Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-06
Particulars Of Wednesday, Fight
ing.


Nav YoRK, Jane Tbs H,Talds
correspondent has details Of Wednesdays
sighting. He says our line Of battle ex-
tended fully ten miles due west from n.
w to s. W.
Hancock's line was on the Mechanics
vile road in the riAs-pits taken from the
enemy two days before The deiences
were made impregnabIe to ar ordinary
assault.
Burnsides corps was next on the high
ground.
Warren was throwa little forward,
protected in front by double and triple
liRes Of the most formidable field breast.
woFkA
Wrights corps was marched to the
left with two divisions Of SheriJan's
cavalry in the front aud flank.
An attempt was made early in the
day by the rebel infantry 10 drive our
cavalry from Cold Harbor, bnt resulted
in their repulse, killing and wounding
large number aud taking between two
asd three hundred prisoners.
The rebels we're reinforced Tor another
attack, bat Wright coming up enabled
as TO hold our position aud take more
prisoners.
Wright followed up bis success and
brought on an engagement which lasted
until an hour after dark. At that time
we had carried the rebel line OF rifle pits,
and had driven the enemy to the Chieka-
hominy river.
The enemy made furious attacks late
in the evening on our center
They marched in three lines upon
Warren, determined to pierce the center
and throw the line into confusion. At
tempt after attempt was made, aud their
men hurled to certain destruction.
The battle ragged fully three hours in
front Of this Corps
Our loss At this point can only be .
/ tythe Of what the enemy sustained
The attack on Hancock was nearlys sim
ulGaneous He not only repulsed the enc :
/ nv, but pressed them back so far that
he was drawn into bad position and
was compelled TO make a hasly retreat
and resume the ground be occupied at
( The outset
The object Of Hancock was, however,
apparently a ruse, as he was immediate
ly ordered 10 abandon his position and
move his corps from the right Of bis line
TO the extreme left
Another correspondent uith the 18th
corps, says Of the Sighting at Cold Har-
Dor f
The enemy was in heavy force between
Cold Harbor and Gains's Mills, strongly
entrenehed in the edge Of dense woods
They had rife pits and otksr earlhworks
thrown up
At4P. NJ, the troops were in position
in three lines OF battle At Eve oelock
diminishing commenced A battery oil
twenty Founders opened fire on the rebel.
and the roar Of its Gre soon eompleteIy
swallowed all sounds from the skirmisi
lines. At $50 an order was received
for both corps, the 9th and 18th, Il
charge the rsbel works in our front
Brooks and Desin's pushed through
TIE woods on their front and poured hki
a tornado over the open Geld. Tit
rebels opened With grape and canister
and heavy musketry FIRE, and the frs
line was badly cut up. The seeonl
mingled with it, and then the 3rd, am
almost Immediately afterwards a wild
b inspiring cheer rang out above ever
other sound as the rebels were drives
pell NELL from their works and throug
the woods.
The rebels were rallied behind thei
reserves and attempted to recsptur
their lost position. They rushed fol
. ward, but were received with so clos
and murderous fire Of artillery an
musketry that they broke and fed i
confusion. FEwgE.
u Again and again they were raliied an
returned to the charge, but only returne
to be driven back with greater slaughter
The same correspondent says 500 rebs
J. soldiers, belonging to the l7lh and 49,
Georgia volunteers, came into our line
: at daybreak on the ID They say the
!. are tired of fighting and do not Eant an
). more of it. They advised eur men (
: 6ghg it out, as this vas the last fight f
Vt Richmond, and said that we could tak
I it They represent the rebel army g
becoming each day more and more d
= moralized By their constant reverses-
- 4 Cold Water dispatch Of the Sd,
the Herald, states that general aftac
was ordered along the whole line at ]
o'clock this morning. resulting in L
: 6ercest fght Of the campaign
=. ~ The left OF Hancock's corps, after
in desperate resistance, turned the enemy
:, - ieft, carrying portion of their maj
line, capturing eolOrs and guns, al
many prisoners, but were unfortunate
IS unable 10 hold the ground or bring {
the guns. The battle still RACES, Nj
y the promise Of a bloody day.
- A Fortress Monroe dispatch of L
tn Sd to the Herald SAYS:
OF 4 dispatch has been received fro
Badly Smith that the rebels had attack