New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-08
GEN. mcCLELLAN's OFFICIAL BE
PORT OF IHE SEVEN BAYS
BATTLEs on THE PENINSULA
Preliminary report Of Operations OF ,"'
Army Of the Potomac since JUNO ~''
.HEADeuAarFRs ARyI or the roT rps5
c,wp AT ByEKvLrY, w.. July 10, 1919,

GENERAL: w thOut wtliluB 10 nc - 49,. 1,uoxipp.
~ All the unfortunate corn",sndrs submit VIZ go tb
very brief narrative Of tho operations 0i t' ''i"'
,hs 9a Of June received Information that appesIed
eptIIed 20 SOM, ere H. that Gen Jsos.sn WIS .,
Hall with his etti,e iSI9@ s1J ss his inisnt was to
stck our tight flank snd rear IN order 70 GUY on ou
Dc,iOs. witS ss IN. hGsieSbs1i0y Fortunaeiy hsa
f day. be ore provided sgins this eon9eehcT oy So
IT, ng.Ssr Of ausJ ots TO the james River lohdsJ wan
.ssry ousrtermas and ordnance supplies there,
fore eR wstch the enemy closely wat eysus anu T
.c, according circumstances feeling sure thrt Ont on
from the Pamuukey could gam the James River Tor iea
base. s. = ...a &c ,h0 osvsl,v or the
4gh iusng TO s charge The picket duty toward haooVei
Court House, give the osrhett possoO nicauoh Oh III
b Cpn Hrpge;msn was directed to drive In the
enem Is pi cts ON ewo'ds IN bis front In cIder 70 give.
This Was essntly ard ey under stubborn
,suce tie bront of hGheg falling upon the dv'ien Of
th. I'D hy int i.ence Which tended strongly confirm the
belief that scsson was really sppIcsps: rnansing
on toe right Of the Chr&shOniny to obtain in He % AZ
tOn aud arrange the movements tor tho m9Ito" icS
rival TO- md tAt a strong pro6aolly ~ &c.
sdvaueipg al honRh not &c tanty Of H. o. reaiu
mine to heavy guns IL battery s Dam Greek
MoCaps div 81 IA it, strOg position on neavtI ..,nb
nesT po.ns % oGip ss 70 s wst 70
the c,o.ps Meadow Briege aud scrsssh
Pone Tmsuios troops TO 10 heId 20 esI.
'e eps s.o 10 be- held in readiness efulss any attack
or to move 60 Of toe light ~ hca SnS CO.
SssS IF beng sscsod side for the reason.
flst the position itusiesiy avery stiong onv "a
ibl % ia ned on eIner fsnk thsn aoy position 10 ga
vance Of n aud brought the amy tos more sa
manageable ooneios Inc as'Srs s. sis and ieens
tle timber in Of VITA the exception OF epauen
for srlety Gaoess snd hosss % ~ set
thee we've artificial deeuses On the iei bank OF inst
ss.s. assault by telling timber
and he construction OF slight earthwOrks Measures had
seady been taken to secure the passage Of "he YAK
TSs right wing under III. command Of Gen. Fits JshD
Porer insisted ths divisions OF hloe Syhes and Mo
CALL with large pat of the cavalry reseiv. lie NAG ~
besyy guns battery the banks OF the Chietamoniny
Such was th- al irs the Inornips OF June 20
was by thai time satisfied that had 10 deal with t least
double my nuors but 50 great ives M confidence IN me
zion my men, he, felt eopieu'ed esinay TO await the
bursting 81 The coming stem ready to pG by sny fault o.
difficulty in which might BECOME involved No o'hsi
open TO me for nay o regard 20 ,e
enemy va toe mssger to enable me TO tske
I'D So Ions 10 wait During the afternoon Of the 2s,h
ths enemy crossed 10 several columns ia the vicinity of Ne
ehsO.vs sod ss9w Ss AID aGSs.a nsSs 1, s n'
sop.srty sfused with but little side. but with
Er.s the pat OF the enemy Inc contest ceased
bere p the leaving US In full p session Of
every part OF the held OF osilie.
D1riD. action Mccall supported By the brssde' 81
GTiih the division OF Moren. W Lille this
was sOier sharp affairs Of pic the
otn,I and left but no'hios Of e serious nature -
Byth time hsd e-Isain ini rpsion that Jackson wa
rapidly sdvGacng rOng force FROM Hanover Coohouse
st BIZ advance guard had probably participated in the
fsuahle tLeree desrmised still iurtneT to concentrate
the army by thdrswog Porter command TO position
Gamers Mu where he could rest oo'h bis tanks on The
Chckshoni1y aud the most important bridges over
that stesm he wascns sod heavy uSs were Withdrawn
during night tue Oop falling back TO tn r position
early in the o'nins Tine e9ey tseted ynours hIis
were sharply Iepp'ed and the movement was not further
the morning of the 9Th received n.sli
vepc that Lo, cofps Mechan svls ready
move scwp on vhhsr n Chichonny sccording
S5 eS 10 my Sh o n.
40 I'm es.
was i1possibe to withdraw him to TIE night behk OF III
him that ibe senpt woud have nsaed the los Of srs
pr corps and any event. the Abandonment Of b
sI At tue mere, Of toe essny Il wa. necessity to fsi
h wLeSe we sosd 70 hoid our position as cost. ut
night and 10 the nsatt to peTlect the 10
che change Of bs.s % the LANES ktye,
crias Of tLe bea OF battle at Osises Mil the cir
cunAnce. OF That eyentu contest credssbie alike to The
tyei ssH band that iepeed the attack, OF his
1t wI 'ece, fer Gle pa po'ss oil ths report 10 tlis
shsrne0n Otdored vP ne dvs Of oeu to ne .rPPor'
of RICHARDSON. division The u wee n0t engaged al
later period AIDES feks division ordered for.
eros the Chci.homy The contest cootousd Win vary.
dng uut darE VIII tue eLey discontinued his
Durpg the nignt the Of the rshi ma
scTos. The tbcAanoniny pesd without difficulty
wtou couson portion OF tns regulars remaining
mo ming tss BRIDGES We burnsd end to. hole ay wa.
thus eooeent aied on the reht b,uk q the Chc shomy
DuJiUg lie nate Of Caaess Mill tho position Of Gen.
Smith Warmly atscked but the eheny was al once
pulsed = IT'D ioss
In the eOulse the nat Of tho 9Th Gen Reyes wa,
dersd oro,s he Oak swamp with the 4h corps and
position the passage Of the trans Meas
skeu 70 Ice IS the humber OF 5Sges a.ros'
the swamp Tie rams alton e.Ily hour
passing the swamp, nigut and day with
out lutte nIiss1oD, until ali had crossed.
On the 7stn Portsrs corps also moved scross the
White Oak swamp and on me mofss OF tie 29h ,oOh
Whine Osk swamp aud LonE Bridges During the nigot Of
1asreI scIo.. sss White o. Swaap aud were s-eeS IN
estion TO cover the passage Of the rumpng div lone and
TAM L. W So s.sa 19s 9SS. OF s8:S ss
fan fro their ongns p0stiIns 10 az iueri rs rest
ss1ssd Savage St qbey ordered to hold
this position until dark taen 10 H back hcio tbe swamp
and tqa the e.t o. the amy I'm. order ss Iss fuzzy car
she aifsien divisions G., cerred. -.
Never heess the that two attacks ofthe enemy
--on, very ,termbel Onsetwere signany Iepised BY
spnper, corps assisted n the last by Siths division Of
the sixth Corps These are he two actions known a" the
sasu of aleu-. Fi and toe battle Of savage alton The
Third Corp. crossed the swamp before DARK, having let its
S"sns ths, d.y. The 1gt the Second Corp. and Smiths
division sfy crossed lie swamp do lag tue night with all
trss 10 The rht Of The 70 sd 3Ou the Fourth sn Fifth
Cops ordered 70 move 20 aune River 20 rest hs
seuIr 10 the rye thus covering he CHARLES y road &,
Rehpsud, openia, communication win the surt,as. ana
kble upon Hsxin. aud Ilanis0ns plantations
The tmaUIi corps moved In the dirscon,
@Ssa :. vel The o.s. by wes the sT bod passed
White ost swamp AID 70 quad h- passage Of our large
river Wboo Weo 10 pO ttlon
f the rinoon before enemy sttscked they posted
sboa a. iOh W: Potter win Two divisions lAOTrrs nDd
sysefsb add The Of the artillery Malvern
hl Ohe lett Of tue potoni mex. Couch. with brigade
o. rerk 10 resetvsS n-x. sdgwicki then Mccall
HOOKER hesIuey Siocuu Sogces bgsde, Richsrjse x0d
Smith Dorrr the srtlots which Turkey Bdgs
o. tie New'MsIke. Road tGend.leD, and at White Osk
swsmp. changes we're m.se ia this Opposition. TT
The esdt OF the virous setion. bf the th eu-ng which
whoe lice ~ss attacked that the en- ms ere every
whrTr rep i-edce1sP !" as at ga upon neCa.
which had pressed by greatly superior rUbe and having
lot three OF It's general MgrTM broke aud Tor nok f ~
artillery The gallant Conduct OF their conrades ne,r BY