, 1864-05-15

DETAILS CT MONDAYS
BATTLE,
TAc Eobe1s Pushed Eac1e oz
Petersburg.

the incomplete destruction inflicted On tie
rci1foaliIHust be perfected. Halt m hour aad
the word was passed to fall in; an hour, and
the 1st brigade {s1a:ston's) o: tho Is. divisiou
begun It4 march to the right, liking one d4J's
rstions and not breaking camp. Winding west-
ward toward the eceEe ofthe previous fights.
while Heckman's brigade went on Frdsf by
road more to the acft-thc main foad-the
column passed the encnmpmcnt Of the 10th
corps, ana turned straight to the west, NOV
ing through the place in ~iich tho tirst line
OF Saturday YVES formed, but the rehs1a were
not there. It Was now'7. o'clock, aud the
column halted to form line, Oh their right be-
llg the scene of. Saturdays ,skirinish. The
pusltlon ~as Oil natruT, dusty road, walled
by Thick woods, and further embarrassed by
agTeen 1avine, q lew hundred yards wide,
running north and south, just beyond which
Jay the railroad, and the rebel force was wait.
ly quiet. ::
Now came several hours Of halt, durln.
which tie line was stretched In front OF The
rayine, Burrha1n's brigade being upou the
left. Having forced his way through the
tangled Noods on the left to the front OF cur
liuc, and found it impossible to dec more
than few rods, Jour correspondent. roao
heck to Lis former post Of observation, and
and creeping up the knoll. beysnd. Tney
evacuation Of Tie raYine was aiacf: tha ra,l..'
road was left without shot having bseu
Erred On our own aide. ard but harmless
vofley or two by the rebels. Crossing with
cended the rising ground and stood upon the
coveted Failruad- It Was Fort Walthafi Junc-
tioD, point from which branch rms dir
ectiy cast to the Appon,attox. The former
snssnlas ,na uron 43o !ho foau we're mede mile Or
1Np Eoitn OF tnas. Kichnond !ay seventeen
n1itn PEtRfEhn jtt1r1 r..
fa,n, s'n aGnr ,es , - few plat
ao.m a cans standinss on tue sid,pgs wsrs al-
s1auY niazns, sone Pliss OF "oo1 anu m
VIZ 1lScA met tAo eains late. n lew NOM
gus oeh. Dalier Ioue y N1tn aus stau, tax.
,nE ens tcaa a s91tnmato, on when ths rebels
Ietfeated; and II Haa noW. nooo,s with Pc
te5eburR apparently the destinations.
IL, Moor Passed. and the 4ta Artillery filled
W ene 3osa, toI t5e1e Mss saotnsE hslt; It Was
~. y. ,ne lGlt " tne IaHEo19, Ana tae lnfentlon
et,,ts leoos oScuas esiosnl 70 make laatr
ethnu 1*hi!, A. ON s1seA' Snout tae oslases
'-1 nasu r.. % mIls aos1u. sexefal more hoa's
@ fWslra air;1ts franz nen Te, seeesn . oo5
t mno ;1etatea e!oFy tnat nc Leard the tele.
Slafn oFsr1.oT ~ GAestef, a iowh Two miles
1la 1iom roIk y altaai. feaa. clsratch that Lac
naa .ouaht a!Sn. 'aise ulhes, ana dFtfen him
9eten m1!es; 1lat Jen DAVIS went down to
trnaI, nten, t,, snu 1caa Ing neeonnt 70 tae
A. r.
sasu5sEo aaah naeh ts 70 fetersnurg. It Tas poor
.aon ~, Iun'iittsu ~. 20 Aa uh-
eeEnun3 3 s'tAfs EAft wy Dut uaaef' efoss'ex-
e.nt Is'1. :. AZ ~ p1sets: Luz ooJ Has
sr. sen. nasa' and plaeeo ohcer guard. welt
"a Hant HasIslon ny VI sae rsnt: hufnname
lt1l, tain1y eioMcs 1or Inc railroad and each
11ust. ,eaclHns, A. nltessals, c9nao from
eitzela guns on lilo right, aud the cnfternoon
"ue A"AJ.
na4-pnst Ihfce' ana Tue advance Was Or
oelsu. 1atary L vas sent Gown tue rail-
RESPONDENT followed, noting With surprise
the new rails piled oy the rtslJsiae, the fresh
appearance OF thoee already Ia tbs track,
aha III general, Inc good condition Of tho
road.
At o CLOCK tne hattle had barun IN earn
LEFT. facing the bridge, was nu lrreyHlar se1af-
circle Of smooth flela, bordercd By woods; on
tks left Of the bridge itself Lay the rebels,
extending also ecross. in . long line, to the
right sids Of tho track; they lay on the fur
1ssf sans }ns at1 ey 5sylus Ths
gsde (now M.rtindale's), rested upon the
creek; next cane Marsten's. touching thu
bridge; on TIE right Of the bridge, Heck
mans, by which most Of tho f.ehting was i
done At the trnck there was occasional
artillery fire, and some nttle skirrishins
J
tailed Tor that purpose was: tearing up the
trsck- About o'clock, vigorous cracking
yolleys indicated hot work at the right and
lcnttayored to make my WAY through the
tlick woods In that direction; but though
the Shells were Nhizxipg overhead. NOTHING
Whatever could be seen. Making my WV 1t
last, l came upon the Eceue Of action, which
1as broad end smooth turnpike, running
parallel to the railroad, and also crossing
The creek little to the westward Of ii.
The action was over, but In n sraee Of not
more than two acrcs lay At least t1ftY rcbcIs.
OF whom but three or four had eacased nor
tai wounds, most of them being shot through |
the head. Across the turnpike stood q coun- |
try church, xheut eight rods b.ck. In tho |
woods near the church the s5th Nassachu- |
aetts, OF Heckman's brigade, had bean lrInp. |
fired upon BY company Of rebel sharpshoot. |
srx through the church winduwk, Portions
OF the l1th sonth Curolina and several othsra
from that State, here made charge, passing
across the road, when they unexpectedly sn-
connte5sd inc 9Th Massachusetts, which Was
range leyeled them like gr.ss before the j!
scythe- HE rebels lad light battery posted /
At me bridge, and used 1t With great spirit,
drtF1nE back battery which attempted to |
dlblodEe them. 4 lull nos cnsued In the fir |
1Ds. duIng winch this battery ainGscd Itself |
by nfiDE upon any person who crossed tho |
road, particularly upon horsemcn. Despite |
AL warnings, there was more or less crossing, |
and the shells Whstlcd at Intervals along tic |
road, frightening many but biting no one. |
1t Was noticeable. that no one drew the fire |
te in stumbling across,
= TWAS qulet along the line soon after 5,
and at tho little church, which was rialled |
with bullets. Near 1t regiment or tNo lay |