Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-16

Sumner and Franklin were left in the
works at Fair Oaks with instructions to
evacuate and protect the baggage and sun
ply trains on THEN way to james River
/ Theyhad hardy left their pc sition and were
falling bao "a the railroad and Williams
burg turnpis- when the rebels discover
ed the movement ana Immediately started
IN pursuit
So rapid did the rebels approach that
our officers had barely time 10 place their
men In position to receive them before
they were upon them The enemy advan-
ced to the attack about , clock. which
was promptly met By our men. The bat
tie lasted until dark, during which the en-
euly suffered terribly. advancing in a sol
ID mass to within a short distance OF cur
artillery The effect of our guns upon
/ the essrebel ranks was fearful killing and
wounding them BY hundreds At dark,
/ the enemy was repulsed aud forced to
abandon their position. This battle took
4 place about a mile and a half from Savage
station
/ Whilst this battery were in progress,
other important events were transpiring.
The railroad bridge across he Chickahom-
inv was burned. and a train of II ears,
under full head of steam, were run
overheard. All the Commits arv and the
tluartcrmaster stores that's lnable to be
moved are committed to the flames, to-
gether with d large amount Of ordnance
stores
The large house ut the Station. and the
adjoining grounds, which were filled with
our sick ,,i:i wounded, whom it was i'm
possible to get away, were left under the
care Of our surgeons with necessaries at
hand for their comfort
ftbn.-
in the enemy 5 hands The troops which
had fought the battle Of Sunday retreat
ed under cover Of the night to White Oak
Swamp bridge, distance Of about twelve
miles there to await the approach Of the
enemy
The disposition of the troops on Mon
day, the sixth day Of the battle was as
follows:
Gen, Smith 5 division, supported by Gen
Magelys Brigade occupied the right Of
the bridge, while General Summers and
General Franklin : corps occupied the
LETT General HeIntzicman corps with
AlcCall 5 division was out in the road to
meet the enemy who approached from
Richmond
The enemy came up boldly early in the
morning having been heavily reinforced
10y the troops who had fought the battle
of Friday on the opposite side Of the
Chickaholsiny About 3 clock it be-
came evideIt that some portion Of our
lines must give way rs the rebels were
constantly throwing fresh troops into ac-
ton
The troops in front Of the bridge now
+ fell back to within three and q half miles
of Turkey Island, where the fight was
shortly renewed and continued with the
greatest fury on both sides The loss on
Monday was very heavy on both sides
/ The rebels again advanced about three
o clock p. IN. n considerable numbers,
but retired after being shelled by the gun
boats and artillery for about two hours,
without coming near enough for muskct-
eers TO become engaged
| The loss of our army during these seven
engagements is not known. but 20, 900 is
considered to be as near an estimate to
the number as can at present be given in
killed wounded and missing. Many of
/ those at present una accounted for have
struggled away through the country, and
may hereafter return
The loss OF tho enemy in killed must
have been very heavy, far exceeding that
of our army. We have taken 700 priso-
ners among whom are three Lieuts and
one Major The reported capture of Gen
Magruder is probably mistake.
The army is now cncamped on high
rolling ground on the banks OF the james
! River . miles from Richmond. The trans
ports are already unloading supplies the
wharyes
The commanding General feels compe
tent OF successfully meeting any attack
the enemy may make upon him in his pres
ent position
The loss in field artillery is about 50
pieces during the seven days.
Gen. Reynolds and Capt Kingsbury,
of his staff, were taken prisoners, as also
Col. Stockton, of Michigan
Gen Meade Of Penn, was severely vonn-
ded. Gen. Burns was wounded in the
face
Gen. Sumner and Gen. HeintzcIman
were both slightly wounded in the left arm
but never left the field
Gen. Mccall was seen to fall from his
horse during the engagement, nd was ia
ken prisoner. The extent of his injuries
are not known. Gen. Goslin. of the 54th
Pennsylvania was killed Capt. Camp
bell, OF the 9th regular cavalry, was also
killed. Colonel Pratt, of the 3lst New
York, was wounded IN the face
The reinforcernents the rebels received
from Beauregard and Jackson gave them
a force double that of our army Of the Po-
tomac, and many of the prisoners taken
during the battles belonged to Beaure-
CARDS army