An engraving of Pickett's charge at Gettysburg by Alfred Swinton after Alfred Waud.

July 5, 1863 – The Grandest Battle Of The War!

Immense Slaughter on Both Sides!

16,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED.

50,000 MEN KILLED AND WOUNDED:

THE VICTORY IS OURS!

BALTIMORE, July 4, 1863.

The new from Gettysburg is of the most exciting character. There has been a terrible battle, in which the slaughter was very heavy on both sides. Our soldiers met and resisted, on many occasions during Friday, double and sometimes treble their numbers. The battle closed by a complete route of the rebels. Thousands were slaughtered, and at the last assault even thousand prisoners were taken. We have now upward of sixteen thousand prisoners, and double that number have been killed and wounded.