Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-12

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York Pres, We gather the following particular
of the battles before Richmond, on the lst al,
u inst. OF course the reports are cOlored 10 s.
Northern sentiment.
THE ATTACK OF SATURDAY
The attack on Saturday WAS made by the on
emy on cur left wing and center. IL WAS sud
den and IN ovel helming LrmbETs The objec
Of the enemy was to turn our left tank Th
fighting continued during the day and Ou
troops were forced behind the original liue OF Dc
t:nse. Up 70 Saturday night the battle was il
favor Of the rebels.
TIE SUNDAY BATTLE.
BATTLE FIELD, Monday, June ., 1872 Til,
rebel army still occupied the camps Of Casey
and Couchs divisions on Sunday morning, with
= strong picket force guarding the road facing
Sneads house and tic WheSt leld, where Cul
| saTthwoTks nsrs thruyyn up attending from oui
extreme leit 70 the railroad, near Fair Oak sta
ton. The distance from "a" pviut where oul
esythwoiks wegn located to ILe edge Of II,
wood could not have Eeen TaO:s than four hun.
died yards This Iositiou the rebels he'd until
day dAwned on Sunday mOrI lug.
To our Iigkt on the olhsr side OF The railroad
the divisions Of Gems, Richardson and SedgwicE
were found, in semi circle, " ith their leii ges.
ing on Gen. HOOker's right. a. the railroad, and
| their left isnkiDg the enemy. These divisions
were composed t paris VI the bIigades Of Gou
! Burns Gen. French, snd Gen. 1. L. Me- ghe:
with .OlT bs .ETias Of artillery.
/ Gen. HOOkers division we're camgel in lie
wood fronting SneAd's house, on the Williams
! burg road, occupying rhs csn;er, aud little il
| advance of our right SLd -it wings On UuI
| !elt ih- lemoiuiug portion OF C,urhs sui Cs-
sey's divisions r stsd, wi h reserves OF fresh
'roOps e1 efd ~ 20. our sN;Itn.r !eif. ursr he
: mid IL GCsi. under GeG k~yes.
/ General Helm a-imsu wss Oh tLe gTo,,ad a.
the font s5 so1n SIS dag iEwned, accompanied
! 6y trc aris G-nrIsl Hooker met him. and ih.
| Two Soasrsls sat down =. the foot gi sFss be-
hind Our brras;H0iks, aTTsrSius plan FOR She
tsy'S proceedings
! Generals Jameson, Ke;es aud ), ekles arrived
at me .Juut soon alter, sna The iiEh! Oi S4tng.
| dsy was ,aihsd OreT as OU- vi ~ payiicuia: al
vontsXe TO The enemy, rs they had concentrated
| their main force upou this portion ui our trcui
lines, and lhs I'll. &. wa more disastrous to theft
! Their Oss in killed in Saturday : light exceeded
onrs twO 10 one, aud of their number wounded
! il is impossible 10 form AL estimate. Several Ul
their men brought IN Ms prisoners gave th .ir oss
in killed and " und.d upward oftbYee thousand
| They msde a desperate attack, 1t is true, Snd
gained considerable ground, besides a large
Tunbsr -Ot guus, camps, eVuipagr, ttc a.
/ tTOpuiSb, Nulcl liti tltucGlAleIy hbnl ~ II CD
mOud ~ dsHz'e the eyes Of its pentUp iLhsbi.
tAuts, who doubtless secretly wish 20 see The
! city fall into The hsuis ut Mcclellan.
/ PREPARATIONS Pox THE BATTLE ON SUNDAY
Genvrsl Hriu;zslmsI, Al Q 4 II, ordered 5
/ rsconuois ,Bnce 20 De made by 4 small iu:cs on
! the !eii Vi the wood aud 70 the right, toward the
( railIcsd. i lieutenant ~ N two ckyAlTymeu
cgU sed over the WhsAs ieli behind Snead'
house, and MAS about to PeBetra.s lie wood
Gesr The Williamsburg road, when the enemy :
/ pickets appeared at his front. lie Immediately
! turned beck sIid reported 10 Gen. ilriulelmSn
the close prOl nifty OF lil- enemy
IN the MARITIME the other parties sent out
came 10, and reported the enemy iu great force
iiI front If cum hight and lett Aanks
! Gen. Heiu.llemsu ia IN ordered out Gen.
| HOokrIs division, part OF which had bten left
TO guard the camp aud certain position on OuI
extreme lei, The r.giments Gen. Hooker
brought On lbe dplI were the five regiments
comprising the Excelsior brigade, under CON
mand Ot Gen d. +. Sickles, aud the ffth and
Oh New Jersey regiments Gen. Heiniz slmsn
having resolved to attack the enemy, aud Dive
hem from the wood.
Tue RATTLE.
| Il WAS about a q 'arter of seven when Gen.
| Heiut1eimsn ordered Gen. Hooker 10 attack the
rebels in his front, aud drive them from tho
woods The Excelsior brigade marched out
| from their camp in the woods 10 the Williams.
| burg road, the New Jersey fifth aud SIKH fol
lowing. The III 'elsior brigade Sled in the
| wheat field ia front oil our eaTthwoTkB 10 the
| right Of the road, while the two regiments of
| New Jersey troops took a position 10 the left.
! As tie second regiment, Excelsior brigade, was
forming in postl0n to The front OF the wood, the
rebels opened rapid and heavy tie upon it,
killing tao or tATee privsies, and wCunding
abou! IiI Among those wounded al the Grst
ire OF the rebels was Lieut. LAWrie formerly an
aid 10 Gen Sickles) ard Capt. Nolan.
The lire OF the sne;uy Immediately becAms
Simultaneous along their entire line.
The New J-rsey troops fought splenddy
loading and tidHg without hinching from their
position. Gen. SickleS' regiments dill great ,Xs-
cutiou, advancing stevery fre upon The rebels
masked by the wood. However. It mas plainly
to be seen that the enemy had every advantage,
and it WAS resolved 20 clear the woods Al the
point Of the b.yOnet
Gen. Sckles rode along b IrOht Oi his men,
in the midst Of iton hail Nhich the rebels
poured in, aud gave orders for the second regi-
msnt, Csl q. B. Hall, 70 charge b4yonofs. NJ
sooner was liie oTIsr given han the m,u G1ei
bayOAs,s. Col. Hail gallAntly led the charge
one Of the most brilliant ever male Ia any bat
! tie. NJ, nan shiTk~d OF S'ragglei ifom the
| 70 Ks.
! The rebels presented a strong ifcut Ia the
! glesming bstUue's of oar Ineu, no' . hundred
| yards distant
A. ihe 81 advanced On the io9S,- lui:k,
cheering AMI shouting, ln- Tsheis held back ihoir
ti.e until nan uese hardly oR= buatTed sui
llcm shaif iIr when hey cred m,rderOus vol
!sy iugo tie rAuks OF the u. Il proved too lvw,
and few we're killed OF wounded.
Immediately alter sLe rebsls- -tfr4u 4u i-O -O5t 5iiN 4
CIV or IhsfT 57aqesi remained 30 resist eUg psss-
age. bot s.i-y were s,uu TaaK+d down BY The
STEEL Of the gallant 81 Ekocls;cT.
MauT llsib-T', % the ssh A!aSsmS regiment,
MSS ,aheE PRISONER y. ibis Iine. Ills horse rs /
been shOt under lin, aud ss he iel he received
8 shot in his side lie 5pFsHg t0 bis feet, how
ever almost Instantly, and seeing several OF oug
men in front Of him m;s;0ok them ioT some Of
his o. regIni5ut
Rally once murs, bcys," he cried, bu; they
corrected HE mistake by presenting thrir bSyos
nets and demanding him 81 surrender, which hs
did with al the grace and flush that an original
sece,siouist, as he afterwards Informed INC he
wss, could DO under the circumstances. The
r-be,s mE1e two OF three attempts to f1bnk us on
the lst, after rsireaiing from Their center, but
they we're beat back with great loss, our looPs
pursuing them for nearly two mi!es.
Richardson's brigade, before the enemy cei.-
ter gave way, had hard 1;sht the ground was
hoIly contested by the rebels. the ijb aud oh
Excelsior regiments were ssht to support one OF
RichsrJson's batteries. but, before tie battery
got IN hir working Ordsr, the enemy tegan so
show sgBs Of retreat The rebel orlcers
oould le heard s;iBclly rs ing the me0 . isb',
but TIE wonld run away. TIE Irish brigade
fought lplenjdly, aud TJuti lis rebels Of 1hs
point Of tLe bayouet.
Z SJneof cur foTcas OH Toe LET. oank pAr'icipss-
ed id iir Ggtt. The rebels Seye defeated and
driven tack by HoOkef's and Rlehs.dson's d.
yisious.
, Advsieug parties secured 'hs zJods OF beth
4 sides oi,he Riehnurd y5Hd, sul sJcessded in
|. capturing ussrly two hwldCed Of ths rebels
y suaong hem three lieStsnauts.
2 AtlIu'elcek the d'iug on both sides ceased
The IebLs hsd fallen back 10 beyond our origin
81 lines ,esviug guards stationed TO watch oli
l. advance aud alsO 20 bIirg bei; OuGded uti iht