The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-01
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NEW York, June 25-The Tribune has
issued an extra dated BATTLE FIELD giving
az account of two days desperate fighting.
A company eff Bucktails were surrounded
and captured. Retreat of our right wing
225,0OO men engaged. All civilians or
dered away from White House.
A severe and most determined battle was
fought on the right wing on Thursday and
Friday, which is claimed by some of our
officers as a successful strategic movement,
into which the enemy had un willingly
been drawn, and which will soon result in
the capture of Richmond and the entire
rebel army.
The attack was made by the enemy in
immense force, who crossed the Chicka-
hOminy near the railroad, above Mechanics
vile, on Thursday afternoon. They fought
desperately, but were unable to drive our
men a single rod, although the enemy
were ten to one.
The only forces engaged that day was
McCalrS division. The battle lasted from
to 9 o'clock P. NJ, when the division was
ordered back. Gen. Mcclellan was on the
field and expressing himself satisfied with
the result.
The cause attributed to the rebel attack
on Friday last, was for the purpose of &C
complishiug an outfanking movement on
that direction. Shortly afterwards they
commenced q vigorous caunonading from
their works on an eminence opposite Me-
gainesville, miles istant; also from
two batteries, one above and one below
They were replied to by CampbelI's Penn
sylvania battery, and our pickets on the
MechaniCsville road, and another battery
from behind earth works at the right of the
grove.
About P. NJ. the enemy's infantry and
squadrons of cavalry crossed the Chicka.
hominy in immense force a short distance
above the Virginia Central Railroad, max
ing rapid advance towards Gen. McCalI's
division, who were entrenched on a hily
woodland above a swampy ravine and
abont q mile in the rear of MechanicsvilIe
The first Pennsylvania Rifles, Bucktails,
and CampbelPs Pennsylvania battery were
on picket duty, all of whom except one COM
pany fell back behind the breast works and
rifle pits, where line of battle was drawn
up. Company K, Of the Bucktails, who
were on picket hey ond the Railroad, were
surrounded by the enemy and the last that
was known of them they were trying to cut
their way through.
1t is presumed the greater portion were
taken prisoners. The enemy advanced
down in the rear of Mechanicsville on a
low, marshy ground, to where our forces
were drawn up behind ri f1e pits and earth.
works on IN eminence on the Northern
side of the ravine, when the conflict became
most terrible. The rebels, with the most
determined courage attempted to press for
ward over the niry ground, but the bullets
and grape shot fell among them like hail,
moving them down. This continued till
dark, when they withdrew. The cannon
oding was kept up on both sides till P. NJ.
when the battle ceased.
Our forces were covered by earthworks,
and suffered but slightly. Late in the after
noon the enemy made charge with caval-
ry. About 100 of them came rushing down
and attempted to cross the ravine, where
the horses become mired. squadron of
our cavalry seeing their position, charged
down the hill, when the cava nv men
abandoned their horses and fed. The iu-
iantry night was then renewed, and accord
ing to the statement of my informant, Sur
geon Humphrey, of the PENNSYLVANIA Buck
tail Regiment, continued until about seven
P. n, when retreat was ordered very
much against the wish of the PENNSYLVANIA
boys, who begged to be allowed to hold
their position. The outer forces then began
to fall back. Porter's corps was some dis
lance below DIR DANES residence.
Of the next days battle the correspond
ent says the cannouading and musketrv
was terrific. Duryea's gallant Zouaves
were lying upon the ground for two hours,
while our batteries were Smelling the woods
over them. Finally towards night the en-
envy attem pied to break our center line in