The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-10


saL's battery and its supports fell back. An.
other attack came simuitace0usly on ne iets
Hank. hsld by the Ninety -E'ghth ana ra l,.,
ty.3ix:h Kew York, and they 100 reafsa. si"
Ia good order.
IN 7H3 RKDoUBr.
Casey's di 6 ision was thus fairly driven Into
his first line Of defence, and the ensIoy novaEC
I'd kainst that Ia the rsdoubt, on the leis'
was Bates battery Of six pieces. wAicn InHs
dlately tegan TO put ir reasons why u Dc Quiz
rot 30 taken. IN suppor. were the Eighty.
frst ard Eighty nth New York snd inc
Eighty fifth and One Hundred and Iirss
to the RICH, and IL rear Of the redonot Be
hind this line Casey . other regiments row re-
tired.
rHs RYBRLs ATILL ALvANcR.
There was q silenca Of q few nom Is, and
tn re bel line again began lis tsr1ioie edvance.
Kate.,s and Fuchs batteries had already
opsL Cd, and now also the four rebel batteries
did the same, ana rho rebel Infantry and orr
own infantry. Never since his War began
has there bsen heard more terrible iusilade.
| At this time The left Of the rebel line was
| formed OF Jen kins's Palmetto SharI shooters,
South CaroliniansJ the Sixth South Carol,-
Ia regiment aad the sixth North carolina. A
fair view Of this line was obstrncssd oy the
atat.is Of the fallen timber between us and n;
but We know how steadily 1t came on. for
over the cbstructioa Of brar ches and green
leaves we could see the iigas, irint fra1es Of
and fu above the smoke their white battle
nag iattered proudly out and showed how
fast they came.
THE BATTLE PLAa
This battle flag is doubtless what has gtyea
bition Of fitg. OF truce IN battle. 1t II .
small square, white flag, with sometimes
regimsntnl insignia upon the centre. ana a.
others with g cen Cross charged with stsra
1t Is ght-as We know, having taken one-
and just the thing to carry.
III. RyBsLs STORM THB woRKs-oUR CUES LOST.
Well, the enomy reached sas redoubt and
the riff J pite, and s.ormed both. In the re-
doubt was left BAtes's whole battery, and two
OF pratt'B guns, because they Gould not 90 te
ken away; but every gun Wassplxe0. Out
Ous lot OF one hundred and thirty .elent
horses, only twenty eight were left alive.
GIN. oOUcu's FORCES Prepared FOB TRR 1IdsT.
Casey's resistance WAS now pretty well
done with. HIS batteries were all en- ro~te
rsarward, and the m jorisy OF his regiments
were completely broken. But We must lot
overlook what the gallant old soldier had
already really done. General Aeyes MAI az
psrsntly not been. from the very INST. san
cine Of his ability to hold Casey's position,
and had given his whole atsen ton to sss that
&c UGH g line Of battle, behind Casey, should
be each as to nola the enemy. and check him
there, at Least Thus Casey was thus far lat
alone, save some asststancs rendered b. the
New York sixty S5cone, Fifty. Fifth, ard
re-, imsnt rom Kesrney's division; but this
assistance was com pieteiy insf sctivs.
WHAT GENERAL CASEY HAD DONE.
TWAS LOW half. past four. The attack bs.
gan shortly after twelve O'clock. and the bar-
tie Was in fu,l fury ut two. Thus for three
hears ard q half Gen. Casey, with six thous-
and raw troops, had austa med the whole
weight Of this rebsi onset-an ouset made in
| force at least triple his OWL, and with the
very oldest regiments of the southern army.
Fro CaSey's front to the point OF his last
| RI distance Is not half mile, nd 1t had taken
the enemy three hours and u half to advance
| hat half mile. Thus CHssy had stood IN the
! way to some purpose. lie had given the ene
ny three hours and n hslf OF hard fight; he
| had lest by casualties Leat!y every fourth
| man that 0e had 10 the ileld-a large per
! centage. He had lest Iuany Of his best of.-
kscers, incluCiEg hts gallant ana capable Chiet
| OF Artillery, Colonel Bailey, and now nj las.
! hs WIS coIn PEELED, with n heavy heart, TO r.
| liIQuish the unequal struggle. Let those
who are disposed 10 speak OF how Casey gave
| way, remember exactly what Casey did.
| HRtNFzsLMAy II coaxAsp.
Daridg the quiet that ersusd after the loss
| Of Uassys Las. position. General HeintIaiman
| arrived upOn the nsid, and aseumei tfe com
maud that had previously been held by Gen.
| keyss.
| Gen. Couch, ulon whose command the
| enemy was mex. to fall, had upon the Held
| parts Of twelve reg rnent.. The brigade that
| contai 1sI his oldest tToops--Gen Devens's-
| had only the 9Th and 10th Massachusetts, and
| the 36 u New York OH the Held, and each ol
| These leXlu.SOsS 0hu fEFSc companies on Oh
| picket. fecz's brigade also, aId Absrcrolu
| b.e's. Ueteiy Grxham's.) were both wen Ken cd
| in the same way. Hut Gsn. Couch IN odsst,
brave, and ready for any emergency-pre'
| ticu OF the snemy's advance, his division was
| QIlgkly turned out and posted.
| ooUcss petition.
| Two lines Of 1ifl. pits, rather adequate for
| The purpose, had ben constructed In advance
| of Couch camp. sui In open fisids TO either
| side Of the main road, and in frcnt OF the croas
| road In the pits to the left Of the road ,hs
| Fifty. fifth New York and the Sixty. ~ ,ond
they went ahead. the Massachusetts Ten III
| was placed behind the pits, with the Ninety.
third and One Hundred and Second Pennsyl.
| vania on is Loft: ana rear In the wood. On
| was postsd battsryC First Pennsylvania Or
| ttileIy, Captain MCCARTHY. In the PTS to the
| right OF thu road, and the nearest to the road,
WIS tns Thir.h:sixth Nsw YORK; to tn'
| chuss;ts; in rear, and 10 the right Of the
| Seventh, was Captain Miller's battery OF
| light twelve. FOUNDERS. Farther to the right,
| in advance, and resting or the Nine. nlil sroad,
was the Twenty. Third Pennsylvania, and be I.
| hind /: the First Long leland. The Thirty.
| first and Sky first Pennsylvania; and the
| Eirst Chasssurs were also on the right, to-
wards Fair Oak Station. Brady battery was
| in the same nsigh borhood, and Floods bat.
tory was placed behind the Nine. Mile road,
lear its auction with the main road. Such
/
| PAL Il Of CoCch's command.
COT TO PiEogs.
| &. two O'Clock the Williamsburg road
| was EAsd with u stream OF 1nsn Oh their
| way to the rear. Many were wounded
| aud they seemed to show their wounds as
| the explanation of Why they went in that
| direction. Others were sick. aud others
| again were :ha fragments Of tbs broken
rsgimsa's-iosi. lc4.a, and other Pennsy'va
MIA regiments It 10 only simple justics to
| say that the P,nnsylvanians were in ths ma.
| >rity In this stream. Cassy's division, how
ever, was composed In a very largs degrse OF
both sndsavorcd to arrest this rear ward
| streRm-at first by moral snasion. but subse.
quently by guard. Lieut.. Eccleston, the
efficient Provost Marshal Of COUGHS division.
| was posted Ia the road with his meu, and did
| what could be done liz the N alter. THIS, how.
ever, SOON passed out Of all Thoughts.
! COUCH ENGAGED.
| It was u little more than hRf.past four
| when the enswsd advance OF the eIgMy
brought them to Couch's line. HIS line was
not drawn exactly parallel to the enemy . ad-
| vance, but was obliqIec In such a manner
that its right .acnms first engaged. Once
| more tho woods were alive with IRE. Gal
| lant Colonel Eeie, with the 90 Pennsylvania
spirit OF his men. His Are had bean reserved
until the enemy were very near to him, and
| only six rounds had been discharged when
his own men and tas snsmy's were fairly face
| to face.
| ed AAdR cP THR 23D P3NHsYLvAEIA vcLuxrEHRs-
tbs RABELs avs WAY.
! Then the gallant Colonel gave his men the
| word to charge, aud went In ahead ~ show
them how to do 1t. Agaiu tho col !
s:eel Was offered AID again the men Ol
| the South refuse il. They gavs way and scat
| tered before the TveL third. aud the way
| was CLAIR; bat now Nellie mad shs nfe OF the
| enemy upon his right aud left, and began TO
| suffer severely a. be fell back 10 his place. -
| Many Of his men, also, had gone down In the
| charge, beside those n sc were hit--fOy IL was
| ovbr dificult ground-and Is they came up
| again did not lad their regiment. Thus the
| Twenty third was weakened, but fell back