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MiCsIFIeENT C0kOUDT pE TIE:
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THE coLoaEp TROOPS
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gEDEL VERSION OF TIE ATTACK on
pETEkSREAC.
Correspondence Of the N. T. uerald.l
HEADQUARTERS E.GaTEEkIH AMY CoHPs,
IL TIE FlELD, June 1G, 1854. +


thE Appomat1o&, Ap0Fe EOtuL OIL 51tuCAo1
and WA in full march for;tthe; rebel city.
Kautz; pushing rapidly, ahead, drove the
rehel pickets rapidly before him until he ar
rived at their first line, when he turned 70
the left and moved to THE fortifcations on
the other side Of, the city. -. ,,; :.
+ ..., =. ,aEs. sM1rn's TROOPS; ,,.+, -, =.
i Gen: Smith had under his command two
divisions of his own corps ana .dlnK @ utvi-'
sion Of negroes. besides the cavalry DIVISION
of Kautz,. Following after the car rhry, the
NEGROES arrived secona 10 on tne oa.tf f raha; ng;
works, along the front OF which the cavalry.
had paEeed some time before. .,.t.,'.: =
=; ''' TIE NEGRoEs- :: -
Gen. links formed bis command in line Of
battle, and advanced upon the rebels, with
DUNCAN commanding lis right and Holman
Lis lett The result -of this charge Was
waited for with great anxiety. The majority
Of the whites expected that the ::colpzed
topiebed everybody by their achievements.
with wild yell, that must certainly. have
struck terror into the hearts OF their foes,
the :,,sod and 5th United States colored reSi-
mcnte, commanded by Colonels Kidder and
Conpor, charged under a: hot fire OF mnsket-
y and artillery over the, rebel ditch and par
apct, and drove the enemy before them, cap.
ttrinni, large brass field piece, aud taking
entire possession Of their works.
, ..-.., TIE FIRST nrpEL LINE -
Was something entirely unexpected, as they
had nothing Of the Kind put.up ut this place
when Gilmore mnde his unsuccessful I'D
vance q few days since. They had evidently
not yet completed the works here. An uu-
finished abatis, composed Of only sixteen
eAai ~ usso, ,sr,sa S.e touAo ~ .'s ~
noA 'no teAeI g.. 49, o.,-a
TUE NEGROES n ins Mohhs. ,.1
When tho negroes 7ouna themselves WIN, WIZ,
In the Works o. Tue enemy no w4fus tI eeM1u pt.a
paint their delent- Numoets o. .,. 1aem h.ss
cd the gun they had captured WIN ex.iava, ~
CANT satlstnct1on, anu isseIasn he anAs.y aa m'a
manliestea 10 sGt 1;:s anSaa anu ua ~ soe tha
mora OF luz 1epel NutAs. u n1dpt r... l. ;1T'
colotea Troops ~er1 % arra nu1 oanwd a,s% non
eo IN tee sa nIsL snats -nn,tSr,hIa "dn;ra. 49,
gtesaleo, m1sn 1oone y. Vnardscr nnd Gnrnnr-
tion. ABOUT SetSctns ~ n,Iuutusun ~" ~
a Nooey, o. ING "a gnisea & ssa.ss S9lu,u
regime1Ns "no aau eai,su .i'a az anlt aI r. w.
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Inc sEoea lolca lau ;,,t,. .en ,"a hn4 T't+is ~
mersi1 feteisou1s m.llaa' anu t,,aih,. ~. Hlt,s
oenot na1 oeen .tth VIZ y. Uua +at
C:n,nS,, en.i5 r5va dn1e IN The 1ost occ,
sion His ~ attempt We found, however, hai
| prepared the enemy. and additional workt
| arA Addffinnnf men were found in DO3ltl0E
between US and the city We coveted. =
haooAs Ao'AN''. >
Immediately oitef t1e ueeIoss hhu eotlntt
position, ana Nere "atl9s ofuets ~ cnaIst
division begun to make its appearance, anc
Ina yery short interval Of time Was In POSI-
lion on their right, and moving forward Il
flank the en emy to turn bis left, While Htnkt
changed his 'front.' Unexpectedly to every
t bodys however, the darkics successfully car
riei Tue rebel position before Brooks veter
ans could interfere, and they were In conse
qucnce not engaged until the grand dght u
the evening. They lost many sIlshtl.
wounded through the day, from the enemy
bullets and from heavy artillery firing, whlcl
they had to snstain while getting into posi-
tion. 1t would require more than q heav.
sheliIng, however, to drive back Brooks, nn'
the en1lsnt soldier held his position, and car
day With his usual systematic GOODNESS.
uARr1sDALE's DIVISION,
xbych had tn fakc another road aftcr cross
inG me nontoon, nnd tins compelled i
nuke circuitons march along the wIndln
Appomattox, was not on the enemJ's from
uniil' near midday.
rnH HLraz foRNEp,
General Smith gradually formed his line {
hattie along die Whole rebel front. and abou
noon 4he -snid dischnreza If Ka',tz,e hon
tier. and tie far oil cheeripr and inperccp
ih1n dIscharees Of his carbiuea, rs thu cavafr
rh.rcaS m foot- showed fIat tlIg eplendl
and successful officer was making desperat
efforts to carry the massive works on hl
front All through the afternoon Brooks, Q
! TANKS, were ekrmishing. with the enemy
but owning to. the formidable character
the rebel works, 1nd the difhcult nature
the ground, It Eas only with the utmost d.