The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-04


most strenuous efforts TO drive them fur
Their back
Burney's Brigade, which was on the
LETT Of General koarney's position. bore
the burdcn Of the assault aud suffered
quite heavily, Il is reported, though
have been unable to obtain any particu-
lars Of their loss up TO the time Of writ
ingludeed my report Of what occurred in
this division is much less complete than
! would have wished to make It: their
heaviest fighting occurring so late in the
day that lam unable 70 procure any de-
tailed report Of their operations in season
TO getthis through
TIE emsERAL RESULT
Buttliough we thus met with A triaing
reverse on the left, the result or the DAVIS
light was gseaty in our favor. With a
comparatively small loss, we had driven
the enemy rs far back as they drove us
on the first day Of the Seven Pines Arht.
But not like them, falling back again, we
maintained our ground--Gen. Hooker's
pickets being posted that night over two
miles beyond the Seven Pines on the
Williamsburg stage road, and within less
than five of Richmond. All that had
been proposed at the commencement was
accomplished, and without bringing on a
general engagement as was expected
THE NIGHT AFTER THE pArr1E.
During the night largo working par
ties were kept busy throwing up de-
lenses to secure the new position we
have gained, and the work was pushed
vigorously forward, in spite of the op-
position ot the enemy, who kept up
their firing at intervals through the
night The heaviest attack came short
ly after ] o'clock, when the enemy OPEN
ed heavy fire Of musketry, with what
result did not Learn. After iaiiguing
day | had lain down at III o'clock for a
nap and awoke at l. Shortly after,
while sitting in emi-somnambulic
state ON a box at Savage's Station, in
front OF General Heintzelmans head
quarters, was aroused by the sound of
heavy muskelry firing, which came from
the front, sounding strangely as il broke
through the gloom Of the quiet night. II
is a strange comparison, but it reminded
me Of nothing so much as the grunting
of Q drove of hogs, with more than the
usual porcinc capacity Of lungs
In an instant lights began to CLEAN in
the tents Of Heintzelman and his staff,
and soon their occupants were observed
coming forth under the starlight, while
Orderlies were fastening to the saddle
and away with messages In a few
moments the fire slackened and all still
again. But there was little sleep in
camp that night, for scarcely an hour
passed without the sound of battle rag
ing somewhere along the front. Your
correspondent, as he writes, finds his
eyelids dropping, and his pen going
YEARLY from the effect Of that nights
wakefulness. II his readers fall asleep
over this account therefore, il will not
be strange, for it may be that the law Of
sympathy prevails, here as elsewhere.
CASUALTIES OF THE DAY.
The estimate of our loss given in the
Geographic report 10 the Associated
Press, will be found much below the
mark
Our loss is indeed slight, considering
the amount of fighting done during the
day, and the result accomplished. But
it cannot fall below 300 and NAV be
found nearer a thousand. should es-
innate it at six or seven hundred. Sew
enty members Of the First Massaehu-
sets Regiment have been brought TO the
hospitals for the wounded up 20 noon.
and the entire lossof this regiment can
scarcely fall short Of 100, as they were
again under heavy fire later in the day.
This regiment was enc of those which
suffered most severely.
THE HEAVIEST SUFFERERS
The Second New Hampshire Reai.
ment Of the same brigade General Gro
ver's) also suffered heavy loss, charging,
as they did, directly uuon the rebels in
their rifle pits
Sickles brigade also did noble SER
vice during the day, and their loss was
also heavy, as will be seen by the list
Of casualties, in which the names Of
some SO Of his men appear, and this but
a portion Of the whole.
The Nineteenth Massachusetts,, Col
Kinks, of General Sedgwick's Division,
also suffered a considerable loss. They
were stationed on the right Of the Will
liamsburg road, az the extreme left Of
Gen. Hookers line of battle, where they
did most gallant duty. They were sub
jected to a 1anking fire on their right,
but drove the rebels before them in
spite Of this, until they had advanced
more than a mile in advance Of their
original position. Lieut. j G. Chadwick,
the Adjutant Of this regiment, was twice
hit by spent balls, while calamity lead
ing the men TO action, ! wish / had the
names Of more Of those who did a yeo-
mans work that day, that / might do
my part toward giving them the. i'm
mortality they deserve.
OUR nATTEmEs AT woRK.
In order to reach the enemy In these
successive assaults, our men were forced
TO wade through a swamp in which they
sank up TO their knees, and that in face
Of fire which carried death into their
ranks. As ! have before stated, our ar
tillery could be Of little service TO US, as
il was impossible TO get our guns through
the swamp without exposing them TO
capture, so that most Of our Smelling was
done over the iheads Of our advancing
troops exposing them TO the danger Of
shells prematuroly exploding, as they are
always liable 90 do. The two guns of
DE Russey' Battery did excellent service
toward the end. and Ia ihair anneArapce
at the front we are, doubtless, indebted
for the easier conquest Of the encmy's
rifle pits In the second assault
The Smelling from Gen. Richardson's
| position was by the 10 pound Parrot
| guas Of Capt Hazard's and Capt Pohfs
batteries, which showed some excellent
practicing during the hour they were in
action
GES. SUMNER DURING TIVE FIGHT.
Thouoh circurnstanccs did MOI nab a