The New York herald., 1862-07-06


Our nrtn1ory prevented tho enemy from peyonssvuct
ing the white Oak bridge, and fanced ourselves
at rest for day at least. Many OF ow men
were egnaustd 30 much from want cf sleep
and extra labor, and. ntruh all weary, that
the prospect Of temporary rest was great boon
to US. 3iers and caly one favorable circum-
stance dc-ing retreat. ris the dinary
nnenesG OF the weather. which kept the wrssoEsd
in a tolerably pc esable condi.ion
AxoyHxE
All was quiet ill aheus Scr. O'Clock IN the sf.srnoon
when we were startled by the booming OF
distant cannon. The rebels could not have pasrsd tho
broken bridge FOR Grtile.y held that. Ehs, then,
could this lnnoEadnp Eean? Is possible
my has got in our rear? And such Sie refec-
ons Of corp Che nhsls and balls began TO fall
about with terribe proximity. witaost beng
alarmed ~ wdent orrbeys very angrr in
sequence Of this snnoyancc Of the enemy. "Herc
they come At us again boys; let ur shsw them
how 70 from Yanhess.egair.n This remaTsre fair
specimen-ef the piit which animated Summers corps
Meantime the art iery OF the enemy continued TO
down the hranche 8 Of tusssaud everything
in tho way OF thei miESilss ~Car guns wsrs not
long SILENT and, usual, thoee OF the enemy
obliged slacken aher Gre. We began ,it ruire
how il attacked lard how the snonyeot
us II wasplan hat tNe rebels had made uso OF two
roads unknown to any a ramp, except, pea1aps,
our generals; and wh had the wesriest part of our
column engaged harding 'ths. bridge the ,priacpa
road TO the amest river sremy had used.tss ay
roads by whih ths.r nanksd right lsc: ST.
multaneonsly.
NJ DIS eoenss yoRcEs
In the vicinitysa this junciuroaG IS follows asschar
son. with Als dirisiou and Avo hr gad@ Of Ssdsxcks
division, sngagsd, oeslhers With the bui OF ~,
artillery OF summers eorpe In sntchng the brAss
Mccall wir hs corps, abe 70 tho eamy ~
the byroad CO. right fank swo marched tasaxcs
\ The James rSor. Burns bre4do-wns detailed u guasc
.G portion of 6eo supply train, which vc hsdl
.rsw overtsGsen asd Hooker diEsSon formed oar lott
~lng on q road almost parallel !. 10 those by uhch
Generals Mccall aud burns we're .raarchg, and cns
ny altar amtnips.szs in the aadsa ths left 6anl
for time, ,atJanyh suddenly and Unexpectedly ap
poa cd in froni of GeLeral McCale iorrof.
Taus this battle commenced dststrousIy: Ant
after all IL only an kAasgGtion OF tbs
proveb, fortunately, that "ArS veil that ends
veE'' General Burns, perceivinG tie disaster, or
dersd.sver the axtyrnnth Penns sypia regiment t<
try and check the progress OF the sreny Our troops
rs..cating--ariery, infantry acd cssalry mixed
ndisc irnsnasiy aud the rebels chasing th<m oyer
field inshs direction af the forces unsr Gsrsral pich
ardscn
,GziaoE sIxry NINTH rKsNssLyAslx
II wasin This 0 sairs that the sty,niz III regi-
mcnt cana up in front Of tie rebes, ald hysrder or
Colonel owsss charged bayoaots on the ensmy. Tho
rebels loaf lser mpctucsiic NJ behcldra Infantry
regiment ruabng upon their ar ana turned around
fght feroe struggle ensnad which the sixty,Rinth
cnally drove the rebels beyond hill tho road
which they occupied and held. While this vas going |
On the engagement became general along tho 4
eulrs line. Richardson's and ssdgwick's divisions
advancing, throw the enemy hack In all directions
Gsreral Hooker NJ <he head OF his division. now camel
up, and, observing Colonel owens. said in a shsJ4
maArer
" Colonel, where is your regiment"
ON that HILL" rsturned Owens, proudly pointing 1
where his regiment drawn up 10 the form OF an ar
adorning The Greet Of the bill.
{" Nobly oonel well doss,' said Hooker, as he roe
away.
szz RATTLE NOW RACED IN FULL FURY
Keyes corps was desperately assaulted on
the left, while the fury OF the ssbel N.
slausht against our front was unabated. Tap
after trap was set for tho enemy, and troops Ito
rally moved than down, fbat thoy lay on the ground
in some places In heaps. The Seoood and Thirty lesh
Nex York suffered considerably In fhs BATTLE and bdh
regiments did good service. In the Forty second Nav
York, Of rana's brigade, tho field eDcers all behaved
well, asd Lieutenant Colonel Mocusy killed The
First California regiment and the Nineteenth Ma. 4
sachusetts were placed In the space oocup,ed
by tho broken regiments. and, by OF tho most |
crashing and destructive fusiladss OF muskery
ever heard the enemy at length repeed on al
points OF scdgwicks division. lost guns were not
cpssn however, other parts or the line several
,r
'la INN GUYS cAPrrnED.
The enemy nov found his columns driven away front