New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-28
A REVIEW or THE LITE BATTLE.
o-re.9onIence o. TIE n Y. ThbBue

Hmros HAD, S. c., june q l-d2
Tie Eric.son sails to-day, an AVIAN ny.ca Of
he Opportunity to give you e. lasi news, which,
though not OF a di,c,urging il, regret 70 say, o.!
a painful character.
Our forces-or part Of then, iaiher-hnd an en-
t,.y.,,ept with the enemy on James, leland on the
morning OF the 10th inst in which, although "e
gained valuable advantages, our loss Was upward o.
so tn kiled, wounded and n, lsi.g.
You VIII hear various, anG doubtless conflicting
accounts OF tire engagement aud rs crcum- auces.
! ID % conine mysei in my narrative u such iacta
alone 40 arc confirmed by the concurrent testimony
Yf competent witnessed.
The attack was made Ivy orr troops, and by order
ard on lhe responsibility OF Gen. Benhar; ami.
may here state IN advance, without b., approval and
contrary 10 the Instructions If Gen. Hunter, wbo
Was some forty niles Oh, a. his hc.dquarief, a.
Hilton Heed. The object Of the attack was 10 take
q certain Rebel battery.
b. agreement, our troops were g. advance IN two
divisions, the rieht consisting OF the Now-lork
79Jb. 8;h Michgau, New-York 10 b., 9Th C'uLocti-
eut Tooth Penn,yivana a, the Con 4ecticut Battery,
and 91.h Ma.sachu cts, under Brighten. stevens
This 1as 10 be the 0tact1hg column. lie leit
under command of Big.-Gen. Nrgtt, consisted G..
he 81 Ne w-iiampsnire, HiD ltnnej lvali1, 1oih
PENNSYLVANIA, G.h Couuecucut, 4fth Ne'g-for@, %
Rhode I-iand Clpt. Hamilton battery and pOr-
.iou of tie Massscruse.ts Cavalry, winch, however
being OF no noe, were held II reserve. TIE CONF
oosed ihe suDy9rffqg column. The movement cone
mcucci lt 3 o. clock IN tie morning with ne ci!cu-
atiyu hat it wOa1 t.ae I'll oay ngni to raal til,
f,fognd Gen. Aievcls's COl4'Iu wac on ine it a.
81 tb.. tine aupoLfcf, AID fHc Ige nom nlm,
nom chg tiat hs was "weii adyancec,' prt the
column al Gen. Wright pa uotl y. The 1fic i-.n
90 and Ecw-YofE lth I'D tao move nrnt. IHey
mot tie NJ. kri- OF the enemy mile ln udvircc 81
HN.r H.HH Ca
e,. eranl and four Others md oioye the test ia.
Ia. living 81 the picEet- alarmed iho enemy, aul
hy Ire Zinc our AIru reached mo Tort they wcfe
rrdv 20 receive them. Ouf men charged with
lHrrul aud CD sudden w1s tbtir Attack ard 20 well
.nmcG the discharge VI pieces, ihat th- enemy were
driven FROM their VGur, h conf .i!c1 % take refuge
ln taeir tomI-pfODis. Our inca we've son or 200
ara,i. there boiog no stOc kaao OF GoatJis and iu
s1pstanjisl pcs-e OF the tort. But th,y worr
toJ iaw ia number 10 retain 70. They KEPT their
position, however, Tor ~ zee Oh ~ minutes, mann
iluinQ hot fire viii the eueiny, tut, Tor WAT ~
snpDOrf, they were obi "a 10 give WY. Nov o.
,yab hat Cur boys cBytCItiiy those who bad DOT
como up sulefed most. the enrmy, wuo had returned
100 their gum, Opcling upon them rakbg i..o with
rrare Gnd canister. Tho Int Of casual les, which
reach !, ure vAsousy estimated a. i,on 90 20 o.O
odd, an killed, wounded. Snd misaing, snOws Ia
severity Oh ogr lols.
Tie Cost, rs tas been said, 10 reach the fort were
.he Michigan 9Th and Aew-l0fk 73th. This was
30, tle natural order, n the attacking column Wac
cofipJ ed Oi tns Michigan 9Th. MassHcnuseits 2eth
Connecticut 1th, aud Connecticut battery, under
Col ieuiUu; nnd The NcW-lolk 10Th uud 1905
Penn, under Cob Leasurl. Battle 19tL, hearing th,
leors Oi TIE sih ran past te 9th ana1lh and joined
he 3th as II reached the works Both ieglmrnts gut
cred teuioly from tbe hie Of tbe enemy tey up
prYacieL-tne 6ih lrOm grape nud canister, toe 'Jtn
ON inusAoiry a. the nature OF their Ounds shove.
BADLY wouaard. aud wholly exhausted by three
.ourihs OF a nile on tic doutle-qu,ck many ieli
owcfl.st on reaching the wO.As; whhe lew, b
,.Hiei,ntly good condition, mounted the paapci,
rom when tie enemy h.,d beeH dIyeu 10y our sLarl
and elective ire, aud called upOu the olhera TO fol
Ow ihem.
Prominent among them was CO... Morrison, who
while thus 81 posing bimseli, appealing TO the re-
.nents bchind % follow up, w.s wounded IN tl'
nead a 'ou. ket ball sinking him Idst above the lei
We. lie war stunued ior awhile, but room r.
oy,red and re.umod his dangerous position. Two
Vi hs m-u sanain. near, Leasiug uis appeals said
" Colonel, wherever you 90 well follow, end,