The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-30
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Hard Fighting Before Rich
mond.
Important Advantages Gained.
some Particulars Of -.
Battle.
General McCalls Division Behave
Splendidly.
Important Advantages Gained,

NEW YORK, A. Nj. The Tribune has ;,.+
ISSUED An extra with dispatches from the battls
held Sunday morning
Inc despatch states that a severe and most
determined battle was fought on the right vino
on Thursday anu Friday. which il claimed hSS
some OF our officers ss successful. II was :,
strategic movement into winch the enemy how,
unwlttnsiy been drawn. and which will ,oor
result III the capture of Richmond and the en-
tire rebe army
Inc attack was made by the enemy in i'm
mense force. who Crossed the Chickahominv
near the Railroad above Mechanicsyille on
thursday afternoon They fought desperately,
nat were unable to drive oar men single rod.
though the enemy were ten to one.
The only force engaged that dav. was NJ.
Gail DIVISION. The battle lasted from two till
nine in the afternoon. when the division WAS
ordered back. Gen. Mcclellan was ON the field
and expressed himself satisfied with the result.
Among the killed are the following:
Col. Black, 62d Penn. formerly Governor of
Nebraska, by ball through the head while
leading charge through piece of woods Col
McLsne, S3d Penn Col. Masilton, 4th Penn
The following is digest Of the 7r,bune'S
report o! two days buttle, which the cores
pondo"t states IL necessarily imperfect: On
Thursday noon the enemy made an attack on
Gen. Stonetnan s forces in the vicinity of Hano-
yer Court House. Shortly they commenced
vigorous cannonadlng from the woods on an
eminence opposite Mecbanlcsvillc; also from
two batteries, one above and the other below.
They were replied to by Col. Campbell's Penn
sylvania batteries, one on the Mechancsville
road, and the other from behind earthworks at
the right of the road. At about 2 =. NJ the
| - nj,
crossed the Chckaholniny IN immense force,
Il short dRtanse aoove the Virgin is Central
Railroad, making u RAPID advance towards
| "details di"slon, en.renehed on hllly wood
land across "a swampy rayiuc about mile in the
rear Of MechanicsvlIle.
The first Pennsylvania Rifles. Bucktails and
| Cam pbel's reserve batteries were on duty I'll
OF vi HON, except one company, fell back behind
the breastwork ana rife pits, where the line of
battle was drawn. Company k, of Bucktaiis,
on duty beyond the railroad was surrounded and
the list known Of them they were trying to
cut their way through an immense force
Their fate is not known, but it is presumed that
the greater number are prisoners. The enemy
advanced down in the rear of Mechanicsville
on low ma shy ground, where our forces were
drawn up behind rifle pits and earthworks on
where the conflict became most terrible. The
rebels with most determined courage attempted
to push forward over the miIy ground, but bull
lets and grape fell among them like hail, until,
in the words Of an officer, - they lay like flies
ON u bowl Of sugar and Withdrew.
Caunonading was kept up on both sides till
aboul nine o'clock p. NJ when the battle ceased
Our forces we're covered by earthworks and suf-
fered hut SLIGHTLY. Late in the afternoon
the enemy made u charge with cavalry. About
100 OF them came rushing down and attempted
TO eruss the rayine, when their horses mired.
A squadron of our cavalry, seeing the position
in which the enemy were placed, made charge
down the bill when the rebel cavalry men
abandoned thor horses and He'd.
The infantry fight was then renewed and
continued until about 7 p Nj, when retreat
was ordered. very much against the will of the
Pennsylvania bows, who begged to be allowed
tn defend their position, which they felt conf
dent thew could hold The outer forces then
commenced to fall back. Of the tight next day
he states that the cannonading was terrific
and rho musketry can only be understood by
those who have heard the crash of immense trees
in quick succession. Duryea's Zouaves were
living ON the ground two hours, while our bat
,s,;es were Smelling the woods over them.
Finally. towards night the enemy attempted
to break the centre line in front OF Duryea $
Zonave, and the musketry firing became most
terrific, listing twenty or thirty minutes a'1fr
which there was lu. Shortly aiterward an
attempt was made to break through oar rlgnr
wnr, which was repulsed. Halt an hour iater
another attempt was made on the left with tns
same result. The battle had then been raging
t "r some four hours without any apparent change
or advantage on either side Re'n'orce%en 1so %,
artillery and infantry then came steadily ID 1 S"ss
over the bridge marching through heai anu ~ uuss
oy,r the hill The enemy then seemed 10 ''aA'