The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-28


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a> N MAR sbI,,sv 10 Keep hs James river epsn mo
prosect yoor Inc Of s1ppIse A. About the tne q me
evscuakion Of YorkteWn-perhaps dny OF two user-
vsrds-I rsouessed the naval scers co@mendns m me
vtc,siy q Fortress Monroe 20 scsa vessels ~ nc ys
river, and my recolscsson ia .oo scs" ~ shs
made 70 IL, and that u required inc pefsoesl sc.on @
President himself 70 get them started up we Ner ~
we're that time comparativey lev naval vessels ~ sns
vlonity Of Fosrees Monroe NJ W 20 up inc Sanos
o After leaving Williamsburg you me- Win W ss W. p,
resistance from the enemy un. YER sne oISs rh
toms Brdge o s,rs IN. No rsssssnce In large
wore some sharp caVai'y anairs, pus NO
yGce. -
PAIR OAKS AND SEVEN Pm. ., -.
Q. me nrst enlargement. wAEh Inc ois Why VI Jul
army had with the enemy was at FAR osks ana seven
rAnecy a. YES. 49,.
VIM you give us concise account % those Two pat
Ties, or Of that battle, whichever may Der The bat
- oocurreo milk, ON sne ass aay ny anu ny n.s
ss.us was sncmpsd IN the Vicinity Of seven Pines
CAseys division was In 'front.' Couchs division snort
distance IN the rear on the main road TO Bottoms Brage
homtzeimans corps was on the same sae Oh the oncN
heminy IN the general vicinity Of savage sta,son o
ns corps was on inc sit bank o. the M ras
1oout nan way between bottoms brdge anu NV
tho corps Of FRANKLIN and Porter were also on 'ne o
sssk Of me Chckahommy near New na,asv ,on hs
W., ~ hans 20 hs py suitable
swooh ING TWO oanks oi she ChoH ana ,hs
Sess Out. owing 70 me nr S.1 noa;uv great deal
an rssaa ' 10 W. oua 70 those bridges The
s.ssck commencea on oseys y, nv had nv illness
saS the nrss ntmason rsosivsd Of the aaair the
Reyes Gen Heintzenan sent Instructions to General
sosne Of action. did hear anything for long time
from the held thnK the first heard was from General
Heintzelman who reported that Casey's division had
nan comnetey broken and Was in full retreat order
Cd Sumner over as soon as learned that hs services
were needed and the affair serious. General Sutnnep
"a t"r,nnatelv on the recent of the first order.
sstualiy stretched his command out the road.
nav 10 ' Cross when he received the order. The
main part Of his force crossed al the bridge near Dr.
months farm and moved by the shortest route upon Fair
let ana droye them some little distance thus re-
Ncv,ng the nressure On the right OF Hemtzeman who
Nsf moved m, N snpnrt Keves The enemy rene we'd the
ssS =" SUNDAY M prnng hut With much l.ss ypor than
~. day herre rhev ere renused with civ
little difaculty, and our troops rcganed most Of tho
yound lost the ay before The river rose very much on
Sunday 20 as 10 render the bridges by which Sumner had
ssed entrely at an early hour in the az
sorSUGov and large portion Of nem were washed Oh by
the rae III water During tho battle Fair Oaks and
for time after IT, the ground was 80 boggy as 70 rem
q fhe enemy had continued 70 hold their positions in
front Of New Bridge had they notY A. Yes.
After crossing bottoms Bridge would It not have been
Avsabe 10 have driven the enemy from their positions
e the right bank of the river at New Bridge and thus
mat have been doneS Do not think Il could have
Ss don. i. diroc, at,sct At eas the chances would
~~v6 W. Ssa' ,,swps ~ cross the ChIcka.
1 DoA ~ sha v,sinitv Of New Bridge ,7Sf"
Ae%'ny ~ 'ae NJ nsthat poi,u hdS asa.s ~ se.;,,
"a S0l0 w y" w w >.~.s. 4t@c~ec Me Pcs'N"
Of Ae enemy your ,0fte, your TVnt wig ~
sratimg the left bank Of the Chsc*eh?m'ny ena Ms H'
sSns operating he right bdHk; and II 30 iodS He NUM-
N e stregh Of hetr posi- ION such hu eo1.o met
leus been cdrytedP A. DO not hnN ho an oHocn " I've
samaer suggested could haze tsm succefa before ne com
Sson Of the bridges dested 10 secure conp'ee com"""
csSSan betlCeen the tco portions OF the army -.
O. When were tnose orioges cope.' u. -sr. CON-
completely A. The most important ones woso co-
yasted, should think about tho Zotn Of May-no'iar
ikom then. =.
O. After the completion Of the bridges why was not
oho attempt made 70 drive the enemy rom tnat
A. The main causes OF the delay were LINK sne 0vn
Aon OF the ground and the necessity Ior nnsnhe tne
extensive works regarded as necessary Tor the saey OF
tAs army should II meet with disaster IN the attask
q AZ what p0lpts were Inc oeiensiro WI NJ "
you reerf A. They were mainly In the vicinity OF the
battle field OF Fair Oaks, and then 70 the right OF tnat
boxing the position Of the enemy 1t New Bridge Inc
sr OF the 25h Of juno was the beginning Oh zoe opera
tions against the enemy had expected 70 attck shc
position in Of New Bridge By the 10th or 2Ith Of
June prevented by the series OF occurrences
Known as the seven days battle