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VOLUMN XYIII
ROME GA„ FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 81, 1868.
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Tremendous Riot in New York.
The largest and most bloody riot
hat over occurred in that city, was.ra
ting in Now York on tho 13th and 14th
if this month. Tho mob determined
lop tho draft and- they succeeded.
Before night of the second day, Lin
iln ordered the draft to he suspended,
fhe mob had demolished tho offices
nhcro tho draft was being made, dc-
itroycd all the lists and papers, burn
ing tho buildings and killing or most
mmorcifully boating tho officers.
One account states that one hundred
tail fifty negroes, against whom iho
mob appeared to be particularly enrag
ed—wore killed, and over fifty white
men—besides a thousand ormoro woun
ded.
Tho military fired ono or two volleys
upon the crowd, killing and wounding
liirly at one time. Cannon were plan
ed in the streets, the railroad tracks
urn up, houses and stores plundered
ml burned, tho Tribune office nt-
tked, Greeley escaped by flight, the
res woro till closed and Guv. Seymour
■laved, by proclamation, the city in a
tr of insurrection. Many buildings
hi burned and the’eity teemed a com
ic l’andemomium.
lllih mob was made u > mostly of tho
ahofers and mechanics who could
t raise, the. throe hundred dollars to
lrit-e them from dm ft. ll.nv long
I Abo will suspend the draft, or
heiher tho suspension extends be-
md the limits of New York city, is
ot known. It may he that- a revolu-
in has commenced at tho North that
tiring fanaticism to its senses before
and discouraging spirit, with their legiti
mate fronts, croaking, finding fault and com.
plaining, instantly cease. It is just
what the Abolitionists love to hear arid
see, it is what some of our people do,
under small reverses, without thinking
of tho effects and consequeucesftr
Let that spirit, eourugo and patriot
ism, pervade cveary brest, which olid
that of Paul Jones whilst his old frail
bark, the ‘‘Bon Hommo Riohard,” was
actually sinking, so that he had to lash
her to tho new British ship to keep her
from going down, with his guns all dis>
mounted, and more than ono half of
of his men dead on his deck. The as
tonished .English commander, hailed
.him, “Have you struck We have not yet
began to fight,' was tho response-springing
on board the proud English ship “Sera-
pis”—pell mell, hand to hand, with
his gal lent men. In a few mintos tho
proud and astonished Briton "struck,"
and Paul Jones had a tine new ship of
war, in plucp of the old riokety ‘‘Bon
Hommo Richard," which ho let "slide.”
Our cause is just, and with suoh a
causa and suoh a spirit, with an hum-
blo reljanco on Heaven—God himself is
pledged to sustain us, and he will*do it
“though the Heavons fall”—better'that
those wllo will keep up an everlasting
croaking and complaining, w.ere trans
ferred North, than thus, (many -of
them unwillingly) damage our cause.
From the Savannah Jlepublican,
Th e Great Battle of Gottysb urg.
• GETTVSBona, Pa, July 4th, 1863.
Tho bloodiest and most desperate
battle of this bloody and desperate war,
has just boon fought here, on the soil
of Pennsylvania]* It commenced on
thoevoning of Wednesday, -tho 1st
inst.; was renewed on tho 2d, and
again on the 3d, and the two armies
still faoe each othor in lino of battle,
worn, battle-scarred, and sovorely pun
ished. Tho Confederates haao Had the
best of the terrible conflict, yet tho’r
success has been purchased at a cost
disposition was shown to undertake a
proper reoonnoisanco of the ground—
an omission whioh every man in the
army now deeply regrets. It was well
known that Meade had ohoson a for
midable position, but tho oxtent and
strength of his line, tho disposition of
his forces, as well as tho nature of tho
ground, and ospeoially the relation his
lino boro to tho mountain spurs on the
right, were but little understood.
• Longstreot was posted on the right,
Hill in the centre, and Ewell on tho
left. It was deemed advisable to make
an effort to turn tho enemy’s left flank,
und Longstreot was charged with that
this
yuiuuuouu as u cos, JMffi MSM 0 '
that will carry grief to many thousand I 8 divisions were put in
hearts in our suflforing land. 1 for- mot ? n ‘ discovered, after pro-
a full telegraphic synopsis of | ceding some distnnoe by a oirouitous
le to Winchester, and trust it f?,1
J8@* Private Jrio. Holland, from the
Cherokee Artillery, returned yesterday
morning.
id©- We learn that tho prisoners
captured at Vioksburg have been fur
loughed for thirty days.
Soldiers not allowed to Walk upon
the Sidewalks of tho City of Rome.
The reported assertion and extensive
oirtulalion oi this wanton and unpro
voked falsehood, is calculated to do
the city tuuoh discredit in the minds of
persons belonging to the army. Tho
authorities of AtUntii have been con
strained to make a denial through the
l’reess, of a similar slander, and we
liavo heretofore refrained from.it believ.
ing that no man of common cense
would credit such a report.
Learning however, ihut the belief of
H is t-ncourgagi d TO some citizens of the
County who have u small jealousy of tho
character of our city, wo now taken oc
casion to deny it once for all, und ns-
sure the soldiers that no Bitch manner
was over proposed or discussed or dream
ed of by any of the > ,
Council of Rome.
No Cause Tor Discouragement.
Wo have lost Vicksburg and Port
Ittdson, It is a calamity and a disus-
cr, but docs not in the slightest, affect
he ultimate result—indeed the ten-
onoy will bo to energise'our people,
ho, from a long nnd continuous train
f successes, huvo beoomo rather too
elf-confident, and were relying, per-
mps, too much, upon" l.co, Johnston
ndBragg, and too little upon the arm
f Ood. The timid and worldly min
led of our people, should at once quit
roaking, and finding fault, and despon-
ing, and turn to praying and fighting,
t is thought, by many, that the Fed
mis have the contiolof the Mississippi
iver—there is not a greater mistake—■
hey never can have uninterrupted con-
mi of tins great river as long as it
ouths into the Gulf of Mexico, and
lieie is a living trueflratheme?/ Their
ossession is and never can be anything
,ut a mere quasi possession, which will
interrupted, every day and almost
very hour of the day and night-
liing but an array planted on each
"ink from llio mouth of the Missouri
0 the Gulf, occupying every milo of
ach bank could fjr on hour mako
heir .'possession complete—and this
°uld require more men than aro to be
Wild in theU. S., England and Franco,
■ut if they have even this kind of pos
sesion, what good to them ? They
ould have no body to trado or selj
heir corn, bacon and flour to but
hemselves and to supply their own
mops. It is not possible that they
nn keep such possession of this migh
ty "inland sea” ns to prevent more
han one half of the commerog attemp
ted to bo floated on-this river from be-
tr.g destroyed or falling into the hands
°f the Confederates who will ask no
better holiday amusement than lifting
their trading boats oft the faco of the
river by day and by night. What if
they had Richmond, Charleston, Sa
vannah and Mobile ? like the Mississip
pi, it would cost them ten times the
amount that they would bo worth to
i-hem, to hold them and garrison them;
faa, even every town and city in the
8 °uth, would be only produotive of tho
satno results to them. A despondent
Sety-Eureka ! Thoyaukees has open
ed the passage of tho Mississippi. A
passage was once ‘opened through tho
Red Sea—but it dosed up again.
ggy-Gen. D. H. Hill -(according to
report) was at first ordered to Gen.
Johnston, but while enrouted his des
tination was changed, and ho was sent
to Gen. Bragg, to take the place of
Gen. Hardee who was ordered to re
port to Gen. Johnston, Set 'says tho
Richmond Enquirer.
Mbs. Ai.ioe Williams.—This farfa-
med female soldier, under arrest for
appearing in officer’s attire, having
been released, passed through this city
yesterday, and will again proceed to.
nctjvo sorvico in the field. She has at
ready boon in tho service a great while,
and is ropresenled to -be a woman of
horo.c character, fouring no danger and
shrinking from no undertaking. She
was first commissioned a«a Lieutenant
and served several, months before her ■, Early.a
sex was suspected. W lien arrested ami up on ^ln
brought to trial, she only had ‘to prove | uted largely td the suoc
her identity to secure her release. ' Several flags, including
[60111/1 Carolinian IdtJi inst. the 104th N. Y. Regia
The Case of the Alexandria.
The decision of the British Court in
the case of the Alexandria, says the
Richmond Dispatch, puts an end to
Mr. Adam’s operations, through his
spies, peering nnd prying into every
British Bhip-yml to ascertain if there
were any ships building for the Confed
erate States. Tho decision gives per
fect liberty to every ship builder to
build ns many ships ns ho pleases for
tho South. It will highly irritate the
Yankees ; but tho English Court forti
fied itself by the highest Federal au
thority. It sustained its decision by
citting tho opinion of Judge Story, who
‘‘laid it down that, although by tho
tol'msof the Foreign Enlistment act a
neutral State tyas precluded from equip
ping or arming vessels for the purpose
or aggression against a friendly power,
they were not precluded from equip
ping, und arming them for the purpose
of sale, to any, bolligerent or otherwise,'
who otiose to purchase them.” This,
tho Court assumed, authorized a neu
tral to equip a ship of war just as he
may construot a cannon, if he intend;
not to uso or have it used against a
friendly power, but merely to sell it;
and he might oven Bell it to either of
the belligerents. But in the case of
Alexandria the question was not as “to
arming and equipping,” the testimony
only proving tho “buildipg.” of the
ship.. The Fury gave a verdii
defer
The jury gave a verdict for the
endants very promptly.
warded
the battle
was received in duo season. Below you
have a more detailed account, written
under every possible disadvantage:
THE BATTLE FIELD.
The two armies movod witlf gieat
rapidity from the batiks of tho Rappa
hannock across tho Potomac,. and
through Maryland into Pennsylvania,
Federal prisoners say they marched, on
an average, twenty-live miles a day, mid
that they stripped themselves of all
surplus baggage and transportation that
might impede their movements. The
two leaders seemed to understand the
designs of each other; at least there is
good reason-for believing that Gen, Leo
expected to encounter his antagonist
met him. It is-probablo, however, that
he would have ohosen a different field,
and one somewhat nearer both to Bal
timore and Washington j but. thorapld-
: ty with which General Meade advano-
d, loft him no alternative but to accept
battle here or to manoeuvre for a more
advantageous position. As it was Gen.
Meade bad the choice of ground, and
and most excellent use ho made of if,
A position more favorable to liimself
ftDd more unfavorable- to Gen. Leo,
(should the latter make -.ho assault)
could hardly hove been selected. His
lino exteuded along u range of hills
just in front and a-little to the right of
Gettysburg, and nearly parallel to the
Gettysburg and Emmeltsburg turnpike,
and the South Mountain in our rour.
His right wing rested upon Cemetery
Hill, opposite to the town, and his left
upon te very high hills or mouutuin
spurs, ono of which was covered with
timber, and the other with immense
rooks, behind which his men were
well protected as under a wall of ada
ina'ttt.
Gch. Lee’s position was also a strong
one, but in no respect equal to that of
the enemy. His line extended from a
point above the town along a gently
swelling ridge to tho right. Thospaeo
betiven the two linos, wtiich was some
four miles in length, was undulathig,
ar.d, for tko most part, free of timber
und other obstructions, except an occa
sion stonojenco und fuhu house. Tho
distance from one lino to the other, or
rather from ono line of hills to tno oth
er, varied from a thousand to fifteen
hundred yards; so that tho party that
should make the assault, would be sub
jected to a murderous urtillery tiro be
fore his infantry could get within mus
ket range. The enemy decided ts re-
ncive the attack, and thus he secured
all the great advantages his position
gave him. But to the
BATTLE OF THE FIRST DAV.
Hearing of Mcado’s approach, Gen.
Lee, on the 30th ult., put the forces
about Chambeisburg in motion. Pen
der’s and Heth’s Divisions of Hill’s
corps were the first to cross the south
mountain by the Cash town turnpike.
They approached Gettysburg on the 1st
inst., and finding the enemy in position
between himself and the town. General
Hill proceeded at onCe to give him bat-
tlo, The attack was made with vigor
and success; '(he enemy was driven
buck with heavy Jbss through the town,
to the tango of IiilTS which he finally
.occupied during the remainder of the
conflicts Tho fiattlo did not open until
alter•7fiiddaytp»ljUlo iu the afternoon
f of Ewell’s corps came
r $m York, and contrib-
success of our urine,
the colors of
Regim'eiit,; 'nearly all
of tho cncmy&r||Woundcd, and about
3,000 .prisonqrfif fell into our hands.
Gen.’Reynolds, who commanded tho
Federal forces (Gen. Meade with the
main %ody of tho army not having
arrived) and Gen. Paul were killed.
Had not night put ari end to the con
flict, we should havo gained the strong
position which the enemy finally occu
pied. We lost a few prisoners on our
part-, including Brigadier Gen. Archer,
of Maryland, who commanded th'o
Tonnessee brigade.
Johnson’s division of Ewoll’s corps,
and Andersons division of A. P. Hill’s,
reached the ground just at night, but
not in time to participate in the con
flict. Longstreot’s corps, except Pick
ett’s .Division, arrived within three
miles of tho battle field lato at night,
preceded a few hours by Gen. Leo. Tho
whole of the Fedoral army, largely re
inforced by the troops stationed at
Washington, Baltimoro, Harper’s Ferry
and other available points, came up
the same night j and Gen. Meade as
sumed the immediate oommand of the
Federal troopB as Gen. Leo did ours.
Thus concentrated, the two armies
were ready for
THE SECOND SAY’S FIGHT.
It was late in the afternoon of th 2d,
before either army got .fully into posi
tion. Gen. Lee desired to . matte the
attaolc immediately, feeling confident
that his infantry were able'to oarry any
position however strong. But little
that direotion without bringing his
column within view of-the enemy, and
thus disclosing the whole movement.—
It became necessary, therefore, for him
to retrace his steps, and to advance by
another route. In this way muoh time
was lost before tho movement upon tho
enemy’s flank could be exeoutetl, and
which might havo been avoided by a
previous examination of the ground.—
MoLaws’ proper position was on the
oxtreme right, but in the hurry to mako
tho attack Hood was 1 laced' on the
right and McLaws next to him. Both
of theso excellent officers desired that
a roconnoisanco of trie ground should
precede the assault, in order to ascer
tain, if possible, whether the enemy
occupied the high hills in their front,
and in what force; but-the deoifjon of
Genp. Lee. and Longstroeb was against
it, and the^tssaulling column was or
dered tp move forward.
It is a'fu'ct not generally known, and
wliiohTt may not be improper to stato
in this connoation, thqt in all his fa
mous flank movements, Gen Jackson
was careful te oxan)irM.the ground und
to learn the exact position of the ene
my, and hence his blows wore always
Well aimed and terrible in efteot.
Suoh, too, is Gen. Lee’s practice, but
in the present ease it was probably sup
posed that an immediate attack buloro
tho enemy could get in position, would
more than counterbalance tliedisadv in
takes resulting from inexact knowledge
of the ground.
But four o’clock had arrived, and the
first gun ftyrn Henry’s battalion of nr
lillery announced that the assuult had
commenced on tho extreme right.—
Cabell’s battalion', of McLaws' division,
opened next, and in a Tew minutes the
artillery fire became general along our
entire lino. The splended divisions of
Hood and MoLaws swept on to the
oliargo in admirablo stylo. An officer
who was present said it was worth ten
years ordinary life to witness tho man
ner in which McLaws’ division rushed
across tho field and assaulted the al
most impregnable position iti front.
It was soon discovered that the ene
my was in strong force on the moun
tain spurs en the right, aud that it wsb
impossible to turn his position and get
in his rear, without passing around the
mountaius, which was impracticable ;
but it was then too late to pause, and
onward the column moved in the face
of a terrible fire of musketry and con
verging batteries. If tho position could
not bo turned, the only alternative left
was to dislodge the foo by hard blows.
These blows were given freely ; ho was
pushed from the wooded mountain,
and his line bent book until it rested
upon tho high rocky hill'or eminence.
Indeed, his line all along Longstrect’s
f ont wus driven buck with immense'
loss; battery after battery was silenced
or oarried by storm, and a lurgo num
ber of flags taken and about 1,800 pris
oners captutvd, chiefly by McLaws’ di
vision. it is estimated that Wofford’s
Georgia brigade alone killed, woundod
and oaptured more men than ho had
iu bis whole command He (Brought
off four splendid flags, taken by-the in
fantry ol Torn Cobu's and l’hillipps’
Legions, and passed so many prisoners'
to tho tear that at one time he tcare'd
the enemy had turned his ewn posi
tion.
It was during -this brilliant charge
that Gen. Hood, one of the best officers
in the service,roceivod a painful, though
not dangerous, wound in the arm,
whioh made it necessary for him to
turn tho oommand of his division over
to that rising young officer, Gen. Law,
of Alabama, whose excellent brigade
formed ti part of that division. Brig.
Gens. Anuerson of Georgia, and Ro.b-
inson, of Texas, were also woundod in
the same oliargo, tho former in the
thigh. GenB. Lay and Benning escaped
without a bruise, though many of then’
field officers were killed or wounded,
and llioir regiments badly cut up, In
McLaws’ division, Gon. Barksdalo, one
of the bravest aud noblest spirits that
have fallen in all the war, was killed,
and Gen. Sernmes, a true knight as
over drew a blade, and who never says
to his command, “go on,” but always
“come on,” was seriously woundod.—
An effort was made to save Gen. Barks
dale’s body, but.it could not be done.—
He had led his brigade, hat in hand,
arid had first carried a. heavy battery,
when he was shot down by one of the
enemy’s retreating sharpshooters.—
Other batteries-boro upon tho position
he bad taken, and thoir terrible con
verging fires rendered it neoessary for
his brigade, whioh was also thrown into
temporary confusion by his fall, to Re
tire somewhat to tho rear. The enemy
waved their flag over his prostrate body
when they ro-oooupied the ominonoe
from whioh ho and hiB bravo Mississip-
pians had driven them. Gen.' Barks
dale’s lost hasty words were : “Give my
love to my dear family and tell them I
died at my post.” ■
Gon. Semraes had .carriod a tourni
quet on his person since tho beginning
of the war. Tho fire of the enemy be
coming more fearful than any ho had
ever witnessed in the niany battles
through whioh he had passed unsoratoh-
od, he took the tourniquet from his
bosom Arid was holding it in his hand,
w-hen he was struok in the thigh by a
minnio ball and the femoral artpiy was
out. Ho applied the tourniquet with
his own hands and stopped the hemor
rhage until a Burgeon could take up
the artery; otherwise he must have
died in a few minutes.
It ts but justice to the dead and the
living that the names of brigades com
posing the divisions in Longstreet’s
oorps, which partioipatud in this bril
liant work, should here bo given, and
it is to be regretted that time and space
do not allow me to record the names of
tho regiments and officers elsq. The
brigades aro: Iu MoLaws’ division,
Xommes’ and VVofl’ord.’s' from Georgia,
Barksdale’s from Mississippi, nnd Ker
shaw’s from South Carolina j aro in
Hood’s division, Law’s from Alabama,
Robinson’s from Texas, and Benning’s
and Anderson’s from Georgia.
There is no better material in all the
army-than in those noble brigades.—
The 24th Georgia, whose Colonel(Mc-
MiUan) was absent on leave, wavered
for a moment, but Gen. Longstreet
n eed himself at the head of it and
it forward, when the men gave him
three rousing cheers and rushed upon
the foe in most- gallant style. Kershaw
and his Carolinians always' behave well,
and their conduot on tho prosent occa
sion 1 , as well as that of the ether offi
cers and brigaucB in the aorps, was all
that eould be desired.
.was ' very
ood’s and 'Mo-
Wright’s **and
'Anderson's divis-
It is proper to add that though Hood
and MoLaws captured a number of bat-
toriesithey were ablo to bring off but few
guns. Gen. Meade, who belonged t« tho
corps of Topographical Engineors, had
ohosen his ground, and posted bis ar
tillery so wisel/ that one battery bore
upon another j so that when a battery
was taken, it was found impossible to
bring off the guns on account of the
iiio from other batteries bearing upon
the position. In most instances too,
the horses wero killed, and the inter
vening stone fences prevented our men
from drawing the guns from thg field
by haqd.
But I must hurry on, even though
iny account should be meagre, and un
satisfactory, for the courier has saddled
his horse and is ready to leave. I
trust he may .get through safely and
that my letter may reach you in due
soason.
The attack on the centre, unfortu
nately, was not made simultaneously
with that on the right. Tho same may
bo said of tho attack on the 1 left. Tho
artillery opened about the same timo
all along the line, but MoLaws and
flood had been ongaged some time be-
foro Hill’s infantry advanced, to the
charge: and when they did advance
their movement was not. regular and
systematic as it should have been. For
instance Anderson’s division of Hill’s
aorps, which was posted on tho loft of
MoLaws, never did get fully into the
action, while Ponder’s division did not
fire a gun until late in the day.
derson’s Division, for example,
E osted ip the following order: Wilcox’s
rigade was posted _on the right, Ma-
hone's on the loft] Wright’s on tho
centre, Perry’son the right centre, and
and Posey’s on tho left centro. Wilcox
was to advance first, to bo followed by
tho ..the other brigades in their order
to tho left. Wilcox and his unconquer
able Alabamians moved out at the ap
pointed time and fought long and des
perately. Perry’s brigade (Perry was
not preset t himself) advancod a' short
distance, but did not become fully on
gigod. Wright went boldly forward
and excelled, if possible, all hjs pre
vious performances, though at a fearful
cost to his command, as will be seen
when a list sf his losses shall oome to
be published. His brigade captured a
battery of 20 guns, and two of his best
officers—Major Ross and Capt. Redding
of Macon— wore shot down whilo en
deavoring to move off the guns. The
first was badly wounded and left on fhe
field ; tho other was killed. But Posey
who was to move next in order, was
unwilling, it is reported, to advance,
contending that his left flank would be
uncovered, and that Malione should
move first. Mahone, on the other
hand, declined to proceed unless Posey
and Pender’s division on his left should
do so at tho same timo. Upon this
face being made- known tp Pender, he
rode forward to exumirie tho ground,
when ho rficoived a wound and was.
disabled. The question then arose
among his Brigadiers as to Who was tho
nd this point was not
■ officer, ai
1 until ah
settled
Wilcox and Wright wero struggling
with mortal odds against them; but
thoir valor and blood woro expended
to little purpose,- since the efteot of
their courageous” efforts -was defeated
by the unpardonable conduct of other
portions of,tho division. Wilcox’s loss,
as well as Wright’s was very heavy.
Among the killed in the brigade of the
latter was Col. William Gibson; of the
48th Georgia.
I am not yot informed, in regard io
tho Order in which Ewell’s corps bo-
camo engaged, and cannot, therefore
enter' into dotaails. It is reported,
however, that tho attack on tho left
was made a little late, and not with
even arid woll sustained lines. I know
norwhother this account is entirely
correct; but it may bo safely affirmed
that the oorps fought well, and was
skillfully handled after it did become
engaged. It is said that on the left, us
on the right and centre, the enemy was
driven fromseveral strong positions;
but that if was found impossible' to
hold them, owing to tho commanding
fire of- batteries posted In the rear, arid
fo the right-and left.
The result of tho second days fight
may bo summed up in a few words: the
Confederates inflicted a tremendous
loss upon the enemy t drove him a mile
and a naif on tho right, oaptured about
two thousand prisoners, a large number
of flags and battor’os, and won the*
ground on whioh too conflict for the •
most part had been waged, but owing
to the great strength of tho enemy’s
losition—far exceeding that at Malvern
Jill—tho skillful arrangement of his
numerous and admirably served artille
ry, and the want of previous knowledge
on our part of the preoise nature of
tho ground, they found it impractica
ble to bold the positions or bring off
many of the guns they hud taken.—
Law’s brigade of Hood’s division, car
ried one of the batteries on the moun
tain, nnd turned the guns upon^the en.
omy ; but being ,raked by a cruel fire
from other position, ho foqrid it.neoos-
sary, fiftaHj “ - •
most part, Howevoi
tained the ground j
right,’until ‘
voluntarily
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’ tu« .fti.inp Day’s battle.
General Lee did not renew the attack
next day—Friday, the 3d—until ten
o’olock, when he opened upon the en«
emy from all parts of.his line with over
a hundred and forty guns. The enemy
responded promptly and vigorously,
using a great deal of round shot, his
pply of shell, it may be, having been
exhausted. So heavy an artillery fire
was never heard befdle. Our guns
were well served, as was shown by the
ground around the Federal batteries,
which was covered with dead men and
horse;. At a quartor to three o’olook,
and after tlio artillery had propared
the way, Piokett’s Virginia division,
Longstroet’s corps, which had only ar
rived the night beforo, was ordorod to
assault Cemetery Hill, Whioh was con
sidered the key to tho enemy’s whole
position. He was supported by Heth’s
division, commanded by Pettigrew
Heth having boon wounded in the
Irst days fight,) and Wilcox's brigade,
of Anderson’s division—both belong
ing to Hill’s oorps. Pieket’s charge was
made in exoeUent order and gallant
stylo, and ho suocecded in wresting a
a portion of tho hill and tho guns in
that quarter from the enemy, out the.
enfilading fires which wero brought to
bear upon him and the failure or Petti-
rew to get up simultaneously with
irnself, rendered it necessary for him
to retire with great loss. Of his Brig.
Gens., Garnett was killed and left on
the field, Kemper mortally wounded,
and smoe dead, and Armstead wound
ed, (Binoe dead—Ed’r.) All of his field
officers were struok, except two or
three, and many of thorn killed,
Lt. Col. Moxley Sorrel, and Majs. La-
trobo and Waltori, of Longatreet’sstaff,
had their horses killed under them,
and Capt. Goreos of the same staff, was
wounded. Mej. Read, of Savannah,
attached to Dearing’s Artillery battal
ion, was wounded in the forehead by
a piece of shell, but not dangerously.
To-day ail has been quiet along the
lines. Gen. Leo has endeavored to
provoke the enemy to make an assault
upon his position, by throwing his
skirmishers forward, but Gen. Meads,
who has displayed muoh skill and judg
ment, is too well aware of the strength
of his own position and the madness
of attacking Lee. Besides, if not near
ly annihilated, ho is certainly too bad
ly crippled to undertake so hazardous
an enterprise. If he can but save his
army and get it away, he will doubtless,
be more than content.
It would have been better for us, per
haps, if our attaok had been delayed
until the next day, and tho interval
had been devoted to a. careful rooon.'
noisance of. the greurid. The delay
would havo enabled Gen. Lee to get
his army into proper position, would,
havo given the troops time to rest and
prepare rations, ana insures a systematic ■
io, combined and simultaneous attack
from all parts of his lines! If this plan
bud been pursued, it is behoved that
the enemy weuld have been, dislodged
from his . formidable position before
now, and driven ignominiously back
upon his capital. It was probably Gen.
Lee’s desiio however, to fall upon his
adversary beforo bo eould get into
position, confident that his troops were
equal to any demand* upon their
courage and oonstanoy. - But no per
son, muoh less one who, like myself, is
unskilled in military affairs, can safely
oritieise the operations of such a com
mander as Lee, and I forbear, not for
his sake, but my 011 n, %
July 5.—Gen. Meade withdrew his
army last night in the direotion, it is
supposed, of Fredoriok. It is said that
Gen. Leo was aware of the movement,
or guessed that it would be made, arid
commenced to put bis own army in
motion about the samo time. No pur- '
suit has been attempted, or any dem
onstration made by either party. We
aro now. moving down the 8euth
Mountain' totviij-diBHagerstown, with a
view probably to reopen our line of
communications and to prepare for
further efforts. There are other
satisfactory reasons for returning to
Hagerstown, whioh it would be im
proper to state, but which would ho
considered good if mmJo known. But
more of this heronftor.
I have made all necessary arrange
ments to procure lists of tho killed and
wounded, and hope to bo able to for
ward them in a day or two. Among
our casualties are four Mujor Generals
wounded—Hood, Ponder, -Heth and