New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-09
The Late Hcconnoissnnce-Ach achievements OF
the verm ont Brigade-E.ist OF Casualties.
CsrrtspopdsEes Of The y. Y. Tnbuns
AEnr ~ rHE R,PPaHAsSocK,l
Saturday, June b-l .. m. )

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AKEr THk RtPPAHASSocx.l
Saturday, June b-l .. m. }
proceed 70 give yon snocineI account oi The
crossing OF the Rappahsunock, which was accom-
plisbed yesterday afternoon by the Second Division
Of the Sixth Corp. Early yesterday morning a
poutoon Train moved down from near General Head
quarters to a point close by the eroseing'llace OF
Sedgwickis Corps in tie late engagement, about h
mile and half TO tie left of Fredericksburg, down
tho river. Al 2 p. Ill. the Second Division left
camp, and moved 10 position in the rear Of pine
woods hear the proposed crossing. Al p. m. all
the batteries Of the Sixth Corps EXCEPT one moved
down 10 The river, and commenced IL brisk sheling
Of the epemy's pa kets, and detachment oil the ~
Florida Regiment holding the rife pits. Tbese bat
ierics, seven III Dumher, were iollOws: Batteries
u .nd ID. ID RegulGrs; Battery lAyresrl, 9th
Re yularY; A, lat Mussachnsetts Capt. Mccartney;
e., let Pennsylvania; 81 New-lOrk Independent
Battery, and Battery A, lst New-Jerscy-i2 guns
ia all. The poutoOhs were moved down 10 ihe
water under cover of the artillery ire aud the 'n-
gineefs, CON posed of the 80 h aud ljsh New-Yors,
and detachment OF the Regular, commenced tie
work Of laying the bridge. Tue shelling was
meet mbgIihceItly entc i've; bat Notwithstanding
tAis. tho Eebol shGrpsnooters occupying tue
rife pits and concealed among The undertrGsh OF
IL dark ra,iue which extends back ir0m the nver
picked OIL our petitioners quito rapidly iu their ex-
ID,ed posi- ion. About half hour after Tue era
on OF laying III. bridge had commenced, ,he 70 h
Aow-Jeiscy and the 5th Vermont were ordered to
cross III boats and dive the enemy from tho rile-
rita. his movement Waa accomplished go NEAL,
under ID, furious canuonadug that the Reosls were
lnk-n quite by surprise. Egnty prisoners IN all
were ptufcd, but We have no means vi knowing
Low many OF The enemy were He'd aud woonD ed
IN the scattering fight ana skedadde which folio" Ell.
/ he 26h and 9TH were followed by the ID aud 9th
A.rn aft ard he te Al 4. Ia
Liidso comp let,d by o'clock ~ the evening,
when the fth Vermont crossed over, which con.-
Ilci.d the crossing of the Vermont Brigade con-
pored Of the abOye-nam.d regiments. lnls was The
Only br Yhce which occupied the south bonS 81 me
RappahanuOck duiing The night. The 4ih ana 6tn
Vermont were thrown out rs skirmishers aid pushed
back across the plan half Il mile. ihev s,iii
held their position with occasional lfnx this morn
ing at . O'clock.
A half honr later tho Sd Brigade Of the I'd Diyis-
ion, commanded by Gen. Neil, crossed over to sup
lort them. hey were followed immediately ny
The remaining brigade Of the al ID vision, and The
hole Of the 81 Division, with Sedgwlck aud his
sai another bridge having previously been lad lor
tie purI ose. Two batteries of Parrot guns have
also cossed and the LIST Division is crossing ~ tie
presenl wiring. Tho loss III the 5Oth n. u, eDei-
nerrs is killed and IL wounded, oi the 18TH NJ L.,
engineers, | WAS killed aud wounded, moftaily.
1 un unat 10 10 learn tho nuuber vi Killed and
wounded in the Regular engineers, except thst
CAPT Crots WIS killed. Az tue above were removed
nj once on the railroad 10 the rear nave hot gath
cred their names.
The following is a list of casualties in the Yer
mont B igsde up 10 IL o'clock tots "A. IN.
C.pt Samuel NJ DoIo, Co. h. 10th N j., MORALLY wound.
ed IN he sbdornsn.
HsIbsrt Wallace Co C. 10th ~ J, bail In left side
VIM. Delsucy, Go. u, loth J., nyht leg
b-rst -Mnjor w =. Davenport. 3th VI.
Phllo J. Cfowcl. Go d. 5th W.
j.. ID. Camp. Go /, 2b,h N. J.
EDWARD hug. Co. b, stu VI. right side
VIM Davis Co d, 2Gih j.. high
Dwight stout. co. Is. 21tb n. J hh hand.
sri.t iiex haIris, Go. A, 5sth n. u. decd.
w A. Townsend, Co. A, 10Th ~ J dead.
NM EsbsIton, Co y, 21tL n. j., hesa wound ,1 thin