The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-10

OF Tuesdays Battle,
Nav Yosx. July THE Tribune says
we have, from our special. details ol
Tuesday's battlo. not heretofore reported
at length. The fight was very severe,
and extended all along the line. We
lost many officers and men. but drove tho
rebels back. Il waschiefy an artillers
6ght. but our men made several splendid
and successful charges.
Theeusmy were desperate. being pur
posely made mad with drink. aud stag
gered up 10 our guns, only to be cut down
tby hundre6s.
ia the 6ght Of Tuesday, Morrell's di'
vision suffered most. : n. ga
The Twelfth New York. part Of But
ter6eld's brigade were nearly annihilated
The Forty fourth New York. Eighty
third Pennsylvania. and Sixteenth Mich
igan also suffered severely.
Bultel6eld's brigade brought off thret
stands Of rebel colors. r
Among the prominent officers of Nor
ellis Division, who have given their lives
to their country, are Col. Black, 62t
Pennsylvania: Col. Woodbury.. 4th Mich
igdh; Col Cass. 9th Massachusetts. Lieu
Col Sweiizer. 62d Pennsylvania. Nos
of these men were killed on Tuesday.
Gen. Potter's corps wss engaged. and
did nob|y. J's-.' ~ t't
Hooker's. or the "Fighring Division.
went to tbs Peninsula II. 900 strong
Now they number less than 5000 effect
i've men. The sevefest sufferers in the
Division were the Massachusetts lst
18th and 10Th. of the latter regimtuI
about 80 were reported killed or serious
| ly wounded. @
Among them were Col, P. T. Wymeu.
shot through the heart; Lieut. Colonel
George NJ. Meiohsm. wounded; AdjutAni
Waldo Merriman. wounded Siekes
brigade also won laursls Coming in as
the reserve just at the tight moment. they
drove the rebels back with great slaugh'
ter.
The Irish brigade Of General Meagher
was also prominent in this action--also
the Mozart regiment. The result of Tues
days fight was distinctly in our favor
The rebels were defeated in every action,
and rebel officers taken prisoners admit
tile loss Of at least l0,0 900 men during the
day. h-
Our artillery wac successfully brought
to bear nearly all day. while the rebels
did very liltlo execution with theirs. Our
loss was vsry small when compared With
that of the rebels.
The lighting was Of desperate char
acter As fast as tho rebel forces we're
cut 10 pieces other fresh troops were
marched forward to fll thsir places. :
They appeared TO Disregard the. lives Of
thsiF men. $780,
At the CLOSE Of the fight tie Union
troops were suid 10 be 10 fine spirits, and
nGte ANTIQUE than ever 10 fight.
One of our correspondents sag General
Mcclellan on Wednesday. lie came OIL
boayd tbe mailboa, as she teached Harri.
sons Landing. q
He walked aft with General Patterson,
who caana on the boat. General MoClel
Ian was gesticulatins violently with his
clenched hand, but HE remarks were not
heard. Subsequently,, in reply to Gen.
Patterson, he said: "We have fought every
day for the last.weok, and whipped them
every time, though they had three to one.
Our dates by mail are down to Friday
morning. Al noon Thursday, tho rebels
appeared in force, four miles from Nc
Cle!lan's front, and began shelliug, but
it had no effect. The guubosls rtplied,
but nothing. important occurred.
II is said that the enemy are 10 large
force on the east side Of the Chichahomi.
ny, and threaten MoClellsn's right wing,
Wha, the rebels are about on the south
side Of the james river is not known; but
il is feared that on one side or the other,
they will erect batteries 10 command the
navigation below our position.
The very latest news from Gen. .McClel.
Ian is by telegraph. dated al his headquar
lers, Saturday evening.
All was quiet. The army was in good
epifits. t |ft .otE-'H .s'l