The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-07-05
by the thick smoke which hung around.


who belonged to Jacksons army He sal,
be had beon,in the vallsy Of the Shcnandoa1
all winter and came here Yesterday witt
part Of Jackson's army. The rest of it Il
rived this mornin, TIL. whole Of it wa
here. lie SAID that ID the attack on on
right the rebels had from 10000 to $1,000
troops, This will explain the enormous fir
which our men were h,rne and swept ava;
precisely the same as the regiments wer,
swept away at the EScyenlPnss Yesterday
the Pennsylvania reserve drove the attack
ing regiments of Jackson's. Command. To.
day they were overpowered by the sam;
troops and reinforced by Skies regulars who
were called up. They proved unequal to the
task Of stopping them, and Stough's com
mand had to be added to them. Ia ,,az- ~
The Count Departs testifes to the re-
markably g BOD conduct Of all the regiments
that sustained this unequal attack on Port.
eye. They gave way indeed, but not one OF
them run. Their losses are enormous. ~
The 18th regiment (regulars) infantry is
almost annihilated. Nearly every officer IN
Il is killed or w,an i,l. The l4th also SUI.
fered severely. as7iue zs1-geg Be-
Major Russell Of the regulars, kinsman
Of Gen. Mcclellan, and Col. Pratte. of the
N. Y. 9th, are killed. Also Lieut.. Coils.
Black and Swartzer. srral tssg .,iy sys~.
Our loss in officer is very marked. In
deed the disposition in numbers was SO IN.
yielding, that our losses were inevitably
large r'asfes lga,a sos
The artillery in both Porter's and Smiths
divisions piled the rebels in heaps. Their
fire was terribly effective. ts
NEw York, June 3o--The New York
Herald's special dated the goth, states our
killed, wounded and missing that day reach
ed 1900 81 ~ 81, osg. .8.s, t.a
). The object of the movement was to bring
Porter's and other Divisions into more close
connection with the rest Of the army fact
changing the front Of our whole forces with
our center and left, press Immediately on
Richmond itself, which would be done, it
was expected on Saturday It was virtual
surrender or vacation Of a long line Of defen-
ces, heretofore kept up to Mechanicsville, in
order to have the whole force within more
effectual distance. Also to allow the rebels
to follow up. and If possible bag them. Me-
Clellan ordered Porter to withdraw to within
two miles this side Of Gains Mills early ON
Friday morning, which was done, the enemy
following up, thinking they had gained
victory over our troops, slowly moving back
in order, fighting as they went, crossing the
Chickahominy, and reached the position de-
signated for their occupation.
The rebels followed in great force and by
O'Clock p. m, there was a general and
heavy engagement here, lasting until n
o'clock, when luilteok place, but the reb-
is again renewed the battle with great fe-
ocity. having been reinforced. Our men
TODD the unequal contest like heroes, and
lid fearful execution. Our forces were ir.
reased by Generals Slocum's, Palmers,
and Meagher's brigades. The
ebels were badly beaten. Meagher's brig
de went into the battle with coats off and
leeves rolled up, fighting like tigers.
The ground which Gen. Mcclellan ordered
len. Porter to oecnpy and hold, was occu.
bed and held in the first part of the day.
'orter's corps Only contending against the
ebels, but subsequently, requirements
welled the number.
New York, June 30.--The Philadelphia
inquirer states that soldiers by the State of
daine report when they left the White
House, Thursday, it was believed thai the
'dvanoe guard Of Jackson had driven in our
tickets five miles off the White House. The
main body was 10 miles in the rear, and
Union regiment and all the sick at the White
House able to hear arms were at once order |
d out. Word was sent to Casey's division
nd all the timber on the Pamunkey river
vas cut down to give play to the batteries Of
he gunboats. All the stores and munitions
'ere sent on board the transports which
nchored out in the stream under the pro-
ection of the gunboats.
. The rebels had 1000 men under Gems.
zee, Hill, Anderson and Branch. @
Among the killed are Col. Give. 22d Mas.
achusetts, and Col. Roberts, LIST Michigan.
PHILADELPHIA, June 30.-The following
the conclusion Of the Baltimore Americans
count Of recent affairs before Richmond
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Since closing my
.tter from the White House find myself
! Washington city, and in possession Of
lost reliable information from the White
[ouse, and other points on the Peninsula,
early day later than is contained in my
stter.
1T appears that telegraph communication
etween the White House and Gen. McClel-
N was unbroken until near o'clock on
aturday, and then the wires were cut IL
tiles out. Tunstalrs station, four miles
ut, was in ourpossession until o'clock p
:, at which hour, the operator at the White
ouse heard strange signal coming over
le wires. On, going to the instrument, he
as heralded with what the Union soldiers
II the rebel national salute, "Say, o you .
ankee." This was the signal given for !
'al evacuation, when portion Of the in
stea.s forces Immediately embarked on
lne iassn waiting for them.
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