New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-28
THE ADVANCE TO YOUNG'S MILL
GrN- nArInsnN's OFFICIAL. REpORT

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Camp near Lee, Mil WN~ick hiser Va April L, l@A>
Carl T. u C.EyK. .fisiff0s iSjutini Gen,S0i:
sIR: Having been dire,red by the General COM
manding ths division to furnish report Of TIE opera
lions of my brigade from the 5h inst. 10 the present
time, respectfully state NJ follows:
The advance Of = diyiron from Young's NH was
formed by my brigade, the 1th Maine, Col Mason
Commanding, being deployed as lne of 7klrIniaher
In 'front.' with section of Kennedy's battery, Lieut..
Cowan following the road. The Sd New-lorb,
col IS. =. Iavlor, 77th New-York Volunteers, Col.
Meh san. and the 4y,h Newi York. IeuL.-COl. Albor-
ger, N the order named, moving IN rear oi THIS ad-
vance IN column
About four ules from Young. Mil, at y r. H..
tho snemys pickefs We're driven in, exchanging
occasiOnal shots with our skiTnisheIs and Il iuile
further On, through dense woods, we came Ia eight
Of opea space OF the position II The eneniys nle
~ ear,bworks in our trout. Tho 7th Name as
ers were halted in the edge OF the woods,
about 30 yards from tie works, The section OF
artillery placed in battery, and the sd, ''h, ana
49th New-York State Volunteers formed rapidly ~
jne under TIE FIRE OF The enemys shell and canister
The loft Of the 7th Maine were in an exposed po-
.ition being about $40 yards from tho smaller work
but partly conceuied by tie woods. Nheelers
battery, which followed my brigade, cam. Into lo-
sition on the right aud left OF road, and opened
on the enemy. My aid-te-camp, Lont. Long of the
33d New-YOrk, who bad climbed tree for obser-
walton upon our left reporting 10 that two reg-
Col. Alborger, i9.n New-1ork, wa5 thrown back vt
obiuse gs with the resi- Of my line 10 meet their
intentions with thees disposals we awaited tho
arrival aad Reconnaissance Of Gen. Smith.
The troops Of ny brigade maintained their 20
sion an above stated until O'Clock OF the eve, ing
OF the 1th. when they were withdrawn sbout one
nile further in the rear.
,iv casuhtiss are as follows:
APaf 3De private Of the sn Mains and ono or tho fyth
New ork killed. ait two priv OF tie Ith Maine and ono
Of ltl NeW-i o. cunaUl.
apRILG-Ilrse priyates 3f tho 18th Now-York woapded
se,-rr,v officer Lieut. Geo Gale the JJd New oTk
serious ound-d: OF tho nth seriously wounded.
AFniI Ino prNae Of he itn Maine srfiousy Wornded
on u ihe s1tI seriously wounded
AiRr gDne private wounded, Sd New.f orb volunteer
ArR'L H. corporal 7h ssine. kled and one private
wounded - ~
The 18th Regiment and company of the 33d New
York the h,ter under conmand OF Lieut Col. Corn
inr. were much exposed TO the fire Of the enemy's
rin,-pts while we lay in position.
regret TO siate that Lieut.. Swan Company A,
aud Bugler Brown, Company ID, 9TH Maine Volun-
teers, were captured by the enemy the 9th inst,
being separated from their collmand by swamp
wins sklrmishing.
desire bring specially TO the notice of the Gen.
era ,no cheerfnlnefs obedience, and oritude Of the
regiments of my brigade, lying, aS they did, for
fty.tour hours under the close artillery re of the
enemy two nights exposed TO violent storm, with
ont an opportunity Of exchanging q shot, except
from ligh, feld-pieces, and bearing-some regiments
of it--thirty-six hours duty Us skirmishers TO the
trent, aud willing fOS more 1 think The general