The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1864-06-08
WAsaINaroN, June 90 40 IS n.

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Z dispatch from Gen. Grant, dated this
morning st bethesday Church, at teycn
o'clock, has just been received.
1t states that Yesterday afternoon. an at.
tack was ordered on our left, At Cold Harbor,
BY tho 9th Corps. the troops under Smith
Warrior. Burnside. ana Hancock, being held
in readiness 10 advance in their respective
fronts. The attack was made with spirit.
about 8 r. n, continuing till after dark,
and resulting in our carrying the enemy's
works on tho right Of the 9Th Corps, where
We still: hold them, and also tho first line 10
front Of Smith. The later, however. was
commanded in tho rear, which made those
carried untenable =
The enemy made repeated assaults on
the corps not engaged N the main assault
but where repulsed with loss in every in.
stance. Several hundred prisoners were
taken. but We cannot say what number nor
establish either our or the encmv's- casual.
ties .'".. -.-@'.'
During tho night the enemy made scver.,
assaults TO regain what they had lost, but
No dispatches from any other> quarter
have eached tho Department to day.
j(s;g"ed) EN-. sTANrox. -
~ >:reta!y Of War.
INV Yonk, June 3.
mo 1T'pr,'s says letter from Peasa..
1o,a' says that information was brought the
AH:n'ral en- che 2lst ult, that the Rebel
Ms" tennessee. was in Mobile Bay, steam
,.ng about pine milas per hour.
The Herald Mexican Correspondence
says the Juarez Government has been Der.
'ect'y established at Monterey. Liberals
were there 4 600 strong, and were prepar
ing to march on, Potosie. The French and
lmperia'ists had been completely routed,
There was great enthuiasm for the Nation.
al cause.
WAR DEPARTMENT., }
I Washington, June 8, -lO:l5 P. M.{
TO Maj. Gen: Dix.
] A dispatch dated yesterday at 7 80 p. m
has this evening been received from Gen
Sherman. He reports that on Wednesday
tho LIST, Mcpherson moved up from Dallas
10 point in front o: the enemy at New
Hope Church. On Thursday, June End
Schof1eld and Hooker having been shifted tc
the extreme loft pushed forward towards
Marietta at the same time thst Stonemans
and Garrards cavalry were sent to Altoona.
The positions OF these movements. tho dis
patch says have secured the Pass Which
was considered formidable one.
Movements are reported by thu disyatcl,
as in progress, which are not prope, for pub
LEGATION.
Nothing has been heard from Gran,
since his dispatch da:ed at o'clock yester
day morning. Telesraphic com : unication
has been delaye ,.v a violent storm OF. the
Peninsula Yesterday evening a.d Fast night
and 'anDot 10 ro-cstablished before some
time tomorrow.
(Signedl f. N. STANTON.
! WAsH,SoroN Jnne 3.
i A dispatch from the army Of the Poto
mac dated O'Clock, Tuesday P. M. says
Geu, Birneys division. advanced against the
breast work held by Breckinridge's corps
on the south SHE q Ta,opotomy Creek. on
high c,ninence, very strong position, and
ono which might have been easily against q
superior force. The enemy after firing 4
round or two seaine determination totake
tho place, evacuated and retrsated to the
woods.
! Our loss Was about twenty. frye. We
to Breckinridge's command. some Of whom
said they were in the Valley in the fight
with Gen. Sigel, but did not have to fgh,
as stubbronly as they did here.
! IN attempt made 10 turn our len last
night. and the attempt to cut US off from
the White House, our new base OF supple,
was defeated with considerable loss on DO tn
side. ~
! The steamer Keyport arrived this P. Il.
having left White House At noon yesterday
Parties who came upon her state that they
heard heavy cannonading there wher
they left. indicating that an engagement va,
in progress. oavalrynan who came ir
from the front to the White House, repor
ted tn the SIKH corps was engaged, hav :
ing brought in on by rapid and sudder
movement rom the left to right.
Several regiments Of negro troops, doubt.
less portion Of Buffers forces, were being
landed at Whitehouss when the KNypor,
left.
A letter from the Army Of The Pc tonac,
dated Tuesday night, says the day before
the 9th Corps advrnced from HAYES Store,
toward Bethesady Church, and drove the
enemy about two miles.
At sunset. while our men were engaged
m digg'ng rife pits, Rhodes and Early's
Division made all attack on WarreD's right
flank causing him t. fall back from his first
lines. The enemy then advanced and
charged the 2l lines. kitchings rrjgade 81
heavy artillery was posted there and open
ed heavy fire in conjunction with the tat.
teries on both sides, which nearlyt cmolisbed
the rebel column Of attack. TIE Enemy
fell back in terrible disorder and left their
dead and wounded bedind them.
The midas Expeditions.
The Pioneer says that Col. McLarsn. q