New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-11
Gen. Keycs's Report or che Battle Of En:r
Out<s.

HEADQUARTERS, ForRrH CoKps Jure r. 1862
Brig Gen :. wiLIAv Adjt GeaeGi h,my Of zee Potomac
SIR: The following is my report of the operate n,
OF the Fourth Corps in the bsts Of the SIS, May az. Is,
June:
TIE Fourth Corps. being in the advance sed tbe Chick
shOiny at Bo.tOms BEdg- The 23d of Me-, ard ono.mped
tSo mles beyond Two days later .ecsyed orle. to ed
vance on the Williamsburg road srd take up AID cif a.,
strong portion 10 ftk roads called tao seye4
Pins The camp sslecea AID ,7hioi was ts next d.
approved By nsjor0e> Mcclellan stretches across tie
win unsburg road between Bottoms Bf5t and Seven
Fines sad ~ disir sbou: nils from tie atsr. caused
that camp 70 fortified With nAe-Iis and bfsssty
extending to e ri, sbou SOc yards and terminating in
srochHi 70 he sius works ABOUT 200 yards fpite
pie Richmond and Yves, Point RAILROAD
Having ordered by Mcclellan to hold the Seven
Pines strongly designed 70 throw forward "a that neshbo
hood two bGdes Of Cseys Division and esis5isL my
picket line consdstably in -dysnce ANA far TO the night
TIE hines described ab as those upon hco tho iun
body IRE troops engaged The Seven Pines spent the
sish OF tie 9lst, after toe battle
ord,a tie 2sh Of May advance Cassy's Divson to
pom, sestsS by sITe wood PIE snd 'So h9sse. a. o..
IN set only haii He aud to establish COUGHS Division
Accordingly Casey's Division bvouscsed the light and
seit Of the Williamsburg road and woodpe and Couch es
lne Both Divisions work vita the few iuteueh
fog tools 1T band TO ssh the forests and to ds iew ME-
pits Casey erected small pensnsa fedoHb and placed
Tue county mostly wooded, aud greatly insercseoted
from the Seven Pines forward and a. the distance Of
mile crosses railroad Fair Os-. mile beyond !.
reaches open field where The IN line 0!
bale the 2sh aud 3C,i days Of MAY.
Cs..,'s picket, were cny about 900 wards in edgance Of
bis line Of battle aud decided ser personei inspection
with him, that they could further iey STOPPED
that point pushed forward DE pirk-ss the rsroad
te and hcy had been eTer ded ~ Gen Nlges to the open
Hcd the enemy 10 line OF battle and thence
the right ba1L Of hs Ciiokahominy AeI thorough 81
animation ny Who'll, position dicoyeret that o. e. L
Of May the enemy were in greater or les force coed upoa
she circumference Of senicirco described tom uy
headquarters Seven Pines with radius OF two ues
Pine wa o1ar cultivated ground snd there celr
space short IN mont OF Cseys redoubt a. the wood
pile. Between the Two oienngs found curtain Of tree
which down to finn sbas Thu! line Of e0at-
tis continued the right and AID scro'
When he battle commenced Casey's Division in front
Of the snts kaglre brde the night. having ~ sog
rneat' eyond he TsosG Pets Brigade Oh te LETT AID
Nesso.s's Brigade Ia the cepter.
CousAs Division right and left OF the Williams.
burg road, the forks and along the nnerne road
Peck Brgads len Devens's Brigade in the
ter snd AOelcoubies the night having regiments
forming Two line. u battle
Col Gregg with the 9th Penusyysnia Cavalry Yves IN the
much employed Part Of the 3ih Illinois Cays'J Tss with
me a. a. es9t Lieut. Granger scted y aid and raj
day
storm tie Ike OF which reir6nb Der. Torrents q
rain denched the earth The tbanaerbots rolled aud fell
blaze Of lightning From their mud and the 9sltius
OF s Storm the tonth Cops Eose to asht bls Of
At about 10 o'eloek m Il was announced to that
eide de-cap " MaJoreuo.ai j. =. Johnston. C. A. ha1
been captured by QUO f"ss oI e edge the he4I
above sOud sT C.ks station. While tYueaiua ~ lie
young zen eusu. o. the moment o. sending lu s.y s
couple Of shots fred IN trout ~ Na-cys he-dCuffr fo-
ouoed In him very evident emotion .is Ieple2cd be-
Cause hsyn. the enemy an force on TIE -t here the
aide captured, supposed his chief must be t.eTe.
Furthenoe the lntry Vgs open in flt direction
and the ro.d in mont Of Casey g position bal artillery
concluded therefore, sIe OF the shots that sttscke
that DAY the attack would come rom the night
Having ert orders the troops 10 lie under pr,
cscly a. II O'Clock mounted horse AID 'oce
She Nine-Nie road 20 Fair Oaks station On NY way met
Col Bailey Chief Of Artillery Of Caseys Division sud d.
rested im 70 proceed aud prepare nls artillery for ctiou
tindi'g nothing unusual ct Fair Oaks cave orders o.
the troops there and returned quickly to Seven fne Tie
6rng wa becoming orik but yet certainty Of
great attack
IA precauGon to support Cascy's len flank ordered
Gen. Couch advlDce Fecks .de ia that direction This
pr1mpy done ard the s3i fuusyvsuis Col McCarter
advanced cOnsderaby beyond The nee OF that brigade
AT about ~ 1t became suddenly sppaTeu that the
sttsck real sud 10 great force AL INV 90 p was under
arms and position. sgnt ilmei atey o. Gen Heipg.l.
man for re.eriorceen and Teque,ted him u order one
brigade up the railroad Ny was unsecounab!y
delayed and my dispatch apteGIs no. to have reached is
destination Until much s.eI b-D i 'loSid lave done Gen