The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-07-05

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It was rumored 10 rebel camps ysstsrda,
that Jackson bad, tasnsd ,AlcC CIsllsla .Figb
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sidf 1a sufst14n eitaNsut y York, Jane 90, i
Tribnne. has the. .following. i Thssa
dsy Hbnut moan ,tha Hsseny made aa sttaoi
upon Gen. SsnbehauIsI foroes- in he yieiOi-
~ of Hanover COnrs, House, probably fsi
the parpose Of accomplishing enn oas. 6knk,
ing mo snsne on, the rixss, AND TO engs9,
our attentien id thati disesti0ps d lSb0RtSD
afterward they ycomwenced vigorous can
nopading from their works on an eminence
opposite Eechanicsville, about OF and 9
half miles distant; also from two battefiell
- one above and the other belna. They
were replied to- BY Campbeli's Penbsy iyania
batteries on picket duty-ons on, tbs Me.
gainesville 'foad, The nothef from behind
+earthworks rome distance 10 the right "
About q 2 p. %. eshe enemysi infantry a6tl
souadrops- OF cavalry crossed she Chicknl
h0nhny in imme ense fofc8 short diatahce
above the Virgins Central road, 'makibs
rapid advaI,ce t6wsiid Moe Cali.s division,
which wa enrrenched 90 hilty wood .iApd
scross the swamp and fayihe, halt a nile il
tho rear 81 Mechanicsville. The lss Penn.
sylyan,a rifles and Campbeli's' battery Wert
On picket Gnty, with the txcppti0nF Of one
ctmpAny wh,ch were snrrounded, and taken
prisoners. They then fell back behind the
breastwofks where the line Of battle vas
drawn %. The Fenet1y advanced d6Wnsin
the rear os Mechanicsvilie 0n'low, markhy
ground, to where eur piokets we're N fine
Ohf the north side iiof tie ravine, where the
conflict became terrible tS y s1fli .n''4a
The rebels with most determined cout.
age attempted TO press forward over rniry
ground bot bdliets and 'grape.shos' fell
among them like hail, moving them dO~n
by hundreds. This continued till dark when
thew . ishdrsw :, tho ,canbonndisgs wasr kept
op until 0 clock r. NJ, When tho fbastit
ceasf6. aifsal wsH 10 GdiseiasssfAT3 sHF
aOut forces were covered by earthworks,
.nd suffered bus sligdtly. .rpLAts in the af-
ssrnoon the enemy ms1A. charge with car,
alra g about l0O Of them attempted TO GROSS
the rayine when their horses became mired
snd aQua dronsof our cavalry, seeing their
position, made charge down the bill. when
The eavslryme0 aban ndoned their, horses and
aed. Il Ths infantry eight was then,renswe1,
and according to tho statement of my in
f0rmant, continued until I n. Mawhen re.
trea. Was ordered. The outer tfsross then
began 70 fall. back. 7idaffo4s 5tai,R .s40mu4
.Of the next days battle, ess9 cosrespon.
dent says the capnonading and muske,ry
vas ierri6c.s The enemy made An -attemp,
to break through ths right, which was re-
pulsed. Shortly afterwards another a..
tempt was made on the left, with the snms
result. n The bnttle had then been raging
several hours withons asy apparent change
or advantage to either side. Rsinf0rce-
ments OF artillery and infaLtry came stead
ily along the bridge to the field. Of battle.
The enemy there peemed to make . last de-
termined effnrs, and camevery2 near foreipe
our men back Into tbe, low ground between
the hill llIapd bridge, where they could have
been slaughtered BY thousands before they
could hare lcressed, The bridge. Wagous,
artillery, anbplance4 and men wers hurry
ing toward thu bridge, and panic seemed
almost inevitable, when q! strong guard VA,
placed across tbe bridge. ,si,a sIedv aaT
AT the time vbep she enemy .hsd. slmosi
reached the main hospital, half "a mile frog,
the, river, Msagher's Irishmen came sover
the hill, stripped to hare arms, and were
ordered 70 60 in. 4 They gave. q yell lanl
went to work. The result vas the eueIDy
fell back 10 ,hs ,~oods. Thus matters stood
up TO IL O'Clock, Sunday morning. s4ag I y
+. Al 2 O'Clock Saturday morniDg an attack
vas made along the front of the entire line
OF Hooker, Kearny and Summers Division,
without any material result.
q Another correspondent speakiDai OF Fri.
DAYS battle, says 90 Twice along the, front
did the rebels attack our lines over the RI
ae pits and redouhts. Porter, with SO
cannon, and Sumners, Hookers and Ayers
guns moved them down With Deaths hsr.
vest. Their loss in killed and wounded is
horrible. i4a5ti 1ota's. u 8s9eiha sei Snt
. Under date Of Friday,a AZ mTdnigbs. the
same correspondent: says zen guns were @.
ken from US by sudden faux Attack COZ!
cred BY thick smuks which hung around
them. es,s4s,.yts4,a4 10 ssdf Lsssts .; Il
i A rebel Major belonging to Jactsou's
army was, captured. Hesayp part Of jack,
srn's forces arrived yesterday and the bals
ance this morning. .7ep All
He says in the attack on cur right the
rebels mad 68 5000 troops. This will ex-
plain the enormons FIRE under which our
men were borne down, precisely as fsomeos
onr iregimentsi were swept awsy a. Fsir
Oaks. aI4iE 30 ~ doi1hMt"iai }9#Es rt~'de
Yesterday ,ths Pennsyl.snin reserve drove
the attacking regiments of JacksoD'S con-
mand. To-day they were ovsrpowered by
sss1 troops, they having been rein.
:. 81 kes regulars were called up, bntproved
unequal to the task Of stopping ,them.-o
sDiyiSoe had 10 be added.o .srqs;
The conduct Of .sll our troops snstaining
this unequal charge was good. They gave
way, indeed, but not one Of them ran.
Their losses vere ennrmous. The lib
regiment OF regulars NJ 9 about ann,h. lated: ate
Nearly every officer 10 either killed or w00n.
drd. The lib aisD suffered severely. Our
loss 10 officers is very marked indeed the
j spropor sion ia numbers is so extraordi.
nsry. The obs inscy II oof tro0psz vas
no iunyielding, eur losses srs Inevitably
large. 5"a..sl - ss9Shaai 'Sllale go &tl.sa
9 The artillery in Porter's and Smiths Di:
visions piled the rebels 10 heaps. Their IRE
Rns terrible Elective. sHta91 Diaeas snem
Major Russell, Of the regulars, and Col.
Prast, df1New Yofk, are among che killed..
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