The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-06-13

single shaky structure fcr the passage Of
his troops, who nearly oil, however, sue
cocdod in crossing that night, thc head oi
the column reaching TO the Ninc-milc
road, along which the rebels were press
ing cur troops, at about o'clock, holding
the enemy in check for the night, pre-
venting them from following up in that
direction tho advantage they had gained
during the doy.
THE FIGHT uN SUNDAY.
Flushed with their seeming victory OF
Saturday, the rebels Gwokc with con-
fidcncc on Sunday to follow up their
movements, sure of driving Us TO the
ChckahVminy and beyond. But they
/ had made the unfortunate mistake of IS
ltimating the strength Of our reserves by
the weakness of our advance. Most Bit
tcrly did they pay for their mislOke.--
Pressing eagerly forward with confidence
OF victory, they were met by tue trained
troops sofllcintzclmOn Of and Sumner, whose
uuyiclJ.ng columns checked their fierce
assault, turning TIE tide OF bstilc tvery-
where against them, aud forcing them at
the point of the bayonet ON toward Rich-
mond. u was their turn now to break
ana run, aud their losses Of the Sabbath
LETT them little cause 20 rii0icc over Lo
tri6ing gain Of Saturday. Terribly did
the rebels suffer on this, as well Ss ON Ia.
previous day, from the well directed Gty
OF our artillery, plliug the ground with
) the slain. Terrible also 10 them were
the frequent charges Of cur solid columns
pressing them back step by step, 30 thC
: point of endurance, when they broke ont
&tn, iGglotiuusly leaving behind then
, mary of their men and officers, as wei
as privatSs, prisoners in our hands. Th,
number of these II is not yet possible I,
| ascertain, several days necessarily claps
: ing after every engagement before iul
, inventory can be taken.
OUR ADVANTAGE IN ARMS.
Besides our superiority in artillery, GU
, small Grms were much more effective
having all The superiority in fatal pow r
which the Mimic ball hes over the rvuu,
rifle ball. The wounds inflicted by III,
enemy were mainly by the latter. llai
the ltadcn hail in which ,ur men wor,
2 obliged 70 stand 50 long, bccn compose,
: of conical instead of round shot, man,
, moro RachCls wluld b. mOLrnirc ovr
d the lost, aud many more hom's trdpti il
9 funeral weeds. Your C respondent f,cl
particularly grateful to the blockade, lie
= ing morally certain that had the bal
which lodged SO harmlcssly in his lccgin.
been Mimic, hc would have been oblig
ed always hereafter 10 write standing u
one ioot-a good figure OF speech for Ju
;, vcnal, but one which he would rather b.
excused from practically cmbotying.
GEN. CASEY.
4 No man who knows Gen. Casey can d
v otherwise than symputhizc with him i
q the misforinncs Of disease and disaste
3. which hav left him with but the skclc
$ ton of division now able to music
@ scarcely more, II. indeed, as much, Us thl
. strength Of II brigHd Occupying tn,
most exposed position on cur lincs, hi
raw troops found themselves in tn,
battle of Saturday before they had .iairl,
k warmed TO their work, subject, d to
2 muskctry fire Of more than ordinary in
: tensity, the balls pouring in upon then
9 in constant shower, apparently from al
= directions, VIII 2zing and buzzing througl
, the air with mu'dcrous spitciulness.-
, Ovcrborne by numbers, falling in sup,
5 port. they gave way, but not until tn
. had held the enemy in check Il sufiicicl
D length of time to give Cur reserves an op
} portunity to pr 81 forward to retrieve III,
fortunes of that day, which they did no
/ bly,,
, All that u brave man could do by per
sonal cXcrtion, Gen. Casey did; and how
, well he was secoLdtd by his officers lc
the list Of casualties tell. Gen. Naplcr
who escaped with but lriiling injury, wa,
, everywhere active, encouraging his troop,
Ly example aud voice, witk Gen, Casey
pressing To the front, and cheering til,
men 10 the charge.