The New York herald., 1862-04-19
Our Army Correspondence.

HEADQUARTERS FOURTH ARMY CoRre,
WAnwIoK, o. X. April IL, 1862. J
Attack on tho E.emys Position at Lees .N-Heory Ari7.
le,y Firing OF Both !sides-The Eaen,y Routed at the
Point Of the Bayonl By the Gresn Mosnain Boys-Ndses
ofhe Kiled and Wounded, de-, &c.
The Commanding General, on the night OF the 18th,
made further reconnaissance Of the snsmy's position
70 our extreme right and after full deberation with the
General In Chief determined TO attack the
my's position TO the dam above Lees Mill, and
there shell large working parties that tho enemy had
out and circumstances swers favorable to push the
attack and obtain foo,hold within tho enemys line.
Yesterday At about eight O'Clock A. NJ therefore, one
Of the Generals of Division threw out party Of skir.
shors from the Fourth Vermont (of tho Vermont bri.
gado) the eEsmys gun battery, at tho point
named, AMI also advanced New York battery. Oppo-
site the enemys wors at that place hero is consider.
abo npacc clear OF large wood but surrounded every
direction except towards the enomy by dense forest
ard overgrown with low shrubs and young pine. War
wich Cresfrom four sve feet deep and about twenty
rods wids-separatos taIs Geld from the rebel
battery In tho low shrubs end young pine
the edac OF the stream, and poured upon the enemy
rain OF rife shot that he found impossible with
stand. After few moments of ,.hs frs not was
10 be scon within the enemy's hncs. Working parties
sunners, oscers with glasses. all disappeared, and
"cover,' was the one thing 10 great demand High
craftsmanship and spirit.
Two pieces OF the nbove meniisred battery--ton
FOUNDER ParrSts under Lieutenant Fiyanhen took up
position In the edge Of the WOOD at thousand yards
from the eucys ipe and opened ire, when the enemy
bravely 10 the business and responded With the
largo gun In his gun battery and with two others in
battery bohnd IT, Lieutenant Ste xar. wl the second
section Of the easle bsttory-two twslyerounder Ma
polcon up, as was also the st secton
under Lieutenant C'Dopad. With this reinforcement
the re became very heavy between the artillery both
sides: our skrmishers and rsrnbers OF the eD9my's
skilmishers also ba@as away Whenever they
chance, and tho bgnt promised 10 spread until
Ess very accurate Many Of shells burst 70 nicely
at that very point In their air-drawn line where II
seancd they could their dangerous purpose best
and the artillerynen roarcd With delight. Mean
woods ell around easy distance TO support the Fourth
and ausher brigade, under arms, Ivy IN the neld upon
the left Three brigsdes had gone forward FROM their
camp this point. and held In tie at about
two miles from the scene of the fight.
While the firing went on briskly the Commanding Cen
sval came up after General Mcclellan arrived
upon the ground srd made his hcadquerters az house
behind the position of the batiory.
AT about ten a. NJ. sitter tvo hours sharp 6rng, tho
enemy ceased entirely 10 rospond, not, II thought
rihomsn had his position entirely under fro that 10
about certain death FOR his rnsn TO be seen. Xet
after short interval he throw saveral shell toward
whero body OF our infantry was posted hut they cel
without effect.
General Mcclellan a. this time went down to tho ba
graduated the Captain upon his accurate o aud cos -
mentsd the battery as tone that could be depended
upon"
Two or three mon had been wounded Gmors onr skir.
mshcrs, and the battery had lcst in killed aud wounded
seven men. When grns ok their first position The
n No. OF oil but serEnani and corpGroh Jhco men
N~ro Killed aud four vorrdsd - thi7 piece