Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-07-10

TJeutenant.C Colonel sweitztr 62l Pennsylvsnia
Most Of these we're killed on Tuesday. Gen
eral Potter's corps,wsu enEaged. and did nObly.
IIOoker's. OF the Hshtiug disiii'n, worked noDly.
This division went 10 the peninsula eleven thou
sand strong--thsy now muster leas than h'e
thousand effective men. The severess sufierers
In the divislOn were the Masssohusetss iss'
lib, and l6.h. or tho latter regiment about
eighty we're either killed OF seriously wounded
among whom were Colonel P. T. Wyman, shot
through the heart, Lieut. .-Gol. Geo. M. Mech
am, wounded; Adjatapt WAlds Merriam, wound
ed. p q n rs MI " COS.
sicklea's brigade also won new iaurels in this
days Aght; coming in as the reserve, just attne
right moment, they drove the rebels back Win
serious slaughter. The Irish brigade OF Gen.
Thomas Francis Meagher was also prominent In
this action; and soWss the Mozartregiment, The
result Of Tuesday 3 ght was distinctly in favorof
the Union army. The rebels we're defeated In
every action, and rebel officers taken prisoners
admit the loss of at least ten thousand men dur
ing the day. Our artillery was successfully
brought to bear nearly all day, while the rebels
did very little execution with theirs. onr loss
was very small when compared with thatOf the
rebels. The fighting on both sides was Of the
mOst desperate character. As fast as the rebel
forces were cut to pieces other fresh troops were
marched forward to gil their places. They ap-
peared to disregard the lives Of their men, At
the close Of the Aght, the Union troops were said
to be In fine spirits and more anxious than ever
to fight. ea,;l8s
| A Washington dispatch OF Saturday says
that advices have been received from Gen. Nc
Clellan as late as one p. m. Of Friday. He saya;
"Our forces were not beaten in any conflict nor
could they be driven from the field BY the utter
most efforts of the enemy. No guns have been
lost since the engagement on Friday, june 27,
when Gen. McCall's division was at the onset
over erwhelmed, and twenty-five pieces fell into
the hands of the enemy tArA
| Another general dispatch dated "Hesdqusr-
ters, Turkey Island, July 2, 1862" gives .
brief review Of the battles of Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday (June 20 and 80, and July u, and
says: "The lossof our army during the seven
days' engagement Is not known, but twenty
Thousand is considered to be as near ap estimate
as can at present be given in killed. wounded
and missing" The rebel loss must have been
much heavier. tits certain that great por-
ton of Beauregard's army was in the fight as
we have many prisoners haillDg from that army.
Il appears from the dispatches which come
in scraps that there was cessation OF bossili-
ties on "wednesday, July 2; but that on Thurs-
day, there was brisk engagement in which
our troops drove the enemy and captured
battery and some prisoners without los
ing man. On the morning Of the next
day, Friday. the 4;h inst, q sklrmish is report
ed to have taken place near our left wing, which
resulted in the rout of the rebels. We took
one thousand prisoners and three small batter
les. Our cavalry then followed the rebels until
they passed beyond the White Oak Swamp.
Recent dispatches state that Mcclellan 10
steadily pushing rapidly forward, driving the
enemy at all points. The gunbOats accompany
hIa advance, shslling the woods and scattering
the enemy, his main force following in support.
At noon on Monday last, Mcclellan had ad
vAnced bis lines down to the ChickAhomiDy,
and no fears were entertained Of a-Aank move
ment In that direction. He Lad also advanced
up the James river toward Richmond about
| aeven miIea sineo the oh inst. 4
The RiobmODd papers are ssid 10 admisa lcss
on the rebel side In the recent battles of thirty
thousand. A distinguished General Of the Po
tomao army who Was at Washington on Monday
last it is said, estimated the rebel ossin killed,
wounded, prisoners and missing, at ssyenty-fVe
thousand. II may, perhaps, be safe to put Il at
ifty thousand. The highest estimate we have
seen of our lOss does not exceed half that, or
twenty Eve thousand. s' sdp
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