The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-08
THE RECENT GREAT BATfLE!
200, 600 REBELS ENGAGED |
Federal Loss 20, ,OOOf
REBEL LOSS GREATER THAN OURS!
Highly Interesting Particulars!
IghIy Interesting Particulars!
THE FALL OF vECKsBURG.

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/ NEW YORK, July 5.-The Fortress Monroe
/ correspondent of the Tribune, dated Sd, says !:
| Gen. McClellan's position cannot be danked
] by any force however great.
/ Supplies of all kinds in abundance have ar
rived, and the army is in the best possible
/ spirit.
Two gunboats went up the Appomatax
i river towards Petersburg Sunday night The
/ Island Belle got aground, was dismantled and
i burned.
City Point was burn. this morning by the
gunboats, thus destroying the shelter for rebel
sharpshooters.
/ james river is filed with transport vessels
| and steamers, and over twenty gunboats in the
1 vicinity of Harrison's Landing
Rebel prisoners state their loss at 10000,
/ while ours will not exceed 10000.
The rebels had over 200, 900 troops engaged.
| HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoToMAc,
TURKEY ISLAND, July 5.
| The following is an account of the battles
| fought in Front of Richmond, on Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday, being the fifth, sixth
and seventh days of the engagement.
/ On Sunday morning the corps of General
| Sumner and General Frankhns were left in the
1 works at Fair Oaks, with instructions to evac-
uate and protect the baggage and supply trains
/ on their way to james river. They had hardly
! left their position and were falling back on the
railroad and Williamsburg turnpike, when the
! rebels discovered the movement, and immedi-
| ately started in pursuit with their whole force.
| So rapidly did the rebels approach that our
/ officers had barely time to place their men in
position to receive them, before they were upon
/ them. The enemy advanced to the attack
| about o'clock, which was promptly met by
our men.
| The battle lasted until dark, during which
| In
solid mass to within short distance of our
artillery the effect of our guns upon the ranks
was fearful, killing and wounding them by
hundreds. At dark the enemy was repulsed
and forced to abandon their position.
This battle took place about one and half
miles above Savage Station.
While this battle was in progress, other i'm
portant events were transpiring. The rail
road bridge across the Chickahominy was
burned and a train of twelve cars under full
head of steam was run overheard.
All the Commissary and Quartermaster's
stores unable to be moved were committed to
the flames, together with q large amount OF
ordnance stores.
The large house at the station and the ad-
joining grounds which where filled with our
sick and wounded, whom it was impossible to
get away, were LETT under the care of oul
surgeons, with all the necessaries at hand fol
their comfort, They numbered about zoe
and are now in the enemy's hands.
The troops which had fought the bat
tie on sunday retreated under cover of the
night to White Oaks swamp bridge, distance
of about twelve miles, there to await the ap
proach of the enemy.
The disposition of the troops ON Monday
9th day of battle, was as follows: Gen
Smiths division, supported by Gen. Negler':
brigade, occupied the right of the bridge
while Gen. Sumner and Gen Franklins corps
! occupied the left. Gen. Heintzelman's corp
with Gen. McCall's division was out on tn,
road to meet the enemy, who was approached
from Richmond.
The enemy came up boldly early in tn
morning having been heavily reinforced b,
the troops who had fought the battle on Fri
4 day on the opposite side of the Chickahominy
About 3 o'clock it became evident that som
position of our lines must give way, as the reb
! els were constantly throwing fresh troops int
: action. Our troops in front of the bridge noN
; fell back to within three and half miles O
Turkey Island, when the fight was shortl
: afterwards renewed, and continued with tn
greatest determination on both sides.
= The loss on Monday was very heavy on bot
e sides.
q During the day all the cattle and the create
: portion of the transportation lad safely crosse
d Turkey Island bridge. Some of the heav
e wagons had to be abandoned and fired to max
room for the passage Of artillery.
I, The fight vas renewed early Tuesday morr
n ing by the rebels, they evidently intending I
y crush our army. 1t lasted about three hour
d resulting in considerable loss to both side
d The enemy then retired, leaving the field |
d our troops.
d The rebels again advanced about o'cloc
p NJ. in considerable numbers, but retire
g after teing shelled by the gunboats and arti
d lery for about two hours, without coming nei
IS enough for musketry to become engaged. TT
n- loss of ouI army dufing these seven engag
e. ments is not known, but &c, 900 is considered
be IS near an estimate as can at present
As given, in killed, wounded and missing. Mar
A. of those at present unaccounted for may ha'
te struggled away through the country, and ms
pt hereafter return.
by The loss of the enemy in killed must ha'
er been very heavy, far exceeding that of OF
te army. We have taken about 700 prisoner
of among whom are three ieutenants and OF
e. major.
he The reported capture of Gen. Magruder
probably mistake.
The loss in field artillery is about 80 piec
during the seven days.
Gen. Reynolds and Capt. Kingsberry, Of
= staff, were taken prisoners, as also, Col Stoc
ton, of Michigan.
Gen. Meade, of Pennsylvania, was severe
wounded; Gen. Burns was wounded in 4
or, face; Gen. Summer and Gen. Heintzlem
ny were both slightly wounded in the left az
Ter but never left the field; Gen. Mccall was Sc
ne to fail from his horse during the battle and "
to taken prisoner, the extent of his injuries is
zee known; Gen. Goslin, of the 54th Pennsyl'
pa MIA regiment, was killed; Capt Gamble. of |
be 5th regular cavalry, was also killed; Colol
Pratt, of the 3lst New York, was wounded
the face.
The army is now encamped on high roll
!. ground on the banks of the james river,
teen miles from Richmond.