New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-17
rux FIGHT ON JAMES BLAND.

Hy,poUAErERs SECOND DIVISION. n. ID. d. 81
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OGcial Report Of Gen. Stevens
Hs.pauAHrnH. SECOND DIVISION. n D. D; s.
JAMES IsLAsD. >. c. juno ls, 1907 ,
r. p,;o Gen H. c. WRIGHT Commanding L. 5. ForeS''
ydma leland, S. C.
SIR: I have tho honor to submit the following
q, IN. operation, Of my Division in the action OF the
l6,h instant.
The Instruction. Of Brig Gen. H. W. Bsrbsm who com
.ndsd the forces were form entire Dvsion before
bfsk OF DAY In secresy and silence at the outer reSe
and a. break OF day say about o'clock - ho'e iIP'
upop the eneInys works ct and about Sece''oh'ne WI" ~
view Of carrying them by coup de main. An VI"
was arranged that all the available forces oil "ngn' p'"
end Wiiamss Brigade to move TO ' supPe" soon
IN. FIRE from nv attack was heard In the event the s'ck
proved ,uceu the other opeIs'en' Of the DAY DC
determined by the Circumstances ofthe occasion
NV command was all in order Of battle at y O'CLOCK sthe
outer pickes the head column being within rife range
Of the advanced position Of the enemy. The Fns Brigade
Col Fentop commanding eopistins Of the 9th Michigan
Iisut Col Frank Graves commsdins the 9Th Connecticut
Lieut Col j. Hswley commanding. and the 2S'h s'sa'
chuse,,s LleutCol NJ Moore, commanding being 10 mont
and the Brigade Of Col Leasue constns Of the 18th High
Ianders Lieut. Col David Morisen commanding the looh
Pennsyvana Major David ~ Lsckey commanding and the
4s.h Nsw.York Col Rudolph Rosa commanding beios IN
support storing party. conPtus Of Companies and =.
by Captains Ralph Ely and Richard Doyle Of
the 9Th Michigan Regiment was IN the advance followed oy
Company e. Serrlrs Engineers, Capt Aired sss com
four runs the Conusc icrt Light Battery Csrt
p Rockwell con- m.nding follow ed the First Brssde. and
Company H. lat Ma'.schuses Cavalry Capt D NJ Sargent
The ,icss, orders we're given to maintain the most per-
feet olence for each regiment to foov we pircsa es
~itha supporting distance ard to rely eIcasey eton
the bsyonet in encoupterog the enemy re'os u nhns
only 10 c"e Of uahies' neee"ny. ,,l 4, h.,,, a.,t
aud cloudy morning the eutre eomms9d was in notion ny
ABIDE Camp, Leai Benjamin. r. Lyons. With psEo Euae
Capt VIM r. LUX guided the 18th Mas,schase,ts ths
command puzzled forward surprised and ea2,ai.d zoe
IN. .hey came within The sa.ctv. rang. gap,
seuy pushsa .o, " 20 ,nt ,oo vmds from the epernys
Michigan hesen'; ~ $50 ~ o,I. hon, for,y let
works the main BODY oe,s ssd b,s Gre OF gsoe
~ 'he Two s,o'ni."s o'"P''
musketry, and canister. , ii, A., ..,, ., r,o,.
Of ne inc ss,. a. W IN worss
ns9 Psseo VIC III, ,b '.,,s,tis and s,pooypz force
Of oo Leas. .i t.n, fIIawny rrr,osnt a, 10 the
10 Pu'99 C rp 70 y VI. m'''' ''s'N'1'
II, hi. period no, shot bad been sed although Eve
who 'urpri.ed aud captured -
The bring nv be,.%e .sneI. and cor h.
sd,snc. a W., immesstelv pu.h.a 70 the front
and took i. position The hrdre IN. Hh'3de
Yea oy na.J pohsS fowArd AZ Inc doabls quick ard
nayiHs from the IN to the rsh, o, the 6sd sn,.i-i
70" eb Mchg,n snd ,hot down The enemy shis
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seIvihe e gun. a, ,,.s. ,,.. n.v,,,- m,
The Iron, on MIN -. ,ri f. ne ,n..b 90 80 on.
S. 10 ~. marsh on The o,n, Il va, ., d. sadie Of Ii.
fsninsuis thc ~ st '! 49,, =, - . -
ha srsh for some h'ts lie nole aIe a.se saddle
otcvie ~ e'Iiy n,sn.,.s I'm. d. .uo on Ga,
either h.no' ditch seven feet deep with . psrsts,
eft snd In ros Lsvio tes =. .orl. min. feet .bsy.
Of cked EARN, -sornd I'm III. for Va, mounted
tho genets suIse. OF sse ~, .-rro.cb The whole ip
. covering the held OF ons .srpy W y
terror Of The wors was ,wsP' ey n'o nm l VIC ~. w ~
the bu,lts lining tie uaf on eitnef nanu es uIusi voc
and defense. iy between wSfk aud .h' v'so Of Sc