The New York herald., 1863-11-09

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| ioterrcnea ~ dusk the Sixth Maine was deployed
40 double skfnisb line, tho rnb wiscon-
sin being drawn up 10 line of battle On
their left Perhaps for the frat time during the
war The skrmisbers charged upon The enenys works,
and the two regiments menoned, both belonging 10 the
Third brigade carried the left OF tbe fort1catiops by
storm dashns forward CALAMITY and impeiuousy in the
face OF mUrderous hre and capturing seven pieces OF
artillery.
The rint of the line Of; ortheat,ons s,i held by
The cnray, and the glorious duty OF sssag that point
was s.ssned 10 the Ono Hundred and Twenty first New
York and Fifth Maine, Of the Second brigade faith
fully did they perform that duty Tho Forty Dinh aud
One Hundred and Nineteenth Pennsylvania up tho
meantime sDd supported the sesdy vcior,ous boys Of
the Tbird brigade while The second brigade hurting
the enemy iron, wbs, he deemed hts imprsgpsble posi-.
ton.
Tie enemy made several unsuccessful attempts 10 70.
take he works, during whlcn the right Of the sixth
Maine oct heavily. There no chance for Tho rebels
4 - ape oy crossing the river held the r,ngsof
thos ~nsie bridge, though fov mounted managed
10 dsf ever ,yooxs gslin. nro among them Gepcrai
Esrly tisE,d
The one Hundred atd r~snty hst New YORK Filth
Name tcok ons hundred aud eighty prisoner. 70 one
squad the former regiment time. during
engagement capturing sir hundred and sish,y-thres,
and Tho Ff,h Maine ave hundred and atty.
prisoners The Second brigade also captured e-h battle
nsgs eleven hundred aud seventy eight stand of arms.
and the adiuianrs dc.k Of the Eighth louisiana stb all
'hs books and papcrs relating TO tina, regiment
Among the prisoners captured six cclones woof
whom commanding brgades declared 20 Gen. sedgwict
that they were well assured of the strength Of
their position that they conndcui q could
not be successfully sssasd by auy corps the Army
OF the Poomsc The result that they 1,d
rectly estimate the bravery Of soldiers, their
works carried by Only four regmsnts who,
10 ssrmsh line, charged the enemy his
line of battle, under the protection n hs rife ps.
Sergeant Roberts, ~ ,be sixth Maine eaItured repsl
battle hsg mat regiment suffered very severely losing
In k'iea and wounded seyspleen o., o. in twsniy two
oneer, Who went INTO sclos, and Two thirds 10 90.
LIFTED msp. Tbo regiments actually engaged Ia the cap
uro OF the prisoners vent into pa,ls with only stout
nine hundred men and the Of rrscne above
,Leb ovn numbcrs IL therefore sery large.
The frst brIrsde N Gensfsi wrigh,s division
IN the action
Dr Bland, sargeoo u ,hs Ninety sixth Pennsy vans
regiment went down this evening the 90 train. With
two hundred and any wounded Of the sinh C0rrs,
and about thirty Eve wounded Of The Tnh Corps.
Tie rebel loss In klsd and wounded equals q does
not eroesi orr own We ,cst no prisoners Three hun.
dred and sny wir cover entire o-' b dnsf and
wounded st RApSahsnnock station
fhsrs IA . report ,hst the reb~l General Hsys vac
.Iilei or taken prisoner.
Isutsnast Colonel RssIer, Of The Tirsi View Jersey
csvsry who he'd charge Of ,hs ~ sobsrs lbsr way
from the front 70 wsrsnton Junction informs yo1r
respondent that ,bsr whole number .sh,sss hssird
ard forty sin.
me CAPTURED battery oobfiss ~ ssvsn piece. nme
q them bearing the stamp ~. T. waisrown
Ssensl,' and are siI-poundeY PARROTS and Nspo.
ieons They attracted much a,,sn;on when
broushi up 70 wAusbton Junction ,b. after.
no0n ihsx Ms supposed 70 no 'ons q
tie suus captured from Nilroy n Winchester.
Ptyrd upon them CONVEYS The informs,on ihs, tbsy
S,rs "captured BY Russell, brigade, ,Frs sis,0n, srIh
ootps" Inc gallant men who sehisved tbs brillan,vc
ioy The most brhsns Of Ne character thai has occurred
sDce the var b~gan, The wbo osrrei lhs bsh,s
% frsdsrcnburs While the ChsncsiorSvlls baiIls
progressing. rhsS triumph 10 DOT uBmngiei viii srrvH
The ioss q their brave ,omraiss Who have aacGoed
Their lives upon The altar q their country.
Tbs prisoosrs who lei, vauenton Juss,bu Zoe sLns
TOO this evening oocsvsi afy cars ard ttey sppsr~i
rsoios rather than srisvs thsh ,ayviy Pcrt-ls
ibs prospsct - three sassrs n~ss daily bsgs ~ thsr
'Vfit. rbsy are ~, m'or,sb'y clad to D-t bs sp
proAsnius ooi ~esthss. ssd da o., g. into seos sin
'hsr ~snh~s, nihsy TAI aty sous q ihsu bad bats,
t1rs icsthsr sboss, sns shoss. sni sgus ~
shs. ne bert ioakns psbts snous them Nsfs sch
\ or ~oidisrs ~su, either snppsa from or nsa ~ho
have diss % Va bnt< ns,a ~ ttss frotB skay
ihs Aajsiset of Ne sixth nslss ~ caytsin Iyis' q
Gsusrsl wrishis STAT hal thsss bors>s sist
! lss HssSs Drcctr. Dr. 0tssry, sbf ~ cfshats,
hsvs os, returned from N. ho@piAs. Too b1riroi s1s
any n gVr soancsi, and sboui sstiy 4 Ne sssny
have s'rsssy bsen brousht To-
ssuss Battery loss fo1r ~oybSss sas wsisfuss .
NJ. Aisssndsr Bosstor's Despatch.
ANsr a. poT1wsS Ncv ., ifs3.
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