The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-28
Important Movements
in Progress.
Flee .utles Of Peters6ssrg n
Weldon Road Torn Up.
Foster Moving Against Ft
Darling.


New York, June 26.
The Herald's headquarters correspond
ent says it is reported that the force late.
/ y under command Of Polk arrived iu
Petersburg on Saturday week. These
divisions joined to at least two corps of
Lees army, Hills and Longssreet's, >,
Wise's brigade and the reinforcements
from the North and South, under Beaure-
gard, will questionable swell the force
opposed to US to considerable numbers.
Under date Of June 22d, 1l:5O D. M,
be says, that during last night The sixth
corps had moved to the left and massed
at the Williams House.
This morning Wilson and Kauix's
cavalry had cut the railroad, 90 that or
ders were at once given to suspend the
denomination in that direction and swing
the left Of the second corps round 70 20
develope the enemy's- works in front OF
Pe,ersbarg, without regard ID the con-
nection Of the sixth corps upon the lett
The principal portion Of the corps we're
soon moving further to the front.
Gibbon was already in position and
entrenched, for last night he had ad
vanced as near the enemy's ent,ench.
ments as lie could get wi.6our bringing
on heavy 6ght. Mott and Barton
pushed forward their lines of battle, with
= heavy skirmish line in front. Mott Vas
partially in position aud entreuehing, and
Barlow was nearing the crest i'd front Of
the rebel works, when he encountered .
heavy force of the enemy marching down
10 co.umn BY brig dee, With the intention
Of pushing our position At the interval
which nos existed between the left Of the
ID corps, and the right OF the 9th The
FL, 81 and 4sh brig gades Of BArlpw's Di-
vision, forlIsd bis front llue, the LEI,
brigade under Gen. Miller being held in
the rear NJ reserve.
In this assault BY the enemy, the rebel
Gen. WIleox's division, marching in their
brigades, led the advance Of Hills's vet
eran corps. 1t was early in the afternoon
when the head Of the rebel column struck
the right of the sixth and The left of the
second corps. The rebels pushed on
With Characteristic pertiuacity, and the
shock Was soon felt on the fanks OF both
OF those corps. The positions which they
occupied. rendered it imperatively nsces-
sary that they should Immediately with
draw the iianss ti,at were thus exposed
and ill up The existing gap, By making
connection With each other along the line
of entertainments in the rear. While
this was being done, the enemy infl,csed
considerable damsge on our men by his
murderous FIRE, and captured several hun
dred prisoners from US. ss+
The asssul,ing column came down in .
diagonal direction, and as il happened,
struck the tanks OF the divisions which
we're disconnected. and hence the disas.
trous consequences which ensued. Thi.
forced the retirement Of Barlow, and the
hasty withdrawal of Mott and part Of the
left Of Gibbons division, and the loss OF
four guns.
The enemy swept down over the ground
on our left, taking quite number Of pris-
ouers as they advanced. Pressing on still
IN diagonal direction, tho column sooa
came TO Gibbons line, the left of which
suffered someu hat from the shoek.. The
right held its position with determined
oourags, and poured murdsro y .fre into
the advancing force. The nuskessy was
terrific on both sides - the enemy swept
over The angls which narasd ;ths lelt 8
the division line. He snveloped : bat
tory Of three S-inoh guns, which oocu.
pied an advanced position behind the p,,.
anet and almost hAforo &he c&so~.- -