Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-09
LATEST FROM LINCOLNDOM.
NORTHERN ACCOUNT OF TIE BATTLES NEAR
RICHMOND

NORTHERN ACCOUNT OF TIE BATTLES NEAR
RICHMOND.
Through the courtesy Of Lieutenant W, d, Vernon,
of the "a Virginia Artillery enabled, last eve
ming 20 examine COPY Of the New York Herald Of the
sh instant containing detailed account Of the two
DAYS, ght near Richmond, which has bsen styled the
tile OF Seven Pres" As We we're no: permitted to
cut The paper only give the spirit Of the account
by copying is cp,ioDs and the subs;aRee Of the meet
interesting and striking passages.
The heading 40 large type is, "heOelans Operations
TIE Grea. BItte Before Ricamcnd--The Three D ys
Desperate Struggle-0Ver FIVE Thousand Rebels Killed
and Wounded, and Fifteen Hundred taken Prisoners
Our LOs Estimated Less than Four Thousand in Killed
aud Wounded-0ar Splendid Bayonet Charges" IL.
The writer commences by sayirg, "AnOther field has
been made gorioUs BY the of our arms There
have been bat few battles fatal to officers Tar'e
osisad.ers OF cur side Bit Some brigaies we're
Left without a Coloul and brigade but lost one or
mere Of its ColOues Line Cisers too, fell in great
numbers.
Fire after FIRE tore through the rebel ranks but could
cot break them CAseys division was
sSy driven into his FIST line of defsncs, and the enemy
advs,csd AGAINST that The rebel line
agsn began its terrible advance They reached the re-
doub: and rife pits and sormed both In the redouot
s ls. .es whole battery, and two of SPratts guns,
because they could 10: be taken away but every gun
sG3 spiked. After the loss OF Oaseys last posi-
ion Ger. Heiuzleman arrived upon the fsld and as
ume the command that had pr Vousy been held by Ger
KEYS A. two o'clock the Williamsburg road was lined
with a stream of men on their way to The rsGr.-
Generals Keys and Couch both endeaVOrcd to ar
rest tbs rearvard stream, at first by moral suG-
SION and Subsequently By guard. 1t
eamed that the ensmy's sdyasce was checked, for
he was fairly stopped in the sWampy ground near TIE
Nine Nile Road, but he tried again, and sgain line
gaze Uay.
l. this STYLE the writer proceeds with his detailed
count Of the dSs days fighting. In to morroWs Papr
&c vii. rubbish some extracts IRON the narrative.
The R.rGid in is editorial account of the battle
Gains, Of eOurse, Federal victory. Il says I'VE took
1900 prisoners, and killed and wounded 800" o.
'Oar loss was nearly ssh! hundred Killed and about
ou. ret.eaed before the irresistible sweep of pa
otc army"
Gen. Wasel was wounded In the shoulder. Gen.
aJwari twice in the the ann has been ampuissj
4m,re Inc field ofi5ers killed are the following.
Col &. ID. bAty, II y. l. sFtlisfy.
Co. J L r ksr, Anderson l,asves, 62iN. Y.
Cal Edwin Rose, slst New York Col. S A. Dodge
81 D. Ne~ York; Co. JIM. B.oNu, loO.h, New YOrb;
Co. o. 4. Rppe-y, 6ls; Pennsylvania; Col, James MI
/ r, Sis. Pennsylvania.
The Herald claims that the whole of the s.h Ala
olua Regimen" we're taken prisoners, and gives org
account of the regiment and lis officers.
correspondent Of the Herald athe "W litelHOuse,"
uuder ta;e Of . h inst, Gays:
We have had three days Of tie most nary bat
ting with less on cur side Of killed. wounded and mise
Is VII 70: sum less than this If it does not far exceed
t. On. army have Onlg made good their original
position. Bs haze gained no gantd9s ground" =.
TRox HAiLEcks ARMY.
TIE Herald publishes the tO.loNng lying despatch
,ita a great display Of black type.
HALLICEs HKAroUAETERs.
jane { 1862
Hon. A. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Gen. Pope With 10000 men is thirty miles from Co
NTH, pushing the enemy hard. lie already reports
10 Olo prisoners aud teserers nom the enemy, and TO-
COO stand OF arms taken.
Thousands VI the enemy have thrown away their arm.
hrner says tha, when BSAureg4rd learned that O.
had Gu. the railroad on his line Of retreat he became
frantic and told bis men 10 save themselves the be, t
hey ctud
We have captured zine locomotives and number Of
ea.s Oae Of the fO:mer ia SIready repaired, AID is
.aguiag teddy Several miles will be in running order
10 two OF .hree DAYS The result ia al could possibly
desire. Il. W. HALLhcS
Mrj)r GenarSl Commanding.