Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-06-11

. casions our troops have beer victorious
with n heavy loss on both sides.
The battle vas opened by the enem,
making an attack on Gen. Casey's division
which was encamped near Seven Pines, or
the turnpike leading over Bottom Bridge
and within seven miles Of Richmond.
The attack was made at aboIL o'clocl
on Saturday afternoon, by Gen. lIilPl
Division, composed of five rebel brigades
She troops being, in most part, from Vir
gIniR, South Carolina and Georgia,
The fight here was disastrous. Genera
Casey's troops were forced to retre before
/ superior numbers, leaving all their sqdip,
age and two batteries on The field.
Col Baily, in endeayoring to saye his
battery, was killed.
Some of the troops in this division from
New York and Pennsylvania according
to dispatch from New York there were
no Pennsy ylvania troops in this command)
behaved very badly. Many of the officers
were killed and wounded in ondebyoring
~ ra.!!v their men.
Gen. ueiGtaelman, on ascertaining She
result, orderei forward n portion of the
divisions Of Gencru,s Kca@9eY and Hook
eI to regain the day.
Gen. Kearneys mon, on being brough!
into action, charged With the Dayon~t,
driving the rebels before them like sheep,
and regaiming all the lost ground but al
ter proceeding half a mile night came OIL,
and the operations were brou ght to u close.
Geaeral Summers two DIVISIONS, under
Generals SedgSiCk and Richardson, cross.
ed the ChiCkahominy at , o'clock on Sat.
urday afternoon, taking position on Gen.
Heintzelmsn's right. Here they encoun>
tered Generals LougStreet's, Rains and
Hughes diylsiops--the flower Of the rebel
army. The fighting was desperate, every
foot of ground being holly contested but
cur soldiers we're too much for chem.
The enemy would stand maufully at a
distance of sixty yards and be shot az, but
they were afraid OF the bnyonet, and in
evory instance :hat our men charged :hey
were victorious
These two divisions did nobly, driving
the rebels at every point until dark. The
enemy's loss here Was very heavy, many
Of them being killed 10y the bayonet.
General fettigrew of South Carolina,
WAS taken prisoner.
We have about 500 prisoners, among
whom are several prominent officers.
The Battle on Sunday.
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whole day.
The rebels were driven AT every point
with heavy loss.
The ground gained 10y General Sumner
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lH'ee 'houS'Ed' %,
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"ou''ueu' ~, zen ''to "u' """u9'
me country III Wi'c'l Ihe o@'lie was
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'Ios' VI 'ne nH"N"s was ~ '"o ""oGS'
U"ing 10 I. Inc nature o. '"e s'o""" very
'i't,e al 'u'v'! tnI,! was use"' ,.. ~ l..
n",I o"''oo"' "e'e up Ne"''' All va!
All the troops left Richmond and mar,
Chez out in the direction of the battlefield.
The railroad has been OF inestimable al
vantage to Us, the cars running within a |
mile and halfo the battlefield, bringing
forward ammunition arc supplies,
The wounded were Immediately put on
boaTdthe cars and tito theWhite House. +.
General Mcclellan arrived or the battle |
field on Saturday evening, where he has
remained ever since, directing all the
movements in person His presence
among the troops had a great effect.
-Four separate charges with the bayonot
wero made during yesterday. In one in,
stance the enemy we're driven, during
which l73 we're killed by the bayonet
alone.
Lieut.. Washington, an aid to Gen. Joe
Johnson, was taken prisoner.