Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-06-06

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New YORK, Sd.
TIL. Tmes' correspondent gives an account
Of saturday AMI Sundays battle. The at
tack commenced shortly before | o'clock on
Saturday, on the left wing of the army on
the further or south side of the Chickahom-
! my, where the advanced position was held
/ by Gen. Casey, much the weakest Of tho ar
my. 1t was composed almost entirely OF
new regiments AMI reduced by ds,as, to an
Effective force OF some 5000 men. Shortly
after noon the grand attack commenced,
i Gen. Ca'ay's pockets being driven in al
along the front, after spirited resistance
/ lie rebels advanced in force along three
roads The Williamsburg road, to our left,
the railro I'd in the centre, and the Nine Mile
road us it Is caliel, on the right.
! The Vi 51r with which the c Icmy pressed
/ forward u attack, Indicated confidence in
sup rio, ren.th. a bat a m Of two regi-
ments pressed against Gen. Negley on the
| right, another tell on G IN. W ,ss-ll ut the
centre, and a third on q n. Palmer to the
/ left, pouring in at once fire hot and heavy,
AMI a ivInciny VITA great resolution in the
face of n steady fir, OF canister and crap.
from the guns in fr mt, and ,hell from those
further 10 thu rear, m wing down their
ranks in all directions. Terribly the tenn
pest ragged, the air almost growing thick
with musket balls. Ohcer after officer fell
and was borne from the field.
The men dropped by scores, and the usual
number of weak-pointci ones were falling to
the rear, but in spite of the rapid thinning
of their ranks, the regiments generally held
their ground, until the enemy succeeded in
rushing around on the LETT flank, and poured
in an enfiladins fire from that direction,
against which riale-pts are no protection.
The 81 rounds OF ammunition with which
they entered the fight were nearly exhausted
and no more was at hand. la the meantime
une of Gen. COUGHS brisades, commanded
by Gen Abercrombie. WAS ordered up to the
support of Gen. Negley on the right, Gen
Devens OF the sam, sustaining Gen. Wass-
ell at the centre, and Gen. Peck with toe re-
naming brigade supported Gen. Palmer on
the left.
Gen. Cisey's troops were forced to give
way. The rebels fell on the brigades OF
Gen. COUGHS division, who disputed every
inch of ground until sustained by Gen
Kearney pressed up the Williamsburg road
with reiniorcemcnts TO meet them, support
Gu ny uiNisioh VI beH' iiooker IN the ear,
pressing rapidly forward. Gen, Kearney
advanced along the Williamsburg road to
within short distance of our original posi-.
ton, where he bivOuLcked for the night in
front of the enemy. 1t was along this VIII
liamsburg road that the main attack was
made and here our troops were forced back
tor half mile or more before the arrival
of Gen Ileintzleman's corp.
The feeble brigades OF Casey's division,
averaging less than 1000 men were brokan
up. Many, if not most are killed, wounded
or missing, and the privates are scattered
through the woods along the road. Our
batteries suffered heavily, Col. Bailey being
killed and eight guns lost.
Flushed with their seeming victory of
Saturday the rebels awoke with confidence
On Sunday to follow up their movements,