The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-28
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New York, June %. The Times correspon,
dent estimates our loss 10 the fight on the 18th,
before Richmond at from 500 to 700
The Herad's letter says, Wednesday. June
25th, was signalized by another glorious strng-
gle between the rebels and Union troops, in
which the latter were twice victorious About
5000 OF our men on that day encountered two
divisions Of the rehe army, and drove them back
Il mile By remarkable blunder we reln-
pushed all the ground we had gained as soon as
bad obt5ined possession OF it aud then, when
the erIor ives sited and understood, our gallant
lads went at il again and corrected the mistake
Upon our retirement the enemy once more swept
IN over the field, and the sscony time we drove
back. step by step, over all the ground orlg-
naIiy won. and maintained our position there at
night.
But little artillery was employnd. and the
casualties therefore are not 50 numerous us
might BE- supposed from the duration of the bat
tie. As the artillery used was mostly ours, the
enemy loss is doubtless considerably heavier
than our own. Our loss will perhaps reach
800 {? 50 killed. and less than 200 wounded.
Two brigades Of Gen. Hooker division, Gro
yer S and Sickles' did nearly all the work, al
though some other brigades were slightly en-
gagged before the day was over. zen Sickles'
brigade was composed of FIVE excelsior regiments.
! This gallant body of men los; so heavily IN
previous battles and by illness. that i, mustered
Tor Wednesdays fight only 400 men. Gen.
Grover 5 brigade was composed OF the LIST Mass
% \. H.. Doth Penn, llth and 10th Mass.
! This brigade numbered about 1000 men for
duty.
New YORK, June Is The following is from
the Richmond Enquirer of June Goth;
CHARLESTON, June %. All Is quiet at James
Island to-day. The gunboats yesterday shelled
detachment of the Marion Artillery posted on
Stono Island, and forced them to retire.
New YORK, June % The Steamer Marion
lrow New Orleans the Goth has arrived.
citizen had been condemned to two years i'm
prisonment in the parish prison, for kidnapping
negro In the employment of one OF the United
States officers
The thermometer on the 10Th was 95 degrees
in the shade.
Two soldiers, convicted Of theft, had been
drummed out of the 3lst Mass. Regiment
Col. Kimball, with four companies OF the l2th
Maine regiment had broken up a rebel camp
at Manchoc There had been for some weeks
1900 men there with number OF heavy guns
They skedaddled on the approach OF our forces,
leaving their cdmp cqupage, regmental colors,
and some of their garments
Gen. Butler had issued modlheI form OF
the oath for foreign residents, by which persons
taking it only swear to defend the Constitu-
ton Of the United States.
New YoRK, June %. An order has been Is
sued by the Ad;utapt General hencetorth pro-
hibiting furoughs to enlisted soldiers under An y
considerations. -,
The Times says that Gen. Jameson OF Me-
inst nominated for Governor by the War Demo
Gratis of Maine, is still in this city and very ILL.,
Ills disease has assumed within day OF TWO
mole serious type, and tears have been enter
tanned for his safety. 1t Is thought, however
this evening, that he is slightly DETER anu may
,n n, able to assume command in the held.
MppLErowN, Va, June q. Gen. Fremont
; has turned over his command to Gen ochenc-,
and leaves Tomorrow Tor New York. Many OF
his officers go with him. His resignation VIII
bs announced tomorrow by general order
.-y..rh.re will be Divine Services tomorrow al
, the Methods, Chapel IN this village