The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-05

every fourth Man that be haA "a ths Id laeSSt1
centags He had lost many Of his best oncSyE 81 z
ing his gallant and capable Chief q LrtinsrE C16hG
Bailey, and now a. last he compelled, WITH Hssxy
heart, to renquish the unequal struggle. Lat thok
who are disposed To speak Of how Casey gave way
member exactly what Casey did.
HnSrzrLmAs IN COMMAND.
During the quiet that ensued after the loss Of Cassya
last position General Hsintzsman arrived upon the ns
and assumed the command that had previously been held
BY General Reyes
coucHs DIVISION.
General Couch, upon whose command the enemy vss
next to RAIL- had upon the nsd parts OF twelve rsgi.
msh' The brgade.that contained his Oldest troops
ssnera Dsvsnshad only the Seventh and Tenth Massa
chusst's and the Thrty-sixth New York on the field
ana sscn oil these regiments had three companies
picket. recks brigade also, and Absrcrombss (lasly
Granam's) were both weakened in the same way. But
General Couch-modest brave and ready for any smsr
gsrcy-prspared TO do his best Upon the nrst ntima.
ton Of the enemys advance, his division was quickly
turned out and posted.
coUCH's POSITION
TWO lines OF rifle pits rather inadequate for the BUR.
poss had been constructed in advance Of COUGHS camp
and in open fields to either side Of the main READ and in
front OF the cross road. In the pits the ls Of the
road the Fifty New York and the SIXTY cond New
York had first been placed but when they ahead
the Massachusetts, Tenth was placed behind the
pits, with the Ninety third and One Hundred and Second
Pennsylvania on its left and in the wsod On the
right and little In Of the Tenth posted battery
Q, First Pennsylvania artillery, capsan Mccarthy. In
the pits 70 the right Of the read and the road
was the Thirtysixth New York; 70 the right Of the
Thirty sixth the Seventh Massachusetts, in and to
the right Of the Seventh Captain Killers battery Of
light Founders. Farther to the right, in advance
and rsstnson the Nine Mile road the Twenty third
Pennsylvania and behind it the First Losg Island. The
Thiriy-hrst and Sxtyrst Pennsylvania and the First
Chasssurs were also the right towards Fair Oak sta
ton. Brady's battery in the same neighborhsod,
and Floods battery placed behind the Nine Mile
road near to ito junction with the main road. Such
the positions taken by the respective parts Of
Couch's command.
CUT TO PIECES.
AT TIVE O'Clock the Williamsburg road lined with
stream Of men on their way to the rear. Many were
wounded and they seemed to show their wounds as the
explanation Of Why they went in that direction Others
were sick, and others again were the fragments OF
tho broken regimsuts-ths Hundred and Third Hundred
and Fourth and other Pennsylvania regimsnts-for il
il only simple justice 70 say that the Pennsylva-
mans were in the majority in this stream. Cassys
division, however composed in very large degree
Of Pennsylvania troops Generals Reyes and Couch both
underworld TO arrest this rcarward rst by
moral suason, and subsequently by guard. Lsuten-
ant Eccleston the efficient Provost Marshal Of Couchs
division WAS posted in the road with his men, and did
what could be done in the matter. This however,
passed out Of all thoughts.
GENERAL KEYrA
Our General accompanied by his san, rode TO every
part Of the e and did much by the example Of entire
indifference to the ensmys fire to insprit the men.
COUCH NGAdED.
was little more than half past four whom the
newed advance OF the enemy brought them 70 Ccuchs
line. His line was not drawn exactly parallel 70 the
ensny's advance. but WAS obliqued in such manner
thas its right became nrst engaged. Once more the
woods were alive with IRE. Gallant Colonel Nellie WIKI the
Twsnty tAird ana, first into it, and by hin
presence kept up the spirit Of his His IRE had
been reserved until the enemy were very 70 him,
and only six rounds had been discharged whsn his own
men and the enemys were fairly fscs to face.
| CHARGE OF THE rwrxrY-TnRD PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS
REBELS GIVE WAY.
| Then the gallant Colonel gave his men the
| word TO charge, and went in ahead to show
them how TO do It, Again the cold steel offered and
again the OF the South refused It. They gave way
and scattered before the Twonty-thrd and the way
was clear; but nellie had the ire OF the enemy upon
his right and left and began to suffer severely As he fell
back to place. Many Of his men also had gone down
in the charge, beside those that were htf0r it was
over difficult ground-anda they cane up again did moi
find their regiment. Thus tho Twen.ythrd was weak
snsd but fell back fighting, and Colonel Male wih hi
oors aud less aan hundred formed on the First
| Long Island, the next regiment to his line.
IT'LL TEE ENEMY CAME ON,
And in fow minutes later our whole right was In hot
battle There the fight seemed 10 have formed nuclcus
and supports poured In From the left the Ninety
third and One Hundred and Second Pennsylvania and
the Sixty second New York hurried across, and
q brigade of Kssrney's division-BirAeys brigade
then on railroad ordered 10 push ahead and &c
/ into action at that point.