The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-09-02
The EcF ai4ent Against Richmond.

-. Is quiet to-day, excep: the usual
caunonadng. our left has been extended
six or seven miles, and we hold the Wei
don Road TO i,eans' station distance Of
seven miles. No rebels are to be seen on
our left front, The entire loss of the 9th
Corps, Oh Sunday, is now stated at o.OOO.
They Tough, spIendidly.
Washington, Aug. 20
The Richmond papers of the 23d con-
tain accounts of the last rebel assault on
Gen. Waren's lines on the Weldon rail-
road. One SAYS: I'VE have met with
repulse. costing US many brave men, but
the affair is not over. Brig Gen: Saun-
ders, of Alabama. was killed; Gen. Lamar,
of Florida, mortally wounded Generals
Barton, Finnecan, and Anderson, Of Ala
bama. wounded.
"Grant's plans on the DanviIle Road
are now revealed, and all the energy and
gal.antry of the armies under Lee and
Beaurecard will not be too much to bea;
back this bold movement on the south OF
Petersburg"
According to the Petersburg papers, the
Petersburg and Lyuchburg Railroad is
considered in dangrr.
Washington, Aug. q.
To General Dixon Tuesday Gen.
Hancock who vas south Of ReaIn's station,
w.s attacked several times during the day.
but repulsed the enemy every time. Al
$50 = combined assault WAS made on his
Central and left, which, after one OF the
most desperate battles Of the war. II
resulted in the enemy Withdrawing leay-
ing their dead aud wounded on the field,
Official.
Details are given in the dispatches from
Generals Grant, Meade, and Hancock.
We hold the Weldon railroad In dis
ratch dsled p III. yesterday, Gen. Gran.
saws the loss Of this road seelns to be 8
blow the en- 3my can. stand L think
don't oyerstaie the pnemy's loss in the
last two weeks at 10. 600 killed and woun-
ded. We ,ost heavily bu. mostly in cap
tured.
Grant also makes the following report ::
Thursday morning the enemy drove IN
Buffers line Of pickets, who however soon
rallied and drove the enemy back, aud
1e-es,aLIshed their line. We lost kill
ed IS wounded. IA missing, : command
inc officers and 50 men were captured
from the enemy
The following are the official dispatches
from Gems. Grant, Meade, and Hancock
Second Army Corps, Aug 26.
To General Humphreys: The attack
about 5 80 m. was probably intended to
he simultaneous with that made by VIII
cox on my centre. and that OF Heath on
the left.
The enemy formed in the woods and
ul,ced their artillery in position aud open
ed heavy cannonade, lasting fifteen min
utes and then assaulted Gen Miles force.
lie resisted tenarioas'v, but the enemy
hrok. his LEFT. Some Of Gib5oc' troops
we're hurried over to repair he mage
and the enemy gained slight ,thold.
They soon attempted my extreme left and
drove Gibbons division from his line.-
His men bad been much weatied In rush
ing over to Miles and back during tie re-
heated assaults Gen Gibbons succeeded
in forming strong line, and he enemy,
however, pressing on with greet enlhusl
asm. were checked " dismoun'ed cavalry,
under Genera Gregg, Which he handled
Handsomely
Grra- Niles raraine6 most Of the in
,,ea~l -,..-.s. ~. Distinguished imself
a.t,t. utinuous uni! darn the
r-aa.- -0G in check b. artillery.
aaurt ..avairy aud skirrnisher-.
~ ~. v. thdrew for the iaa~"o~
a's,a
fsf-r.tl]erv reports .t4l re LIST
90
Tie ef,enlv made DO advance up to
late hour last night.
The enemy must have suffered heavily
NV own loss. including cavalry, will
not exceed 1900 or 800. This is sur
mi,ed as the command was not re-organ
lied
Capt. Brounson of my staff. was NOR
tally wounded, dying during the night.
Col Walker, assistan. adjutant general,
is missing.
This is acknowledged TO have been one
Of the most determined and desperate
fights OF the war, resembling Spottsy Iva
MIA in character. though the numbers en-
gagged gives less Importance TO it.
A few more troops would have given
victory Of considerable importance.
forward this morning prisoners from
The field from Gen. Wilcox's and General
IIea,h's divisions
Angel, of my staff, saw and colversed
with two prisoners Of Mahone's division
last night ! do not find them this NOR
ming. They said Wilson's division, ex
cepting ore brigade, was there.
[Sigued ". S. HANCOCK,
Maj Gen.
To U. S. Grant.
The following dispatch is inst received:
q Corps, Aug 26, 1870 P.
A safeguard that was left on the battle
field remained there until after daylight
this morning. At that time the enemy
had all disappeared, leaving their dead on
the field unbured.
The foregoing paragraph shows how ae-
verely they ware punished, and doubtless,
hearing Of the arrival OF reinforcements,
they feared the results to-day, If they re-
raned
TSigned1 G.. G MEADE,
Mai Gen