Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-09-02


qf hls entyenchWents, distinguishing himself An
he had 60 work with were such small parties !.
could be rallied and formed by staf-oficers
lqe nghtlng was continugustA dark the enc
ny being held in check by artillery, dismounted
ssayalrs and sEjgnishers. At dark we withdrew
The Chief Of Artillery reports that he los,
about $50 horses. w
The enemy made no advance up to late bnnr
last night as far as could be seen holding soma
of our captured guns with their skirrnsh lines -
They must have suffered heavily
My own loss, including cavalry, viii perhaps
not exceed twelve or fifteen hundred, though fhis
is surmise.
The command is not yet organized Captain
isrownson, OF my staff, was wounded severely du-
ring the night; Colonel Walker, A. a. G., is mis-,
sing
THIS is acknowledged to sshave been one of the
most desperate and determined fights of the war.
resembling Spottsylvaiia ii its character, though
the number engaged gives It less importance
A few ore good troops would have given usa
victory of co nsidefable importance
/ forward his afternoon prisoners from the
field Of Wilcox : and Hebbs caInnands.s
Major Angel, of nay staff, saw and conyersed
with two prisoners OF Malone 8 division last night
do not find them this morning. They say that
Malone division with the exception Of one brig
ade was there.
lSigned) w L. HANCOCK.
To Maj Gen. Grant.
The following is just received:
SECOND CORPS, August 26-12. 80 PM
A safe guard that was left on the battlefield.
remained till after daylight this A. NJ.
AZ that time the enemy had all disappeared
leaving their dead on the field unburied This
shows how severely they were punished, and
doubtless hearing of the arrival of reinforcements
they feared the results to-day if they remained.
(Signed) GEORGE G. MEADE,
Major General
The following has just been received
SECOND ARMY CORPS,
August 26-l 2. NJ
To Lieut. Gen. Grant.
Since sending my last dispatch I have eonvers.
ed with the safe guard referred to- He did not
leave the field till after sunrise At that time near
u all the enemy had left, moving towards Peters
burg. He says they abandoned not only their
dead. but their wounded also
He conyersed with an officer who said their loss
was greater than ever before during the war The
safeguard says he was over the field. and 1t was
covered with the enemy S dead and wounded he
has seen great many fields, but never saw such
a sight-yery few of our dead ; nearly all were Of
the enemy. Ali our wounded are brought of,
but our dead are unburFied
| have instructed Gregg to make an effort to
send a party to the field and bury our dead
u. s. Grant Lieutenant General
Our forces held the Weldon Railroad and In
dispatch dated three P NJ. yesterday General
Grant says that Their loss of this road seems TO be
q bloso to the enemy he cannot stand. think do
not erer-rGte the los$ Of the enemy IN the last tIoo
1CeeLs at ten, thousaa d killed and acosaded
We have lost heavily, but ours has been most
iy captured when when the enemy gained a tenn.
porary advantage
''The number % lRebel prisoners taken on our
side has not yet r6f3 3orted.
General Grant ma akes the following report OF an
unsuccessful attaGkaby the enemy on General But
ler's picket line on thursday:
Yesterday Ihrsday morning the enemy
drove in General Ktltler picket line The pick
ct guard soon raleH, however, and drove the en-
emy back and re- t@f fablished their line.
The result waA one killed, sixteen wounded
and fourteen missing on our side Fifty en-
listed men were can ,itured from the enemy. What
their casualties wpyFe IN killed and wounded we
do not know"
tSirneA EDWIN NJ STANTON,
Secretary oil War.