The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-07-18

day. General Pccks ammunition train,
formerly Cusry's, became ontanglcd in a .
cross.roOd in the swamp, and was blown
up.
The train Of Gen. poricr's corps was
compelled to cut new road, and, passing
along as rapidly Hs possible, At one time /.
found itsrlfbttwcen the two liurs olbat- l
Tie, LUi through the CooluCss aud intre- I
pility of Captain Norton, Corps Quarter.
master, the tcamsters were oil kept from
psnic, aud safely brought THROUGH the
dismal retreat; although Captain Norton
had furnished the wagons with matches
10 set them on fire. and pistols to shoot
the horses ~, uld It become necessary to
abandon the train.
Il was late IN the night bcforc the or.
my had crossed White Oak bridge. and
il was already on The road ur Mondays
march. The bridges we're destroyed nnd
more than usual caution was exercised
10 keep perfect watch of the enemy and
qua rd against any surprise. as the ftil-
ness of Sunday had lcdto suspicious.
MANEuvEBs OF TINS ENEuY.
Itwas early discovered what the plans
| Of the rcbOls " ere, aud what their move
mcnts had been, Thy had employed all
| the previous d1y in getting "a force Us FAR
/ around cur right Hank as possible, and
! another TO cur lolt, intending Co cut or
| the rear guard, ifVogsiblr. Tho attacks
commenced simultaneously ON the two
wings, and after q short pause, an over.
|whcmng and determined force pressed
. up tu the rear General lIeiutzcman's
corps, on the Charles CITY road, received
the enemy finely, aud mlu,ancd their
position viii. nj llinchinr doing most de-
.utuetjyc Execution, rcpulsiug the cLcmy
aud driving him back repeatedly.
Not SO with Mccall. llis division was
far ,uluumborcd by tn enemy. and while
finding that cvcythug depended upon
maintaining his position and beating back
the enemy, TO give ample time to the
trains 80 get uut Of the WAY, and also
maintain the even balance ot gil,hs, he
fought 60 desperation. Fmdinw the prrat
responsibility resting upuu his su cess,
! and choosing death rather than drirut ,hc
rod to the cStr,mc front, and in person
gave orders aud encouraged his men tu
F., more earnest efforts. Gen. Mccall was
severely wounded, and during the mo.
, mcLtary rcpulsc, the army was forced
backed and the wounded man taken pris.
nncr.
General S ymou immediately succeed
i, cd tu the command, aud continued th,
-. irsht until ussistIncc enabled him to fore
4 back the enemy.
~ IN front Gen. Smith sustained ono G
The stytrcst artillery crg g0mrHts ofth
|. campaign. At times the infantry wcr
!. engaged, and once the enemy sec med T.
4 have the better OF the day. Al the hor
ses Of hlutt's battery were killed, and tn
guns lett on the field Cor short time il
! face Of the cnemys charge, but the reb
y els were driven back and the ground re
i covered. lanoock's brigade und Brook
RI Vermont brigade behaved uobly. Gen
h. Brooks was wounded in the knee.
4 The FIGHT continued all the forenoon
4 the wounded having been mostly save
:, and taken 70 llaxul's Lning, a point
. few mites below, on n bend o. the Jane
. river, when night closed the engage
/ mcnt.
a TIfE BATTLE or MALvrBN NIL.
q The engagement mt Turkey Creek wa
one Of the seycrest the army has sustuir
"A ci and the loss was heavy; but the Jane
~ river was reached, aud ia, arlgy felt ra
40 of hope as the heavy booming of tho CT
lrna's guns echoed around them. Durin
T., the night the army f'll back across pc
=, ninsuIa to another bend of the river fin
. tier down, aud known rs Malvern Hill,
- slightly CmiHcnee wen calculated for
y, desperate resistance und permanent po
- sjtiyn, but exposing the supplies below
Wagon trains, In The meantime, proceed
,r ed toward HurisDn'5 Bur, some mile
~ stu ur,hCr below, whore the hondqual
:, turs were 20 be- stationed aud supple
NJ. were ready To land.
!, But al the trains had not got away
!. The immense train Of siege guns WIS sti
"a waiting clear road, aud on Tucsdo
Gen. Mcclellan gave the command of IL
~ position aud preparations for defense
4, Gen. Il. J. Porter, than whom coole
rd broycr officer and more perfect gcntl
man doei not live.
y. During the night and early in Il
morning the cminence and it slopes hi
., bnen planted with artillery, rising Ii
Is above tier with the heaviest guns, uni
A., nearly two hundred pieces were reat
,d for the reception Of any foe despera
~, enough to approach. Gen. Porter, hin
sell un old artillery officer and instruct,
Al took personal supervision ola battery
n beautiful 81 pound rilled guns, the exec
~ lcnce OF which does credit 10 our rccei
;, Improvements in artillery warfare.
no The force Of Gen. Porter was stutionC
+. with Gen. Couch on the Quaker Gil
10 road, at the extreme right, with Gcner
> Morrel on the left, and Gen. Skyes' divi
. ion OF regulars in the center.
ri Here again was the army which hf
i, engaged the enemy at Mechunicsvil
>, ami Chickahominy ,lncc 10 face with nea
~ treble their number, as before. III
nj enemy seemed in no haste 10 mako Il
ra attack; in fact he thought it necessary
80 bring up all his available force befo
doing 80. AT ten O'Clock the enemy
IN line was found 10 extend in a half squu
l., bis right wing extending ncarly to jam
~ river, and his left directly in front al
facing the river in a parallel line, VII,
d. he opened fire from an eighteen gun bu
20 terry placed near our lines under cover
rr the woods.
ns II was Immediately responded TO, nl
a. at the same time the gunboots on the ri
ed er swept out the line on the right, COZ
pelling the rebels to abandon their dei
ON the field. The action became gene
al as soon as the position Of the rebe
hit and their approaches were fully discer
n- ed.
nd AS the battle progressed, and the en-
" my advanced, the roar Of the siege GU
ny and heavy artillery was terrific beyol
to any language Of description. Nearly {
nd ty shell minute were exploded abo
w aud amid the solid columns of the Il
n nroaching enemy. and SO continued dll