The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-07-04

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.tslibla III f.no fitx John Porter's corns,
fu,,,.r1 4 division f,.oln Franklin's and Il
division Of kfcCall's cons Fa;mes The
enemy was tl's dtiven back upon hls'
fentrqs ~ il's entire piers oisooncetSe 4
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he pan o. atnck III inns Gay foHttie
may pe summed up as follows 1enerM
JACOBSON inaue DIS way around the en-
Tire renr 81 the enemy and piteh led into
Their LETT DRIVING, or rnther 'hlsddllng
them ~ M on her centre, re then
passed around Their rear ana came up on
then lett which Gen, a. T, hilis corps
was pursuing downupon the right OF Their
centre while .Seneral Longsueet ana
tteperal ~ n hlll was driving baek their
'front.' nine same direeiion II must De
understood mat the bat was fought be-
tween one portion OF. our lorces ana one
hall. 81 the'enemy, the other halt being
on inns teouth sac o. the ShlckRh9mlny
whore no nghtlng ofimporlance occurred
at ell
Gen Mcclellan, though imnedlately
near ana expected 70 command ms forces
IN person, did not appear on the heidi.
The prisoners taken by US manifested a.
strong feeling IN consequence OF thls err
cumstance, and stated >that the entire
a1nyeng gagged was similarly influenced.
THE RATTLE OF SATURDAY ON
SOIITU SIDE OF CHICK Ar SfINY.
N ! e,I,.;,,, ae,.,,,ro., -, 4, !, \ 1rth s;,lo
80 81 r,os;,,,, $500
an esrly- hour. Cen. Maerudor, whose
forces threaten the enemy forces on the
South side, sent forward portion of Gen
loomos brigade, 10 capture battery on
the.'Nlne Nile road. Our men were
eiatsd with the IDEA Of at length Joining
IN The tray which had SO long been III
progress, and moving on marched upon
and charged the battery and captured It,
lhe enemy however, had strong battery
OF howltzers IN the rear, with which they
played upon our men. incessontlys 50 that
at length they were compelled to aban-
don the .worli Our loss IN this charge
was about two hundred, killed and
wounded. Mostof our killed and wound
ed i'm this engagement. including Col.
LAMAR of Geoegia, who was severely
wounded In the leg, were left ia the
hands of the enemy.
No more fighting occurred alony the
lines during the rest of the day. An
armistice was agreed upon in the after.
noon. for the exchange of the wounded
and the burial of the dead and thus
closed the events of the dav and week
the field. for the most part. In our nos.
session. and the mantle of victory cover
ing our dead.
the POSITION.
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o'.n.i,j 49, 81 e,i'' tiIe iatteI ny
e14..ty Ou"'iIe iot en7liis , 81 com
ete .liey in ~ 10 euio'
M \, iii'ue 10 ,.ier g.'iioo''s on
eiie u. ~ tueir u'ter SUI pllss
~ ioiloi, Ioai, themselves IuthaIikeo
~ Vae ~ "cNson anu "a his brave
a. ny huey 'hell re'crossev me swamp
~ s'ie iiL'es. ooI,9sioIi anu oeu eoWaluS
snelr gun ooa's On we James mes, hverr Elose-
y loiiomso ny oach J NH hh1 \, lIoilS'
s.reeI, wig oIPe5c'e9 70 oVer'ake nicO5ei-
IAN a'iu nus iiSii o. tne army oa'uroay
5 T5e nt5sr gaIS S tSa armv * ranresent
ed as completely surrounded bv our
troops. Magruder in front Holmes on
their right, and Bethel Hill and other
Generals N thelr rear ~ was expected
that M OF our Ocnerais W9aid move.
against the enemy at an early hour sun.
uay morning, "hlie .noSe Oh our troops In
their rear "lil P!oeaoly ADVANCE upon the
enemy toWafus hlcilinona' Inc enemy
was on 0hIuruay' ouelly employed In
stren gthenlng ms tortlhcatlons' both in
.Iuii. an3 rear SO as TO resist II possible,
.pe eouloipeo assauiis OF our forces
sneir rear oelng al the time totally un-
P'y Ra " meet uny vigorous attack
We uuve tuus gwen III as concise
uiuuner as possloie me Posl'loh oil the
az 80. Oe.ole nlcnInolu, as explain
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.,iSe 'iG i9ti"oii.y' me reader VIII
sI,"; e,ee. J LII. ene SSieS are inoeeo
nia Of ,ha cenf se 1t LIZ ;ne Pee.
Pc ING SInie ~, pace ilnphcit
tho yaIor of our troons a,,d II ,i. az; ;J
of ;nst GA ,ra ,";tI an "i.H ;'ae aia
contSre tbo an,ira 80. ~ t ndan %
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6rny or The Potomoc . SUI . ''''''s '''e
onnD No. 49, 80
w Era lONS W J rs ERDA1 (SUN-
DAI]
The operations of the enemy on Satur.
day night consisted in clandestine
movement, in order TO get to the James
River, sustained by their army on this