Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-20


tbosa gups thew carry 81 miles, That they certainly
raecb every part Of the city, He says he deplores
,bjs fact but the people Of Charleston In less than two
months from the time he speaking, would realize 1t
10 their cost What do you think Of him'
From the Petersburg Express of Saturday.
MORE HEAVY FIGHTING-THE ENEMY REFUSED
IN PRINCE GE0RGE AND DRIVEN IN OHESTF n
FIELD CASUALTIES IN VARIOUS COMMANDS
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Yesterdays operations were again inaugurated by
heavy firing and this time the roar OF the cannon ana
the rattle Of musketry from both sides tue rVer'
In Chesterfield the enemy had presumed upon teu-
porary evacuation of our breasworkp, Thursdav, TO
move up towards the railroad, but, yesterday morning
early Kershaw end Pickett opened briskly and soon
drove him back his original position and reoccupied
all cur old hnes The enemy, We hear did not CHER
very stout resistance but the result would have been
the same for We had the men, and those men had the
vim 10 whip four times their numbers.
In Prince George the enemy showed bis same back
erng for the position known as Battery No. l6 and Vi
ciuisy which covers the Bsxter road About half
three o'clock the moon had sunk behind the
horizon he app AIRED in great force, aud by creeping
St, athy through the thick underground got within 20
or 80 yards OF our breastWorks before he was dis
covered.
la four lines of battle they rushed forward, and,
finding Our men somewhat unprepared esped over the
breastworks, and demanded a surrender On they
hand to hand hghs eSsued. A small gap having been
left on the right large number of the enemy quickly
ayaied themselves of this advantage, and our men,
fuding themselves ADked, retreated in some disorder
Gen. BushrOd Johrson5 old brigade sustained the chief
force of this assault and lost more heavily than any
o,her The entire lots, however, We hear, from killed
wounded and missing, will not aggregate over 100.
port on of our line this vicinity vas held by the 26h
Vrania Wss's briga ie but the attack here was hand
souely repulsed We regret to hear that Colonel Il
Page, of the 26gh commanding Brigade, was MORALLY
wounded in this assault he was brought to the eiy'
bu. died 10 the cOure Of hour two after reaching
the hospital. Several Other officers wounded.
Our men fell back TO a second line OF voiks, but a
short distance in rear OF the FIRST which had been has
tily constructed.
In this assault We regret TO bear that the batter Of
the Macon (Gs Light Artillery was caktured IL CON
sisted of four IL FOUNDER Napoleon HoWitzers. The
men Of this battery fought with unsurpassed bravery,
and only abandoned their guns after losing Il horses
which rendered the saving OF their guns simply On i'm
possibility.
Along other portions Of the lines there was heavy
skirmishng yesterday, AID occasional cannonadmg un-
ill O. ~. when an effort made to carry Battery
No H. in close proximity TO l6 aud all important TO
successful occupation Of the Baker road. The enemy
appros ched in three lines of battle, bat met with such
determined opposition. that after two or three attempts,
they abandoned the effort
ANOTHER RRPULsE.
Ala oc'ock, the enemy charged our works on the
hill near New Market Race Course; but were sgnaly
rspused. participant in this fight informs US thst
the en.my lost heavily in this charge, leaving many
dead and wounded in 'front.' Unless recovered last
night the bodies lie there STILL the two lines OF breast.
works being TOO near fer either party 10 come cut lest
they fall by the hands Of sharp hooters.
rEK FIGHT RENKwED-Tr BECOMES GENERAL-TERRIFIc
o.NSoNlDSa AID MUsKkTaY FIXING THE KSIMY
REPULsED
There vas row quite cessation OF hcstilities, unit
six o'clock when heavy csnnonsdng again CONNER ced,
the Of the guns roaring through the city,
and jaring The windows OF every house.
As night approached, the cannon firing grew more
incessant aud the rattle Of musketry which was con-
tinuous, was distinctly audible to every ear
The fight, We learn, commenced on our right near
teries H. 49, 10 and 90 At Colonel AvsIys iarm but
gradually extended around TO our extreme LEFT, aud by
dark the engagement was general along the whole line,
a distance of about FIVE miles
As the contestants in the vicinity oil the New Market
Race Course became engaged, tie booming OF the can
non aud the popping Of musketry fell upon our people
with dstinctiVeness which aroused the entire city TO
the highest FITCH OF x,itemen and every street and
aley and all the surrounding hills crowded With
people listening with btesthless anxiety 10 hear the re-
suit The moon was high in the heavens and shone with
unuual brilancy and the flashes Of the big guns aud
the bazeof maskeny could be seen from the Batd old
Church and Boiling Hills with great distinc!ness.
during this time from The Of the sound, msny
became impressed with the idea that the invaders OF our
soil we're getog the advantage OF our troops, but oil
OF sudden there one universal blaze OF muskery
along the entire length of ne and then fell upon
the cars of the listening altitude, shout from the
th,oats of our brave boys which slow to in
terpret 1t the shout OF vctorY-a glad aud well
come sound to the fAhers mothers and daughters Of
this city Courers soon arrived, announcing the glad
tdnga that We had repused the enemy along the entire
~ IL. A.at. l,l1 aNaa all Aauu
Yesterday Never we're people m)re relieved than
ours and many venerable matron and fair daughter,
want profuse tears Of gratitude. Twas now 10 mDu es
TO 10 o'clock and the firing gradually tlickened until
III o'clock when il ia almost entirely ceased. About
IL o'clock there was renewal OF the musketry ling
and few discharges of cannon, but 1t old not les:
more than fifteen minutss. As now write, at IL
o'clock the firing has entirely ceased with the excep-
ton Of that 32pounder Bskey gun which the Yankees
fred during all OF Thursday night at intervals OF five
minu'es..
We have been unable to obtain any details or very
little reliable intelligence but parties who participated
inform US that Hckes division stood like wall OF ada
mlni never Ieoedng an incl from their petition. In
front of their breastworks all accounts agrGe taat the
slaughter of the elemy fearful and an ordnance
officer who came 10 for ammunition, informs US that he
has been present all the great ba ties Of Lees army
but that no has never witnessed greater mortality IN the
ranks OF the enemy.
o. the right occupied by a portion OF Bushrod
Johnston division, hear that the enemy came up in
seven lns OF battle, and great was the pressure OF
wheimng numbers that there was temporary wav
ering among our men, who upon the first shock gave
way They were eooa rallied, however, our lines re-
stored aud the enemy made to pay feafny for their
temporary success.
PRISONERS CAPTURED -
We understand Il at we took many prisoners but the
exao. number cannot DO asoertained. AT ii O'Clock
batch of ninety was brought in and at IL o'clock 100
additional IRE being registered by friend Lsmone,
Provost HAYES efficient clerk Others, We ear1, are
behind.
CAsUALTIKS.
We heard Of several casualues our side, which,
from the severity of the battle, 10 have been ex-
peOted. We are unable to announce the name OF but
one with certainty and with him convfrsed Colonel
Tabb, of the s9sh Virginia, Wses Brigade, shot
through the thigh While ga llnty cheering his men
W. 20 afat, that only hnah Honnd md