The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-06-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


800, 200.
Col. Byron r. Pierce commanding the Third
Michigan Infantry, has been made Brigadier
General.
Mr.. Gen. Meade has been presented, ~ the
citizens of Pennsylvania, with magnificent
residence in the city Of Philadelphia
A New York correspondent writes, from tie
army, June 2:
This is the 29th day Of the campaign-every
dav has seen more OF less marching. more or
less fighting. Thirty thousand unded haze
been cent back on honorable furlOugh. five
thousand dead have been buried IN honorable
though obscure graves.
The roads ar strewn with carca.ses Of
500 horses. Actual marching has worn out
50 900 pairs Of shoe. TwO-thrds vi the men
more than IOO0OJ-have not changed gar
ment since they startrd-have marched. aud
fought and slept Ia Fly a4ys aud thirty nights
in heat anu dust aud rain, and have not
changed garment.
On the march there are fever stragg lers now,
and fewer grumblers than thirty days ago
Rising from the bivOuac at all hours. resting
when they may, perhaps counter marched over
the same ground without halt OF approved pur
pose, they endure all things with = patience
and "A pluck, and Il certain easy nOnchalauce
a. astounding as 1t IS commendable-
Theirs rot 10 rez On why.
ll-lIs bat ~ do anL Gle"
They propose with Grant to ght i out on
this line
The n. !. Times correspondent gives long
and graphic account Of the attack, made on
June 81 along the whole line, which was tx
miles il extent H. says the attack wa- made
simultaneously at 43O a. N. and the result
was substantially all over in ten minutes. and
though there are q thousand details. and tn
thousand episodes, the essential matter IS this.
that the first rush of advance carried our Whole
front butt up against line Of works. which
We were unable to break through. or breaking
through were unable 10 hold Conceive Of this
in the large, the fierce onslaught amid desien-
ing volleys Of musketry and the thunder Of
artillery, and the Wild mad yell Of battle and
see TIE ranks mown, and tie lines break here
and there. and the sullen, obstinate retreat,
every inch contested, and our loss amounting
10 some $500 men killed and wounded Our
lines however were advanced, although the
main object failed.
A correspondent in the 10th Michigan Iuian-
Try whites Of the hrst battles:
at was a ten DAYS battle both armies fight
ing desperately every day. The 10th vas en-
gaged more or less every dav, aud so was every
Michigan regiment in this army. We have lost
] 50 men il the 10th 50 far. Our brigade LETT
camp with :. 500 muskets; il nov nuIoers 1880.
Our division left camp with 5000 muskets; it
low numbers $40 lDuskets. But out Of the
loss is to be taken the prisoners aud the men
used up OH the march, which vii probably am {
10 one third Of the whole loss. Our regiment
Lad one Ges, crate hand to hand fight With the
10Th Georgia. They charged on Us In the night
of the Sth. The two regiments closed il together,
and it was the most mixed up fight have yet
seen. But the 10th pride themselves IN know
Ing aow to use the bAyOnet and although the
Rebel Colonel lad his hands Oh our cOlOIs al one
time, aud number OF our boys we're either
killed with the bayoueI Or butt Of the musket,
We soon repulsed them, bayoneting them - they
had bayoneted US"
Pittsburgh, June 9.-The successes Of the
Pittsburgh Sanitary Fair greatly exceed the most
sanguiue expectations. The receipts up 10 THE
date amount to over $250,O0O
| New York June s.-The Commercials Fort
Monroe correspondent says indications in Gen.
Buffers camp are that forward movement will
soon take place. just informant was
leaving camp an officer said: You need not be
surprised to hear very soon of the moving Of a
heavy force from this department 10 the rear OF
Richnond."
We have pontoOn bridges enough to span all
the rivers hear Richmond in a dozen places.
Gen. Buffers works are reported impregna-
be
Tho TriGn'e's correspondent, near Chicka-
hominy, June 9th, says a. A. n. the rebels
made futile attempt 20 break our centre. The
battle Of the 81 showed that it useless to At
tempt to carry by assault the enemy's works
this side OF the river, hence every moment has
been occupied in regular siege operations.
Our lines are very close to the rebels, who,
apprehcnding danger Of some sort, rnassed a
column and made All assault, but IN half an hour
the affair was over, and the rebels we're repulsed
with severe loss.
Parallels and mines are progressing rapidly
We are besieging the works of Richmond
New York, June 1O-Two divisions OF tie
9Th corps occupy position from the railroad
bridge, over the ChickahOminy, to Sumue: :
bridge, crossing the river two miles above. The
enemy are strongly posted on the opposite aide
with heavy guns. which opened 6ercely upon
our columns when they moved up. They were
promptly responded to aud quoted
A correspondent says, our lines have been
soD,awbat Advanced and nlaced in a strong roD-
didon for defence The enemy are within talk
ing distance Our ranks are being filed up
rapidly BY renfoIcements.
Headquarters Ninth Corps, June 9. - The
enemy sheed Us vigorously for half an hour
We had only eight men killed and wounded
About P n, the rebels made another desperate
charge on the corps works and were again dis
astrOusly repulsed
Washington, June u, 8 80 P. NJ.
To Major General Dix:
A dispatch from General Sherman, dated yes
terday, states that our cavalry yesterday, the
9th, developed the position Of the enemy 10 a
line along the hills from Kenasaw TO Lost Noun
tain, aud are now marching by tee roads towards
KenssaE
A dispatch from Butler, dated this A. re
ports all quiet yesterday. Gen Kautz charged
the enem,'s works at Petersburg and carried
them. penetrated the town, but not being sup
ported BY Gen. Gilmore, -ho had Withdrawn biz
forces without a conf ct, q EN-. KSuiz was obliged
90 Withdraw without further effort. Gen. Ksutz
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