Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-21
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The Rebels Re.ta1ke sonAo Of
.. their Works.
Our Less Heavy.
The Rebels still hold their
position I'm Ge0l gfa.
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obliged to ask to be relieved. Request was
granted. Birney has command of his corps.
He did not command in Saturdays fight.
He expects to be in the field again in week.
It is said there are $4,000 rebel troops in
Petersburg, and they are continually rein
forced.
An attack at A. n. Saturday, by the I'd
corps, met with but little opposition, our
troops passing over formidable works occu-
pied by the enemy the day previous, and
captured so or 60 prisoners. Casualties on
both sides few.
We moved on and developed another
line Of works about 500 yards beyond.
Here the rebels made q stubborn resis-
lance.
At noon, . general advance of the I'd
corps was ordered.
The assaulting force consisted of the
4th Brigade.
The line rushed forward calamity but
could not withstand the deadly fire Of mus
kerry, grape and canister, though they got
within IS yards of their carthworks.
They fell back leaving the dead and
wounded.
Another attack was ordered at another
point.
The storming party consisted Of several
brigades in columns Of regiments.
They moved about o'clock in columns.
They were met with such murderous fire
and were cut down SO rapidly that they were
withdrawn.
Another Herald correspondent says Of
the 9Th corps fighting on Friday: The days
work commenced at daylight, when they
found the rebels fallen back to second line
in right.
The works were attacked with great gal
lantly.
There was severe struggle for possession
of the r. X. leading to Norfork which final
ly was taken.
This appears to have been the only ad-
vantage gained, though the rebels position
was also fought for.
Another correspondent with the 9th
Corps says the rebels made an attack at 10
p. m, coming up in columns. On reach
ing our line, whether Intentionally or the
result of blunder, our columns shouted
surrender, and 24O were thus taken pri-
sOnerS.
Another column came up to our works,
bravely and under cover of battery, drove
our men into their entertainments.
They jumped over the works and hand
to hand fight cnsucd muskets had been
discharged and bayoncts were only used BY
both parties.
1875 of the 1st Michigan Sharp Shooters
were captured.
The rebels held the position till daylight
when they retired.
The Times special of the 18th says the
rebels on Friday night made furious at
tack on Burnside's front, and after severe
contest reoccupicd the fort he had taken
the previous morning.
This change in the line has concentrated
Dcauregard's forces. while it enables our
troops to cover important approaches to the
left and right, and places the city within
range of our guns-about 400 yards.
About p. NJ, an advance was made on
the rebel lines, to develop their situation,
which was accomplished with considerable
loss. Birney's division suffered most
Prisoners state that Beauregard commands
in the city with his army and portions of the
forces of Longstreet, Wilcox and Ewell.
There is no decisive evidence of the pres
ence of more than a small portion of Lees
army.
The Heralds dispatch says that General
Brooks has been relieved of the command
Of his division and assigned to the command
Of the 10th corps as the successor of Gil
more.
Secy Stanton in a dispatch last night
says up to Top. IN. Sunday night no later
operations on the James river.
Our losses on Saturday arc reported as
very heavy.
No official returns arc yet made.
Stanton further announces that Sherman
was premature in proclaiming that the re-
bells had left their position. The enemy
sun holds kenesaw mountain, with TANKS
behind Moondy and Moos creeks.
Gen. Foster reports that he has been in
formed by the rebel Gen. Jones at Charles
ton, that five Of our general officers, in
the hands of the enemy, are kept under our
fire as retaliation. He asks permission to
place like number Of rebel officers of the
same grade under rebel fire. Stanton has
given his permission accordingly.