The New York Herald Newspaper, July 4, 1863, Page 1

THE NEW YORK TURALD. ————————————_ WHOLE NO. 9789. CETTYSBURC. A GREAT VICTORY WON! Official Despatches from Gen. : Meade. Heroic Conduct of the Third and Fifth Army Corps. The Rebel General Advance Repulsed at All Points. Generals Panl and Zeek Killed and Generals Sickles, Bariew, Graham and Warren Slightly Weunded. The Rebel General Barksdale, of Mississippi, Killed. Reported Death of Gen. Longstreet. The Third Battle, on Friday, July 3. The Rebels Driven Back Four Miles and the Union Troops y Following Them, ao, &., ae. THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. OPTICUL DESPATONES FROM GEN. MEADE. ‘Wasumeron, July 8, 1963. am oficia) despateh was recetved this afternoon from Wajer General Meade, dated Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, eleven o'clock P. M., July 3, whieh eays:— ‘The enemy attacked me about foar o'clock tite after. goon, and, after one of the severest contests of the war, ‘was repulsed at al) peints. **We have suffered considerably in killed and wounded. among the former are Brigadier Generals Paul and Zook ; amd among the wounded, Generals Biokve, Barlow, Gra- hem and Warren slightly. “We have takes a large number prisoness.’” SB00KD DESFATCH. Waauperom, July 8, 1968. B later despatch bas been received from Major General Meade, dated eight o'clock this morning, which says:— “Tbe action commenced again et early daylight upon various parte of the line. «The enemy thus far bave made #0 impression upoo my pasttion. All accounts agres ip placing their whole army bere. “Prisoners report thas Longstreet’s and A. P.Hill’s forces were much injured yesterday, end thet many general e@leers were killed. General Barksdale, of Mississippi, ie @ead, His body is within our lines. “We bave thus far about sixteen bundred prisoners, ‘and » emall number yet to be started.” THE DETAILS OF THE BATTLE, THE BATTLE OF WEDNESDAY. Haapgcanrans, Finer Anmy Coara, July 2, 1668. Major General Reynolds was placing his men when he wee fatally wounded, and urging them on to the support General Ruford. He cried out in his enthusiasm, ‘For God's sake! forward, my brave boys—forward |” Aad forward they did go—that iron brigade of old Colonel Meredith's, which has never failed since the war began. Just then Genera] Reynolds received his fatal wound, and falling over upon Captain Wilcox, bie aid, who was riding beside him, be exclaimed, ‘Good God, Wilcox, I am killed 1” Captain Wilcox bad his horse shot under him at about tDe same time, and was severely bruised by the fall. Brigadior Ganeral Meredith was badly bruised by the fe of bis horse, which was killed. His son, ljeutemant Weredith, wan wounded in the leg by a shell. Lieutenant Weodward, sid-decamp to General Meredith, was wounded in she right arm. Genera) Merenith's brigade went into the fight 1,880 strong, and came oat with only Among the killed, wounded and missing were the - £ SHE ii HET % Di ‘The light brigades of Tennessee and Mississippi, under Genera) Archer, wae captured by Geueral Meredith’s brigade, The Twenty-cighth Mississippi), Colonel Root, ‘Wan surrendered to Co). Dewees, of the Sixth Wisconsin. ‘Major Lemons, of the Third Indians cavalry, abot through the head, died on Wednesday night. ‘The Second division of the First corps, commanded by General Robinson, suffered badly. ‘The First brigade was commanded by Brigedier General Paul, who was killed, when Colonel Lennard, of the ‘Toirteenth Massacbusets, assumed command, but was shortly wounded, and the command devolved upon Oolene! Robert, ef the Ninty-fourth New Yor. Genera) Baxter, of the Second Brigade, lost nearly all Prisoners, Dip staff in killed, wounded and General Rodinsen, commanding this division, lost most or bis staff. He took 2,500 officers and men Into the fight, and can report only eight hundred and Bioety-six left, They captured General Evans amd ten C, killed. Lieutenant J. T. Norton, Co. G, ‘killed. Lieutenant H. B. Chamberlain, Co. I, killed, Ticutenant W. A. Way, Co-1, ‘rilled’ Captain RF. Rygleian, Co By wounded. Lieotenant James Stiles; Co. D! Hes, Co. D, wounded. Lieutenant J. 0. Rockwell, Co. D, missing. awe i : on => wo? “Po BSH 29% HTTEEED FE? $F i take up a new position in presence of thisarmy. At Get- tysburg all the good roade in this part of the country con- verge. All the other roads, except those that meet bere, are mere byways for the use of the neighborhood, narrow and soon cut up, and thus rendered unfit for the movement of an army. Northward from Gettysburg run roads to Harrisburg, and southward from it rum three good roads, the principal and best of which ‘a the Baltimore turnpike, For any movement towards ite own border, therefore, the possession of these roads which run tp tho south was necessary to the Southern army, and these roads once in our possession the posi. ‘thon of the Southern army became critical; for should ‘Lee attempt to retire by any other roads than these, we should bave a shorter line to any potnt on bis route, and could consequently hit him wherever we might choose; while if ho should fight us without these rosds and win, be would win but little more than a way to get out, and Mf decisively beaten bis defeat would be very disastrous. Genera) Meade, therefore, began from the first to mass his forces in such ® manner as would enable him to hold these roads to the best advantage. South of the town tho country Is generally hilly; but thero are three hills that Geserve especial mention, as they form the points on which our line is drawn—Cemetery bill, in the southern edge of the town; @ namoloss hill half a mile to tbe east of Cemetery bill, and Sugar Loaf bill, directly south of Cemetery bill and about two miles distant from it, Be- tween Cemetery hill and Sugar Loaf bill the country ie open and level, and our men tn that position faced directly west from Cemetery bill to the nameless one; we faced to the north, and between the Isiter and Sugar Loat Hill you looked to'tne soqnafet. ar position was there a somewhat irregniag Uriangle. and ite peculiarity was that, ™ ', it Bad bo flanks; for in cxse of ne- consity tht fine could have swept around #0 that the ex. treme it and left would meet om the turnpike. Our me from Cemetry Hill to the was on a rocky ridge, very thickly wooded; and here, the carty part of the day, some do‘ences were coiMtructed under the di- Fection of Generals Williams and Geary, of the Tweiftn | corps, which was posted at this place. Though many of howe who helped to construct these defences thought that they would, like Gountiess others, amount to very | Matle when the fight came, they proved eventually to be of the utmost value. Gen. Steinwehr occupied Cometry Hil, which com mands the town, while the fight raged on Wednesday, and at the close of that day’s battle the remsante of the First and Eleventh corps were posted there and « little down the line to the right and left, and there they remained on Thureday as the commencement of the second battle. Om the open country to our left lay the Secen@ and Third corpa, and the Fifth was so massed ae to All up the third line. The Sixth was put oear to the Fifth when it came Fon Cemetry Hil we had several batteries, and, indesd, every point that conld possiblycommand a fire was crowned with a battery ,for, in addition to the guna regularly attach. ed to the corps, we had up the reserve artillery. Through. ‘out the wide extent of the felds enclosed within our lines ambulances and ammunition trains wero parked every where. and it proved that they were aii ander fire, for the field of fire of the rebel guns opposite our right met that off rough the air in every direction. After what bad taken place on Wednesday, and with the knowledge of the force that bad come up, there was Good reason to believe, and ali in camp did believe, that (he day would be ushered in with the noise cf battle. Day broke im quiet, however, and Dreakfant wan taken at ease. Now and then there wer Ite éisputes between the enemy's pickets and ours in the streets of (be town, for wo held part and they part, and sometimes a gun In one of our Dagteries would send an experimental shell towards the enemy's lines, The epemy through a!) this Kept Marveilously shy with bie ar Wiery, and did not fire a tht, which it was thought in. dicated that heavy amineoRion was scarce in the rebel emp NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1863. Mite was known in respect to the enemy's movements, but it was thought to be clearly }maade out that he was massing hie forces om our extreme Bight. In view of this additional preparations were made 40, meet whatever might come in that direction. But ‘Gere were some who thought from the first that the wmovemente of the enemy towards our right were made only for @ show, and to distract attention from more im- portant pointe; for suck was the nature of the country ‘that, bad the enemy really wished to mass lieforces there, Re could have done it without making a mau visible. AN @ay more or leas picket firing had taken place em ocr left, and it became pretty sharp between two and three P. M. Some movements were in progress bebind this fre, and to develop thege General Bickles wan ordered to advanee with the whole Third eorps, This advance brought on the general engagement, ‘Under cover of a fire from the eight brass pieces in bat- tery on the open field, the corps went forward in line of battle, corps and division and brigade oolors all im the afr, and the men in excellent spirits. Then the enemy’s artillery, so long eilent, began on oar loft at the pieces in the field. In turn our pieces on Cemetery Hill opened on those of the enemy in the field; other batteries of the memy nearer our centre opened on those on Cemetery Hill, and so it went around until our guns om the northern face of the hill engaged the enemy's Datteries two miles across the country, on our right, The whole valley in which Gettysburg lies was one immense network, with the trace of shells from battery,to battery. Such a concentration of fre on our position naturally Becessitated some movement of ambulances and ammu- nition wagons, and in ten minutes after thie extensive duel began the Baltimore turnpike was Mined witb vehi- .| cles in motion towards safer places. All sorts of shaky feows also improved thie opportunity to effeet a slight skedaddle, and soon the cotumn of men in motion towards the rear became more considerable than the column of vehicles. When mes once begin to go each ad- Gitional shell that explodes in the air above them makes them want to go faster, and, owing to this peculiar eonstitution of the humam animal, a stampede dows the Baltimore road was imminent, when @ line of men was established and every fellow disposed to retire was forced to te front. By this shelling the Cemetery HM was cleaned. ll day it bad been cecupied by Hnes of men, and there groups of officers gathered together, inspected the position and canvageed the possibilities. Many men eat upon the graves, Jeaned against the tombstones, and recounted their various mischances. Orderiies came and ‘went incessantly, for there generals Howard and Stenwehr had their headquarters, Altogether the City of the Dead was & vory lively place; Dut very goon after the artillery fre became warm, it was deserted by all but the generals, whose headquarters ‘were there, and the men necessary to hold the place, Meantime the musketry fre on our left seemed to be- come every moment more and more fierce. Already the ‘Third corps had once been driven in disorder from ground & had won, but, rallied by General Sickles in person, it had again gone forward and now held its place with dea- erate tenacity agaiust a very heavy force, for this advance on our left had developed that‘the enemy’s force were in Yeality massed here; and when the Third corps took tho initiative, it only precipitated an attempt on the part of the enemy which might otherwise come whon ‘were not #0 well prepared to receive it. Hard pressed on its whole line, the Third corps called for support, and at five P. M. the Fifth corps was marched from ite position on the Raltimore turnpike, by a little cross road right across to the little hill just north of Sugar Loaf Bill, and went into action on the left of the Third corps. This advance developed atill further the intention of the enemy, which was to get around our left flank, and so tw get at the Emmettsburg road, and perhaps at our ammunition wagons near it. As the division of regulars and Griffin’s division of the Fifth corps went forward, and before the fire had opened } og their front, some fire swept from their left down the Mine, and the right brigade of the division of regulars was wheeled #0 as to face that way, No sooner bad it done ‘80 than the fire in front opened, whieh then came in the rear of the right brigade, and threw it into some confu. sion ; but it wag rallied and went on again, and the line of the two divisions drove the enemy before it watil it bad taken the position previously ceeapied by one of the ene. my’s batteries. Here « which certainly bas in the larger sumber of instances been crowned with success. Here, however, different fate. Two divisions, be Anderson’s and Mclaw’s, corps, wero formed for this great attempt, and eame forward in their sual magnificent style, They had difficult ground to come over; but on they came, over rocks and through the low wood, until within a fair dietance,when they madearush with al! possible yelis roared out in one. They did not keep their Ine very even, but they were scarcely loss impetuous as ‘© masa than they would havo been in line. They killed men on the crest of the hill, over the crest, and men were even driven weil down on the other side; but these rallied op those that held their places, and bullets were poured into the rebel masa by volleys. Checked, broken, beaten back by this one Titanic effort of the Fifth corps, the attacking column was scattered down the Hill, and the battle was over on the left, with the onemy com- pletely beaten. In twonly fninntes after the heavy fight was over on Our left, the last vestige of daylight was gone, and the moon was 50 much enveloped in clouds thai it was scarce: Iy poamibie to see at Just in this impenetrable dark- ‘Dens the Sre of pickets began across on our right, aed ine little while swelled into # heavy continuous fire. Thie was at the post where the Twelfth corps had been placed early in the day, but when the battle became doubtful on our left all of the Twelfth corps but one brigade bad been sent over there. The brigade thus left ‘waa the Third, of General Geary's division, mano up of five New T-ek regimente—the Sixtieth, Seronty-eighth, One Hundred fed Second, One Hundred and Thirty- seventh and One Megmtred and Forty-ninth, and was com- manded by Brigadier General George 8. Greene. Though the force was eo slight the command was tm worthy bands, and thus vur brigade was enabled to hold a |ine which had previously been occupied by @ corys. Gen. Wadsworth sent down afew men from the First corps, and Col. David Ireiand, of the One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Now York, gathered together some loose men om (he road, and compelled them to tage their places behind ibe field works against General Greene's position. ‘The enemy advanced in two lines. Our men held their places well, and repuised at this point four charges, when theenemy gave up ail further efforts, Though | recount General Greene's victory thus briefly, the fire on his froms was continvous for thirty minutes. Barris Fravw Socre ov Garvrsaveo, ‘july Dmianlgts. } For seven hours without cessation tho army of the Potomac has beem tried by the fire, It has eu®ered terri. Diy, but bas beaten the enemy im the hardest fight it hae yet neen, General Meade, once fully aware of the enemy's where- abouts, determined to take his Own time and mass hie forces properhy before fighting the great battle, that view did not assume an offensive attitude, bat mere ly eecupied @ ponition and watched the enemy. Mean while corps by corps our forces came wp, antil by noon to-day we bad om the fisid the whole force with which we fought this batue, But the enemy had other ideas an to the time whee the Datue should take place, and thie afterneon some exten. five movements towards our left were discovered, and General Sickles wag ordered to advance bia whole corpe, and wan engaged from three till five P.M, and behaved admirably. Though eriven back ence, it wae rallied oy the Geveral in person, and went on again, giving sad re corving «very heavy fire. Seon aiter five o'clock the Filth eorps went into action | on the jeft of the Third corpe. At that time, ae for | three hours previovsly, the canmonading wae very heavy, | Besides the quae in batteries regularly attached to dufter. i Dering a the earner part of the any very § ans corpe, #0 had Om Ube Geld many bettorie of tty | reserve artillery, posted on emipences at different points in the field, and these, with our guns ow Cemetery hill, thundered tremendously. Rede) batteries were also at work in every direction, and as our lines form nearly a circle, shells from the rebel batteries on both our finks exploded near the centre of our position continually, and made it @ hot place, But, aa usual fighting at close quarters and the musketry fire were infinitely the mont degirvetive, and this continued along our left for four hours, About seven PM. one of those magnificent charges of jmfantry, so much favored im the rebel tactics, wi made by the divisions ef Mclaws and anderson, This advance was made by about fifteen thousand men, formed in column of sione, and was directed against our extreme left. Both columns, after they had almost Frasped the victory, were repulsed by the Fifth corps. After this terribie fight on our left, and while all were glad enough that the day was over, @ sharp musketry fire suddowly broke oat on our right, at « peint that bad Deen held by the Twelfth corps; but the greater part of the Twelfth had been withdrawn, and the place was held only by Genéral Green's brigade, which almost alone repulsed the night attack. Bvery one is exhausted, and there te great misory for ‘want of water, MR. DAVIDSON'S DESPATCH. Bavrmsons, July 8, 1863. During the night of Wednesday General Meade arrived ‘and commenced fortifying the heights by the copatruc- ‘ion of abattis and throwing up earthworks for a distance of over a mile, mm the form of a ereacent, his left resting ‘upon the Emmettsburg pike ai ia right wpom the hills east of the town. There was no Sighting om the morning of Thursday. Wo occasionally threw shell into the woods north end west of the town ag feet ers, Dut developed nothing but pickets and skirmishers, General Meade, however, knew that he had « cunsing enemy, and relaxed none of hie vigilance or caution. Abeut tweiveo’cloek skirmishing commenced on our left centre, and was kept ep on both sides quite briskly Dy the sharpshooters. General Robinson remarked that this was only a feint of the enemy—that he would seen appear in ferce somewhere else. True enough, about four o’clock eannonading and shelling commenced mode- yately on our extreme left, where the Third corps, General Sickles, and Second, General Huncock, were posted, and in the course ef an bour increased to the most terrifie degree, accompanied with repeated on. slaughts from their infantry, who yelled like so many byenss. Their intention was undoubtely to turn our left, to accomplish which purpose they bad, aa usual, massed their full foree upon our extreme left. General Lee conjectured that our ammunition trains were parked ip tbat quamer, and he wished to capture them; but General Meade had taken the pre- caution to place his old corpe—the gallant Fifth—there in reservo to guard againgt any such surprice. Between five and six o’olock the Third corps, having withstood with rightful lose many wuccesnive charges of the enemy’s infantry, of many times their numbers, bo- gam to Show signs Of weakness,and the Fifth were er @ered to charge in and relieve them, which they did with a will, and foreed the enemy back @ mile and a half, making many prisoners. Persons who have never wit- pessed a battle can have no comception of the grandeur of the scene, The jas perfectly thick with the bursting shells, aod the fring of the musketry Giled the space with bullets ike hailstones in « summer's shower, scattering death and destruction om every side. ‘This was, undoubtedly, tbe fiercest contest of the war, and the kes on beth sides must be terrible. The enemy were most desperate inj their attacks. Brigade after bri- gade were marched up against Gens, Sickles’ ‘and Hand cock’s cblumns, with the most demoniac fury, and, hav- ing delivered their fire till their strength waa spent, they would fall down and let anotherline march over them, and perform the same maneuvre, while they would de ploy and recruit for a repetition of the same role. Meanwhile, our boys stood hke walls of stone and received their fire, returning it with interest, while our Night batteries mowed the enemy down with grape and cavister, till the Fifth corps came to their support, and d@ivered their Gre. Theu it was that with one magni- ficent, combined enthusiastic charge they dispersed the rebels and drove them bect from their designs upon our left. ‘Tt was ip this attack that the brave and gallant Colonel E4. Everett Cross yof Arigoas, Colosel of the Fifth New ESyen. the First brigade of the Firat division of the corps, recetved bie mortal wound. Colonel Cross was « native of Lancaster, N. H., but has been much on le settled in Arizona, and was secretary of o mintog company there, He published the Arisonian newspaper, and got into w diffeulty wih Silvester Mowry, who claimed to be elected @ delegate in Congress from the Territory. They fought with rifles, and, Cross’ jlece having gone off first, he stood while Mowry took delibe- rate aim at him, but fortunately did not hit him. Colonel Cross raised the Fifth Now Hampshire regiment st the commencement of the war, and has been im the service ever since. He was highly recommended for military Governor of Arizona last winter, Dut the office was not created. He was wounded by © minie ball in the ab- domen, which came out at the spine, at about six or half past six o’elock, and lived till half-psst twelve last night. He was cheerful to the last with the knowledge of vietory to our forces. body is here and em. Dalmed, and will be sent to bis parents in New England. He was brave and gallant officer. Brigadier Genera) Zook, of New York, commanding the Second brignde of the same division, is killed. | Roberta, of the One Hundred and Fortieth Penosy|\ania Volunteers, is also killed, REPORTED DEATH OF GEN. LONGSTREET. Baurmwons, July 3, 1663. ‘The accoarioniate here have mews that Genera Long: street war killed at Gettysburg yesterday. Hie death has also been reported to headqnarlérs ffs from the field, but | can trace the story to no reli source. It a be Heved, however, by hia Southern friends ‘The secessioniate have almost universally hoisted the Stars and Stripes, im accordance with General Sebenck’s request, sued this morning. Barrons, July 8—Evening. The news Of General Longatreet’s death is partially conirmed. THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY. The Rebels Driven Four Miles to the North and West—The Union Treeps Follewing Them— The Victory Undeabtedly Ours. BAirmons, July 3, 1863. Mew: from the front up to noon to-day is of the mort favorable character, and great hopes are entrtained at headquarters that the rebels have succumbed. Bavrmone, July 3—10 P. M. A special messenger from General Meade to General Schenck brings news from Gettysburg up to 0@ o’cloek this afternoon. General Meade bad then driven the rebels four miles nerth and west from their position of yeetagday, and was still following. We have taken one thousand five hundred prisoners, who are on their way to this city THE VICTORY 158 UNDOUBTEDLY OURS REPORTB PROM THE BATTLE FIFLD. Hasorm, July 17 AN tan 0 eel thie morning our farce opened on abeot five \hounse’ Pebele who stvanced on the Geld at dey Dresk for (be Purpese of pillaging our dead ‘The rebele Rastity reweated. The fight thus far bar heen te meet torrie of the war, ‘The ee 00 Beth siden was Reavy. General iru\en wee courte! coverciy, His right jeg wee amputated, and he \« doing welt } A Canyerare batare regen. PRICE THREE CENTS CONFIRMATION OF THE NEWS VIA HAR- | Heavy and determined sssauite were made by the rebel, RISBURG. Hanmwacna, July 3—Midnight. ‘The great struggle at Gettysburg was renewed this morming by an attack delivered by the enemy upon Gen- eral Meade’s lines about eight o'clock, At nine o'clock was reported that the fy hting bad ceared, This even ing, Nowever, about eight o'clock, Governor Curtin re- ceived a despatch from Lancaster, stating that persons who had atrived there from McCall's Ferry, Peach Bot tom and Safe Harbor report @ continuous cannonade audi Dio at all these pointe up to one o'clock this afternoon, The last sound proceeded from the direction of Gettynbur ‘There is great anxiety to learn the news here, and no one seems more anxions than Gov. Curtin. ‘A man who loft Geftyaburg, under a pass from Gen, Fwell, yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, roports the enemy then in posseasion of that towm io large force. ‘On tho way to!Harrisburg, be met a large column of rebel cavalry and artillery, numbering several thousands. ‘They were on the march towards Gettysburg. ‘Though wo are totally without news as to the result of the struggle to-day, very little doubt is entertained that the result i favorabie to the Union. T understand that General Couch has positive information to that fect, All ia quiet im the vicinity of Carlisle. Small bands of rebel cavairy are reported still hovering not far from the Surquehaana, and picking up what plon- der they can. The telograph line to Baltimore over the tral Railroad je being reconstructed to-day from both ends of the line, When this im done we may Norther! have more and better intelligence, ‘Two soldiers frem fusquedanna county were killed to Camp Curtis this afternoon by lightning. Chambersburg was evacuated by tne rebels on Thuss- day morning, they going towards Gettsyburg. Imboden’s force evacuated this morning, and were at- tacked by Colopel Pierce and forty-two prisoners cap: tured. a: 18 ia stated that the mountains in the districts from which the rebel army has retreated is filled with desert- ers waiting an opportunity to reseh our lines. It a reported that General Sickles was.wounded in the Daitlo to-day. ‘The rebels battered down the railroad buildings ot Chamberaburg. THE REBELS ON THE DEFENSIVE. Puaperrma, July 3, 1863. Ampecial despatch to,she Bulletin, from Harrisburg, ayn -— Nothing ia yet known as to results, But the imprea lon prevails that the great decisive battle of the cam paign has been fought in the neighborhood of Cashtown, Detween Gettysburg and Chambersburg. It ts Dolieved that we have suffered beevy losses in officers and men, but Lee is #0 crippled as to be placed on in South Mountain, near Chambers hu through which he hopes to escape if defeated. A guard ntationed at Bridge $4, om the Northern Central Railroad, heard firing in that direction Nike that of flying artillery, whence it is believed that Pleasanton is agein at work with his dashing eavalry, fighting for the possession of the gap. SHIPPENSBURG AND CHAMBERSBURG EVA CUATED BY THE REBELS. Hurnmnena, July 3, 1868 A prominent citizen of Gettysburg, who there yea terdey morving on a pass irsued by Gen. el] to go to Heidelburg, met Stewart, Fitzbugh | ee and Wade Hamp- ‘ton, with what be estimated at 10,000 cavalry, who were moving in the direction of Gettysburg. told bim that Lee had no intention of leaving Peunay! ‘Their officers vania, Dut was going to remain bere until hie army was destroyed or victorious, He arrived here this evening, the enemy making no effort to restrain bi Two militiamen from Susquenansa county were killed this evening at Camp Curtin by lightning. A despated from Loudon this morning states that yes. torday the'rebels left Chambersburg, taking the roed in the direstion of Gettysburg. Before leaving they burned the dopet and workabops belonging to the railroad. Lou don is fourteen miles west of Chambersburg. ‘The enemy also evacuated Bhippeasbirg yesterdey, moving im the same direction. Everything goes to show thet Lee bas bis whole army coacentrated between Cashtown and Gettysburg. The train that left Carlisle at seven o’cleck this morn jag drought down twenty-four rebel deserters who had come i= from the mountains, They kaew the rewult of the battle, but state that both armics are fighting with great deeperation. Firing wan heard from daylight up te three o'clock thie afternoon at diferent pointe down the river. MOVEMENTS OF THE REBEL AND UNION FORCES. Wwowwitis, Pa , July I—Midnight The rebel force is concentrated on South Mountain, towards Carlisie, siz miles porth of Gettysburg. General Sedgwick's corps passed York, in the direction of Dover, at four o'clock thia afternoon, of the enemy. The Second army corpse moved up from Hanever at eight o'clock this morn! It im the rear THE ENTIRE REBEL STRENGTH CONCEN- TRATING AT GETTYSBURG, Supreranvec, Pa. July 5-8 P M. Captain Wm. H. Boyd reached hore Inst evening with forty two prisoners. Yesterday he went to Fayettertic and cut off @ portion of Geo, Ewell rear guard scattering them in every direction, Capt. Boyd did not lose « mun Lieut, Knowles, with only eight men of Capt. Boy command, charged upon seventy five rebel cavalry, cap turing twemty-two men and thirty. three bores. When re turning to the main command be was cut off by aboat one hundred and fifty mounted rebels, He bad t abandon hie booty, but i prisoners, an@ cut hia way out. The act waa & dariég dnd gallant one. The Feventh Virginia cavairy arrived in Chambers irg Inet evening Generain Lee, Langrireet, wel), and other rebel gene rain, with their respective commands, are concentrating their forces im the neighborhood of Gettysburg “taart's cavalry wanon the road w that piace yesterday. im boden’s forces, also every available gan, musket and cannod, a being sent to Lee and to the point above wate feventy nine pieces of artitiery passed on the pike from Chambersburg to reinforce Lae yenterday and the day before. All the forces excepts guard nave left Green cantie, Over one hundred wagons have gone to Gettys burg, oF in that direetion This town \s much changed nines ihe visit of the rebels, THE ENEMY FALLING BACK. Canta, Pa. Joly 5, 1868. Alle now quiet bere, The enemy are reported to be failing beck to n ght via Mount Holly, i woth here. Al any rate (be enemy at the point stated is mow ing in som, Chambersburg \@ sot berned coly the belldingy be longing and adjacent to (he raliread are Gextroyed ONE OF GEN. MEADE’'S COURIERS KILLED, Covmmma, Pa., July §, 1968 Capt. Roberta, of Ph ladetpbia, who wan captured pear Gettyaberg and paroled, has arrived here. He reporte (hat yesteriay bepred Yorke 8 courier from Genera) Meade 10 General Looch topped ata howe have bis bores fed The women in the house became siarmed and biew « born to cofiect (he ceighbere, whea the oourter, fearing that the coe would reach the rebele, threatened them if they 44 pot Genet At (hia moment theowner of the house arrived, and, tailing the ovurier for «rebel, drew 0 piel and atet bie The court ters sexpatchen were gubemysentiy sent to Hal. Limore, very fonle hy, natead of to Harr borg. (apie Mberts says thet fembers of prople io York and Adama conntien oflered every pom Me sematancn Wo he rebels, pointing ut te them the property of Unie ctirane Got of tie government, amd ehowing them the a leary sent com tumous artillery firing was beard yerter tay aternoee ahd ut night la the diretine a Dover eight males portowert of Yorke THK WASHINGTON TELEGRAMS ee ator mnation rece yd tere We th a hare ot Cet Upeberg Wert wit me entremety Ceres end Hh there, which were gallantly met by our toons. Thix morning at daydight the contest was spiritedly renewed. Our army drove the enemy, who in turn drove ours, the fighting being desperately severe aud the fiercest probably of the war, Prisoners report that Longstreet was killed, and thie to be confirmed by later intelligence. jeneral Sickles, it ie said, was wounded and bad his Jeg amputated on the held, General Barkedale, of the rebel army, is killed, and hie Dody is in our possension The latest intelligence received here was up to eleven o'clock to-day, Rebel mail matter was captured. Among the letters, it in reported, i# a lotior from Jo. Davin to Lee, raying he could send him no more troopa as Richmond was #ork- ously threatened, MR. J, H. VOSBURG'S LPM Minnimrows, Md., June 29, 1863 THR RECRYTION IN MARYLAND —KOFECT ON TH TROOFR In Maryland once more our poldiers feel that thetr foot aro on thoir native heath, and tho amiling faces, kind word and moro material comforts which haye been freely lavinhed upot them have elevated thelr spiriia to the highest key of martial eothusiaam, They will debt pto- riounly here. Of that there cam be no doubt, In Virgie ia they were somewhat discouraged; for they never expected to win a battle there; but in oar Maryland they feel conf dent of #1 ocona. oun MARGE from Edward's Ferry, through Poolesville and Jefferson to Middletown, was delightful, The Middietown valley ie one of the finest in the world for agricaltural purposes, while the scenery in unsurpassed in beauty. The land ap pears to be in the highest state of cultivation, and the wheatfelds are ax thriving as one could wish. The farmers of this region are principally Dutch, of the old Pennayivania stock ‘THR CUMRERLAND VALLEY ANT IT® Wal Tine. There are extensive prospects of transcendent lo vet noes in thie valley, looking towards Youth Mountain and the Potomac = Fi a polot near Jefferson own be seam Point of Rocke and Harper's Ferry, with an interval of elighvrad fleld and fomest, presenting @ landrcape more than any painter's dream. sIDOLETOWN ia @ place of about one thourand inhabi near the centre fine valley. Not 1 @ it will long be remembe: of our army who had an opportunity to learn something of the disponition of the inhabitants, With the excep tion of some balf doven families, the reniden oughly loyal, and their sentiments are by 09 moar the paswive kind. OUR GREETING Through the whole valley, in‘eed. oor noldiers were greeted with aympathizing looke and words, aod every effort was made W contribute to their comfort The wounded from the battle of South Mourtvia tmet year wore brought ty Middletown, where the ladies ationded them moet axsdnonnly and tenderly, Some rebel cavalry panned through the town op thele way to and from Predé rick on Saturday, Sunday apd Monday best. bat their stey in the village was no #hort they did very Hite damage. They threatened to burn the town on accounts of ius known Union| wat HOWAND ONY MENON we shall always retain of Middletown, and many @ nob dier can say of a kind word heard here Tt will ring bo my ear til Edom tid die. AL OTIS E FORE eral Stoinwehr has been occ nying The diviewn of the Boonsboro Gap, four miles trom this place. The in habitanta of Beoosboro and vicinity tell many © ab stories of their treatment by the rebels, Ome rebel wot dier, dresred iv the oniform of the Unten army, stavered himself near Roonsboro Gap and robbed every evtinn who panred, nome of thom of considerable amounts, Ail the good horses in the neighborkood were ( keo, aud nich damage wan dou OUR REA DING CORRESP( INDENCE, Reanins, Pa, July 1, 186 RACTIMENT—NO FREPARATIONN FOR THY! FOURTH In the “piping tines of peace’! the citivenn of Memting are more or lems engaged at this season in preparing peacefully celebrate the National Day Net ro now, how ever, There in nothing apoken of thought of rewerly bat war.and preparations for war, No city in |ennnyt vania bas contributed more in proportion to her mea # than Heading, At the present moment mort of the cits rove are at drill, and (wo campe are forming in the ¥ieint ty of the town, Columns of men, with drum and fife at their head, are constantly marching and courtermarching beating up for recruits, who are not slow |p wining. Mem from the country are also coming into the city for Neod- ing ts to be one of Tue PRM AL REXDRETOUR FOR TROOTS Never hefore wane spertacia like the prevent probably the like of hee deme wall io thin cree ain. The city Fer Pires of business, with the exception of the iron tectorice working for the government, han cloned ite crore io give the citizens a chance to volunteer and repe! the eoemy The BR STRENGTH TUR NEW OF THEN ty ndereribable releteleg and is now hoped they will fail fowl of the Army of the Petr mac. A gentleman arrived here yesteriay (rcv (be bereburg who parted three timer through the rebel army. fle roperte the whee strereth of ther forcer between forty thoward by derevood that beriten {thie the « RATdIOg the mountain paree in the viewity of Yorke, It ie ancnria reserve artillery of the rebel army | Chambernbarg, and numbers ene bondre pleone, and that besides thie tbe enemy forty and Gfty pieces wm the are usually two guna to every total number of the eeemy bat be entire foree cannot ox eed Binety Coward men, i te number of gua are in proportion Ww nuneread strength of the rebel army MR. W. YOUNG'S LETTER. y Pa, tuly 2, 1808 Stoart's cavalry croeeed the Yurnpike about five mile shove York, and followed the Dever row w Carlule His rd wan pushed by Kilpatrick te within ten miles of Carlie. Fifteen rebels were captered ana Btoart got a big wcere In & cavalry ekirminh near day, the Vifth Michigan weed the Hpencer repewt ing fife for the fret time, and in their Gre fight, uilling twenty three rebel and wounding many more. Companion 1 and 1, 08 the right 0 the rebel pickets & mile aod a half, Chauncey Rathbone of Company D. wan killed bet before be fell made thew rebels bite the dust Littiertown — yerter in we Frown to inatract them in lnadine bis #pencer se prating rite carbine, byt be decliowt to do 1 ee 1 stehewnter » ot beyond the fer hin ermine “ 4 ret, bet pieation open = with be olemn te « Stonrt ewuog Of forther Wo the right then wan @ Li ipated, and theretore eeraped ee woul! been bet Kilpmtr vem the elome w the rom’ ort may yet fed treat impeded. end he pet cnabia Ww reach the Comberiand “9 ihe hone eaptoret entering our linen one fondred aA Afty evpply wagene feet hundred moter ar tone homired ted cinety prienere bewiden laren tember We commman’ ban really been weakened hi boreee in howe aed rapit war of Killed, wounded and prism ere men amd reducing them Wwelow lhe Oybirg ot hore we ome wtacded There wae heavy firieg at Gettyebore yente and inet evening whith Wee renewed thet mornin oth latactry and artilery fring war heard ty gentleman whe wan Wilber seven miler of Ueltye thie morning. and the arvilery Oring wat heard with tao milen of York at men Ye day Your other corresrcndett oun give better . ermatoon fe to what forcee were engaged On either ete (haw | aun Obie to rrmmonw we Ramone are preveien| (bat Geliyeborr © 0 sehen Mot it ably arnee from 6 uring (90 boemem aed two roe tayon’d Getiyeburg, camel by (be bursting of@ oe 11 be themght there are 60 rebels thin auto of Cartinte eet ihal (bein vaunted beanie of caesar Mb) ater; he aod Malhianone eccameively we | ie bona mal bety or cavecry Cameral Kilipmirik © comme = tie Yor (he s[Vrm, 4nd were wetenined wb , NEW YORK TWENTY SRCOND her! MENT. 10 THE RDTTOR OF THR Wess e Came, Jory 2 Tha regiment bee mat with 66 lowe MLOTD Annee wane Cohen) Commmamtiong MY Twenty seced regiment THE 1948