The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-07-04

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lbus were unable TO drive or men
single rod, though the enemy WEI
ten to one.
The only forces engaged the. do
was McCall's Division, the bsttl
lasting from Q till 8 p. m, when tn
division was ordered back.
Gen. Mcclellan was on the felt
Expressing himself satisfidt with th
resnlt. a -
1 Thursday about noon. tie enem
made all attack upon Gen. Stone
mans forces in the vicinity of Hano
yer Court House. probably for tb
purpose Of accomplishing an out
thanking movement on the right, an,
to engage our attention IN that di
rection. Shortly after wards the
commenced a vigorous cannonadini
from their works on the eminenc
opposite to Mecbanicsville, sbou
one and half miles distant; ais,
from two batteries. ono above and tn
other below.
They were replied to by Camp
bells Pennsylvania batteries, OF
picket duty, one on the Mechanics
vile road and the other from be
hindearthworks, at the right OF
grove.
The First Pennsylvania Rifles
I"3ncktails," and Oampbell's Penn
Isylvania Battery, were on picket du
~. all OF whom except one company
fell back behind the breast VI orks ant
rife pits, where line ol baltic wa,
drawn up.
About 2 p. m. the enemy's infant
ry and squadron Of cavalry crossed
the Chicbahominy in immense force
making a rapid advance towards
Gen. McCsl's division. who were
intrenched on a hilly woodland
across a swamp ravine, abont O mile
in the rear Of Mecbanicsville.
Company X, ri the Bucktails,
who we're on picket beyond the rail
road, were surrounded by the enc
my It is presumed tho greater por.
tion were taken prisoners.
The enemy advanced down at the
rear Of Mschanicsville. on a low
marshy ground, to where our forces
were drawn mp behind rife pits and
earth works, on an eminence on the
northerly eide Of the ravine, when
the conflict became most terrible.
The rebels. with the most deter.
mined courage, attempted to pres.
forward over miry ground, but the
bullets and grapesbot fell among
them like hail. moving them down
This continued ill dark, whom they
The cannonading was kept M on
both sides until about Q O'Clock D. m
when the battle ceased. Our forces
were covered by earthworks, and
suffered but slightly. Late in the
afternoon. the enemy made q charge
with cavalry.
About 100 OF them came rnshiuo
lown, and attempted 10 cross the
ravine. when the horses mired. A
'qoadron of our cavalry seeing their
position, made q charge down the
nil, when the csvslrymen abandon
I'd their horses and fed.
The infantry fight was then re.
'ewed, and according to the state
nent of my informant, Surgeon
humphrey, OF the Pennsylvania
3ncktail Regiment, continued until
'bout z q. m, when a retrea was
'rdered very much against the will
It the Pennsylvania boys-who beg.
.ed to be allowed to hold their posi-.
ion.
The outer forces then began to
all back. Portcr's corps were
ONE distance below DR. Gaines
esidence. or the next dave bat.
70 correspondents say the carnona
ing and musketry were very ter
ific.
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woods over them.
Finally, toward night, the enemy
tempted TO break tie center line
n front Of Duryea's Z1uaves.
The mu.ketry firing became ter.
lfic, lasting twenty or thirty min
ties. Shortly afterward an attempt
vas made to break through the
light, which was repulsed, and hal
IN hour later smother attempt was
made On the left, with the same re-
Iult.
The battle had then been raging
or come hours without any appar
ant change, or any advantage on
either side. Reinforcements OF ar
tillery and infantry then came stead.
Ily along over the bridge to the field
Of battle.
The enemy then seemed TO make
their last, desperate, determined ei-
fort, and came up, forcing our men
back into the low ground between
the hill and the bridge, where they
could have been slaughtered by tens
of thousands before they could have
crossed that long, narrow bridge
Wagons, artillery, ambulances and
men, were hurying toward th'
bridge, and panic was almost in
evitable, when strong guard wal
placed across the bridge.
At the time when the enemy hat