The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-05
sUNDAY-THE SECOND DAY.

light As the enemy chooses Sunday for his battle days
expected him. but knew that il he did not advance
there would be battle Sunday is never chosen for
movement part, and would not be- apparently
even 70 win back camp. So, from very early on
Sunday Is began look like what II proved bean
affair OF three days.
DISPOSITION
Our men, at dawn Sunday, were disposed as
follows
uCKIEs FIELD
On the left stretched the Richmond road, the
sckss brigade in face Of the enemy, at scarcely
two hundred yards distance posted slope that the
rise Of the ground toward the enemy served com
plsts cover.
JERSEY BOYS.
To the right OF sickes In thick swamp, Patter
sons New Jersey brigade Both OF these brgades faced
toward Richmond, and this the point at which our
men had been pushed the hardest and fartbsst.
OTHER COMMANDS
To tho right of Patterson Richardson's brigade
line Of which drawn right angles With the line of
SicKles and Patterson Richardson faced towards the
flank Of the force front of those two brgades sedg
wick joined TO Richardson and part of his division
sisted to strengthen Couchs line the wood from which
the rebels had been driven Monday afternoon.
Our first anticipation had scarcely settled into the
vction that the enemy intended give Sunday TO
for the dying and dead than heard the pckets at II
II in front of Richardson's division. Richardson's
line ran have intmaed, parallel with the railroad,
and the northern side of it. The enemy in
camps the southern side Of il, and in strong po
sion, covered oy q swamp. Force Immediately
forward to support the pckes and became engaged
in its The enemy formed his in line. and
disposed to feel again. Our men had arisen from
sleep in the anticipation Of battle and their minds
ready for it, They not green troops either and
the day gave promise Of hard work.
TUE IRISH AND OTHER BRIGADEs.
Soon the FIRE became general, and spread along the
lines Of the Irish brigade. French's brigade,
and the brigade Of the gallant Howard This day also
the enemys fire we'll directed and severe
But returned with certainly equal eAe and
pushed forward, the railroad and down into
the swamp, and now the enemy in his turn gave way.
1t was very difficult ground, and tho could not at
all times keep the line and often up their waists
in water in the advance through the awamp. Yet still
they kept Sometimes, too, there may have been
weakness under the fire. but the gaantry Of the officers
kept the up to 1t. This once twice the
in Towards brigade; but the young hsro, by his own
galantry, gave an example that restored all. Two
horses shot under him in this advance and he
csived two rife balls in his right but he bound up
the shattered limb in handkerchief and kept the eld
and down the lines either side, order could be
heard, and only example served. Thus the mounted
officers compelled TO keep ahead in the advance
show the men what wanted.
There the Irish Brigade in all the glory Of fair
free fight Other men 60 into fights finely, sterny.
indsgently, but the only that really loves after
all s the ssgrsen immortal" Irishman So there the
brave lads from the old sod with the chosen Meagher
their head laughed and fought and oked as fit were
tho finest fun in the world We one sitting tho
edge Of ditch with his feet in the water-and the
and the water too very holland he apparently wounded
AS wo rode by he called out to know if we chad
seen boiled Irishman.n
HooKER's MEN DID.
From Richardson's division the fire spread around to
the New Jersey brigade the front which the enemy
had pushed far the day before. Nobly did the Jer
seynsn stand up and push closer and closer and
the enemy fell back, through the thick swamp, slowly
and steadily On this front the fire
on Richardson's but still it told heavily brave
fellows, though IL did net prevent the advance.
acKLEs FIRST FIELD.
Still farther to the left the Excelsior Brigade and
General Sckes with It, Though on believe, his first
battle field the General had not the air or manner OF
novice He was all activity, and thought only Of the
way TO win. -.~ss---
now xuM FASTER THEY WENT on
Sicklss' men apparently lost their patience, and We
suppose the officers did and General Sickes especially
When men advance battle field leading firing
- they 60 they naturally do not 60 very FAST and the
sckes Brigade voted the gait be decidedly slow So the
order given fix bayones and charge and they did
II not mncngly ALL but in terrible and with
glorious cheer Some Of the rebels sood it and held
their places stood long enough to IRE their pieces
and then rum but the mass ran at ense scampered
through the woods like SO many squirr els.
That ended the fight for Sunday in that direction for
would not do to let the 60 rashy far into tho
woods. We didn't know what little arrangements Of ar
tusry, &c.. the enemy might have made there in our
absence, so With wise Caution tho sickles Brigade
was back 70 the edge OF the wood and laid away
there snugly and there spent s Sunday ready for
visitors though came II except several nnocuous
shell that the enemy threw into the wood over their
hcads.
On Richardson's 'front.' also, the fight dropped Oh very
much IL had begun. II was apparently not the de-
sign that should make any general advance Gun
day - merely drove the enemy away ~ be up
and then fell into our places again vith true Sunday
calm.
was only nine A. n. WHEN the calm came but in
this short fight much hsd been DONE Towards brigade
lost this fight, 10 killed and wounded five hun
dred and thirty-six men.
ssrIrr1A NAPOLEON"
General Mcclellan had ridden oyer very early on SUM-
day morning and whom the 6gh&began he Immediately
rode down the Williamsburg road, and over the whole
scene OF action which he directed. His presence
cited the most intense enthusiasm the roops both on
the nsd later in tho day when he rode along the
lines and looked kindly the shattered regiments that
hsd been Saturdays fight. To these brave fellows
ew and faint, bat fearless still, 1.-THE young CON-
nandsr addressed few words OF pleasant encourage
mont that thrilled every ear and then rode away.
REBn Loszs on SUNDAY.
The scene IN the woods Sunday tod story that win
Be heard with sod ears no doubt throughout the South
There lay IN heaps the dead and those in mortal agony
terribly minglsd-msn, young ana old-mostiy young
from every Southern state.
All day Sunday, after our own men had been seen TO-
va had ont parties In e woods with stretchss bringing