Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-09
Great Battles Near Richmond.


Tuesday, June 80. The rebels are report
ed to have had two men to our one, say
200 900 to our 100000. Their loss is sta
ted at 10000, and ours at 10000. The
actual state of affairs about Richmond is
difficult to arrive at, although Mcclellan
claims to have come off victor at each
trial at arms. The reports we received on
Thursday last, looked gloomy for our side.
but since then the accounts of the fight
have been much more encouraging.
The Richmond Examiner of July I'd
gives the following relating to the battle
on Monday. 1t says on Sunday morning
Generals Hill and Longstreet with their
divisions crossed the Chickahominy. and
late Monday afternoon attacked the enc
nv about five miles northeast of Darling
ton on the New Market road. The CON
iict was terrible, and by $50 p. NJ. the
enemy had been driven back a mile and
q half.
At half past nine being heavily rein
forced the enemy made another stand
The loss here on the rebel side was terri
bic. The situation being hopeless against
such overwhelming forces, Gen. Hill slow
IL retired.
At this moment, seeing their adversary
retire, the most vociferous cheers arose
from the whole Yankee line. The fight
ended there for the night.
The Examiner says it thinks the divis-
ion which went into the fight of Friday
men for duty on Tuesday. that the loss of
l.eo o~11al, tIaA 80 ,.,, Eo&K1. - g
battles yet fought.
At about s o'clock A. N. of Tuesday
the Examiner says, jackson and Huger's
divisions attacked McClellan's left flank
on the west side of the Chickahonliny sew
enteen miles from Richmond. Later in
the day Magruder fell upon his right
flank, and fighting was going N until
Tuesday night.
Heavy firing from the gunboats on
James River was heard Tuesday monrnig.
A aumber of Federal transports are in
the river with reinforcements from Burn
side, but they have not yet landed.
The above extracts from the Examiner
are relative to the Tuesdays battle. in
which, Gen. McClellan's dispatch of yes
terday said the enemy were badly beat
Ell.
Adyices received at the War Depart
ment show that there was no fighting ON
the Peninsula up to $50 P. NJ.
Accounts from Warrenton state there is
no enemy there, the two hundred rebel
cavalry seen on Wednesday having disa-
peared.
Some of the women threw dishes and
other articles from the windows at our
forces.
The soldiers at Manassas and Catlett's
are celebrating Independence Day.
Accounts from Fredericksburg repre-
sent the greatest possible distress among
the inhabitants, the 18th Virginia Rebel
regiment, raised in that town, having been
cut to pieces.
WASHINGTON, July, 4th, evening.-The
latest advices at the War Department
from Mcclellan are dated nine this morn
ing, up to which time there had not been
any fighting since Tuesday.
Gen. Dix reports the. arrival at Fortress
Monroe of $50 rebel prisoners, being part
of those taken in the late battles, among
whom are several Colonies and Majors.
Gen. Dix has ordered all civilians away
from Fortress Monroe, and no person will
be permitted to that point or to the ar
my of the Potomac except those onnec
ted with the Military or Naval service.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of
the n. Y. Tribune, dated the Sd, says
Gen. McClellan's position cannot be flank
ed by any force. however great.
Supplies of all kinds in abundance have
arrived and the army is in the best posi-
bic spirits.
Two gunboats went up the Appatomax
river toward Petersburg Sunday night
The Island Belle got aground and was
d~ismnntled and burnt.
City Point was burnt this morning by
the gunboats thus destroying the shelter
for rebel sharp shooters.
The James River is filed with trains
port vessels and steamers, and over twen-
ty gunboats in the vicinity of Harrison's
Landing.
Rebel prisoners state their loss at 10000,
while ours will not exceed 10000. The
rebels had over 10000 troops engaged.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOHAI,
Turkey Island, July I'd.
The following is an account of the bat
ties fought near Richmond on Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday, inthe 5th, 9th and
eth days of the engagement. On Sunday
morning the corps of Sumner and Gen.
Franklin were left in the works at Fair
Oaks, with instructions to evacuate and
protect the baggage and supply trains on
their way to James River.
They have hardly left their position and
were falling back to the railroad and Will
~liamsburgh turnpike when the rebels dis
covered the movement and Immediately
started in pursuit with their full force
So rapidly did the rebels approach that
our officers had barely time to place their
men in position to receive them before
they were upon them.
The enemy advanced to the attack
about two o'clock, which was promptly
met by our men. The battle lasted un-
til dark. during which the enemy suffer
ed terribly, advancing in solid masses to
within n short distance of our artillery.
The effect of our guns upon their ranks
was fearful. killing and wounding them
by hundreds.
At dark the enemy was repulsed and
forced to abandon their position. This
battle took place about one and a half
miles above Lang's Station.
Whilst this battle was in progress other
important events were transporting. The
Richmond bridge across the Chickahomi-
ny was burned, and a train of twelve cars
under a full head of steam was run over
board. All the Commissary and Quarter
masters stores unable to be moved we're
committed to the flames, together with a
Jorge amoun Of ordnance stores.
The large house at the station and the
adjoining grounds which were filed with
our sick and wounded whom il was i'm
possible to get away, were left under the
care of our Surgeons, with all the necessi-
ties at hand for their comfort.
They numbered about 100, and are now
in the enemy's hands.
The troops which had fought the battle
of Sunday. retreated under cover of the
night to White Oak Swamp Bridge, a dis
lance of about twelve miles, there to await
the approach of the enemy.
The disposition of the troops on Mon
day, the 9th day of the battle, was as fol-
lows:
Gen. Smiths Division, supported by
General Negley's Brigade, occupied the