Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-27
The Attack on the Second Corps ON
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on by divisions.
Major Crownensheild, of the1st Massa-
ohusetts caYslry, with 700 mounted men
of provisioned brigade, composed of de-
tschments from all It's regiments and COM
panies, fought the rebels on the right of
the plank road, long after his ammunition
was exhausted, holding with determined
valor whole brigade of rebels in check
In the meantime the rebels had succeeded
INJECTING between Gibbons and Barlow
They were as much surprised as our men,
but being first to make the discovery of the
position of affairs were quick to take adj
vantage of it. There was very little hard
fighting, They were fully prepared for
resistance. The horses were cut from the
battery and the guns spiked, when the
line was reformed, the rebels came MP
sgsin and were repulsed with dreadful loss.
LATER.-The 9th corps charged them
driving them some distance, and forming
on the left Of the second corps. ef7
HEADQUARTERS Amy OF TIE PoToNAo.
June %, P. M.-The attack upon the sec
ond corps on Wednesday near the Weldon.
road did not result SO disastrously as at
fret supposed. The line was formed bv
Barlow's division being on 1.-The left. Biz.
ney's-Mott in command-in the centre.
Gibbons on the right. Il was expected
that the 9Th corps would have connected
on the LETT with Barlow and it seems quite
gap was left in which A. P, Hills rebel
corps entered and before our men were
aware of 1t they received voliey from the
rear which created a panic in our ranks,
and caused a rapid retreat to the woods in
the rear of the 3rd division, this left the
flank of the Bird division unprotected and
the enemy taking advantage of 1t charged
through and fairly into our pits, ordering
the men to surrender The, troops however
left the trenches and fell back but many
of them were captured and quite a num-
Der killed and wounded. The number of our
loss in prisoners is reported at 1000, while
some make the figures higher. Our loss
in killed and wounded is probably 1900.
Some of our officers engaged in this fight
had just Joined their commands after being
exchanged, and when surrounded and or
dered to surrender, replied, "neVer; death
rather than the Libby prison." and fight
ing their way out as best they could. Many
of them succeeded in getting back safe to
our lines.
At 8 O'Clock p. m, charge was made
by the 2nd corps, and the line of works
from which they had been forced in the
morning, was recovered. We lost scarce
ly man in this advance, as the rebels
fred too high. A number of prisoners
we're taken. Skirmishing was kept up all
night along the line, the pickets being at
some points not more than so yards apart
AT daylight this morning an advance of
the entire line was made when it was
found that the rebels had taken new po-
| sition some distance further back, where
they had thrown up strong intrenchments
during the night, which they still hold.
Col Blaisdell, of the 1lth Mass, was
killed to day by a sharpshooter, while vis-
iting the skirmish line.
Lieut.. W. q. Childs, 45th Pa, who was
to have been reiustated yesterday, as LIST
Lieut., was shot dead by rebel sharp
shooter on Thursday evening.
Maj. Halsey, of the llth N. j., is miss
ing and supposed to be captured.
! The sixth corps moved towards the rail-
road this morning, driving the enemy be.
fore them and during the p. NJ, reported
that they were in possession of the road
Arrangement were at onco made to destroy
it. At 5. p. m. large force of rebels was
seen moving towards the front, as if to re-
sist the advance of the 9th corps and an
engagement in that direction is expected
| tonight.
June 24th, 5 p. m.-Nothing but picket
firing took place during last night and
very little is going on this morning.
NEw}YoRK, June ga correspondent
of the Herald fran headquarters says:
1t is reported that the force lately under
command of Polk, arrived at Petersburg on
Saturday week. This division Joined to at
least two corps Of Lees army, HilPs and
Longstreet's, Wises brigade, and the rein.
forcements from North aud South Carolina
under Beauregard, will unquestionably
swell the force opposed to Considerable
numbers. y
Under date of June 22d, l1.so p. NJ, he
says:
During last night the 9Th corps had
moved to the left and massed at the Will.
liam's House. sr -,
| This morning Wilson and KRutz's cav
alry.had cut the Weldon railroad, so that
orders were at once given to suspend the
demonstration in that direction and swing
the left of the I'd corps round, 30 as to de.
velope the enemy's works in front of Pc
tersburg, without regard to the connection
of the 9Th corps upon the left.
| The principal portion of the corps was
soon moving further to the front. Gibbou
was already in position and entrenched,
for last night he.had advanced as near the
enemy's entrernchmects as he could get
without bringing on heavy fight. Mott
/ ShA D0E4O" euSu6u L1elt lines OF
battle with heavy skirmish line in front.
Mott was partly in position and entrench-
ing, and Barlow was nearing the crest in
front of the rebel works, when he encoun-
tered q heavy force of the enemy marching
down in column by brigades, with the in.
tention ofpiercing our position al the in
terval which now existed between the left
of tina I'd corps and the right of the 9Th.
l The I'd, Sd and 4th brigades OF BarloW's di.
vision formed his front line. The Ist bri-
gade, under Gen. Miller, being held in the
rear as reserve. In this assault by the
enemy, the rebel Gen. Wilcox's division,
marching in three brigades, led the advance
of Hills veteran corps. 1t was early. in
the afternoon whan the head of the rebel
column struck at once the right of the eth
corps aud the left of the second. The
rebels pushed on with characteristic peril
nscity and the shock was soon felt ON the
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