The New York herald., 1862-07-15
General Dlocum's Divislen I'm the Battle
or Gaines MILLS.

WHICH, J am unable to say
General slocum,s Divislsn in the Battle
or Gaines Mills.
The Official reports OF the losses IN killed. wounded
and missing Of General siocums Enthusiastically COM
mandsd by General Franklin, and now composing por-
tion Of Frankin's provisional corps davSsin the bat
tie Of Gaines Mil, have just been handed In sno
cnct account Of the part taken by the division 10 this
bloody battle win properly preface the list Of casualties
Ths movement Of General Ftz John Portsrs corps the
right wing the army from the left bank Of hs Chicka
hominy, commenced with the battle Of Mechanicsve,
II is called whom General Mccall had drawn the enc
pits upon the loft bank or Beaver creek. mile ard
half below Mcchanicsvillc where the rebela were
ed by Moreli's diyision. On the morning Il the
9th General Mccall WIS left to engage the enemy,
While fcherai porter's main M body fell back towards
tbs rositinn o. Ffo nk ns' corps. The movement com
mence! % dayiigi -ana the troops fell back below
cc-d not be transported The main portion having been
carried across the rres cus dsy Mccall skirmished
with the enemy aud fsn ba,s % fhs raau body early
the morning. At e,lht O'Clock re.,,meny-the Ninth
Massachusetts Volunl eers~vas seas back TO Gairos
Mills and dispuedh. uascaee n he enemy across
creek. General Porter army remained upon the
heights, below Ganos' Mil, until afternoon when the
enemy pressed upon him. and general engagement took
General socums division had been ordered the
bridge little in advance and to the right of Frankns
division Here they were in the s 'f 81
and The bridge destroyed, 1t being feared that the
enemy might throw reinforcements across there AT
halfrast two O'Clock they ordered to cross the
large bridge, called Woodbury. and Aleyanders bridge,
TO the crossing of General Porters corps They
f0sd as Infantry engaged dnds IN S S' conflict alss
siof was ordered TO tho front in detached brigados
and regiments, and put into the fight at various
points or the line about four o'clock BY command Of
General socum Colonel BARTLETT commanding the Second
msn 70 ra q he anS 1. as
broken Colonel Bartlett formed his brigade in line Of
battle, but ordered by an aiddccamp Of General
Porter 90 Immediately the support OF the extreme
right he led his brigade the front, under the
heavy FIRE Of tho enemy in good order and posted each
regiment upon the right losing seventeen killed on the
way. This brigade engaged, and Zach regiment
fought valcrously, tho records show, until the c.ose
After dark the firing or the enemy ceased, when Colonel
Bartlett moved his men from the right regiment and
formed line Of battle upon hin in the
| tho hospital. not far from the bridge.
The New Jersey rsgiments-Frst brgade-wers de-
tachsd and fought separately in different parts Of the
field. Tho Fourth regiment, Colonel Simpson, led
into tho open lines OF triangle and was captured, only
q fcw stragglsrs escaping to return 10 camp.
Tho Third brigade, General Newton. was ordered to
clear piece Of woods toward the left Of the enemy,
double lines formed upon the 'front.' and the other
two in similar line upon the flank OF the woods The
lines being a right .nss with a., each they
from tho field after obstinate resistance Two Of tho
regiments commanded by the General in person,
second New York regiment Tho brigade advanced be-
yond the woods to on important position which they
held under the crCa assaults OF thenomy until the ler
wing was broken. General Newton, Who is virginan
by birth, displayed great skill In handling his command,
and proved his cool courage and personal ntrepidy In
contestibly. His horse was shot undor him.
General Slocum may feel justly proud Of the conduct
Of his division that day All the regiments behaved
noby and the officers. with scarcely an exception acted
in gallant manner.
Tho artillery Of the division not all put into tho
hght. Uptons battcry Company D, regular ARTILLERY,
pcrtunties do good service, and came OF with little
loss
T6e Ninth Massachusetts, regiment waSths Of the
retreatirg column which had just passed hill into
large plain As the regiment were retreating over
this hill they hoy pressed by the rebels TO break
Themselves with glory during the entire day.
Lieutenant Colonel p. X. Quincy (now In command)
decided 20 form line OF battle his colors,
and 70 resist the enemy until the advance OF the
retreat should have time enough to leave ground
sufficient TO enable him to make his retreat in good
advanced upon the rebels with the words-"Msn follow
your colors." II enough Before that small band
Of aded heroes waved the Stars and Stripes and with
loud hu2zas they rushed upon the rebels driving thcm
back up the hill Nine times did the remnant OF the
Ninth drive with ball and buckshot the advance Of the
the rebels boing often within sixty yards Of them
Casualties in the Nineteenth Massachu.
setts Regiment.
Bosrox. July 10, 1854
The official report OF the casualties In the Nineteenth
Massachusetts, regiment, Colonel Kinks, shows total
loss Of 149 killed. wounded and missing in the recent
battles near Richmond.