Quiner Scrapbooks: Correspondence of the Wisconsin Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 8

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was ln*tantly obCyM, Ipid kdptijp until thc manner and in theso locations bolh ; armies intervening space, where our batteries wore are resting Ibr tho night, ougaged, waa paascd over. Thcbo batteries The Second, Fifth and Sixth corps arc two in number, wore a part of the fcrlillery movuip thia way, anjl by inoniiiig will be belonging to (-lon. Baford's diviaion, And wore jop and roady to do battle with us. 'itntionod somo half a mile to tho'south of the While tho latter mentioned movement waa Getryaburgh Theological Sominacj', wbilo tlie beiug inado, tho cnomy kept up a continual opposing forco wera slMlbilcd and btiongly rain pf ahot an^ aholl upon the towh, and intrenched upon th«y oast'side of MarSh Creek,when ccaaing, their cavalry dashed through' and at about tbe aamc dlatanc^ from thcitho town, capturing nil atniy partiofi there Seminary .as were pur oiyn forces^       .. , cougrcKated, Uigctlier with the wouiidfed xvM
: The latter was the first to'opeji firC and'wcrc ocuupauta of, and the anrgoona and were for a time compclll^^ our battcrj'ss to uurso^i who were iu attendnnoc in, the many retire from tboir positiou. Thfe thoy wi-rc hastily organized hospiuls there located.— quietly doing aud in good orderj wh.'rt lho While thc firing waa in progres.? anif c few diviMua ot (jon. Wadaworth caiiic to their, UiiildingH wore set on firo, bnt tho toi^u uot support, tho two .able rogiiiieuts, tho Second boing conipiictly built, only such bulldin;;i> Wisconafn and Twonty-Ii'ourth Michig.-'m regi' ^h were struck by thuabells were consumed.' monta, ru.ihlngupand'dfivliig from iu front In the confusion and excitement ocoaaion.; of thom the iufaiitry foriJe who were inaking'Cd by the ehargcof cavalry, ardcafapproacli, dospcrate tiltbrtri to cajptutC the pi«Cos.—-lo the many hospitals being cut off, it4i& iiii- Wacu_ th^so aupportis arrived tlie balterio* i^oabiblo at the prosont writing to obta^ auy- iigain took up a coiniuaiiding position, wliiclf thing liko a correct list of ousualtics. OiiA thoy were enabled to hold during tlu? day."" losses; thongh, are enormouslt heavy,   espe-
¦ In rear of thp position so taken up, and to >«ially among field and line ofiiecrs ; neither the right, tho Divisiou of Gen. Wadsjrortb are we *arr"ant«rd iu guessing how sei^iouely were drawn Up iu lino of battle, with thc di- the rebels havo suffered. I
vision of Gcn. Robinson holtling the second ** - thk i>or.sas of the kirst coars. line. At the motnent that these form.ationa Upon reaching the aco no ofthe cngage- werc completed, the rebels, cmbtddened by liiont, this corps found tho oavalry division, tholf partial liucocss in driving frotn po.iition under Gen. Buford, drawn up in line on the llic jiatttt'.OH, attojuptod another c^«,Vgp,w^th Ohambcr^burgh ro.-wl, about throo miloa from tliepbj<>i;t of gviifiiifi.tba . pictwa,^ iwhcu tin: Gcttys^bufgh, with tliMr batteriea in the po- brigadea of the Second division,   ^ith  fixed sition as before stated.
bayonotti, m.uloa cl.argo upon tliein^ and auch Gcn. Rojiiolds, then being in command of as were uot killed wcro taken -prisoners.— tlic entire right wing, iminediately roflo to Two wiiliro regiiiieiitii—.i Touiiexaef and Mia» the front,"for the purpose of niaking a recon- BoUri'r^gimeirt^-^Wfere theii'^baggmL" iioisaancc and learning tbe   position of   tbo
ImniediuUilj after   the arrival   and  going-oppoaing force, when ho was struck with the ,iiitopoaitioii-»f the Flr9l Corps, thd Eleventh iniasilo that ended   his life.    The comluand
under Gon. Howard, wbo had b^eii in the'of tho corps then devolved upon Geu. Dou- Special Ptspatch to the^K^W York Tline«. rear atid marching on the aamo rofcd ft" th^bloday, who immediately hurried up to the •( Uatti.x-Fiki.Vubaii Oktttiiburo, i>a., i First, uiad^ tboir appeai-anooj niawied direct-front. In the incantinio thc cavalry kept . vU lULrmoRB, Fruiay, July ».••'f"" ly tlu-ough thc town, and at one J forniod a the enemy's infautry fully employed, until ^ My brief dispatches rognrdltig the desper- liuo of batMe.oH tb« right of tbe (fchainbera- thc corps w.us well in positiou. j, ate engagement of ymtorday have hardly oon- burgh rQad,,ai»d«oiao haif a-iflilo Miost OftWe. The First and Third Divisions first reach- veyed a truo ,ideia of ltd magnitude ajid char- College, which is located at the exircinc cud odiho front, and after being placed in position, > ixQter. We have now had two di.vs' fig|it-, ofthe lowiu. Aftor aome iliico lidurs of ar- the Second, still keeping up its double-quick, i: '"K- Nearly tho Whole of Wednesday h.i^ tUlcry.daoUiug.-Ui^ -rjibols^eoinraoufjedAo rc-jttCming iiiunediately up tothe right of the ^'"'^ employed by thc i'u-gt Atid Eleventh tiro, TJiere wero nfaik-sed tho two infantry Une. ^oon after, tho rcbcls advanced and ll <'0''P^> ^''¦'* varying sucoese, tlifcy finally be- coi-ps, and ih this formation a pursuit of thoir opened firo nlong the entire lino, Meredith's ing obliged t» fall back bofor^ e.""*^*^^,'/ »"¦, rctroatmg-iHilemit  WAS ooramcnoeil      Afcei'brigado, all Wcatcrii troops, dashed forward,'   perior numbers. ¦ >,.••"
driving tboiu buok towuid the itiount.'iint'and, witli fixed bayonets and a solid Uuiou j This nioniing there wore strong prvmoni- something over a milo Soon after fo^r o'clock ch«er, succeeded in capturing near six'httu- '¦'O'"* «f '^^ •^"'"''y engagement wilh tlie enemy it waa discovered that with an cxtciiBiveidred prisoners. Thc First ar.d Third Divi-n"! force, but aa the day woro a)way and jio forco of hifaiitry and cavuliy tUcy wero en- sions holding tbcir own, and finding no im- ,JHwiUv,e,«»kibitio»»-war mado b^- tho enemy, doavoi-ing to turu our left (lank, wi^li ar viuw.pressiou could be mado upon them, tho one- Wc, began lo think that porhapai thgre.would prObably to got between ua and our supply my turned their atteution to tho splendid ^o "<> immcdiaio batalo aftaV all. ' We wcr<f' trains. Upon thia-being noticed, fjnd it bii-dlvision uudor comniaud of General Robin- , hardly-iu a condition to ^ ^ivc hatflo, as all ing    ovidetiT that  Qur/..Wiiiiforoom«nt8, thoiso'n.    This divisiou being situated on a ridge, ' ""        "'"~ '" '      * *'""' """ '"
ble (ion. i'ani received thcfi>-Ul ''iound.
All this limo the First aiui Aliird divis¬ ions were being hard pushcil, but still held their ground, the Secqnd'^tision doing all the hard work, rcqiurliig fr4qucnt changes and prompt decistions in its commanding officer. So rapid and ffoqUCnt h^ thoy been firing that at thiatime thoy wfcre, completely out of ammunttiouy^^nd wer4 conipclled to got tbat then vcry usefiil hiticto from tho cartridgn boxea of tbfjir. ,.di:^ aud ,n;9jundcd comrades. v ]        -.',-1 <  •
While tho fight WW prcpgtc^ing and tho firing thoholto>t, a Lieiitcntmi of thdKighty- eighth rennaylvania eaiue i«i to. (l^ueral llobiiiaon, aflcr sahitiiitf, in'jiii inpromptu spiecb pi-osonted the ifA|^ od lhe Sixtuoutb Alabama. A,UOthcr fii.^ was uapturcd by,thc | JJinety-aevculh New York,   ' | , ., j
So rapidly wero the rebels ieinforccd \yitK \ freah troopa in tho^ attiempla to  tlirti'tbi) ' First's left, that it obligod   tlio order to'bi given to  fall back   a diatimi;* iof pot-hapsJ*' ii^ilo^fichting.tho whole liuic* I   .• ¦<»"
The Second divia'.oo wont i»to lUofight»t, II o'clock A. M.,.and.there  te^riained oll.thc,
I lime, subject to jL  gaflirig' firoi, wilhoiit aup- jiort 0,r reinforcements, until 6io'clofck. The Staff attached to Gen. K()binson'8 oon**'
^ mand waa all actively ongng6d,|aud exhibitUd
' a bravery aoldoni mot with uhoor suoh pccu-t liarly diatrossing and harrassiug circuniHtau,- 008. Among the wounded ofj the Stafi" i^re Capt,'<3harle8 Uovey nud Lxextti Janiea Mead, the latter of your oity» tbougn but slightly' wounded, being abl* to attend; to Hin duti«^a,
i The amiable Dr. Nordquiat and;tho agreeable Captain Gc¥kor aro noW'daubtldBS entertained
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our diapoaitiohi had notbeeil mado; Genor-
Thjrd aud Twelfth Corps, w>o had l|ocii an.\- and having uo support, waa obliged not ouly -. "1 Meid^' not oomifi- on the ground uutil two iouaiy'inqui'icd after durmg the cfttirc.da^' to fight tho front, but had also to protect his j o'clock in the morning, Tlic.positiou of our wore not vet  UO'. no olUc'r  alteruaiivc was flank.-*- t fotcws.'after the fight of Wednesday j^^yi to
Suddenly a strong cplutnn of rebels ton this division'b ft^mt.    Volley afte ofa hill, and" along tholiuc of roiul load-ley waa poured iuto thom, but  steadily thcy <  and r;minetaburg roada,and p.tiil  boing LO Kninietlsburgh.    This was ddie,   but advanced.    Finding  the rifle  balls had   nol-  ^arAlldl With' tfee latter. ^ The   fbrma Imirablo ordcf, uo unusual baatfc   being effect upon them, a recourse waa had to cold |   '''® ground'dn'tlierlghfand centre -*»
wore not yet  up, po otUijr  altera . CiflTorcdiis'than 10   rotiro  to tho   oajst of thc towh and tako up abcttar poaition upon the upon top ing to
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apparent, while, at the same time,-oil anuiU' steel. The brigiido under tho gallant U.xxtcr nition ard supply wagons which w^rc up ta was ordered to charge bayonets upon thom, the front Wcre sent to. the rear. and so well did tboy obey this order that tho
A liulo after 1 o'clock, the Third corps, rebels wore compelled to retire with a losti, under comihaud of Ocii,'Sickloa, caiiic upon in priaonera taken alone, of some four hun- the field, and wont into position to tho righidred and eighty men.
of thai hold early In. the morning by the At tbia nnciurc thc robols wore aeen ad- Flrst corps; thc Twelfth, under Gau. Slo- vancing in force on the right jlank of the di- cuin, a'4 well'arrived about tUe.flamw timo, vision. But finding himself hard pushed in iifj'Ktfrc "Siationed iipon t\ie rigliti of' tlit that direction, he sent for tlieC-;oollent bri- Eleventh corps. After thoso two ccjrps, aa gade under command of (joueral. Paul, who well as those who "had boruc the b<iat and immediately oame up but uot a moment too burden of tho day," were formed in /'battle aoon, as the rebels wore found to bc coming array,** they made an advance, audi With but out of the dense woods ou both flanks, aa littlo resistance; pnccctidcd In driving |,hc reb well as iu front, and in immense f^rce; airain els from tho town and bdck into the foaitioii did tho   Second  ropol   them.    It was  whiie
thoy oooupiod cwfly in the tnorning^   jlu thij bravely leading Uio la*t*r 'cjla^g^.t^at th^ »lO'iR«a^t;9r.^^,P^0v^,l<^,J>C tju;, Imttes^ pl(n;«,qn„
oame il the ea.'.lwar'd and southward  of iGcttyp^iurg, Volley after  vol-     cuveiing the IJ.iJtiihoro Pike, the* Taucynotwill and Emmetaburg roada,and p.till  boiugncarly' '       ' tion of
'nisa' (JX- . oeliRDt for def\[;nAiv^ purposes. iO,d the ex¬ treme lift the -groHioff s!opCd"o|T n|itil the p<>- aitiofl wafl no higher than klio enemy's. The groiuid in.front of onr line was a level, ^eb' country, intcra^iorsPd hCtc ami there with io" oie.hard or a very Bto'alftr^ct of timber, gen¬ eral Ijy oakj, with thjO-iwd^-'rbmshj cut away. During theqaj'. i^ portion of tho troopa tliw^iN up lemiioiary .Drp.i,8t\vii,rk.a and in abattisv'.i (icn. Mcadc'a hc'idquaj-tcra wore at au . yld^ houiu ou Uio Taueytown road, itnlucdiately in roar of the "ceufi'e. '•
Our liAe w^» iwn-rKg^ilarili' febajie. ' IpjjCcS thie'contro protrudod Out' toward ^he. enemy {.-«> as 16 form y.lmOst the two sides ofatrlau- glo.-   B-^foro aimdpWA G«aeral Metdo'a hoad