The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-07-11


ono Thousand Of the wounded and
sick, chiefly accu mulassd from the
battle oi Friday, many Of whom 10
was found impossible 10 remove,
owing to the nature and severity OF
their woun 10, and, 40 . matter Of
humanity, as we'll o. Of necessity,
they were left behind. A great
many, however. who could walk
slowly, followed the track Of the o..
my, and the amhulances bfought
away q great many others.
General Hooker's division broke
camp iu the entertainments at three
o'clock Sund " morning, and Gems.
Sickles' and Growers brigades pro-
ceeded TO the outposts to relieve
Gen. Patterson's New Jersey brig.
ade. AT five o'clock Q. m, the
three hrigades fell back to The SEQ
ond line Of redouts, where they
formed q line Of battle with Rich.
srdson's and Kearuey's divisions,
and remained until eight o'clock p.
m. On disf o ,ering that General
Hooker had fallen back, the enemy
advanced bis scouts with two fold
pieces, and opened brisk fire upon
his rear. along the limo Of the rail.
road. General Meagher's brigade
made movement on both the enc.
my's hanks, while the Ssth New
York charged in front, and captured
two Of their guns. The enemy
then fell back under cover Of the
wood. Mono were killed in Hook.
er's division. 10 the Goth Pennsyl-
vania three were wounded; the let
M Massachusetts, lost two prisoners.-
One man lost both his legs by
shell. Kearney's and Richardson's
divis' ons were the last of the field.
On the approach Of tho rebel
forces to Savage's Station, where the
hospital was established, q white
flag was sent out, and II was met by
a Lieut.. Col. OF the Confederates.
who gave assurance that the hospi-
tai should be respected. There was
no firing pnrposely In that direction
and if an occasional shell exploded
near the house, 1t is believed to have
besn accidental.
i About 100 rebel prisoners who
were captured on Friday, accom-.
panied MS under guard. On Sunday
forenoon an advance body OF cavals
ry, who wers reconnoitering in front,
discovered body Of rebel cavalry
near a small church, and after 9
sharp engagement put them to
flight, killing considerable number
of horses, and capturing some twen
. ty'five prisoners, who were added to
|, the group already in hand.
, Sedgvick's Division left the front
a. daylight, and were engaged by
the enemy bali way to Savage's
Station. which they reached at 6 p.
m. Hero The enemy's infantry, with
a battery, ceme out Of the woods on
tie right and attacked them.
The Frs. Maine were advanced
on the LETT, with line Of skirmish.
ers in front.
J, Spdg wick's Division crossed the
creek at White Ok Swamp about
A O'Clock n. m. Monday. His rear
wsa not annoyed during the night.
Keyes' and Porter's Divisions had
already preceded us on the march,
. and had reached a position on the
, James River. near Turkey Island I,
which is about 10 or IL mlles above
. CITY Point.
. The Engineer brigade Of General
, Woodbury. preceded the army, aud
I constructed cordusoy roads whore
, they were necessary. At the -Four
8 mile Creek, q bridge was builI
G across the run. At the White Oak
o Swamp Greek two bridges were al
F.. so constructed by the same yalus-
. ble corps. One for the passage Of
! tho main army train, aud the other
to accommodate General Heintzel.
/. man's division, who, with Hooker
and Richardson, covered the retreat.
q As the army resumed its march
9 on Monday morning, information
G was received, through Gen. Rich
ardson, that tho enemy were pur'
It suing, and orders were given to de-
!. stroy the bridges.
It The Engineer corps was detailed
n for this duty, and also to defend the
d approach to the place. A wids
d space OF trees had been fslled across
d the creek, and the brigade was de-
q p!oyed as skirmishers at the ri8h,
d and left Of the passage. Ayers bat
% terry Of six guns was also left 10 bold
!. the position, and was stationed OF
= the hill overlooking the swamp.
,. The retreat was conducted 10 thS
most perfect order. There was nc
IT trepidation or haste; no smashing
,r up Of wagons by careless or fss
N driving, and not q single scciden
0. Of any const quence 10 believed Il
,e have occurred. A drove Of 2,50I
o. fat cattle, under the charge Of Ool
n Clark, Chief Commissary, and Capt
D e, NJ, Buchanan, Comlnissary c
ID Subsistence On Gen. Mcclellan
50 Staff, were successfully driven along
ly They had bsen brought up from th'
ID White House, and narrowly escapes
,e stampedlug by the rebels.
ID The conLt,y through which VI
ne passed contained some Of the fnes