The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-09
THE CONTEST ON SUNDAY.
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OPERATIONS OF TEE NINTH CORPs.


dr. James g. Fttxpatrick's Despatch.
Ninth Army CoRrs, June 5-P. NJ.
Ne have changed position once more, and are now
PIE nearer Richmond. Our movement from right 10
h was In the OF circle. having its centre to the
Jet Of Richmond: from which place distant
b some seven miles an air line.
REBELS ON
throwing up extensive works, and mounting heavy
bG Lest night they sheled the headquarters OF Gene
lCrittendep directing their lire by the lights from The
PTS This morning the band OF General Iede's br
be, while playing al headquarters were suddenly
led to their music account Of the shells which
rebels fired, this time guided by the sound.
SUNDAY IN CAMP
Outside OF the struggling shots the picket line and
) occasional discharge Of cannon, the day has been
usually quiet and In that respect distinctly marked in
atrast to the pas, week. when had battle every
In fact begin to lhink that General Grant does
nght, or rather attack. on Sunday. He makes fight
business. to which Is sufficient devote six days
Of the seven, as in any other business may be mis-.
in thus accounting for the quiet which prevails to-
as II did last Sunday; but certainly the Christian
be combined with the hero. The Christian Commits
a. under lhe leadership Of the Rev. Messrs. Sherrer
Mcclellan, held divine service at the hospital OF the
81 division this afternoon.
OUR L06S
he lighting on Thursday afternoon and Friday morn.
In which our corps 90 calamity rcpulsed the attack
Ewelrs command, will amount to some twelve hun.
ID in killed, wounded and missing
INCIDENTS OF YMpAY's FIGHT.
connection with those lights might state that our
Nlsry opened a tremendous csnponade upon the rebel
tou and when the enemy returned the nre the noise
deafcning. 1t not long before infantry be-
no engaged, the special object OF the rebels labors
ing 70 regain the lost ground of yesterday.
wILLoox's DIVISION
baced The tired soldiers OF the First division General
rtrsufts brigade, supported by the command Of Colo
Christ, opened the attack soon after daylight. The
agemcnt continued until about nine O'Clock when, by
most steady valor and cool fighting our boys fought
bir way back the line OF breastworks, and thence
bye the enemy to the woods and clearing beyond
Michigan regiments of Hartrantts brigade suffered
terey.
b support OF Wilcox
rorrER's DIVISION
backed still further to the right. The brigade OF Colonel
tim threw up ntrenchments during the night, where
ey rested While the brigade Colonel Curtin adyauced
)onsl Curtin disposed his in line Of battle with
B Forty iuh and Forty eighth Pennsylvania on the
ut, the Thirty sixth Massachusetts, snd Seventh
ode Island on the lett, and the Flity-eiyhth
ssachusetts In the centre. Detachments OF the
irty sixth and Forty eighth deployed as skir-
shers Flushing through the woods under heavy fire
encountered rebels ia line OF battle, and drove
m steadily about mile, when battery OF four guns
Med on their flank, causing halt in the movement
Forty fifth aud Forty y-cighth Pennsyva mia gallanty
arged The battery but met by terrific fire. which
N, elIed the aband OF the project. Their skir
sners, however succeeded in approaching quito close
the gems, whence they killed of all the horses and
cvo the men, so that the battery most enectuay
enced
About noon Colcne Griffin moved on. upon the
IA, OF Colonel Curtir- ard swung around with the
tenin OF capturing the battery but the rebels while
able 10 use IL themselves, seemed fully determined
4, We should not, and consequently defended ap
oach 20 Il With terrific fire. The brigade in the at
npt were subjected flank FIRE OF unusual severity
d Colonel Griffin ordered them 70 tall back TO road
hicn formed natural Defence running Il did through
dsep cut in the SOIL
Thc days work WINS most satisfactory. BY Afternoon
bad driven the rebols back fully q mile, and bat
raned possession OF line OF breastworks essenta
the defence Of the right flank.