, 1862-07-07

ular cavalry, Which had beeI sent out to OH
Church on Thursday morning to impress t1e
enemy With that notion. (Par parsnthesls-
At Malvern Hill.) But our tru: object ll7st
now have become apparent, and it WAS Vlt1ily
necessary to get the trains through before the
enemy could push columns down the Charles
RRt GaR a;uht and o,a,as NeT MHes tS 1oas
ing we. had no knowledge Of any but
the Quaker road to the point at which We
now ained-Hardin's Landing and NAL
vern Hill, in Turkey Bend. Sharp recon7ot5-
our tremendous land fleet was sailing down
two roads, and our long artillery train Of $50
guns, and equipments we're lumberlng alter
them with furious but orderly speed. So per
ed ere it would have seemed the confusion Of
Babel-that the roads were btockaded but two |
OF three times The topography at the coun- 1
try had now become such that infantry could |
march through the woods in parallel lines on
both eides Of the trains, while White Oak
swamp fortunately protected our aanks from |
cavalry.
BATTLE At WHITE OAK SWAMI.
At about ten o'clock General McCla11au
pushed to the river, communicating with
Commodore Rodgers, and had the guuboat
feet posted to aid us aggainst the enemy. The
reach the river where we could turn at bay
with our rear protected by the James River,
and tanks partially covered By guaboats.
Things, however, had been received that the
enemy was pushing swiftly upon US in several
columns Of immense numbers, apparently
determined to crush us, or drive us into the
| river that night. They opened fercely with
shell upon Smiths division at White Oak
4! Bridge. After burning down the house Of a
good secessionists and breaking his leg, the
enemy extended his line Of fire aud soon en-
gagged our entire rear guard, striking A.
SlocuIn, who was guarding against flank
Increment designed to cut our column in
twain.
Long before this our vanguard had de-
bouched from the road into the field before
| Turkey Bend, and our reserve artillery was
powerfully posted on Malvern Hill, mag
ni6cent bluff covering Hardin's landing,
| glor GUS prospect. Though our gallant fel-
lows were br5yeiy holding the fierce enemy at
bay to cover the swiftly escaping trains: it was
cleor our troubles were not ended. We had
/ again deceived the enemy by going to Turkey
Bend. He had imagined nc we're marching to
Newmarket, destined to point on Cliff Bot
tom road near Fort Darling. It was not far
away, and the enemy was massirg his troops
upon Us on the left, aud On our new front
for when ne arrived st Malvern Hill, the wlugs
| taking the right, Porter's corps the left-as
Ee faccd Richmond. Our line now described
great arc and there war fighting around
three-fourths OF the perimeter.
| Neu. IHCCiEl4aG MILO ua4 iIEau4 CUnluu-
nicated with the gunboats, returned from
the front to Malvern Hills, which were
made bis battle headquarters, aud disposi-
tons for final emergency were made.
Fltz John Porter ~as marched from the val
ley under the hill to his post on the western
crest Of the hill where he could rake tho
plains towards Richmond. Our splendid ar
tillery was picturesq quely poised in fan shape
at salient points, and its supports were dis
| persed in admirable cover II folioTs between
IS .1,,at D. rf,,Y
! trating batteries were also poised in the
centre, 60 that, to use the language Of Colonel
STeitzer, s'we'l1 cIothe this hill in sheets OF
: flame before they take it.'' It was magnl-
ficsnt spectacle. You see, friends, how de:-
/ perate was the hour. TIE roar Of combat
! crew tremendous as the afternoon wore
l | away, T1ere was no time then nor after.
wards. to ascertain dispositions of particular
| organizations. They were thrown togethei
wherever emergency demanded: White Q Il
t the banks Of ru!k-y Creek, were enEeloped
in smoke aud flame, iron and Leaf
= crashed. through forests and men like de
: stroyirg pestlence. i masked battery Whief
Hill, began to prove inconyenieut to Porter
It plowed and crushed through some Of ou
W3gors aud disturbed groups of officers i,
t tbe splendid sroyes OF Malvern mansion
= Th;guuboax Galena, anchored on the oppo
i site side OF Turkey Island, and the Aros:ook
!. their ports gnd plunged their awful metal iut,
;, the rebel cover with Titanic force. Toward
J. sunset the earth 4uiyered with the terrii
+ conclusion Of artillery, and huge explosions
Il | The vast Hrill auditorium seemed convulse
r with the commotion Of ffightful sound:
Is Shells raced like dark meteors athTart th
T. horison, crossing each other ut eccentric Il;
- gle=, exploding into deadly iron hail aud sa1
q tastic puts OF smoke, until ether v;
re- displaced by a vast cloud Of Wai1
e. fumes, through which even the. tert
N blaze Of setting summers Eun coald hll
II grimly penetrate. Tic for:as Of s1nokee
e masked warriors. the, gleanl OF mus
y disensoged, the artistic order of battle c
r. Malvern Hill, the wild career Of wilder horst
~ | men plungug to and from and across th
he field, formed scene Of exciting grandeu
ea In the forest, where eyes did not penetr1t
1e Ts eshausting spasm Of battle. Baleful 1lr
~ many shining marks. Our haggard mi
[e- stocd there with grand courage, fighting mo
~. like creatures Of lo(ticr mould than me
- Nearied and jadel and hungry aud thirst
~ beset BY almost countless foes, they cheert
~, and fought and charged into the very jaws
81 dca11, until veteran soldiers fairly wcpt
N their devotion It was ~ondertul how o.
Il noble fellows fought; wonderful how the
nd hearts sTelled with greatness; aad as u
re- enemy, in very madness at the terrlb
-, bitterncss with which they resisted, plnng'
iic fresh columns against thcm-ouc two, thre
he Jonr 5iTc lines OF battle, fresh men each tim
~. rious soldiers still fought and still repell
er. the Eeyengeful foe. History" said g
~ e1al, "peSer saw more splendid seleimuso
na a tion.' It was agoniziug to sec the men stal
I'll in the ranks and fight till exhausted natu
,ht could do no more. At last deep darkne
sas ended the fight The enemy withdrew a
I'D sat himself down to watch his prey. We b
ere beaten him back.
'ss- TUESDAY AND BATTLE.
,aJy Tuesday the LIST OF July was not cheer
~ day. The prospect was not happy. !
*, 4 Prince de 1olllville, always gay and act
~. ~. as lad, aud always where there was bait
oA bad gone. The Count de Paris, heir to
his brother, the two chiyalric and dcvo1
les. | aids to General Mcclellan on whose cour.
rks fidelity, intelligence and activity he safely
had lied, who served him to learn the art Of v
ne ne suddenly, without previous warning, to
ere down the river. Why did they 60? T
yes officers of the English army who had acco
90 panied Gen. Mcclellan to study the art
rib war, and who had intended to remain r
ght the army until Richmond Was ours,
rise nounced their iatention to depart on
lcry first boat. The paymasters were advised
ices deposit their treasure on board guubc
1ps, People looked g1oomi1y. Cores pondc
1!ch at Fortress Monroe, deducing facts r.
1ue Incfr tertllt 1lnagi1aL1ona. 1o1Q 3uu luaL WI
40 the army reached Malvern Hill, the rive1
tue that point was full Of transports. Mou
and noon there vas not one there-exceptin
'lca! schooner laden with hay. Tuesday even
rted several steamers had arrived aud q few for
0h! boats. But reason for yourselves. It
der gloomy at Headquarters. The troops r
'uth eptrenching the hill and standing to ar
card The enemy were reported znassirg their for
sna- We were preparing to. repel taem. At II
the silence nas broken By hostile cannon IN
who extreme front. AS the afternoon wore aq
ther the bombardment increased. At five o'cl6
Oh- there Was battle, and the Aroostook
, or hurting shells iuto the woods. At ab
no seven o'clock the firing Was heavy, but it
: tor confined to a nazrow circle. AyFs5 ~as
IN wing the enemy from his batteries. At
We moycd from Harrison's Llnding 81
the miles below. The enemy he'd not rem:
and there. The trains had. Soon after ne Ste
gled ed into the channel, the bomoardmsnt 3
airy. heavier. The guunoats were thunderlnS
lerA the forests.
,rps, When left the prospect was eheerl
It to That night we met reinforcements. Be
day morning the army was strengthened.
ght.
now now THE DEATH OF GEN. MCCALL.
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