The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-03
TRIPLE SH EFT.
New York. Tuesday, June 3, 1864.


THE SITUATION.
We give to-day o full detailed account Of the
battle in front of Richmond on Saturday from our
special correspondent, who was in the action.
The attack on General Casey's division, which it
appears numbered only about six thousand mon,
was made suddenly by force of about thirty-fve
thousand rebels. General Casey's camp was To-
Gated in cornheld, surrounded by woods, and
the enemy after driving in his pickets which
were mile in advance, made sudden dash
on the camp with the above named immensely
superior force. The troops of General Casey
fought splendidly the General himself and his field
officers Drawing danger without finching; but, in
the face Of overwhelming numbers they were
forced to fall back until reinforcements ar.
rived, as mentioned in General NcClean's official
report, when the fortunes of the field were speed
ly turned by the action of Heintzeman's, Richard.
sons, Sedgwick's, Kearneys and Keyes' corps,
and complete victory of the Union army was the
result. All dispatches received since show the
Importance of that victory, though our loss was
undoubtedly heavy. The bayonet charges made
by Richardson's and Sedgwick's divisions on the
flower Of the rebel army, commanded by Generals
Huger, Longstreet and Rains, were magnifcently
executed, and although the enemy stood the FIRE
OF our troops bravely, they broke before the vehe
ment charge of the bayonet at every point. The
loss on both sides during this portion of the &C.
ton was very serious, the rebels suffering terribly
The intelligence received from General McClel-
lan's column at the War Department yesterday is
Of q most cheering character. No fight had &C.
CURED yesterday. The position of our army is
some miles nearer to Richmond than il was on
Sunday. We publish in another column list Of
the killed and wounded in Saturdays conflict as far
a. they have reached us.
We give some interesting particulars to-day of
the retreat of General Banks army from winches-
ter to Harper's Ferry. The conduct Of the medi-
cal staff in the emergency, in taking care Of the
sick and wounded, is worthy of all praise. Dr.. Tho
mas Antsel, the Medical Director Of Gen. williams
division, and DR.. King, succeeded in bringing OF
safely from Winchester and strasburg nearly thou
sand sick who were in hospital at those places.
Our List of the killed. wounded and missing will be
perused with interest. II will be seen by des
patch in another column that General Fremont
made forced march across the Shenandoah Noun
tain passes, and reached Strasburg on Saturday
column in the valley. In occupying this position
General Fremont's men had brush with Ashby's
sebel cavalry, whom they repulsed.
A reconnaissance from General Banks division
vas made at Front Royal on Saturday afternoon,
disccvering large force Of the enemy, consisting
of infantry, artillery and cavalry, some six or
seven miles Oh The Winchester road. Our troops
opened fire on them, and drove them some dis
lance, taking seven prisoners and one eleven
FOUNDER cannon, manufactured in Liverpool in
1861, and twelve wagons, several horses and
mules, and also recapturing six men Of the Mary
land regiment, who had been left in house in
the vicinity.
The rear guard Of Jackson's army retreated
through Strasburg the same evening.
The news from General Halleck's army Is In
tsnsely exciting. General Pope dispatches the
news Of brilliant affair accomplished by Colonel
Elliott, Of the Second Iowa cavalry, who, he says
after forced marches, day and night, through
very difficult country, and DISTRACTED by the enc
my, succeeded in reaching the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad at Bonneville at two o'clock P. NJ, on the
3oth. He destroyed the track In many places,
both south and north Of the town, blew up
one culvert, destroyed the switch and track,
burned up the depot and locomotives,
and train Of twenty-six ears loaded with supplies
Of every kind; destroyed ten thousand stand Of small
arms, three pieces Of artillery, and great guam
tity of clothing and ammunition, and parolled two
thousand prisoners, which he could not keep with
his cavalry.
The army Of General Beauregard was fonnd to
be scattered through the country in small bodies
With infantry and artillery in position. General
Halleck says that Bsauregard is certainly in the
vicinity. AZ he has received letters from him every
dhy fefarding the exchange Of prisoners.
Our correspondence from Hilton Head gives the
particulars Of the approach Of the Union feet Of
gunboats Pembina, Unadla and Ottawa to q
point within seven miles Of Charleston, in the
waters Of the Stone. They are full Of interest.
Our news from Fortress Monroe is interesting.
The Union meeting held at Norfolk on Saturday
night was great success, some eight hundred
psopls being present. The rebel fortincations and
barracks ~ Pig Point were blown up by our navy.
A. reconnaissance was made by General viele to
Winton, North Carolina, with large force on
Saturday, but the result has not yet transpirsd.