Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-06

White House on transports, was advancing %
wards the same point The TWO columns con-
neeted punctualiy at the desired moment
admir- ation of the tar. Preaching and compre,
hensiye strategy Of Gen. Grant Absorbed n
the splendid movement of the Army Of tie
Potomac, some OF as hsd halt forgotten bat
this was only a part OF the immense force act
Chief 'i'' Z ">s = ~ ~ '' iA''AN'' - =
Cold Harbor is name given 20 ahouse ard
the adjacent locality at the Intersection OF t1o
roads. One road leads direct to Botton'5
Bridge, which is seven miles distant; the other
is called the Gaines Mills road TO Riehmoad.
BY this road Cold Harbor is about twelve
miles from Richmond, and about n re L, he's
from the Chickahorniny River.
General Sheridan, who, with Torberl's snd
Gregg's division Of cavalry, has been opera
ting on our left flank, occupied this point ca
Tuesday night, after q sharp fight with Fitx-
hugh Lees division Of rebel cavalry, i
about two brigades of Beauregard's corps q
two and halt miles before reaching Ca
Harbor; the latter he fonnd al that point
position behind slight breastworks, from which
he ultimately drove them, and held the plsca,
in spite Of two or three attempts during the
night to retake It. until the arrival Of Wright
and Smiths corps yesterday afternoon, whs0
the cavalry was relieved, and passed on BSi
further towards the left. General Sher..sa
had in this affair about eighty killed III
wounded, and captured one hundred ant
twenty five prisoners.
Inc n1antry on redc0lng COld harpOr a. Il
relieving The cavalry, which they did about5
p. M, yesterday, prepared at once TO form a
battle. Gen. Wright formed his corps aSroe,
the Gaines Mills road, with Ricketts, divisico
ithe 3d) on the right, Russell's division the
lst) joining Ricketts,, and Neills (2d) division
on the ex xtreme left. Smiths corps took posi-.
ton on the right Of the 6th. Skirmishers were
thrown out, and a number OF batteries were
brought up and put in position at faS orabte
points near the DANES Mills road
Heavy artillery firing and some skirmis.fng
commenced soon after p. m, nd in tho me an
time the preparations for battle were basllJ
going forward to the rear At about 6X D. N
heavy yolIeys of musketry began to mingle
their sound with the booming OF artillery 10
was an advance Of our hne-a charge upon tho
enemy's position.
Our line of battle. at least that OF the Siy.a
Corps, was formed under cover OF naTrcy
strip Of woods, which served to conceal our
movements from the enemy. Advancing
through this We came on open ground, ard
fighting very soon commenced Central Rus
sells division, which was next on the rieat,
was very hotiy engaged. They advanced
fully mile, driving the enemy before sas.l,
General Russell, in person, leading the
charge at the head OF his old brigade (ths
my's line of breastworks was seen plainly a
view at the distance of about quarter Of a
mile
On the left of Russelrs Division wa, tho
Third Division, under Gen. Ricketts,. This
division was eminently successful. Passing
through b the strip of woods above men donei,
behind which they formed, they ad van . Z
over an open field, across q sgampy ootsoD,.
and on wooded hill beyond desc scried th5 rel
renchments, to the shelter of which the en-
emy retired on their advance. A charge was.
imme ediately ordered. The men advanced VII
fixed bay onets, worked their way through trdt-
peding telled timber and abattis, and gallanuy
carried the works in spite of the stubborn re-
sissance and well. directed fire OF determined
foe. Five hundred prisoners were taken ~
once, and within less than five minutes l5o
more We're afterwards captured al various
parts Of their line.
On the right of the 9Th corps, Gen. Smith,
with the 18th, was entirely successful, tskiD3
the enemys line Of entrenchments in frop. cf
his entire line, and holding them The reSS h
made several attempts during the night % re-
take their captured works, but were repaiSed
each time, and must have suffered severely.
The troops opposed to rs embraced BeaST5-
CARDS corps, and q part, if not all, Of LoGs..
streets and HilFs.
Our entire loss in this epgagemeI. must
have been about $500. The wounded In me
9th corps numbered about 500, Russtlis IL.
vision AGO, Ricketts, 800 and Neili's I'D. Tns
killed and missing would doubtless swell the
number to more than LOCO. In the 18th corps
the wounded numbered about 700, and tae totlst
loss of the corps could not have been nnucs
less than 1000.
This morning the I'd corps arrived az G. ID
Harbor, and proceeded further to the leib
with the intention OF crossing the Chicaahota-
ipy at Summers Bridge. The movement yes
terday was doubtless the initiatory step TO an
| other grand flank movement, and if the suS-
cess of the latter is commensurate with me
| success OF its beginning, we may shcKsly en-
| pect to see great res ults.