The New York herald., 1862-07-06

trains commenced nsving while strong force Of art
sry and cavalry placed in possession Of every ford
and bridge along the Chickahominy by which the enc
my might effect crossing before We were fully pre-
pared 70 receive him. Skrmshisg had been briskly
maintained By the enemy the previous nights but be-
coming fully conscious Of the severity Of the punishment
inflicted upon him. he discontinued his akirmshss on
Saturday and Saturday night the 2Sth Of june, and I'LL
sunday morning
DAYLi0u ON TIM Som
Most Of the troops had len the breastworks and COM
menced their march towards the James river. TO Cen
Summers corps entrusted the post Of honor The
march. Thcy were TO cover the rstrvas. About four
O'Clock the piokss were called In and 10 well were the
movements sxeontsd that still the re0ss
were unconscious Of design, yAnd imagined we
were m full force before thera- Our troops had
not long left sheir works before the rsbses on
tered them Cur march was slowly but stsadly
consnusd and every prssaution vaksn BY Gen. Sumner
70 guard against an attack on cur rear.
WHERE rm Exnx AGAIN APPEARED.
The snemyar appeared before US at Psscn Orchard
station on the limo Of tho Richmond and West Point
Railroad. General Sslgwek ordered General Burns to
prepare toeceivs ths % they were distant shout
mile, ana beginning 70 show their strength. Scarcely
had been that thoy In the vicinity when
. terrihls shower Of bombs and round shot snapped
the brsschss Of the trees above and around U.S. and
IL evident that TO ourselves the enemy must
receive check Tbs First Minnesota regiment was
thrown out skirmishers and the rattle of cnusketry
soon mingled with tho banging Of arciery, wile
side Kirbys battery had obtained good range Of the
retcls and poundcc away at them On playful half
wsy 2he force Of the ensxny large, how
evsr that the Minnesota boys obliged to fall
tack, which thoy did finely, under Ceionel Suly,
with the Seventy 0rst Pennsylvania Second New York
and other regiments rushing 70 their assistance The
enemy became alarmed and discontinued the BATTLE
firing cresasn to the Of the ferest This affair
occurred between nine and eleven in the morning. OT
loss in twasnot hundred and nty men in klse
wounded and missing.
This concluded the first OF series OF encounters wth
the enemy, which might be ragardrdes grand batss
commencing at Orchard stson, and ending at TuTroy
Grove, on James river.
FORCES now CoEuNuxD yHxR MARCH,
Destroying what stores unable to carry with MS
which left At Savage's station This gave thssne
my time - rscupsrats, and bsfors nvsP.M.
THx BxBgIs AGAIN IN sGHr,
Near saylges station, about three miles from Orchard
station. He suddenly appeared with cavalry maskng
batssryof artillery and with syary on both tanks and
large OF infantry h thersar, marching in column
by brieedes presenting triple line front Of half mile
In sxtsnt Baxters Zounves end the First Minnesota
thrown out again TO skirmsh and Smiths division
took up position our left, while Richardson's dvI.
zion protected from me ankng columns OF the rebels
thslef Sedgwick's division formed the CENTRE and
maintained ns ground well, though the skirmishers
hurled back IN confusion upon II bythc ter
rife front and nankng rrss OF tho enemy Thebrunt o.
this ssvero action fell Burns'brgade, and
GxNxRAL BURNS Was WOUNDED
By aTnie musket bailnn tne fsoe, which shn~ed or
hts musache, and passing through his cheeks csme out
ncar bis ear. He not only remained unhorsed and un-
moved but continued to direct his troops IN face Of the
snemy with unsurpassed gallantry General Ss6gwick
subsequently passed high compliment upon hiafor his
heroic conduct Meanwhile the First California, One
Hundred and Sixth Penasylvana, second NewYork and
sxty-nnth Pennsylvania were hoty engaged, md deli
vered terrific and destructive ere into the advancing
foe that his onslaught, which of the most furious
and desperate nature, SWas for the time checked.
rRKH REBEL RsaxKB oAMss POURING IN
However, thick and Fast and centre began toSraver
under the terrific OF artipory and mnEketry
bele6ed upon gallact troops
GENERAL N'cIxzrAN APPEARsNJ,SoSo Us.
Al this juncture Ger ,ral Mcclellan arrived upon
perAon of the field, accompanedby de greater part Of
his staff "Let the artillery give them grape and CAMS
ter !" said he he fsaressy received tho reof the
exposed
cheers Of tho army the most sodiaFi Tho
order obeyed instantly. II was nov the snerny's
turnso wayer, and the Eghty-eghth New York, under
gallant leader Colonel Baker having ordered up
psnforce tho centre, suddenly upon the ani OF
the rebels with deafcDiVg cheers and routed them
pissey with the sxcepson Of l4o which ttoy carried on
triumpian,y prisoners Of Ia ahe antime otkor
regiments had closed r upon them end add TO tler
discontinue they were shslled from the wood outef
whichthey emerged to.commsnce thseugsf oment. 1lo
fight occurred in open field milo In length an
three quarters or miIs wide The struggle was one O.
tie fsisss; aud most dashnE Of the The contes.
raged ror three hocSc In the most dotes
ncr and the yss cheers Of tho rses both sids
mingled At intervals with tho laundering erboraton
OF canon and the harsh incsssant andora ing roll of
mrsketry Night alone pu. end 10 this terrific
nict butast until the snsEy bad been com< stey and
entirely wcrstsd and driven from the Geld OF battla
General Mcclellan meanwhile rode among thoAroops and
always had word Of encouragement for every ono.
WHEN wAs OVER
Geuera Mcclellan left ths S.id and rode tesGrds tho
front Our loss in this encounter heavy sprobaby
rs much % eight hundred aine hundred men in killed
aud wounded while the enemy's loss in men.xas
Is ny much ssavisr perhaps double that q 'ourrorcss
The accompanying diagram viii serve TO illustrate
rHs POSITION oy THE TROOPS RATTLE raro4se THE
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