The New York herald., 1863-06-06


ereas pont 70 DO gained IN bringing shis war 70
suoeessfui termination.
The limo Of battle formed Il daybrcAk yesterday
morning, and better can DO found In any army
than they who formed u. refer she division CON-
manders-Wetzel, tho young man but old SOLDIER Gro
ye: The well known commander VI brigade In Hookers
divis'on, ON the pennsular; Anger, who commanded
brigade and wounded sl Cedar Mountain; and last
bot not least better known the army Jim
Sherman, one Of the best soldiers In the service.
wnrzKIs ATTACH ON Esxsrs Ian.
The plan appears 70 have been 70 carry tho enemy's
positions on tho right and left nrst and this work conse
quensy dsvoved upon tho divisions Of Generals wctzei
and shernaa n was not loag Alter the advance was
sounded that troops mos those Of the enemy. and
became ovdons that every foot OF ground gained
WAS 70 DO fought for with determination The nght
oomnOnced along the snso liue On tho right tho sharp
rattle d muskotFy and roar OF artillery gave no.
t.cc that Weitzel was M work, and rs m IN
creased In intensity became evident that he hay
ing boys play 'and he had not Every inch dts
p,ced tho enemy fought with tbe fsrocty OF demons but
IL 10 purpose, boys drove them slowly but
steadily using euhhi muskets and bayoncts when they
could not Load II appu, mt that whatever else
would be donc by the army, wezei was bousd TO win
his column could no, be cAccked although suffering groat
ly; tho enemy went down before them grass before
di aud blpody, fAltered. General wezei keep
ing his we In hand for tho last rush. put them ut
the enemy's works tho river side, and they went
with . wi making the air resound with their
shouts. Hcro tho hght became murderous, Il was
hand 70 hand and breast 70 breast the bayonet doing tho
main part Of the work. Tho rebels could not stand u,
however, and compelled 70 fall back. Our people
pressed them close allowing space 70 be oreatod be
tween the attacked and the stackcr. and finally drove
them into and then out Of tho ceebratcd gun battery
that did such terrible execution upon tho steamer Mis-
sissipp the night she destroyed. Here groat
point gaincd-a point that could to advantage
aeainst tho other works Of tho enemy. And did not
tako long for tho quick eye Of Wetzel 70 oil this and
profit by u. A soon practicable tho guns
shifted and put 10 work, and busy at last
accounts In throwing shot and shc into and against tho
position Of their late owners. This decidedly tho
brilliant and successful part Of the days work
that tho men fought any bctter showed deter
miuaon than those other parts Of the neld but
the greatest point gained, and proved what could do
when resolved accomplish ends by thl, opora
tion the encmys left turned and In TO pro-
vent tho lost ground being recovered Tne battery cap
tured the most annoying Of any Of the line FOR
rakcd completely tho channel way Of tho rivcr.
sxaxASs ATTACK rpoS rnx xxxxv's mcnr
No moro desperate lighting has taken place than
OF the division Of General Sherman yesterday the
tack upon the right Of tho chemy's position. Our
faced tho storm OF Iron and lead that hurled against
them as II II had always been their business 10 do
Thoy moved steadily forward under the nurderous
fire. OF shot, SHE'LL grape, canister AMI muskotry With
steadiness that surprising. When Cudnd Rodcrgo
storined the Hover Of tho English army selected
for tho "fororn hopc but they veterans they wcre
never moved with hrmer step or moro solid column
than did the Second division OF tho Nineteenth army
cf Sto xlvys
cncmy's position with r1 mpetuons charge. Tho Sixth
Michigan and tho Ono Hundred and Twenty eighth New
York carried the cnemy's works tho point the bsyo-
net but they compelled ~ give way, for tho enemy
had masscd his troops herc aud became necessary for
glorious follows TO fall back before heming
numbers Not much ground was lost however, VIC only
failed " maintain position within tho main works.
The Second regiment louisiana Native Guard Colonel
Nelson, In this charge; they went In tho ad-
vance, and when they came out SIX out or nine hun
dred could not DO accounted for II s said every
side that they fought with the desperation tigers One
negro observed with rebel soldier In his grasp
ing the flesh from his with hts teeth, weapons
having failed him. There other INCIDENTS connected
with the conduct OF this regiment that have raised them
very much In my opGion as soldiers. After airing
voey they did desn load again, but went In with
bayoueis, and wherever they Ind chance II all up
with the rebels. Although gained much ground, and
hold IT, sti the principal object Of this attack
oomplished, namely, getting possession Of and holding
the batteries the cnsmy's right. IL was o~ns 10
standing. The charge cost heavily In killed.
and wounded General Sherman led the attack person.
and fell severely wounded the log. General Neal Dow
also wounded. Colonel CarKe. Of the Sixth Miehi-
gan killed Colonel CJwlcs Of the Ono Hundred and
Twenty eighth New York, also, BY . bayonct thrust.
Lieut. Colonel Smith, Of tho Zoaaves, severely wounded
Tho Sixth Michigan Hundred and twenty eighth
New York have each about half their effective men,
and the otber regiments have suffered severely.
'EsIRn
The attack the Of the encmys position by tho
columns OF Generals Auger and Grover also exhibited
the terrible nghiiug and the obstinate resist
Our troops here, we'll Ms on the rieht and left
d all lha, could do. aud held every inch OF ground
they g.i1ed Thc eucny driven by foot out of
their r,c pits aud ntrcnchnents their works
from whcsce they win out except PRISON
o AS before stated, every obstacle thai c)ud
BE- placed In the way Of advance. and every NJ, that
render columns subject slaughter used by
the enemy. and with terrible eject The Allies sebss
topo bombudes Tor months and months from batteries
constructed by all tho science that military engineering
could bring boar and with xuns of the heaviest cabe,
before the assault attempted; but hcrc wo have
Of hne line Of intrenchmeuts being carried ny
tooIs that have not. . majority of cascs been
year the 1eId Tho old soldiers Of tho Army OF the
Potomac do better than here with
nine months
Tho lower battery at Port Hudson had been abandoned
days since and the heavy guns spiked. the posi-
on too much exposed 10 the nre Of and
the broadsdcs Of the heavy ships. Between and tho
works there a ravine. which also helped
state the abandonment of thai their
concentrating all their available sorce the po-l
ton. whom consider wha, acsomp lsbei 10
few hours the result may b. called victory " small
proportions u has been done before In this
But the cod s not yet: To witness ngling Fort
hudson before which that u yesterday viI stink INTO
inslgnincance. may have, and probably did occur,
today and am confident that We are tonight much
nearer the accomplishment of task than
this time yesterday Tie detais of this frat day work