Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-23

threw few shells into Petersburg firing
several houses
WASHINGTON, june 2o--A dispatch from
headquarters army of the Potomac, dated
the 18th, says there was severe fighting on
yesterday along the greater part of the line. /
The most determined efforts were made to
break the enemy ) line, but little ground, /
however, was gained except ON the left.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY oFTIIE PoToMAC, |
june lS.--t,cn. Price was wounded while /
gallantly leading his brigade in charge. .--
Gen. Martindale, on the right, attacked the |
enemy and succeeded in advancing his lines
and taking few prisoners. His loss is re- !
ported at about 500. The 9th corps did not
lose heavily in their advance in the morn
ing, but their loss was considerable i'll the
afternoon. Our losses during the past two
days viii reach 5000 killed and wounded
/ the enemy being generally behind their in
| trcuchments were not SO much exposed, and
/ of course suffered less ON the whole.
! All the prisoners taken so far seem to be
about l. 200, Of whom about two hundred
came in Yesterday they represent them
selves as being in Bcauregard's S army. 1t.
is not believed that such resistance could
be made without his presence and the aid
of his troops. There is no reliable news
from Butler up to this hour.
New YORK, june 2l--Special to Times
dated Sunday morning, says no positive adj
vantage has been obtained over the enemy
during the last 2l hours. There has been
more or less fighting along the whole line.
! Charges and counter charles were made. -
Our right and left have been swung in more
I than mile, while our centre has been ad-
vanced but little. All was quiet last night;
no fighting this morning. We attack three
time. yestcrdny-at \. NJ, at noon, and
at i y. NJ. Warren joined on the left and
: swung around with skirmishing front half
, mile at each advance, taking one line of
works and pressing mp to another and the
last Hancock and Burnside in the centre,
found more opposition. The former has
= gained half mile, the latter more.
! The loss in the last assault was particular
! ! ly severe in Barlow and Gibbons divisions
and 2d division Of Burnsde's corps.
Mill 5 division of the 9th corps and Mar
, tiUdalc division of the 18th corps, swept up
the river to within one half mile Of town
One more line and we have the town which
! wcnow wscmi-circumvolate to its last dclences.
UcyaLES special of 18th says that at 4
, o clock this morning Burnside scorpsattack-
cd the enemy ) works on the left Of our lines
=. and carried them after severe and protrac-
! ted struggle, capturing about 900 prisoners,
>, g excellent brass iicld-picces aud spiked.
\ force of 1000 advanced or ! miles
> directly in the teeth Of Lee ) veteran army,
whom it succeeded in cutting in two by dcs-
: troying miles OF ofrailroad over which troops
=. were passing as fast as trains could run
;. In taking the almost vacated rebel works,
captured POO prisoners. While the men
=. were destroying the railroad, Picket's force
of rebels came down, mere handful OF
:, our men held them at bay until the work
= was accomplished. Picket was heavily re-
. iniorccd, and our men retired
! The Herald 5 special says Hancock 5 old
: wound has been so troublesome that he was
! obliged to ask to be relieved The request
u was granted Birney now has command of
his corps. Hancock did not command in
! Saturdays fight. lie expects to be in the
: field again in about a week.
1t is said that there is SO, 600 thousand
! rebel troops in Petersburg, and that they
are continually reinforced. An attack at
; but little opposition, our troops passing
, over formidable works occupied by the enc
! my the day previous, and captured 80 or 90
: prisoners. The casualties Oh both sides was
, few. We moved on and developed another
Inc Of works about 500 yards beyond
! Here the rebels made a stubborn resistance
. At noon general advance Of the ID corps
). was ordered The assaiing force consisted
= of three brigades. The line rushed forwarl
y gallanty, but could not withstand the dead
q. ly fire of musketry. grape and canister
", though they got within about 10 yards o
~ the carthworks. They fell back, lcavin,
;, the dead and wounded. Another attacl
II was ordered at another point, The storm
i ing party consisted Of several brGades il
- columns Of regiments. About t p. m il
two rAInnng lnN- rut inun IN Ip,,II
~ ly by murderoua fire that they were with
i drawn. Another correspondent with til,
, 9TH corps says the rebels made the ATTACK
:, ut 10 y. m, coming up in two columns
- W neither Intentionally or the result Of
! blunder, one Of their columns shoute,
- Surrender, and 24O were thus made
- prisoners.
! The other column came up to our work
: braycly and under cover of Il battery admi
r. raby posted, drove our men into their en-
= trenchmcnts. They sprang over the work
"a and Il hand in hand fight enSued The mus
" ~ kcts had been discharged by both sides AM
'o bay0ncts and stocks only were used. Tn
~ lst Michigan Sharpshootcrs were the mel
y. engaged on our side and about l25 were cap
n turcd. Thcrcmainder escaped, The rcb
al held possession ill daylight and then eyac
- uatcd. The Times special dispatch Of tn
=, 18th, says
On Friday night the rebels made furiou
: attack on Burnside front, and after SC
, we're contest re-occupicd the fort hc ha
~ taken the previous morning.
i This change Of line has concenti ate
-. Beaurcgard $ forces, while it enables on
h troops to cover important approaches to tn
- left and right and places the city within
=, range of our guns, about 400 yards
- About p. VI. an advance was made t.
- dcvelope his situation, which was accom-
y plishel with considerable loss in wounded
~ Birney Division suffered most Prison
" ors state that Beauregard commands tn
city with his army, and portions of the fore
II Of Longstrcet, Wilcox and Ewcll There i
- no decisive evidence of the presence ofmor
: than small portion Of Lees army.
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