The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-10
Battle before Riclinond.

N'S ''N'' SvhVOtui'S tuo 0iSN uhyb
bloody and terrible battle before Rich.
mood, are at last before the cour try. The
result may be sumed up in few words.
On Thursday. June 26lh., the enemy in
strong force altrark the,rigtt wing ofour
army under the command Of General Por
ter. The day ended without decisive re-
suit. On Friday the attack was renewed
with increased nrmbers and furry. The
enemy having been joined by Jack.
son, banked our position, aud made de-
monstratiohs to cut off our retreat, and
destroy our immense supplies at White
House and West Point. The advantages
opposition thus gained by the enemy.
combined with his overwhelmed numbers,
madsil necessary 10 retreat the right
wing Of our army south Of the Chicka.
hominy and join it more closely with the
leftand center, there menaoing tho rebel
Capital. This movement. compelled the
abandonment ofour base of operations
the rslinquishment Of our railroad aud
telegraphic communications. aud the re.
noval to the James river, the new base Of
all our immense stores. This movement
was made in the face Of a most terrible bat.
tie, during the whole day the tide Of which
was against US till evening. when our
brave troops strongly re enforced forced
The enemy back. eFl
II now became apparent TO our Gencr
ais that a retreat of our whole army to the
james river vas NECESSARY, and accord
ing the movement began Oar whole, ar.
my slowly fell back, closely pursued and
savagely assaulted by the enemy, who
lhough largely outnumbering US was bea
ten in every battle of the eight sudCeeding
days On Monday. the 3oth ul,,, the
bloodies. and most desperate battle ofthe
war was iougbt, resulting in the discom-
liture and repulsc Of the enemy at every
point of attack. The lighting this day
was terrific. and the slaughter frishiful,
10000 Of the enemy are said to have
fallen on THE day alone. On Tuesday
the conflict was renewed TITS enemy
gOaded to madness and seeming TO have
staked the fate Of the rebellion on the
result Of the struggle, hurled his columns
upon us again, and was again fepulsed,
this time in disorder aud permanently.
The loss Ia these 3 days Of bloody bat
tie is horrible to contemplate. $4,000 Of
our own brave men are dead and wound.
ed, while the loss of the enemy is esti,
mated at 80, 600 to 75 5,O6d. "
The conduct Of our troops is beyond
praise--their valor and heroiSm and en-
duraioe unsurpassed by anything in the
annals of war. The Army of the Polo
mac has won the applause and gratitude
Of the world. Il has proven itself worth,
of the cause.-The finest army OF the no
blesi men ever marshalled il, the history
Of the world.
Tie movement Changing front and
bass of operations in the hour Of battle
and in the face Of superior numbers il
considered the mos. difficult and mos
perilous known to the science Of war. l
was executed by our troops with vSteral
cOouess, courage and discipline, TIL
enemy were ,rcptlsed at every point.
Our army. Joined BY the corps o
Burnsidss, and heavily reinforced from
! other sources, is now upon !he Jane
river, its base of operations at Turke
o Bend. II miles from Richmond. A
immense naval flollla is co operalin
/. with it, and already The advdncs upon III
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