New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-11

ofh ia
Syop which took part in the battle Of the sst Sr,so
sncce.s,yely; but the exact times Of men sIhs !" '
prs,ence of the enemy AN ursYe 20 ., es with xsc,
4 this report am not a." Ays -"'o " ~
he e. QUIZ my &C c,.ry,s Division.
-. a..fsor boidirs the frs, line first seriously
'eef 10 il.gD o. u. The 1851 Fenncylvaia oiuu.
ter. SEPT or yard support the icA' oIokr sn.I sa
,,f,.t,d ioued by rea many rch Tne plumbers as '
49, - The road strassles conveyed Ill exaggerated
E - ,nrpti,r and defeat There was no suTpii,e how
All The effective Of that division under arms
md all m. batteries in position, with their horses ha
ned Except belonging TO the guns In me reoouo'
sd .dy to the enemy forces came IN view
Tber numbers vesty disproporions'e to the nsh5
host which sssned them in front and on both hanks
.n5 ads in svsnce Of te lire of battle ard the country
covered with forests 'te oEieteIaes arriving ", ana
dent formed their ss ana nases under the sheei Oh "oo
l bu, anon a. With i.at uddonnes and had not our To
nens been onder they would cave 'wel 'hIoc r 81
lines and routed corrlei.ly. A ws however Use!
division held IT, line o; Tor than three hours ana
the execution done upon the enemy was sno"n oy the
of Rebel dead IF, upon the fed after he enemy had heo
oses,io of that part upward Of t~ enty -four hoi
During that time it understood 81 the moane ol
.vaaSle in Richmond employed to carry away Their
5sd and wounded Tie enemy advancing rs they eqenty
did in received the shot and smell oil our H.
veterans closing up the gaps and moDs "e'd VII W 'A'
T NV posi,iou in the frort o. the second line could
all Of the movements 81 tie ,islhy, pu. ~" la. c
ale 10 discover HE numbers hch were more OF e's co
ceed by the trees could accurately dehne the move"
uents Of our regiments and batteries lin. INNS, refer
10 bis report ard reports Of Nagee
Palmer and Vessels whose se'y nsd ssoS yrspUsree
We. W .n.sn Casey. ne until the number. much
reduced the second ine that 10 more eoa.a DO
then refused, though spoiled TO for further aa.
bs row proceed de,crbe the OPERATIONS Of the secona
line which received my uninterrupted supoIvon composer
principally o.
couCU DiyIsiON-sTCOND IISE.
measure on Ca.eys position becsmc greater he ap
pad 10 ne for reeuoTceeuts continued 70 SEND mem
|onr IS had troop. spare Col McCsT;er WIN the $50
ns Pecs brigade engaged the enemy on me lett
end maintained his ground above TWO hours Hn't Owe 5
nr numbe fore hn 20 retire, winch he did ~ 70 ora
ghot q coos p m ordered the 55th Newl oTs c"i
de Troorisnd ebser: sck now In command OF Li.n' %
l,ourot 70 the gun, auing some OF ieot =
j, ,oy,i Nm he WILL nry road at daubc-qoieS
nducted by Nsslee wn,Ie beat OIL The emmy on VIZ.
oi of . some guns end h-d It's position more 'hau
m bonr At he end IL time It's ammunition being "a
hsn,d tel back through the abstts and aItef
mere ca The regiment again ia 600 'eIWer ~
m the battle nearly onefouIth lis numbers Ai'fu a''
A, little Pas, o'clock ordered Nelrs 2dd snd krpry
SIS Ee.iuent TO 10 the support OF ca
sew Isht. Nell stsckee the enemy t"les va" sacs' e.
a6tTy In the h:st eock The oucHy ere oiveo o'cS; III
- scou5 n,sck and uud the immediate command OF Con
Couch these .Eents assaie Fs''y su error iocr
compelled lot to retire, they brought III % F,i-os.
Both en:s were badly o9t " t9l hPpey % .e o's
and his Admeu. Killed, The he sensht o,o"ei .l
NJ, ere v ot u3ed and missing The cesusi1le III he
G AMOUNT 20, ard hes'sf than N any S.hei reg
en 10 CoGchs division. Nier TN siacS 'he go tooN s
IN tie hard fghr which cosed the day nea1 the seven
Pines. The 6,st Window in detschmrus 'oiue Of " hi-
c me again into action near my headq1a'tcIs -
Almost Immediately sitef oIdsiiAs Ne sd and bis 70 'u
por. right and soon a. e, could y. IeAo,eu SEN w
;h Massachusetts, Colonel Russell anG the o-d New on
Colonel Riker to Teenoic. them IHe o'eipo"eilns 40
vance the enemy obliged those 'rgnenjs TO proceed 70
Oaks, whers hey fought nnder bs ihneuis'e Vae - ~.
eIa Co-ch AID AbsIc!9nbic mere ihe3 ygihea ts ~
United S:e o. sseuts c5iole Cochiinr oid'ia
to bet point and Tie Sls anna 0'i0nei ."
day iiesr when the Aeon commenced. l. ,,. -, H..
The sse- IN the ga Wce "' - sI' ~ a. sohs % we
fVct.e kser hose signal bve!, remarked met sio
nous while ssckns he enemy az the bead OF his rsg
NE i, u tod States Chss-eurs Colonel Cocene Tough.
oraveg by tAst regimen, on eeny .tandsrdbsafcr wac
shot down ara tie segs Of the I'D North Carolina fes
lneut captured
For arhcr particulars Of the conduct Of the Oh NswlorL
sud o.. u.s. L. tAseg - VOL ss -. the account Of ho-c
to 70 fcus tn 1tk Massachusetts, 3Ist Pc
g. vaaa Col. Russell sad " ias, refer to Ito Tepar. al
Gcn. Couch and Ahrrcrorhie lhosc regiments: a. wei
bnd,s battery Is, pcnnsy yia Artillery (which !, highly
p-aied), lid from ny PeI-v o. srrri0n during moH
tie opYoftune sivsi vhch At Fair Oaks ia the sernc
brought TO sudden sIsnd N that quarter my
pre.eAt IN tie action Of tie following .ni "a, , ~,
where ugdeI the sane eo,nmsnee III, victory which had
been hardly c'n'eSed the day ts'o.e a y eompeee nv
AZ he tine when sse7a-wV concentrating troop, from
the leit, and rios 'poA redoHb and other WORKS
r9sd danger became j" lnsr tbst b, would ovrcome
tie esisince mere ea advance dow the road s9d totS
NeCsdhy Bar Of Coue's Dvi.ion 70 form in
and te right I'D e Of the Junction Of tho "ismsour:
and MIN Mile roads placed Infantry Ia I'll the nnV us o.
the gui eft puirg aso to The sbst1s, and
cole'rsv large nanbr Of stiass.c ro'isd ih'n In the
woods the c Scarcely had hefe eispc.iticns been COM
petee whoL the oncy directly H. i,ni Given ~ TIE a.
tack 0. portion Of kosrrey Dis)n O. -. " mat a4s
!
. 4, ore ur. eng upOu hight
TO maize the onsy opproet hing in that difsc
ton il va found uecessy 90 eject almost gerseua
change Of folt Of thc oop othe get Of ne "ians5gr
zee col ADKINS. Is, Long leland and Cspts. Walsh and
oraekcnbuh o. tde 36h NewYor hose .hors. partisu.
larry aoUoed sbi to loln iHe along the edge q!
49, ,,ods which BIZ ied nea IL down swamp. but
30 Ids the iork ed along TIE reai to the nnc.ne
los6 threw back the reit cfooae"i'e and on is eit
Capt miller lst Pennsylvania Artillery, COgeis Diisiou
,pc his guns contest the advance Of the cncr.
directed Ge Nasee to ride sglg ne le 20 encourage Ito
4 f..r If sta 2 on "a
T !og o. the enemy with the gea'esi rrnness and GAL
nlry but by pressing 1t very closely win vi enias
80 a.; IN res- sbortly aner hi. attach saw Gen Deyeps
leave The fed wounded there then no general officer
left IL light belonging to CoucLs Division. .
Seeing The toten, Of enemies egoialsly aavaneins
announcements tigGei Peck % the head Of the lt2d
and "a Reg eits Coils Ro,ey and mcC after
ordered, with the concurrence Of Gen Heinzelag TO
advance across The open space ara otAs the enemy now
con re forward 10 NUMBER 1hose regiments passed
through shower balls s,d formed in line having
obcue cion = the nine-ni7 road They held theiI
pecls md McCarter horses shct under them
c0Lrndiug sgay enormous ODDS those two regiments
forced TO give Peck and the lc2d crossing the Williams
burg wood and and the buk OF the esd
passing to the night where they took post IN Tie last limo of
a noticed Mner's battery, having sker up new position
! did frst-r1te service.
a soon Peck had moved forward hascned to the los
ia 10, hussts Col Briggs (Which regiment had my self
oace te9re 'uo.ea nov an ths na,ls Oh the et OF the
ssbuTg road and ordered them 10 follow across the
field Col Bnggs led then On in gsan style moving quickly
open space Of eight hundred yards under
scofotiug me and forming his with perfect regularity
toward the hight Of the line last above referred to- The pos-
iOu thus occupied most favorable being wood
without much uude gio|u Whte the ground Slope" some
via. abruptly the This line stronger ard the
ig; tlsn the lsft. Had the OtL Massachusetts
minutes later hey "ono Lave hee TOO iae To occupy h
hne position and woui1 tsve been impossible have
formed aud the ast line Of the battle Of the 3st
which steumed the tide o. defeat and Turned o"ad vic
Tory: victory which then begun BY q 1uith Corps
adtW bfgades from Keauye Division OF tie Third Corps
And copsqninnted tie neat day by Summer aud onors
AFTER seeing the oth h2ssachUsett and me ug Inc
well work. under Eiuraerous ne, obfcea that th4
portion OF the line hua.d and nlly yGIos - lcl. Was
crusgbilg falling aud others retiring Icl.
ceiyed also tt lie artillery had withGiSwn aud that Ia
bodies Of broken troops IeAv q center nnd
Gown the iaiusbufg road TO tire Assisted ly Capt.