The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-28
The Brunt Of the Battle Borno by Generals
Slckles' and Growers Brigade.
GEN. MCCLELLAN ON THE FIELD.
The Ground Twice Contested and
Each Time successfully Won.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED
Ae. &C., &e.
Our Special Army Correspondence.


Wednesday. Juno 49, sgnaizod by another glorious
struggle between the rebels and tho Union troaps in
which the latter were twice victorious. About Rix
thousand Of our mon on that day encountered two d.
visions OF the rebel army short distance beyond Fair
Oaks, and drove them back mllc BY remarkable
bunder, we reinquished all the ground gained as soon
- We had obtained possession Of and thon when the
error sfted and understood our gallant lads went
at again. and corrected the mistake. Upon retire
nsnt the enemy had swep. In over tho Aold
IKE recurrent tide wave, and FOR second time We
drove him back step by stepovsr all the ground original
won, and maintained our position there At night.
But little artillery employed and tho casualties
are therefore, not might be supposed from
shs duration Of tho ght Az the artillery that used
was mostly ours, the enemy loss doubtless consider
Z ably heavier than our Ours will perhaps reach
she neighborhood Of eighty killed less than two
hundred wounded
should be clearly understood what this particular
Eight was for. u not interruption our march to
Richmond in which, might be supposed, rsbols
shrow thcmselyes in way and stopped US a mile
from our original ne It fight for a positions
Setsrmined struggle for piece Of ground which it was
aeemsd necessary that should shave and hold" This
piece Of ground is barely mile beyond former nne
and have it, and hold it, for what purpose la pyoba-
bly, contrabapd 70 state. 3
win be remembered that the field on which tho bat
Ce Of Fair Oaks Seven Pines fought il bounded on
the side towards Richmond by a line Of woods This
wood extends either side of the Williamsburg road for
milo, and beyond il is piece Of open country. Our
outer picke have been hitherto posted in that edge of
the wood which furthest from the sacred city and the
line OF rebel pickots drawn only little further in
me woods and so near TO our line that The could talk
10 one another appoared to well understood that
any further advance part would bring on general
engagement and Ia thai line was kept station.
sry. But fnally it was deemed necessary that our
poke6 should be posted at the other edge Of the
Mf NG WHAT TIE ORDERS WE'RE.
Accordingly General Rein n.zeman was ordurod 10 ad.
vance tho pickes on his front to the point pamed and
70 advance the pckets his left In hue with those in
ons At seyen A. NJ thersfore thu gre&er part Of hts
wo divisions was In limo and ready for action; bat the
advance was not made BY SO large q force.
TsuYa4 p. wBo yOUom RAr1l1
TWO brigadss Of uookees division-Groyor,s and
sclssdid nearly all tho work. though soma othsr bri-
esdss were slightly engaged before the day was over
6bkies brigade 10 composed Of the i've Excelsior reg
nsnts'-ths ssventsth, Seventy first Seventy
esvsnsy-third and sevsntyfouth New York. This gal.
hot body Of men has lost heavily in previous battles
end BY illness that mustered for Wednesdays fight
sniy foartecn hundred men, Growers brigade " CON-
posed Of ths First Massachusetts, Colonel Cowdn; the
Second New Hanpshre, Colonel Gilman Marston; the
Tv0ty-sixth Pennsylvania, Temporarily commanded BY
LsusnAnt Colonel Wells Of the First the
Massachusetts Eleventh. Colonel william Blaisdsll and
Ne Massachusetts Sixteenth, Colonel wyman. This
brigade mustered about four Thousand for duty
THE ORDER On eus ADVANCE.
~ little before eight A. n. the word was given and
sAsss two brigadss moved forward sicklss line was
formed tho Williamsburg read and hs advanced in
Che direction OF that his Second regiment On
his right the Fourth next 70 IL, and both those regiments
on the right Of the Williamsburg road To the left Of
the road in the order in which they are named the
FIFTH, First and Third were formed sickles' left
stretched about three hundred yards to the left OF the
rsad Growers line joined sickes' left, and was
formed Of tho iirs Massachusetts the right and tho
svnath Massachusetts the left Ills other regiments
wero at hand, ready for anywhere Both brlgadss
advanced IN limo Of battle with stirnshers out In front
Never there day bottor ntted FOR hght. Two
Or hrco tcmpsstko showers n the fcw days prev
seemed TO have wasned oil chat sgreeaoIo out Of
Virginia Nature, and the coil fresh air, illed our
Northern lungs with c. just cloudy enough too
70 temper the suns heat without making it dun day,
there just breeze enough lift the smoke AS
ths line moved out the field that lay between the
polut whore thsy had been drawn up and the WOOD
presented beautiful spectacle The light blus Of the
uniforms eontrased with tho brilliant green Of tho
esld the light rohccss from the gun barrels In slvery
sheen, and ssir glorious standards blown out in the
breeze, gave the Whole scene tes gayey aud show OF
Fourth Of Jny parade.
uspxs fIsE-fas DIFFICULTIES MARCH.
Ian few moments the whole loo disappeared In tho
vcoeE, sckos' part OF u slowly than the other
for tie left Of hs line had to through abstis
tAat very difIcult and thus detained Tbrvg,
is means, also, the regularity Of hs line broken
and u did not get into action soou Only few
nsn,s had elapsed after the disappearance Of Grover
when the scattered pop," 'popn "pcp," Told that he
had reached ths snsmys pickets This little Ore
sinusd for only few momsns--ratiod rapi diy once
swce thrice up and down the line, and
oreysr went rhe ensmys line driven ia.
o1owly and cautiously the advance continued.
GRovER ooss on WELL.
Whsa he pickss driven In, they formed on the
esehst reserve some distance In their aud after
some little delay, with difficult ground and necessary
son, Growers skirnishsrs upon their second line
msy disputed the ground tensc cusy. Nearly all their
srsnt appeared 70 be hsd by North Carolina noogs,
whom have found TO be BY far the best and bravs
ksots Of the Southern confsderacy These gallant fel
bws stood 10 their posts and KEEP, up rapid aud sccu
vs.s nrs tina, CALLED our line severely. they we're
Niriy driven back In rout by Growers steady advances
the xSrxy's BODY.
Ths stout resistance OF these pcksts gave ample time
mr. the formation OF Hills dvlson 70 which thcv be-
nssd and which made up great part Of North Caro-.
Una troops. This division, supported by the division o
General Iugor. now advanced TO meet our nc aud In
pts who the ball was fairly opened TO rapid the
yae Of the hre at this time that tho seemed bo
without cessat atonwithoat pause or intervsone
lnuous ratio of rifles. This Ore very swss,
wounded began TO and their way TO the rear
sone ststchers cthors leaning On tho shoulders Of
ssmrado aud others sgain, with brave pride, deter
mined ~ heip themselves and "go II aloner
run nsApouAanas ft4@
~sro established in the open nsd 70 Fair Oaks, aud
there General lionteIman, very quietly and with very
business Ike air "isyght Tho douttul battle vherc =
age The two houses vt trat point used hOs
s,.as. aas psasssrs si the reasasa vGs sis W ths