Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-30
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SERIES Of ESGAGENESrS-rHE CONFEDE.
RATES VtCTORIoUS-REAVY Loss Of LIFE-
THOUSANDS Of YANKEE PRISONERS CAP
TURRED-NoCLELLAN AND TIE REnNANT Of
HIS ARMY SURROUNDED, Ere.
The series OF s's during tue pas, lev days, near
ths city bstssen the Confederate aud Yankee armies
illy Be termed "TAe G,eat Battle before Richmond
Ils successive cOm5as each part Of the longer
eetcd decisive between the brave soldiers Of the
s0gth hghting for Liberty and Independence and the
LsFcensres and fanatics Of the North, fighting for
qlesI snd sPOs Both sides bad made the tuest prePA
,stioa tor the 6yht by msrshal1g all their Availstle
iorcss aud bridging into rCqulsilol every accessory cal
eG,ed TO ensure sugccss The Yankees Of course bad
every advantage the CoDfederaes which unr, Icted
Intercourse With ths nations Of the world could ptfJrd
They bad 5u2pisd themselves abundsnty with all the
appliances Of var, many Of which inaccessible
"a sad had concentrated an amy greatly superior IN
usnsers and equipments to thst OF the Confederscy-
= Siih al These advantages, they have been attacked
.hs,r cu,rslekmsn.s By the Southern troops, and
driven from their srOrgss. positions With heavy loss
H'# ga it IS thai lhe race is not to the swift nor the
Ga.;.s 90 tesroag.N
typographical sEErCH.
correct understanding Of the position Of the con-
,sltos forces su the progress Of the fight can only be
utliled by reference 30 map OF the country, but as
lbi7 no within. convenient regea OF every reader
VII slate tha. a line duo north from Richmond would
strike The Caieh ltoui1y lear the Meadow Bridges,
about sz miles distant whilst another line due east
r--I ileIslc the same stream abou: eight miles from
r-e city. This line is Usasy represented By the York
k.scr Railroad. tween EsadoE Bridges and the lat
&C. 'slroad tie aIcs we bellows, along the Chckl'
uSUiDy On tbs north side, is about ten miss. Two
~ ei east OF Meadow Bridges Is the NechanCsyie turs
pas, further Oc Beaver Dan creek eUpyiug into the
CIekAhomiuy, then the NsW Bridge road, on which
Gal HAF5Or IS located, aud then P0Whte creek the LAT.
being three miles above the railroad ng.
The Iues Of the Ilrkse army extended the
CacSshomny this point. South OF the railroad Is
re Williamsburg sage road, aud connecting me latter
sith the Nss Bddgs roaa tss Nine Nile road. South
Of The Williamsburg road is the Charles Ci.y road
Tax ASTIcSoESrs o. TAX UaHr.
All TIA. Sss known The public Of the arrangements
ijr the great JStus, and the plans Of theeOmnandlg
General Rob,r. Lse, rather inieren'it than PO'
i've. The hrillsu, achievements OF S.oneESH jack
son in the Valley led many TO suppose that he act
Hg Independently Of the plan ter the elmDAiga IN East
GIL Virginia Dl; doubt not # the truth we're haovn,
mat shs; he sAs vested s.h large discretion as to lis
movements, be acting 10 harmony ~ith the policy
s0d plsus Of the distinguished Generas uLo we're in
command OF Ibe army before Richmond. Aher Jack
victories over the Yankees At Crcs' K=ys and Port
Republic heavy rsiniOICsments we're sent the Valley
aad the opinion seemed founded that il -As the iu
,s1uou OF our Government to give Jackson sufficient
Amy 70 Pelsua'- Pennsylvania Response the popu.
,amOf for Susnsiss ~Ar!ar, Or al least mske
diversion 10 pfeysnt REQUIREMENTS from going 10 Nc
Uielan. Whatever Es7 have been the object Of the
movement it Is No. 90 longer a that Jackson
.sny inelujiuE the rsniOrcsmsnts sent to bin irom
Eo1usld and other points did no; mArol 'oEsIds the
and Of Penn Jg the OOltrAfy travelled by railroad
ssssrds the seat Sf -as this vicinity The troops
80. 10 tan from Redmond lLl-s sad foods Bri.
,de-i certainly bad aveiy es,ui.ous quincy bd. the
ilrgest -zy roaSd Is Oilsu the shortest -ay ssFoss
sd 81 &. yrOysi 10 this los &c.
,ossES, SsEST o. raE s,tTLI
G'asla iIoi -1-s division having arrived 81 the ay
pointed pia,s, rested and organ d. the lime had cone
to5 le commencement Of active host.ties against tie
a4,si ICE wto invested The Capital OF the CoufejeI5Sy
I'D onssa -.h his 5rayssOiisfs TOOK Up tie Dir
If march thsougl HtnUJlr county for = Ala move
cent General A. p HI, siid bis DIVISION crossed iha
.llEadlniay ali Alta "a the Yankees hear Meadow
hfdggs. about 4 O'Clock THUksDAr ATrERSoos ZS.h To-
slant This posi;ioa Mcclellan extreme right The
Cynfed, rates drove The Yankees before them TO Acchan
isyls about mile Dorta Of the Chick ,homiuy Shere
they had erseed formidable entertainments. Tue sht
,sel faror-y at this position but three OF the lAnkee
batteries -Jormed aud taken aud the enemy Iu TO
agl. Though thee dA have elapsed since the 6gbt
u hat a.
10 give any additional details OF the affair. We r.re
NO permitted 10 stiffness IT, and have not been furnished
D. any participant sih an account Of the engagement
rHE EArrtK on ERIDAr.
tsueta L,rgs'rests DIVISION crossed the Cnickahomi
ry. on the AOcaaricsyl, road Thursday night and in
90 llcdon 18th the troops commanded by Generals A.
b. BILL and B. D. HI, attacked the enemy at daybreak
F-iiay morning. The Yankees were driven from their
-rtreucbmcD and steadily pursued in the direction Of
1osl Ha-bor TIE most severe sighting took place a,
utnss aru In Hanover, Ihere the enemy strongly
i,rtf.d Gen. A P. Hu's Division, supported by Gen.
ckels Brigade from gstreets Division made the 5,
assault uu0n the e1emy's works which Of the
formidable Character and seemi- glJ mpregpable. BIZ
aIsafss brigade advanced upon the fertilization and
delivered their is but we're compelled to fall back I'M
der the terrific Of the Yankees, who we're compare
uyey secure fem danger bs1d their works and poured
Wiley alter vosy into brave troops After the fight
bad been prolonged for several hours, without result
G4D whiting Division, Of JacksOa corps darD's',
alyaneed 10 the assault and after desperate charge,
succeeded in Hsodgng the YaBk A they fed from
,bsir works hsy had to pass through an open field,
s,0at hundred yards in Sii.b before reaching the
.ooss Several Of oor regiments cred At the fig dves
Aad killed a very luge number Of them The field was
nearly covered With the dead and wounded YlI zee
The regiments composing Writings Division TIE 4h
Albsms, Ii,h Mississippi Oh North Carolina, u his
-,ssppi ct, Al and oh Texas and Is b Georgia. l.
vas nov nearly dark and though the Pursu. was con-
toued for sos time vas deemed ine1pedisnt to fol-