The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-07-12
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Lieutenant Switzer, ed Pennsylvania
Most of these were killed on Tuesday.
Gen. Porter's corps was engaged and did
nobly.
Hooker's, or the fighting division, went
to the Peninsula 5000 strong, now they
number less than 5000 effective men.
The severest sufferers in the division were
the Massachusetts, 1st, 18th, and 10th. Of
the latter regiment 80 men are reported kill
ed or seriously wounded, among whom were
Col. P. T. Wyman, shot through the heart,
Lieut.. Col. George W. Wickham, wounded,
and Adj. Waldo Merriman.
Sickles's brigade also won new laurels;
coming in as the reserve just at the right
moment, they drove the rebels back with
great slaughter.
The Irish brigade of Gen. Meagher was
also prominent in this action; also the Mo-
Fart regiment.
The result of Mondays fight was deci-
dedly in our favor. The rebels were defeat
ed in every action, and rebel officers taken
prisoners admit the loss of at least 10, 900
men during the day.
Our artillery was successfully brought
to bear nearly all day, while the rebels did
very little execution with theirs.
Our loss was very small when compared
with that of the rebels. The fighting was
of desperate character. AS fast as the
rebel forces were cut to pieces other fresh
troops were marched forward to fill their
places. They appeared to disregard the
lives of their men.
At the close of the fight the Union troops
were said to be in fine spirits, and more
anxious than ever to fight.
One of our correspondents saw Gen.
Mcclellan on Wednesday. He came on
board the mail-boat as she reached Harri-
sons landing and talked with General Pat
terson, who came on the boat.
Gen. Mcclellan was gesticulating violent
| ly with his clenched hand, but his remarks
were not heard. Subsequently in reply to
Gen. Patterson, Gen. Mcclellan said: owe
have fought battle every day for the last
week and whipped them every time, though
they had three TO our one.''
Our dates, by mail, are down to Friday
morning. At noon Thursday the rebels
appeared in force four miles from McClel-
lan's front and began Smelling, but had no
effect. The gunboats replied, but nothing
important occurred.
1t is said the enemy are in large force on
the east side of the Chiekahominy threaten
ing McClellan's right wing. What the reb-
els are about on the South side of James
river is not known, but it is feared that on
one side or the other they will erect batter
les to command the navigation below our
position.
The latest news from Gen. Nc Clellan by
telegraph dated at his headquarters Satur-
day evening says all was quiet and the army
in good spirits.
New YORK, July 4.
The Worlds correspondent has arrived
here from the field of battle before Rich
mond, P. M. Tuesday. He says Gen.
McClellan's advance was eight miles north
west of Harding's Landing, and within ff-
teen miles of Richmond. The enemy was
terribly repulsed in the battle of Monday,
which was sanguinary in the extreme.
We were attacked at four different points,
and summarily repulsed the enemy at three
when they pressed Gen. Heintzelman's left
very hard, but Gen. Sumner went to his re-
lief. and they were finally repulsed with
great slaughter. Gen. Heintzelman captur-
ed eight guns and whole brigade of rebels,
1900 strong, including their Colonels Pen
dleton, of Louisiana, and ex- Congressman
Lamar, of Georgia, and MCGOWAN, ofSouth
Carolina.
All our siege guns had been safely remov-
ed to the river except one, which was dis
mounted. Our transportation was all safely
removed but twenty-five wagons, which
were burned in camp. The enemy's attack
on Monday was fierce in extreme. Kearney,
Hooker, Richardson and Mccall participa
ted. The reserves under Mccall suffered
severely, and Generals Mccall and Rey-
nolds were probably taken prisoners, as
they were missing Tuesday night.
General Meade was severely wounded, and
Generals Burns and Brooks slightly.
Stonewall Jackson was undoubtedly kill
ed. All the prisoners corroborate it. Gen
eral j. R. Anderson, of the Tredegar Iron
Works, was MORALLY wounded in the action
at Salvage station. During the action of
Monday the gunboats Galena and Aroostook
shelled the river road with splendid effect.
The enemy attempted to advance by this
road, but retired precipitately as soon as
our gunboats opened.
McClellan's army, though greatly ex-
hausted from lack of rest and food, wereI
still in excellent spirits, and every drop of
blood will flow before any disaster shall be-
fall our army.
On Monday night entertainments were be-
gun, and were prosecuted as rapidly as pos
sible.
The first boat with reinforcements arrived
just as the correspondent left. Supplies
we're also coming in abundantly.
Our total loss in the whole six days, ter
rife fighting, to Monday night. is about
IL, 900, 500 of which were lost in the
battle of Friday, on the right. Col. McQuade,
of New York, Col Case, of Massachusetts,,
Maj. Patterson, of Pennsylvania, and all the
| field officer of DuFvee's Zouavas hernto-