The New York herald., 1862-08-22

Sssor,ia ana tbe FrSt Nerih Carolaao operate
right with General Pender while lne tort! esh Seoigs
aud the Third North Carolina remained IN front Senern
Lee then ordered ms battery be charged The attempt
was made They an moyed forward 10 the attack together
They cleared the rs ps and gained the creek wthm
one hundred Yards tie battery but there stu the
creek aud abats The nrs OF shot, shell, CAMS
Ter and nlusketry from he enemys works was meanl
while murderoas The Fortyfourth Georgia ana lHs-
North Carolina were heavily cut up and thrown into CON
fusion, owing 10 e heavy loss OF officers General PEN
dcrs brigade likewise repulsed from the batteries
with severe loss.
Al this juncture while the troops were holding this
position Rhett's battery Of D. II Hls division succeed
cd n 1ssng the broken bridge over the Chckahomny
took position the high ground immediately in
front OF the enemys batteries and opened steady and
destructive fire heads of troops with telling
effect upon the enemys infantry, almost siencng their
1s and drawing Tie fire or their batteries from our own
infanry upon themselves, with the loss OF numb OF
and horses. Reinforced then by BonduIant battery
and or General A. p. HIPS batteries seacy ire was
continued while infantry held their position about
three hundred yards from the snemys batteries until
halipaSt nine O'Clock p NJ when the snemys batteries
ceased firing AT O'Clock P. NJ. batteries ceased
also During the night about twelve O'Clock the enc
my abandoned some OF his batteries burning platforms
FRIDAY JUNE TWENTY sxvKSrH-sroRMISG GAINES MILL
Early the next morning. being Friday Generals Gregg
and Pryor, Of Longstees corps turned the enemy et
6ank and carried, with the bayonet what guns stu
remained their batteries in the front and to the right
sf MechRncsvils. II rs said by many that this was the
proper movement to have been made on the evening
previous blame s attached to the order given "
storm the work in front with an entirely inadequate
force
In the meantime the grand advance echelon again
began. The troops Of D. H. Hill, having all joined their
proper divisions, marched oy the Mecnancsve road 70
ion Jackson The junction made at Bethesda church
jackson coming from Ashland Both corps then proceed
cd Cold Hsrbor-Hl in front. Longstreet proceeded
BY the right OF Ellysons Mills toward Dr.. Gaines FARM
and A. p Hill In the direction, the left OF Long
street At this point they the enemy, strong
ty posted on high and advantageous ground The line OF
battle formed WAS as ollows-Longsreet on the right,
resting the Chckahominy swamp, A. p. Hill his
,ei. thsn whiting tnen Ewe ,hsn Jackson IS S1he TWO
left OF the lnohe line extending in the form OF cres
cent beyond New Cold Harbor south toward Baker Nils
Al ABOUT twelve o'clock NJ the batteries Of IL Hill,
Consisting of Hardaway Carters, Bondurants. Rhetts
Peyton and ClarSes under command Of MaJos Person
and Jones' massed on our left Captain Bon
durant advanced to the front, and took position
the powerful batteries OF the enemy's
artillery But il was found impossible hold the
position He was overpowered and senced. Other bat.
teries however came forward successiyely 10 the
front Of the infantry about three hundred yards IN rear
OF Bondurant's position. Hardaway took up the fight
with ried guns. The object was 10 draw the atteaton
OF the enemy from Longstreets contemplated attack
AT about half past three O'Clock P. M Longstrect
menced firing and driving the enemy down 1.-THE Chickaho
mny Hardaway then ceased firing and the other divisions
left of Longsreet successfully took up the fight
the enemy retreang and being driven back toward D.
H. HILLS artillery, our left The artillery being rein
forced by section Of Baltimore battery from Jacksons
division, with English Bakey guns, opened furious fire
on the enemy at abo. i've O'Clock p NJ At four O'Clock
r. N. OF Friday the enemy had reached Gaines MILL
OF their strongest de and here an hour later the
bloodest contest occurred that had been witnessed dur
ing the campaign Men who had gone through Manassas
Williamsburg and Seven Pines, declared that they
had never seen war before without knowledge of the
ground but little conception be formed OF the diff
Cultss OF the attack unon Gaines, Mill Emerging from
The woods the road leads to the left and then the right
round Gaines house, when the whole country, for the
area Of some two miles, an open unbroken succession
Of undulatiug hills. Standing at the north door OF
Gaines house the whole country TO the right for the dis
tance Of one mile, is gradual slope toward q creek.
Through which the main road runs up an open hill and
then winds to the right. In front, to the left
orchards and gaeys running gradually to deep creek
is almost table land suddenly dipping TO The deep creek
mentioned above, being faced by timber hill
fronting all the table land Beyond this mbercovered
hill the country is again open, and perfect plateau.
farm house and ouhouses occupying the centre the
main road mentioned winding to the right and through
AL the federal To the left and Of the second
mentioned farm road upon the fat lands oin
ing the main road mentioned. Thus TO recaptuate ex
cept the deep creek and tmbercovered hill beyond it.
the whole country from north OF Gaines
mouse Is unbroken unduating and table land, the
right forming descent TO the wood covered creek the
left being dips ard gnes, with dense timber still farther
70 the left the front being for the most part table land
But TO the southeast OF Gaines house large OF
timber commanding all advances upon tho main road
and In this Mcclellan and Mccall had posted strong body
OF skirmishers, with artillery to anney our flank and
rear when adv ancing their camps the high grounds
we did by the main road or over the table lands TO
ths north.
IL now being three O'Clock p H. and the head Of eur
column in view Of tue federal camps General Pryor was
sent forward with his brigade TO drive away the heavy
Of skirmshers posted to to annoy the ad
vance This being accomplished with great success and
with little loss 70 Pryor returned and awaited orders
Meanwhile the feisrals from their camps and several
positions on the high grounds swept the whole face Of
the country with their numerous artillery which would
have annihated entire force screened in the
dips OF the land and In gulIies our left Advancing
cautiously but RAPIDLY In skirt the woods and ia
the dips to the left Wilcox and Pryor deploysd their
Into line of Observation-Disclosures being In the rsar-and
suddenly appearing the plateau facing the timber
covered HILL rushed down into the wide gully crossed it,
cd over ali the fesd timber stormed the timber
brsaswer<s beyond aud began the OF hill
under terrific fire o sharpshooers And an ncessant dis
charge grape and canister from pieces posted the brow
Of the hill and from batteries In their camps to the right
the high fiat lands Such position storrned
before In descending into the deep creek the Infantry
And artillery fire that assaied the three brgades
most terrific. Twenty six pieces laundering a
them and perfect hails.orm OF lead fell thick and fast
around thsm. One of Wcoxs regiments waversd. Down
The general rushed fuously sword in hand and threat
sned to bshead the first man that hestatsd Pryor stead
V advanced but slowly and by the time that the three
brigades had stormed the position passed up the hill
Through timber and over felled trees, Feaherstone
Tar in advance Quickly the fcderals withdrew their
pieces and took up fresh position 10 assal the three
brtgadss advancing IN perfect ncof battle from the
woods and upon the plateau officers had no horses-a