The weekly sun., 1864-09-03
wednesday. AuGuse -.
GENERAL GRANT.
The Federal Victory On Sunday. Etc.

hoa ha road IL WIS at 'he sinc pace "hcre tney
wcrc T1rnaIy successful on frdhy, tui to-day
they met with different reception
oar line, On Sunday. was formed about the same
itno az IL was on Friday, the ist Division being on
the extreme leif' connecting WIN INC c'Vary which
covered the railroad towards Roim's station. Tho
"a Division was next. Bn'er's We fh DIVISION
w's acrosS the railroad and the 8d D.'iaon'Craw.
forF'' was on the r'sh'' forming win 'ne WI
'orps' "hoh connected ihc right oi the new Inc
WIN thc leIt :" the 90 one n@H 'ho Jot"sa'om
plank road. Dlrirg shurday our men had
e'rengthened the hreas'""rks which ihey had 'ern-
porsr'ly crcctel' besides hfO"ins M o'her> 6"
eeh ION.
Elrly MS morning very heavy cannonndhs was
opened by The cuomv, rom ther WORKS iWthcr
down to"'r .s Fe;oiso'iri' ana our guns rcp'lch
very tristly, neither rirtv, towcvcr' ng the
other nnv particular damage. About AN"
smil force Of Tho enemy were so'n moving as II to
mike m ATTACK on oh Cops but low we'll
dirccod sAels sent them ois oi eht rather quicker
than they advanced. sAor''y adc'' strong col
umn of ioe rebels emerged from Tie woois on tho
len of tic railroad. and, forming n Inc charged
what uey beloved to ts our lett hhnE,
hut which proved to be the len nj Gen. Ayrcs front
linz.
TIC rctols advanced In fnc ,y',. md with tho
utmost confidence evidently thinking Nc work
before them wa, nm ensy p'ccc Ct business hut
what was ,hc'r suirr~ On d aovcr ~ second
line lch nj, ana cN ending to the lett Of the nr',
from which a Of bayoncs gl.sicncd. with a
battery oa the lct and another on the right. pour.
lux croes fire nt, thor ranks, aim at every s.
...a a.. I
soon Ls thcy d'scoyctcd the critical position in
Which thcy were pl 'cel, the entire CONN ,nd nado
,ns 10 Indicate thc " lugnc>s to s,.rrcu' ~, ord
the order N ccaso frins p,sscl along the brcnsi-
works. Eit as soon ~ they diScovcrc1 thia,
large por, lon O: them troko anj started for tho
wo, "a, the remainder comm. IN aul surrcuicT.-g
then. Gives or batter - sent several n sseu
nficr the rc;reatny parry. Many Of them embrace
rlo..cr oar,h Instead oi tcd. nins hcir lue., a1d
sill rc.nln where thoy fell, our -7lus covering Il
entire field and prcycauus the bodies fr ,rn being
carried away
III irocrs Who rn1,c this chargo coas s'cd Of the
rctol aly' sous o. Il -, ani u shrnl johnson. of
Genera, HI, corps. aud were prucp Illy nth
Crol.n aus unl NJ ass ippiaus. Among ,ho pr...
orcrs .rc c ,loueL = l. cutcuaut.C Co.ouc's and 81
/ Captains and rieu,cnsnts. Z cu,cuan,-Coloro I.
! r. Thor,,s Of the i9th VI ssls-up', - worrJci n
tic arm Colonel r. c. e ,-nieL Of The IG,h " &C..
/ s.rp', wa. Wounded in TIE ,or. anl II has ,incc
ocu anputatcd; G. ,r,aln T. w Farr,l', of the l2th
Ms,'stpr', u wounded IN the thigh L cu,cnant
Jaco. =. %, u 18Th North Carol.ua is wounded IN
Tho sic and arm badiy Lieut.. l.. G. s.owors, of
the 9TH Georra has had his leg. amp pt,atci l. c,t
T. i,'.', If tine 7th south rona, is woun ici in
,he abdomen and elbow Tho number of men
/ iascr 4 ahou, 81, besides about O. wounded, who
are in he hosJrai.
Gcrci Il IIIgood commanded the assau''inc col-
| umn, and shot Captain DIly, Of General Cutters
! stir. who was cudeavor,ng IN get .posscsslon of
rebel fay Clrtain ply ~ wouulcI in the side
/ ,c,crclv. General Hicool was seen to G,n from
HE horse. and Is believed 'o Nc l,illcd. Hs body
lies between the lines anil ~ covered 10y sharp
shooters from both sides, 81 that neither can got
possession Of H. Prisoners also report him killed.
The troops which me, the rebel as1ault were the
Second DYSON AM pr, oi tie First. General
Cutler was slightly wounicl n the 'scc dur,nv The
action. Col1rc! Dgchesuc, command ins tie second
Brigade of the Second DYSON, was kiIlel oar
loss in killed and wounded uumhcrs about isn,
willie yearly 100 were taken prisoners on tie skir-
rush line, pr ucipily tcloug.ns 60 the aoth r,nu-
sy,vana. The rebel loss - believed 10 he NJ ca7,
I've or six hundred in killel md WOUNDED. W
took five sets e cclors, and some sny more. The
Il.rd Delaware took two and the 'dth NV Norl
one. 1hrcc OF the oo'ors are ebtiicly new "nile
the remainder are much d.lnr'cafed'
Ia the fight on Friday our loss in prisoner -