Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-07-02
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/ Washington, July 4sh.--Ths follow
/ ing account Of the battles Of Sunday
Monday and Tuesday, have been rsesiT
i ed 49,
/ Sunday morning, the corp Of Gener
ais Sumner and Franklin were left In th,
works at Fair Oaks, with instructions Il
svacuate and protect the baggage suppl,
trains on their way TO james river. Thsl
had hardly lefs the pasiaioh, and wss1
falling back on the Railroad and vii
liamshurg turnpike, when the rebels dis.
| covered the Increment, and Immediately
1 started in psaasait with ehsiF whole rorce
So rapidly did the rebels approach thai
Our officers had barely time to place then
men In position to receive them before
| they were upon them. The enemy ad-
vaneed TO the attack about 2 O'Clock
The battle listed until dark, during which
The enemy suffered bsrElhly, advancing IL
Q solid uaaEs TO within short distaliee
Of our artillery. The effect of our guns
upon their ranks was fearful, killing and
wounding them by hundreds. At dark
the enemy were repulsed and forced to
sbaooR their position. This battle took
place about one and a half miles from
sayags's Station.
While this battle was in progress, 9TH
or important events were transpiring at
tbs Railroad bridge across the Chicka-
honiny, which was burned, and train
OF IL cars under full head Of steam run
over board. All the commissary and
quartermastar's unable to be removed
were committed to tha flames, together
with a large number Of ordnance stores.
A large house at the station which was
filed With the sick and wounded, whom
it Was impossible 70 get away, vera left
under the care of our surgeons, with all
the necessaries for their comfort. They
numbered about 700. and are now IN the
hands Of the ensny.
The troops who fought the battle of
Sunday rutiEed under the cover of night
. White Oak Swamp Bridge, distance
OF about IL miles, there % await sAe ad-
vance of the enemy.
The disposition of the troops on Mon
day was as follows Gen. Smiths Di-
vision, supported by Neagley's Brigade,
occupied the night of the Bridge, while
Gems. Sumner and FrankLn's corps oe-
eupied the left.
Hentzleman's corps and McCalps d.
vision were ordered out to meet the enc
M who were approaching from Rich
N )nd. The enemy came up boldly early
In the morning, having been heavily re-
inturced By the troops who had fought
tn battle Of Friday, on the opposite side
OF the Chickahominy~ About 8 O'Clock
II Was eTidens that soma portion OF oar
army must give way, as the rebels were
constantly throwing fresh troops into &C
ton. Our troops 10 front of the bridge
nov fell back 10 within three and d half
miles Of Turkey Island, where the fight
WAS shortly afterwards renewed and CON
tinued with the greatest determination on
both sides.
The loss on Monday was very severe
on both sides. All the cattle and the
greater part of the Eransportations were
safely crossed to Turkey Island bridge,
where some Of the rear wagons were
abandoned and fired to make room for
tia passage Of the artillery.
The fight was renewed early Tuesday
morning BY the rebels, they evidently in
tending to crush our army 1t lasted
three hours, resulting in considerable loss
on both sides. The enemy then retired,
leaving the feld to our troops. The reb-
els advanced again about three O'Clock in
th afternoon in considerable numbers,
but sctired sitter being shelled by our
gun boats and artillery for about two
hoaEs, without coming near enough for
thu musketry to become eagaged.
The loss Of our army during the seven
engagements is not known 10000 is
considered 20 be as near an estimate as
can be at present giyen-kiiled, wound
ed and missing, The loss Ut the enemy
10 kIlled must far exceed that of ours
We have taken about TOO prisoners,
among whom are 8 Lieutenants | Major.
The reported capture O: Magruder is prob
ably u mistake. The loss in field arEille-
r. Is about 80 pieces during seven days.
Gen. Reynolds, Capt. hiugsbury and
his staff also Col, Stockton, OF Mishi-
gan, Gen. Meade, of Penn, were severe
" wounded. Gen. Barns was wounded
in the face Gene. Sumner and Heintzle-
MARI both wounded slightly in the left
arGa, bot neither left the field. Mccall
was seen to fall from his horse during the
battle, and was taken prisoner. The ex-
seat Of his injuries is not known. Gen.
assAu, Of Penn, was killed Capt. Cam
bell, Of the 5sh regular cavalry, was kill
ed.
We have encsmped on high rolling
ground on the banks Of James river, IS
miles from Richmond. Transports are
aaseady sn4aading supplies at The wharves.
Commanding Gen. Shields Is confident Of
meeting any attack the enemy may make
upon him in his present position.
Reinfercsmenss Of the rebels received
from Beauregard aud Jackson gave them
a force double thai OF our army Of the
Potomac. Many of the prisoners taken
during the battle belonged to Beaare-
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