Washington telegraph., 1864-07-13
The BATTLE OF TIE 22D.-We must
give Gen. Grant the credit Of bulldog

pertinacity. He dashes himself desper-
ately against his fate. After his disas-
trous repulses before Petersburg on The
18th. 10th, 18th and 18th, lie might have
been expected to pause. A sensible man
would. 4 humane man with any, the
slightest. regard for human life, would
have shuddered to repeat the carnage.
He is madman.
A dispatch from the army Of the Po
tomac gives the first intimaton Of bat
lie on Wednesday, the 22d, as follows !:
The engagement between the 9th corps
and the enemy for the possession of the
railroad on Wednesday was quite severe.
particularly in front Of the I'd division,
commanded by Gen. Wheaton. Only a
short distance Of the railroad had been
destroyed when the party were attacked
by a heavy forces cf the enemy under
Gen Anderson, supported BY Wilcox +
division. Capt. Beatty. Of the Sd Vrr-
mont. was in charge Of the party thai
reached the road, and he fell back slowly,
while the skirmish line held the enemy
in check, but body Q. the enemy made
a flank movement expecting to turn the
lett flank Of the line Of battle
They, however, did not penetrate fax
enough. although they succeeded in tax
ing large number of skirrnishers pris-
oners, principally Of the 45th and 10th
Vermont regiments Of the Vermont bri-
gade. Tie enemy afterwards advanced
aud attempted to break through the lines
AZ several points, but they were met with
such heavy fire from our forces that they
were driven back every time with heavy
loss. They finally, al dark, gave up the
effort and retreated across ths railroad
bank, where they took up an advantage
ous position.
Our loss was very light in killed and
wouGded, while that OF the enemy. IL is
supposed. was more than double ours.
we lost quite number ut prisoners, bat
| the figures cannot be correctly given
One would have supposed this a mere
ride. The Hcrald's Correspondent. how
ever. thinks rather worss OF IT, Under
date June 22i, 1880 p I'D, lie says:
During last night the 9th corps had
| moved to the lett aud massec at tie " III
derncss House. THIS morning Wilson 4,
and hautz's cavalry had cut the V eidon
railroad, s1 that orders were at once riv-
~ t. suspend the demonstration il ;aa:
, direction, aad swing the l-tt " tie 2 !.
corps round 50 as To develop the t1euiT ii
works in front of Petersburg, without .e-
gard to the connection 10 tlu 9th corps
upon the left.
The principal portion cf tie a. pa : D.
soon moving further 70 the front. G-b-
5Ons was already in position and jill
trenched, for last night he Rad advanced
as near tie cn-ny's Entertainments ~ III
could Get without bringing on 2 heavy
ignt. Mott ana Barlow pushed forward
rh4ir lines u battle, wiki heavy skir-
m.sh line in front Mot was partly IL
position aud In:-rrching. and Barlow ~a-
/ earring the crest on iau front Of the re.
0-.s, when lie encountered q heavy fore,
ut the enemy marching down in column
brigades, with the intention Of piercing
our position at the interval which nov
existed between tie LETT Of the "a CORPS
aud the right Of the 9Th.
The 2l, 81 and All hrigades of Ba-.
lows division formed h.s front lines. tile
lst brigade. under Gen Miller, being
Held III tnt rear az A reserve IN this 4s-
-au.t by the rarn!y. the rrhal trrn. III H.
coX's division, marching IL tarce b-l
gadp5, led the advance of H.it'a veterln q
corps. II wss carly IN ;Ls afternoon
fra Lana .F
AZ once the right 81 tho 9th snl tha ieit
ot tur 2I cgiPs.
The rebels pushed on with character
.siic pcrtiuacity and the shock wac soon
felt Oh THE tanks at both ot these corr =
/ The position y hich they occupied rem
dcrrd II IlnPerat!Nely necessary taar tIry
should Immediately withdraw the aanks
;hat were thus exposed and fill TIP tie
existing gap by making q connection
with each other along the iiae u IN
rencliIcnts in the rear.
! While this was tong done !o enemy
inflicted Considerable damage ou our men
hv murderous fire, and captured severs
hundred prisoners from Is Ilu assault.
\ ing calHmn came down in q diagonal iii.
rretion, and, as it happened, struck ia,
tanks Of the divisions, which wore cl,.
connected, and hence the disastrous con.
sequences which ensuei This forced
the retirement Of Barlow. the partial
withdrawal Of Mott, aud part ot the
left Of Gibbons. and the ices VI foul
guns.
eenemy swept down over the ground
our troops had left, taking quite a number
OF prisoners as lie advanced Pressing
on still, in Q diagonal direction, the col.
umn came To Gibbon, tie iuft Of which
suffered somewhat from the shock.
The right held its position with deter
mined courage, and poured n,urderous
| fire into the advancing forces. The mus.
kerry was terrific on both sides AS thc
enemy swept over the angle which marked
the lrit of the dividing line. he euveloppd
battery Mi four three-inch guns which
occupied al advanced position hrhind 4
I parapet, and almost before Tue officers
we're aware Of the situation Of affairs
the artillery was practically in th, enemy.
hands. II was Capt McKnight's I2tl
| New York battery.