New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-02

the Fifth for the Reserves. Howard
and Hancock are already at work on
the center and left center. But Han
cock advances, and the fire grows
intenser still along the whole line OF
the Left.
Meantime. Cemetery Hill is raked at
once from Front and Left, and the
shells from rebel batteries on the Lett
carry over even into the positions held
by our Right. The battle RACES on pul
one side but death moves visibly over
the whole field from line TO line, and
front to rear Trains are hurried away
on the Baltimore pike; the unemployed
debris Of the army takes ALARM panic
in the rear seems impending. Guards
thrown hastily across the roads to send
the runaways back do something TO re-
press 1t.
The rebel lines we have seen debouch-
ing behind their batteries on Sickness
front slowly advance. The fight rose
desperately. aide after aide is sent for
re -inforcements; our front wavers, the
line OF fame and smoke sways to and
fro but slowly settles backward. Sick
les is being not driven but pushed back.
At last the Reserve comes in; the adj
vance Of the brigades Of the Fifth wend
down among the rocks and enter the
smoke, line braces up advances. halts
soon, but comes no more back. The
Left is not overpowered yet. We have
had two l.ours OF exceedingly severe
artillery and musketry fighting. The
enemy still holds a little OF the ground
we had, but the chances seem almost
even.
One Phase-A Typo Of Many.
cannot trace the movements further
in detail. let me give one phase Of the
fight, fit type of many more. Some
Massachusetts batteries-Capt. Bige-
lows. Capt. Phillips. two or three more
under Capt. McGilvry Of Maine-were
planted on the extreme left. advanced
now we'll down TO the Emmitsburg
road. with infantry in their front-the
first division, I think. Of Sickles' corps.
little after five a fierce rebel charge
drove back the infantry and menaced
the batteries orders are sent TO Bige-
Tow, on the extreme left, TO hold his pu-
sition at every hazard short CT sheer
humiliation. till couple more batteries
can be brought to his support. Reserv-
ing his fire little, then with depressed
guns opening with double charges Of
grape and canister, he smites and
skaters, but cannot break the advanc-
ing line His grape and canister are
exhausted. and still, closing grandly up
over their slain, on they come. He
falls back on spherical case, and pours
onward. comes the artillery defying
line, and still he holds his position.
They are within six PAGES Of the guns
he fires again. Once more, and he
blows devoted soldiers from his very
muzzles. And still mindful OF that SOL
emn order, he holds his place They
spring upon his carriages and shoot
down his forces! And then. his Yankee
artillerists still about him, he seizes the
guns by hand and from the very front
OF that line drags two of them off. The
caissons are further back-five out of
six are saved.
That single company in that half
hours fight, lost thirty-three Of its
men, including every sergeant it had.
The captain himself was wounded. Yet
1t was the first time IL was ever under
fire! l give II simply as a type So
they fought along that fiery line,
The rebels now poured on Phillips
battery, and 1t. too. was forced to drag
off the pieces by hand when the horses
were shot down. From a new position
1t opened again. and at last the two
reinforcing batteries came upon the
gallop. An enfilading fire swept the
rebel line; Sickles' gallant infantry
charged, the rebel line swept back on
a refiuent tide-we regained the lost
ground, and every gun just lost in this
splendid fight.
Once more. repeat, this is but a
type.
Slocum, too, came into the fight. The
reserves were used up the Right