The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-30

vas oar poe,,,on ana a the time ad
aaily snveloping us Ihe sk'rmsnsrs ~ sA.s @ svs IN
connection with sumo dismounied cavalry, Kept in
check until Gregg sent tho Fourth Pennsyivaoe cavsy
and Miles sous few hundred Infantry 10 tner support
The cavalry trotted tho scene, and dghsng moaned
succeeded 10 driving tho enemy away o5 ABOUT 'as ".o
'ns 'o'~0sfy a''iSsu CAVALRY CONTEST
little later In the forenoon the enemys cavary was
WORKING up from direction or linwidd6sowards ohr
irona An open 1ed n direction the theatre Of
quite brilliant little cavalry encounlc ~ wbfcn severu
charges made by the rebel horse were nanasosy TO-
sAvalry, under Lieutenant Colonel Rubinson. y was
Colonel Chspmsn's brigade Of General Greegs division
which checking the advance OF the enemy IRON tnas
quarter.
Having feIt all round lnes the general command.
ing the forces Of the enemy, which consisted OF A.
Hps corps, part OF Lonestreets corps and Hampsons
that he would make his main attack the station,
from the direction OF Dmwidde. Accordingly, ABOUT
one O'clock a1 sssu wss cheer ~
arose from the rebel ranks tho line advanced 10 'front.'
OF that portion Of the 5reasworks defended by ne ihrd
and Fourth brgadss OF the First division but lew vol
leys from those troops, aud e rounds from the Dat
teries drove the rebels back In great confusion WITH
nominal to numbers, but several excellent officers
stricken down among them was Captain Sleeper,
OF the Tenth Massachusetts, battery, who was painfully,
but not dangerously wounded iu the arm. After being
shot tho gallant Captain stood BY his guns until at
he d s q no battery
dsvoved on Lieutenant Granger, who directed s opera
lions 70 the last s.
Another gallant officer wounded at this time wNs COLO
mel Beaver To pne Hundred and Forty eighth Penn:
sylvania regiment Colonel Beaver had been wounded
severely the side two months before in front o. Peters
burg ano having recovered and just returned 70 dusy
when s. 'ns was stricken agsn
leg badly shattered and has since been amputased
He gallant officer. and bears the loss Of bin limb with
characteristic fortude He 70 20 be recommended ~
brsvet Brigadier General Colonel Brodie who was In
command Of the brigade, WAS Wounded am told, but
hat In HnvT hav ham
10 formed Captains Nolan and Taggott, tho One Hun.
dred and Sixteenth Pennsy vana, were among the killed.
sKIRMIsmNe-1Hs SECOND ATTACK ALSO REPUIeEp. .
skirmshne was resumed and continued for two hours,
during which time both parties were busly engaged II
could Be seen moving preparing for the assault. II
at half past three aud was more vigorous than the
nrst The enemys approach was announced not BY vol
and then the appearance o heavy line Of Infantry Be
fore the assault made by skrmsh limo. This time
10 was made by close line Of battle with supports 10
rear Tho cheer was louder and stronger than the first
and this line rushed forward In the same portion Of
front the other bad before, infantry opened
terrific e and the batteries, Browns Hieutsnant Per
rim commandng and Sleeper on the lett and the Tweh
kept company wnh them. Our artillery and mu6ketry
did frghu execution in the rebel ranks The enenys
loss IN killed and wounded was yeIy ana oTss very
with liked bayonets, not firing shot, while they were
exposed the fatal nre have mentioned and some Of
them prcsrated 10 the earth within fifteen PAGES OF
works Most OF the musketry Of the enemy came
from the fields In ront Of our batteries on the le and
forrln'0 SeeporB
wounded both iu the first we'll AZ the second a.
saut The large number OF kiica and wounded Of the
enemy already upon the field demonstrated clearly
how costly the assault had proved 70 him. ana how sig
paliy he had been rspulsed.
I'm rallD ASSAULT AND RS REuLr
At fvc O'Clock q third attack made on tho same
position but II comparatively eeble for the cheer
with which tho line advanced was fainter tnan that
which sgnaed the second assault and repetition Of the
samo sort OF defence on our part this third lire
and sent 10 staggering to the But II camc and ~
II went left s quota Of killed and wounded on the
ground.
rHR RABnL Ax1nlxRY ArrAcx-rm sroRxxG c.LuxH.
But preparations were being made BY the rebel
hi TS,s ssifevidsst fact Is ooadrm.d BY prisoners.
place that night And he used the most eecsual means
at last to take IT, all his available forces were con-
but in close columns of attack II seems apparent not
only from the result Of the cnsmys fercest assault last
sVsns Oa as po OF too sons
necesstate siegc the only reasonable method not 70
tom ussS along The line 70 occupy your
attention. bat TO pierce the line At svon point With
n.s. .n h. s .sn aSs' e. s
after the third attempt We conld hear the rebel:
n the timber IN front Of .Isr par. ,oa.!d Of Miles,
tory. II this time that one gun Of the Twelfth
New York Battery under charge Of Lieutenant Brewer,
other pieces and threw shell with nne effect iuto the
woods. All At the enemy opened concentrated nre
OF artillery with Che evident attention Of ahakng line
previous 70 the last assault This artillery nrs was
tremendous, and had, as have said, good deal Of
minutes the shot ana shell were poured with the most
prodgs prousion into tho sort OF circle In which our line
was formed then, about hafpsst Eve. tremendous
cheer continued and prolonged came from the stornng
column which rushed onward towards line. The very
cbsor itself, seemed to have much vim ana vgor,
men for as soon as they the rebel bayouets coming
they unwssy concluded that discretion was the better
should and could have held Many of the troops how
ever, stood al the posI or duty like men, and several
Instances Of individual vaior TIE proud historic
name the corps asa contributed TO The vndl
cation OF it's honor.
OUR ARTILLERY.
will not be out OF place at this point 70 Introduce
reference TO the services performed by the artillery
Ihsre batteries Of four guns each the Ded
battle hey placed represented in the dia
gram, although werners battery sometimes changed
position. Batteries and Of the First Rhode Island,
80 ~ lI psra so8n "x
nQ gone home on recruiting service few days heore the
battle. IL rendered most valuable services Tue can
stood ~ their guns until tho rebels were
swarming over ihem. All lis officers were wounded
aSd many q che men. Lieutenant Perrin had his leg
he could noi carried from the nsd the heat Of the
engagement Lieutenant Chase s Also wounded and a
prisoner Lieutenant spencer. whom the guns could not
be haued or because the horses shot refused to
leave his pisces and, after he bad said, hoys save
iae yarspe, and Il supposed TO be wcuude1 aud prs
This battery ost ATTY sud nty
soee sna cs eres ssa %ouassS
the sarly Part q thc sssnreepi Leuten-Dss Granger
and Adams fought the battery until The enemy enveoned
Il they mad several rroY dcriis escapes from fatal
injury luis battery lost rcvh11s not many men, but
about - mary horses. Tho rweth New York battery
the rt o he rst division. Captain Mckniah
and Lieutenant Bull both or whom had distinguished
themselves previous occasions were not With toe
battery, Mcknight being sick a. CITY Point and Bull
being on stan duty. The battery was commanded By
Lieutenant Daucny who directed the Dire OF the three
gups, while Lieutenant Brewer fought the other This
promising young officer, Lieutenant Brewer, was shot In
the head when tie enemy broke through our line He
was giving orders pouring the advancing enemy
double shotted canister when he was killed a his gun.
Corporal Ldde endesvored 10 get on the gup some Of
the dead horses being dragged ia the traces consider
able distance from the line, but he unabA TO cut the
dead horses out lime u take II from the ed. The
remainder OF the guns like this single fred canister
along We line after the enemy got into our breastworks,
the gun firing 10 the right osQue and the three guns
10 the left. Elovep OF the cannoniers were Killed.
A RRAyK PRIVATE
was at this part OF the 6eld that private Gnley, OF
Company a, First New YORK artillery who was mounted
and acting orderly, displayed such remarkable &C.