Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-23

SiSirmishing on the Left VvinS-The Six
teeMth Massachusetts Emgnsed

O~SAAeaA Engaged.
Correspondence of the New York Tribune
SEVEN PINES, June lS.-The order to the
left wing to stand to its arms, given at noon
to-day proceeded from intelligence commu-
nicated from the front, that the enemy, &c. 900
strong, was in line of battle before Rockers
advanced posts. At half-past four o'clock,
the 10Th Massachusetts, from the unseen
| depths OF the wood in front of Caseys old
camping ground, sent greeting to the Union
| regiments behind them, and assured them in
| language and tone, unmistakable as veracious,
that they were busy killing the rebels as fast
as was consistent with the umbragiousness of
the ground. In proof of it, the wounded of
the dear old Bay States regiment, soon there
after began to walk past me-
Gen. Sickles had been instructed to act
strictly on the defensive. All night of Tues
day he had heard drumming, and the rolling
fears, and the tumbling Of heavy lading, and
the shouting OF drivers-noises indicating a
retreat or transfer of forces from left to
right Of the enemy's line The morning
brought its curiosity, and propulsive picket
ing toward Richmond. The enemy were soon
found, and found in force, and found in I'M
usual sauciness. They pitched into ''Dan."
The hour of 'detense" having come, 'Dan"
having come, dan" determined to feel of
the foe with his steel gauntlets, and see how
big he was. So, under HoOker's order, the
sixteenth Massachusetts went into the deem.
swampy wood, and other regiments took IN
lines OF battle upon the edge of the wide
arc OF timber, out of which burst upon us I'M
equal numbers and death on the 3ist OF Nav.
The musketry fire was soon sharp within the
leafy fastness-sharp and strong. From Bram
halls battery, two, four, six spherical case
shot were sent over the wood into the rebel
picket ground to assist the infantry skirmish-
ers. This artillery fire was not replied to for
half hour, and then only from the far right
Had the rebels removed their guns from the
front OF our LETT! After while, two shells
then after longer delay, two more shells
the latter fired much nearer than the first
came responsive to Bramhal.
At l-2 the wounded came walking in to
the surgeons headquarters, behind Casey's
redoubt. There were corporal NJ. G. Wright,
of Westford, Co. G, Massachusetts 10TH with
severe wound through the right arm; and
Albert p ingalls, of Tyngsboro, of the same
company, wounded badly in the wrist; and
Joseph N. Eldridge, of Holiston, same COM
pany, wounded in the foot; and Patrick Nc
CURE, CO. ID, with a nearly fatal scalp wound;
and Daniel Clifford, of Charlton, a very brave
lrishman in Co. +, severely shot in the groin
This man walked alone, and was pleasantly
commingling mirth with becomngragea against
the rebel who had put ball into him. While
he was undoing his clothing to show me his
wound, another wounded man of his regiment
came up, and playfully reproached Clifford
with trying to take my musket from me by
grabbing to get ''another shot at the scoun-
drels," before going to the rear where he had
been ordered. And there, also, was II. J.
Miller, of WATERFOWL, Co. X, shot in the
head rather SQVprnly. and Y I
ton of Watertown, shot through the lower
arm; and Patrick Gillin, of Boston, Co |,
shot through the thigh. Three of this regi-
ment were killed up to o'clock, when l left
the ground: VIM. b. Clancy of Co. 1, Thomas
Weldon of Co. ID, and sergeant John Ken
nedy.
1t was Armstead's brigade that was in front
of us to-day, numbers of whom the Massachu-
sets men mustered out of service forever.
In one spot, six rebel dead lay together. We
drove their whole picket line in half mile