Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-06-11
THE SITUATION At RICHMOND


At the battle at the Chickahominv, Ca
sey s division was completely surprised
our exterior line pickets being at no point
more than three hundred yards in ad-
vance
The enemy drove them in without firing
a gun, and In less than ten minutes were
attacking our min body
Gen. Casey division unsupported stood
their grounl for three hours, a small pro
portion of the men running, although en-
compassed upon three side, by the enc.
my
Our loss in the battle is set down at
1000 IN killed and wounded a dispatch
of mine stating that in killed. wounded
and missing our loss was 5000, which
would be lessened, however, was attempt
ed to be sent for two days, but was sup
pressed on the grounds that it was exager-
ated, but subsequent reports justify it very
nearly
New York, June 6.-The Herald, cor
respondent says some Of the prisoners ia
ken IN the battle on Sunday, who were
| brought to headquarters, say that extraor-
binary pains were taken by the rebels to
| kill that one-armed devil, meaning Gen
kearney. 1t seemed to them that he bore
charmed life, and was one of their most
dangerous adversaries
The HerGlds Washington dispatch saws
private advices from reliable sources re-
| port flood upon the upper Potomac and
the Rappahanock, and that the bridges
have been carried away The loss Of the
bridges upon the Rappahanock is now
oonsidered serious
The New York Times dispatch SAYS
We ere still without any official record
| of the killed and wounded at the battle
/ before Richmond Crowds of the rela-
| tives ana friends of those engaged are ar
| irving by every train, anxious to obtain
/ correct information, bat 80 far they have
come in vain. The answer to the many
! inquiries al the War Office is that no au-
thentic list of the casualtiis has been re-
oeived 1t is probable that the Secretary
of War viii provide that Ia future the
surgeons of regiments shall report through
| the brigade and division commanders, a.
| soon as possible after the battles, accurate
lists of the killed, wounded and missing.
The New \ ork Tribune s dispatch SAYS
a released Union officer, who was ten DAYS
III the hands of the rebels at Winchester
| where he talked freely with their officers
says they look forward to the destruction
of their great armies as a thing sure to
| happen sooner or later, and made up their
minds to take to the bush and wage q
guerilla or partisan warfare, in which
they said they fell themselves at home
All the officers struck our informant as
a fine set of men, who were devoted body
and soul to the cause of the rebellion ::
but he thought tnat most Of the soldiers
seemed not TO nave their hearts in the bus
| mess.
Buffalo June 6.--The 7ribunes CORES
dent states that the Tooth regiment, which
went from, that city was mostly cut to
pieces or captured, They were in Ca
sey's division Col Brown was killed, and
the Lieutenant Colonel and Major were
wounded
McCLsLLAS's lis tDoC ARTERs. June 6 1862
Two deserters Just In, report Gen Joe
Johnson seriously if not mortally woun-
ded through the groin by mimic ball du-
ring the late battle
Gen. G. W. Smith now commands the
rebels Other information eoroborate this
also that the rebel loss is estimated at
10000 killed wcuaded and missing. No
material change has occurred in the enc
my position.
A contraband who left Richmond yes
terdav. SAYS the city is in a terrible state
of confusion There were no troops in
the city except those doing guard duty.
No signs of evacuation were manifest
but. on the contrary, everything shows
the intention of . determined resistance.
The house tops in Richmond were covered,
on Sunday, with people, expecting our
troops would be driven into the Chicka-
hominy; but when they saw the rebels
run, the greatest CONSERVATION prevailed.
IL lie runorsd that Magruder 10 disgust.