New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-10

Law oUU Rebel dead at the CONCLUSION OF the ngnt.
Not mounted officer lived for moment within
range Of their rifles. Every one was killed. Yet
they were not shooting at inanimats targets, nor
playing with firearms. twenty-five Of Berry's
sharp-shooters, experienced woOdsmen, were killed
or wounded. The terrible punishment be gave the
Rebels however, on the very ground Of their first and
greatest success unreryed their fight way to the
where Heintzelman was restoring the battle with
his gathered fragments Of the broken regiments.
Their fire slsckened here, then died away, and the
echoes Of COUGHS fierce fight beyond the abroad a
mile off, took its place. This good soldier had been
sent to save Casey by flank movement. With
NELL, and Rippeys 23d Pennsylvania, and the 6lst
Pennsylvania, and Cochrane's Chasseurs, he pene-
traed the woods 10 DO the work that it would have
taken, at least three brigades 10 do. The 9TH and
cd Ncv.York were afterward sent in to support
bin. Ne:u and Rippey, left in position TO check any
movement on the flank estween us and the railroad,
were oyerpowered by the. torrent Of troops tina.
have described as coming over from the left,
and forming in long and heavy columns across
the road way mp above Casey's old ground. Couch
YVES cut off and in peril Of total destruction or cap
ture. But he had his own fight forced right on him.
Sumner at this instant came up, and by virtue OF
hls rank took command. Pagan was there with n
section of Bradys battery, which he handled TO the
admiration Of everybody-and Taylor with battery
OF Napoleon twelvc-pounders The brunt OF the
battle here was borne by Cochrane's Chasseurs, the
New York 3lst., and Sully's Minnesota, and the
ariilerymen of tlese pieces. II was obstinate and
bloody in the extreme. The rebel dead strewed the
woods, and where they sustained our lire IN line,
their corpses were piled in line. The light being not
utterly unequal here. they positively whipped,
and the great attack right was rolled back at
the same moment that it was discouraged on our
center. Magruder commanded opposite to Couch,
as Longstreet commanded opposite 10 Heintzel nan.
The sun went down upon the enemy IL full possess
sion of our CAMPS for "A mile back Of the position.
n J.v b.f tbo crilb ia
Sickes brigsde and the New Jersey troops, had re-
covered this LOST ground and pushed the enemy with
the bayoDet two miles away from the bloody held
During all this tine the Rebels were busy removing
10 Richmond their wounded, and IN burymg their
dead upon the ground where they fell. Yet so nu-
norous were their dead, and many were their
wounded that on the morning Of the third day they
were thick on every scene VI the sharp contest,
numbering the way and frightening my horse My
ride was one Of anxious duty, and i was compelled
to visit every corpse and every moaning form IN the
open fields, in the brush and in the timber, that
could POSSIBLY from the saddle. The evidence OF
the Rebel loss was amazing 10 me on this third day
after they were in possession Of the ground where
their killed and wounded lay. From every one OF
our regiments engaged the reports are concurrent,
that onr Springfield muskets and our accurate lire
killed muItitudes Of the enemy.
Our own loss is beavy-too heavy-but that OF the
enemy greatly exceeds il. fear that the official re-
ports OF our Killed, wounded, and missing viii make
dread total of over 5000. The loss Of tie enemy
is 90 vast a. to smite them with encouragement.
They hal been made confident Of beating Us. JET.
ferson Davis addressed the troops that were selected
for this battle before they left Richmond, and prom,
ised them rewards such AZ American soldiers had
never received IL they proved successful ITO told
them tina, victory would establish the inderend-
ence Of the South and end the war.
Upon what small causes hinge great military re-
suits. IIelntzelman on Friday teegraphcd To Me-
Clellan that hs did not consider Csseys position a
safe Que, and asked to be permitted to move up
keaDey's division. He was told TO act upon his
own Judgment and Berry's troops were ordered for
ward within reach, on the very short call allowed
us, when the 'front.' was 30 suddenly overwhelmed.
Their proximity saved us.