Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-13

session Of the rebel works But the number that sue
ce,ded in affecting entrance was not large enough 10
retain possession and they were obliged to fall BACK 70
the main lice. 90
They brought of, however, 2l5 prisoners, including
msor aud IA line officers, and the flag OF the zotn
Virginia regiment reward Of their proves. Corp.
Ference Bigler, Company d, 7th New York Heavy
Artillery, in OIL Brookes igads, was the captor Oh
this flag. The colonel Of the regiment to which il be-
longed basonetted entered the ntrench-
ments, battery of six guns which va, behind the
nreastWoks was captured could not be brought en-
IL WAS however, rendered useless the enemy BY the
complete range OF 1t which obtained with their
muske They have held 1t thus under fire ali day, the
epemy neither daring to attempt to remove it,
Although We found 1t impractcabls TO held the rebel
intrenchments at this point, our own line was con
struc,ed within twenty-five yards distant.
Taking advantage Of the shelter afforded BY crest
Of land our men lay down just behind it, and from
their concealment kept up such constant and we'll
aimed fire that fcarcely single Rebel head could be
ducsd to lift itself abSys the shelter Of the rife pits
Utder cover of this FIRE the forty
eighth Pennsylvania Regiment, Col Beaver, advanced
up almos. to the enemys line, aud under their very
eyes f they lad dared those orgaus to look out)
contributed substantial line of rAs pits, which We
have since been occupying all day. 5.f,.-...
Our men have shot down several Rebsl hags visible
within their works. and afterwards iauntingy invited
the "Johunies' TO pat up some more. Bidnages was
exchanged to day betweea the opposing Lines almost az
freely az bue but the speakers on either side have
been obi ged lie low ihemse yes, however bgh they
might pitch then voices.
The disanc gained BY Gibbons division is aboui
halt mile, and they captured about $50 prisoners
The Six corps with Russells division the right,
Ricketts, on the centre and Nes on the left advanced
shortly after the advance Of the Second corps, and
gained nearly the same amount of ground which they
have held all day, under extremely heavy hre and
fort fed themselves in their position. Ricketts, d
vision is eaid have been severely engaged, bu
the fgh,iug extremely sharp and the casualties
heavy in the entire corps. %
On the right of the SIKH corps Gen. Smith en-
gsged with sbou. the results and, perhaps heavier
Losses. The Sl.t New York regiment, OF hsrstonf
BRIGADE Brooks DIVISION had the front Of that brigade
in making the charge, and suffered terribly Nsari'
every officer in the regiment is either killed or wound
ed. Gen. Marstsn struck by q fragment OF shel
early in the morning Lut remained on the field through
out the day.
The entire corps sharply engaged, and its ossti
were PAL ticulary heavy The Sd corps on the extreme
light advanced their line 10 some extent and eIps-
repced very sharp fighting 10 doing so. The loss in
Grn's division alone il stated at about $50. The los
10 the 18th corps through the day must amount to IF
teen hundred, about twelve hundred wounded have
been received in the hospitals of the corps The CT
a of the 81 and 6.h cannot be less than one thou
sand EACH ard the entire loss OF the army WILL IN nk
not fall short of the figure named above viz: 900 In
| kill ID, wounded aud missing.
About 9P. N. the enemy made charge on our left,
attacking the portion OF our line held by Col SmJtht
and Ovens brgades OF Gibbons div on, I'd cosps, sid
also Coonel Upton's brigade Of Russelrs division,
corps. Gene, al Barlow, who on the front OF b
line overheard the rebel officers i've the order, "Flz
bay onets" and Instantly sent to warn General Gibbof
to be on the alert The were at the moment busi
,ged 10 in.renohing but by the time the enemy
| cana up perfectly ready 10 receive him, and re
pulsed him in handsome STYLE with severe chastsemel
for his temeriy nee this repulss all has been quiet