was in use for three years, from
April, 1862, to August, 1865
The government erected. a few years be-
fore the war, for the military companies
of the District. building on 9th and B
commission. 1t was originally designed for
the National Guard Battalion. The United
States Engineer Battalion from Willets
Point, which took part in the inauguration
of President Lincoln, occupied this build
ing from time to time.
In 1862 eight frame wards fronting on
7th street were erected, and these, with the
Square Hospital, the whole being under the
direction of DIR. D. W. Bliss, then sur
geon of a Michigan regiment who after
wards became famous as surgeon-in-chief
In charge of President Garfield during his
last illness. DIR. Bliss was succeeded by DR..
c. c. Byrne and DR.. c. A. Leale.
Two Commodious Structures.
Two Of the most commodious hospital
structures in the District were the Emory
Hospital, about one mile east of the Capt.
toll, in the vicinity Of the almshouse and
Congressional cemetery, and the Lincoln
Hospital, also in that neighborhood.
The former was opened In September,
1882 and continued until July, 1865, under
the direction of Drs. N. r. Mosely. w.
Clendenin and w. e. Waters. Lincoln Hos
pital contained twenty-five wards or more.
arranged en- echelon. Upon its opening
he was succeeded by Drs. q. 8. Palmer.
Harrison Allen. Robert Bartholows j! Coop
er Mckee and Webster. Lindsey.
! On the farm Of W. W. Corc0ran ON 1th
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Yesterday at I'm. the rebel corps Of
Longstreet and Hill attacked our list and
18th Army Corps. under Gems. Reynolds
and Meade, on the road between Gettys-
burg and Chambersburg. near the former
place, and a battle occurred, which was
very severe up to the last advices from that
point.
Though our troops were successfully re-
sisting the attack, our loss had been heavy,
including Gen. Reynolds killed.
At 4 pm. our I'd and 18th Army Corps
were rapidly moving up to take part in
the engagement.
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FRIDAY. July 81, 1868.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE TO BE
CLEANED

The unsightly and disagreeaby filthy
masses of mud now to be seen all along
PENNSYLVANIA avenue are to be removed. The
citizens along that thoroughfare have taken
the matter In hand. and having obtained
a detail of laborers from the contraband
camp the work Of scraping up the mud
preparatory to being carted off was vigor-
ously commenced Yesterday. After the
scrapings are hauled off Mr.. Critcherson's
sweeping machine will be employed to keep
the avenue clean.
Go be contiriuedl
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MONDAY, July 10, 1868.
NOT TRUE.

There is not a particle of truth In the
allegation of the Chicago Times that when
several weeks ago, Adjutant General Thorn
as left Washington for the region Of war
on the Mississippi he bore an order Of the
President superseding General Grant by the
appointment of General McClernand to the
command of the army in that quarter, and
that the order was not executed because Ad-
jutant General Thomas discovered that Its
execution would be repugnant to the off,
GERS and disheartening and demoralizing to
the soldiers, whose attachment to and con-
fidence in General Grant were as great as
their dislike of General McClernan, which
was confirmed and ineradicable."
There Is not only no foundation in the
story, but, on the contrary, the administra-
ton has entertained and freely expressed
the warmest feeling OF regard and admira-
ton for the hero Of fifteen battles
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MONDAY, July 81, 1863
GREAT NEWS FROM THE SOUTH
WEST
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ASKS Fol
PEACE AND RESTORATION
TO THE UNION.

CAIRO, July 27-Major General Logan
and Colonel Rollins Of Grants stan arrived
here to day. They report that Sherman
had returned to jackson and reports to
Grant that the leading citizens Of jackson
and the surrounding country have i'm.
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vICKsBURG SURRENDERED.

The following dispatch has this moment
been received:
L. S. Mississippi Squadron,
Flagship Black Hawk
Vicksburg, July 4, 1868.
Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy:
Sir: l have tbe honor to inform you that
Vicksburg has surrendered to the l. S.
forces on this Fourth of July.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
D. D. PORTER,
Acting r Adm'l Cnm'p Miss So
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Lees Retreat.

MONDAY, July 6, 1863
CONFIRMATION OF THE NEWS OF
THE RETREAT OF LEE To-
WARD THE POTOMAC.
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MONDAY, July ~, 1863.
THE DRAFT HERE


The provost marshal under the conscrip-
ton law, Captain Sheetz, this morning
made his return Of the names enrolled for
the first class to the provost marshal gen
erals Office, and in a few days he expects
to receive his orders for making the draft.
The total number Of names sent in amounts
to nearly 10000, of which about one-fourth
are of colored people.
In the first ward there were about 4,oco
enrolled; second ward, 900; third ware,
1900; fourth ward, 5000; fifth ward, LOO
sixth ward, 100; seventh ward, 2,4oC;
eighth district Georgetown, east OF High
street,. 800; ninth district (GeorgetoWn
west of High street, 200; tenth district
County west of Rock creek, 400; eleventh
district County between rock creek ana
Eastern branch), 500; twelfth district Nhe
remaining part of the county,, 800 -,
1t is probable that the apportionment VIII
be made at the time Of the draft. and hfty
per cent will be added to furnish a mar
gin for eXemDtiou
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THURSDAY. July 30, 1863.
THE DRAFT.

Capt. Sheetz. the provost marshal under
the CONSUMPTION bill, has arranged that the
draft shall take place in the court room at
the city hall. commencing on Monday
morning at 8 o'clock with the first ward,
and continuing from day to day until COM
pleted. and. as near as possible, the wards
will be drawn on each successive day. Mr..
Burns. the well-known blind man, who
keeps a stand in Center market, has been
engaged to draw the names. The drawing
will be public. and an invitation will be
given to the interested to attend. The fol-
lowing is the apportionment of each subdi-
vision. which includes 80 per cent as
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NldTgII Cnt eXtmDtlOnS.
First subdistrict or ward. ...11S 1870
Second subdistrict or ward. ........... IA
Third subdistrict or ward. ............. 6O7
Fourth subdistrict or ward ........ 500
Fifth subdistrict or ward. ............. 513
Sixth subdistrct or ward. 337
Seventh subdistrict or ward. .......... T19
Eighth subdivision (all of Georgetown
east of High street, 239
Ninth subdivision (all of Georgetown
west of High street, .................. ZIG
Tenth subdivision. composed of that
portion lying west of Rock creek. lie
Eleventh subdivision lying between
Eastern branch and Rock creek. 100
Twelfth subdivision. lying east and
south of Eastern branch. ............. 20
Total = ZOE
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FULL. PARTICULARS MOMENTARlL1
EXPECTED.
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ing congratulatory order:
Washington. July i, 10 am, 1853.
The President announces TO the country
that news from the Army of the Potomac
ND to 10 pm. OF the I'd is such as to- cover
that army with the highest honor, to prom
ise a great success to the cause of the
Union. and to claim the coincidence of all
for the many gallant fallen, and that for
this he especially desires that on this day
He whose will, not ours, should ever be
done he everywhere remembered and rev
erenced with profoUndest gratitude.
ISfonedl ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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FRIDAY, July >, 1863.
STIRRING NEWS.

A GREAT RATTLE FOUGHT YESTER-
DAY AT GETTYSBURG BETWEEN
THE COMBINED ARMIES
OF. LEE AND MEADE.
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STIRRING NEWS!
COUCH CROSSES THE sUsoUEHANNA.

GENERAL MEADE CUTS THE REBEL
LINES IN TWO.
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GEN REYNOLDS KILLED.

OUR FORCES SUCCESSFULLY RESIST
ING.
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plored him to take some action by which
Mississippi may be restored to the Union.
Both the army and people Of that section
are completely dispirited and ready for
peace.
General Logan was received here with
many marks Of respect.
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LONGsTREET NOT CAPTURED.

MADE TO INTERCEPT
HIS RETREAT.