Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-10-05
The Fighting Around Rich
m0nd.
HEADQUARTERS Army PoroHAc,
September 26. Evening. .

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sion, and a brigade of 3rd division of 18th
corps. with ind and Bird division of 9th
corps; while Gen. Crawford with his com
mand held the works on our flank. AT
III o'clock the line was ordered 10 adj
vance, and the enelnys pickets were
driven in. On reaching the residence oi
Mr.. PEBBLES, on the Surrel Level road
about 4 miles.from Gettyssburg, a strong
line of works was discovered with ar
intrenched skirmishing line in front
running close to the 'front.'. The End and
Srd Brigade of LIST Division took the ab
vance and charging drove the reb-
into their works. The Rebels with
3 guns opened on our advancing column
but il pushed on and never haulted until
the rebels were driven from their position
with loss of one gun and about sixty
prisoners.
Our loss up to this time did not reach
over 100 in killed and wounded.
Colonel WEIGH. of the 10th Michigan,
was killed while leding his men over the
enemy's works. Major Partridge, com
msnding the BIRD Pa. Volunteers, wa.
badly wounded in the breast in this
charge. Colonel GwYnn, commanding the
Bird brigade of the ID division of the 5th
coros, had his horse shot under him, but
he nevertheless kept the field.
After reforming our lines another
was made, when the rebels were
forced back hafa mile further, where
they took a still, stronger position, and
made a desperate resistance to our ad-
vances. The 9th corps having the advance
here, the rebels succeeded in throwing
q force around the Rigram House, on the
left, and threatened to turn our flank, but
General Grifhn's division being at hand
they were checked.
The fighting was of the most desperate
character, and continued until after dark,
our men holding at that time all the
ground they had taken from the enemy.
Our loss in the battle will amount to
about 500, while that of the rebels will
probaly not be so large. as they fought
nearly all the time behind bresstwors.
Very little artillery was used on our
side, the woods being too dense for that
purpose.
Non-combatants who have come in our
lines say the rebels yesterday withdrew
nearly all their troops towards Richmond
but brought some back this morning, in.
Guiding all the home guard.
Aheavy battle is expected to morrow,
and it is believed we shall take Peters
burg during the day; such is the conf
dence OF u troops.
The prisoners taken belong to the 18th
Confederate cavalry, dismounted. Among
them is a Major and six commissioned
officers.
NEW York, Oct. 2
The Herald's 10th Corps correspondent
says of the Operations of that Corps in
the advance on Richmond.
The Corps broke camp at 3 P. N. on the
18th, and by a rapid march reached and
crossed the James River at daylight on
the 29th, at Deep Bottom. On advancing
they met the enemy and skirmished up
the roads and crossed the fields till neal
the New Market road. This road was oc
cupiedb by the enemy strongly e~ntrenohed
on the heights. The advance was obsti.
nately contested. The position in addi
ton to a strong natural character, wa,
rendered doubly impenetrable by the
slashing hat covered the slopes. The
eolored troops, under Gen. Pain, were
ordered to carry this position. Theil
charge was one of the grand features o.
the operations of the day. They never
faltered or halted though their ranks were
sadly thined as they advanced. The
successful accomplishment of their tasks
put the enemy 10 confusion, and sem
them rapidly down the road to Rich
mond. Gems. Grant and Butler came on
the field during this struggle and were
enthusiastically received by the troops:
when the former rode along the lines the
shouts and cheers of the men were be
yond example. Three miles above New
Market the enemy have a very strong
work, but Birney pressed his advantage
and pursued the r%etreating rebels SC
closely that they could not stop to re.
form. Two miles further the rebels have
a strong redoudt, carrying heavy artillery
They are located at such brief Interval.
that it is impossible to force a column o.
troops through them.
These works cross the Newmarket
Road just beyond the Laurel Hill Church
and their guns sweep the road in all di-
rections. Gen. Birney at once deter.
llIlCo VI Cdlll cuCh VI lucSc NOIk6 dS
lay in his front by a general assault; rec.
onnoitering the ground himself amid 8
storm of shells. | have never seen il
surpassed. They were met with a muir
derous fire of grape and canister, and an
volley Of musketry that work
ed terrible havoc in their ranks; still un
ainching they held their way. In eros
an intervening crest of open land
they were exposed to a frightful emilia
ding fire of artillery, and the casualties
were terrible. On approaching the re-
doubts they were found ever more for
mIdable than at first supposed. A per.
feet abbatis held them at bay, while the
rebel infantry literally moved them
down.
The forts were surrounded by a broad
ditch, eight feet deep, into which some
Of the colored troops leaped, only to find
penned in with no door of
These works have no sally ports and
we're accessible only by drawbridges
over the bitches. These of course were
irawn up. The line was we'll drawn to
he furthest side of the crest, which DO.
ltion was held until night, when q dem
,nstration was made against the works
II the ditch In which our men were coop
I'd up, thus giving them the opportunity
o escape. Though an advance up the
Dad of from half TO three quarters of a
nile was accomplished, it cost US dearly.
The corps lost over 500 men in killed and
wounded.
At the same time this was going OF
Kautr cavalry dashed boldly up to the
yates of Richmond, which fact he report
I'd 10 Butler, who at once dispatched u
division of infantry to his support. This
marched unmolested TO within
range of the city, and probably
night have marched into the rebel cap
tai, though it is clear they could not
held IT. gsB 80
On arriving in the suburbs of the city,
hey found Kautz had Withdrawn for a
wise purpose. The division was then or
Tered to return.
Although onr advance was checked at
laurel Hill, our expedition is by no
means terminated.
The Herald's correspondent with the
.8th corps gives the following account of
he part taken by that corps in the o