Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-08
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EpM McLELLAN'S ARMY !
,TaE BATTLE OF TUESDAY /!
GREAT LOSS OF OFFICERS |
RRRELSLQSs TEN THOUSAND! /!
Com. Wilkes to Command the
James River Fleet!
WHAT MCCLELLAN SAYS OF
THE BATTLES !
CAPTURE OF A FLORIDA FORT
sEllUREOF NUMEROUS PRIZES
ParOled Prisoners to go into
SeFViCel
Com. Wilkes to Command the
James River Fleet!
CAPTURE OF A FLORIDA FORT
SEI1UREOF NUMEROUS PRIZES
ParOled Prisoners to go into
SeFViCel
THIS MORNINGS REPORT.
TUESDAYS RATTLE BEFORE RICH

mOND.
NEW YoRK, July z.
The Tribune says, we have from our spe-
eial details of Tuesdays battle not here
| tofore reported at length.
The hght was very severe, and extended
all along the line. We lost many officers
and men, but drove the rebels back. It
was chiefly an artillery fight, but our men
made several. splendid and successful
charges. The enemy were desperate, be-
ing purposely made mad with drink, and
staggered up to our guns only to be cut
down by hundreds.
In this fight of Tuesday MorrelTs divi-
sion suffered most The 18th New York. n
part Of Butterfeld's brigade, was nearly
annihilated The 44th New York, SD
Pennsylvania, and 10Th Michigan also
suffered severely. Butterfeld's brigade
brought of three stands Of rebel eolors.
Among the prominent officers Of Nor
relTs division who have given their lives
to the country are Col. Black, 62nd Penn
sylvania, Col. Woodbury., 4th Michigan,
Col. Cass, 9th Massachusetts, Lieut. Col
Sweitzer, 62d Pennsylvania Most of these
were killed on Tuesday.
Gen. POrtcr's corps were engaged and
did nobly.
Hooker's, or the Fighting Division
went to the Peninsula II, 900 strong. Now
they number less than 5000 effective
men. The severest sufferers in the divi-
were the Massachusetts, 1st llth and 10th.
OF the latter regiment about 80 were re-
ported killed or seriously wounded, among
whom were: Col P. T. Wyman, shot
through the heart Lieut. Col George M
Meyeham, wounded; Adjt. Waldo Mer-
riam, wounded.
Sickles' Brigade also won new laurels.
Coming in as the reserve, just at the right,
in a moment they drove the rebels back
with great slaughter
The Irish Brigade of Gen. Meagher was
also prominent in this action. Also the
Mozart Regiment
The result of Tuesdays fight was dis
tinctly in our favor. The rebels were de-
feated in every action, and the rebel Off
GERS taken prisoners admit the loss of at
least 10000 during the day. Our artillery
MAS successfully brought to bear nearly
all day, while the rebels did very little ex-
eeution with theirs Our loss was very
small, when compared with that of the reb-
els
The fighting was of most desperate
character. As fast as the rebel forces
were cut to pieces other fresh troops were
marched forward to fill their places They
appeared to disregard the lives of their
men. At the close Of the fight the Union
troops were said to be in fine spirits and
more anxious than ever to fight.
One of our correspondents saw General
Mcclellan on Wednesday. He came on
board the mail boat as she reached Harri-
( sons Landing. He walked aft with Gen
/ eral Patterson, who came on the boat
/ General Mcclellan was gesticulating vio-
lently with his clenched hands, but his re-
marks were not heard.
Subsequently in reply to General Pat
terson General Mcclellan said: We have
fought battle every day for the last week
and whipped them every time though they
had three to one.
Our dates by mail are down to Friday
morning. At noon on Thursday the rebels
appeared in force four miles from MeClel-
lan's front and began shelling but had no
effect. The gunboats replied but nothing
important occurred.
It is said the enemy are in large force on
the east side Of the Chickahominy and
threaten McClellan's right wing.
What the rebels are about on the south
side Of the James river is not known, but
ii is feared that on one side or the other
they viii erect batteries to command the
navigation below cur position.
The very latest news from General Nc
Clellan is by telegraph dated at his head
quarters Saturday evening. All was quiet
and the army was in good spirits.
Special to the World;
An officer of high rank from McClel
lan's army who has visited Washington
gives the most encouraging account o.
affairs which has yet been received here
states that our army is much larger thar
is currently reported in view Of our lat'
losses, and that it is in a perfectly secure
position, either for offensive or defensiv,
movements, and this without the aid o
gunboats even. The officers and civilian
who are constantly arriving here continu
to give fabulous accounts of the numbe
, of the rebel forces preclpitated upon Nc
Clellan in the battles, and yet unofficial in
formation here persists in saying tha
Beauregard's army, or most Of it, is still
) in Mississippi. II this be so the rebe
force must have been increased to its pre-
sent numbers by 8 rapid conscription.
Senator Clark viii leave for New Hamp
shire in a few days to recruit new regi
ment.
Senator Dixon has already gone to Con
! nectieut for the same purpose.
! Special to the Herald:
! Five Leutenants and two Sergeants q
! an Iowa regiment, captured at Shiloh, al
! rived to-day. They exchanged clothe
with rebel soldiers in prison and escaped
p They procured a couple Of skiffs an
started down 0comulgee river. When the
arrived at the mouth of the river the
e were picked up by boat from one Of ou
It vessels. They we're transferred to th
J, transport Massachusetts, and arrived Q
d Fortress Monroe Saturday morning.