The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-06-07
WAR NEWS.
The Great Battle in Front of Rich
mOud

| The attack commenced shortly b.f,rs an.
O'Clock ON Saturday. on the left wing nt ,n,.
army, on the further or south side nf th.
Chckahomiuy, where the adyance no,itinn
was held BY the division of General Casey
much the weakest in the a nv. comrosrd
almost entirely of raw regiments md
reduced by disease to an ehactiy, r,rce NJ
some 6 900 men
The position held by Gen Casey vac on
the Williamsburg Stage road witnn Il, nr
seven miles of Richmond and nm , In. Co.,
| extended at the front that Tn. tro,,s r.nn;rnd
to maintain picket guards Of sntIic;,. ~,
STRENGTH. made no slipht draft IN his u,,.i
ened force.
Shortly after noon tbc rrand attach con,
menced, Gen. Casey, pici,ts b.inp driv, n
in all along the front. after n snirit,ed r.xi..
| lance. the rebels advancing in f,rca ,lnnn
three roads-tbe WILLIAMSBURG Rad IN on
left. the railroad. in the c.ntr. and III. Nina
Mile. Road. as it is called on fine ri,bt WIN
his feeble division greatly w.atnn.d h..
extension. Gen, Casey had no h,ckhon. -,
oppose to this sudden attack.
| The yipor with which ,hc .nop,v ,ros.
forward to the attack indicated th, contid,.p
of superior strength. battalliun nj twn
regiments pressed AGAINST Gem. N,oln an ina
right, another fl II on General Wass,ll at m.
centre, and third on Gen. Palmer to th.
left. pouring in at once II fir, ho, and heavy
and advancing with great resolution in f,c,. =,
the steady fire OF canister and CRANE. from th,.
| guns in front and ,b II fr,m ,hox,. fr,,h,r =,
the rear. moving down thrir ranks in al,
directions. The r.bels had hut Ittl,. ,rt ;Il.rr
and were evidently disnos.d ,o nal. n,,.a
| tn. deficiency nv nr.ssin~ to c,,s. o,,n,ous
with their sunrrinr torce IN hnar 49,, -,
once by weight of Numbers rho tcrb,,. sl,.,.
ton regiments of three and four hundred. man
who composed the advanced divis;nn
Most of Gen. Cas.y,s trnons were throw,
forward to the edge of III. woods in franz ot
his position to meet the advance of tb, r.,,.ls
few regiments being left behind I'M, n,r
tally coruplct,d ra..nits a short d;stavcpp -,
the rear. Thus a division, n.orIv new ~ :"
warfare. was suddenly cxnoscd in m o,.n
field. to the heaviest of fir. fran an .n.n,,
covered to a considerable. e,trnt nv tho vel,
through which they were advancing Terri.
bly the TEMPEST ragged IN. air alm.st oro,yirn
| thick with musket balls: officer af.r ,tt;cnr
| fell. or was borne from the f,d wound al
man; the men dropned bv scores and ~"
| usual number of weak iointed ones vera f,II0
| ing in the rear But in ,p1te of thc r,n;d
thinning of the ranks iii. rrcim.n,s o.,.r,l,1.
held their ground until the enemy snccs.d"d
in rushing aropud IN tho Isf, aanI, aoI
pour,d in nm .ngl,dino fir. frnn ,h,, a;r.n
lion against wh;cI, NE, ,;n.- ,,i,. ' WV
tecIion' Tho siytv romnds IF an,, ~ H..
with which ihcr rnt.r,.d ,hn fah, u.r' '.',.,',
! exhausted and M mor. was a1 hama "'9
M.unwhil. reinrorc.m.nts WAR. ,r.;.;rr
when Gen, Casey's troons were fnrc.d ,,' ,is,
way. the rebels FIJI on thes. hr,n,d,s
Coucn's division. who disnut.d ov,rr ;ncL ~
ground. until sustained Inv General knarn,.v "
pressing no the Wili,msburp road with rn;n
forcemenus to meet them. Summarized nv ,,,..
division of Gen. Hooker in hi, r.ar pr, .s'
ing RAPIDLY forward. Cen. K carney adv,nnod
along the w WILLIAMSBURG road IN within . .h,,,,
distance Of onr orig;nal nns;,;on ,vhar. H..
biyouacked for thr niybt in rant nf ~.
enemy. '"e
1t was along This WILLIAMSBURG ro,d th..
the main .,,ack was r,da and hn.. 49,.
troops were fnrc.d hack far half n,;,o ~
more. brtor. the arr;v,I or C.r u.';nt,,o
mans corp,. the teebl. brioades Of Cass,...
division averaaing les. than Q 0oO NAN
inn comul,.t.Iv hruk.n M NAM !, No.
OF The ,ftccrs kiues wo,nded NJ mic ";nr .md
the priyntes scatt.rcd ,hropch tho wooGs and
along the road Rravelv and wall All c.
Casey do his dutv nr.xsi,g on to the oxtr.r,1
front and cheering IN his Ron renardioss ~
the storm of fra and hail that rsccJ .Sont
him, cutting down his officsrs IN all sid..
Int s,r,noe,v .so,,,;nu III. W. o'''