Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-27


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FROM THE ARMY Oe THE POTOMAC.
HEADoUARTEEs ARMY OF FHR PoToHAo,1
h, ESQ -a June rs. aC
The attack upol the End Corps on We'd
nesdGy near the Weldon Road did not re
suit as disastrously as at first supposed
The line was formed by B,rfoWs Division
being on the left, Mott in commsnd Of the
centre and Gibbon's on the right
It Was reportei that the 9th Corps would
hsTe UUnneUVsd On inc lett WIN Barlow
but it seeing quite ; gsp was left into
which Hills rebel Corps entered, and be-
fore our men were aware Q it they receiV-
ed Volley from the rear whiea created q
panic in our ranks and caused rspid re.
treat to the woods in the resr Of the Sd
Division. fiesf -sa-'a f'
This left the aauk Of the 81 Division un-
protected, and the enemy taking sdvsnt-
age Of it charged through and fairly into
our pits, ordering the men 10 surrender
The troops left their trenches and fell back
b many Of them were captured and quite
9 nuU1ber Of killed and wounded.
The number Of our loss in prisoners is
reported at 1000, while some make the
figure higher. Oar loss in killed and
VI unded is probably 1900. Some Of our
oEfsers engaged in this fight had just
| Joined their commands after being ex-
J changed, and when surrounded and order
ed to surrender, replied, "neVer, desth
rather than the Libby Prison" sud fight
ing their way out the best they could.
Many Of them succeeded in getting hack
safe to our lines. At 8 A. NJ, charge
WAS made bY the "a corps, and the line Of
works from which they had been forced in
the 2. NJ, was recovered. We lost scsrce-
ly 8 man in this advance ss the rebels
fred too high. A number Of prisoners
taken.. Skirmishing was kept up ell night
along the line, the pickets being st some
points noi so yards apart.
At daylight this morning an advance
Of the entire line was made,
when it was found that che rebels
had taken q nav position some distance
further back, where they had thrown up
strong entrenchments during the night,
which they still hold.
Colonel Biaisdeli, Of the 1lth Msssa-
ohusetts, was killed to day by sharp
shooter while visiting skirmish line.
Lieutenant W. d. Child, 45th Pennsyl'
vsnia, who was 70 have been re inststei
yesterday IS 1st Lieutenant, was shot
dead by q rebel sharfshooter Thursday
evening.
NJ. jIr Hslsey, 11th New Jersey, is miss
ing and supposed 10 be osptured.
The SixIn corps moved toward the rail
road this morning, driving the enemy be
for them, and during the afternoon 1t wal
reported that they were in possession Of
the road, snd arrangements were OF once
made to destroy it. At I've in the after
noon large force Of rebels was seen NOV
ing towards the front as if to resist th'
advance Of the Sixth corps, and an en-
gagement in that direction is expected to
night.
u June 24th, ga. N-nothing but picke
firing took place during last night snd
very little is going on this morning.
General Barlow Was marching rapidly
towards the Weldon Railroad, Gibbons
; following. any 5s1 E =, ..,.--.-f ~.
The trOOIs mOYed in eohslSn By diTis
ion. --..-.-
Major Crowins6sld, Of the 1st Masss
chuseIts cavalry, had 700 mounted mel
of provisional brigade, composed Of de
tschments from all its regiments and com
panies. He fought the rebsls on thr
right Of the plank road long after his am
munition was exhausted, holding with de
terminsd ValOr, whole brigsde Of rebel
. in check. ..s. --. ...4-- ...--s !
? In II meantime the rebels had succeed
= ed in getting between Gibbon and Bsrlow
The we're IS much surprised IS our men
. but being the frat to discover the position
Of affairs they took advantage Of it. Tier
was very little hard fighting, and the,
. were fully prepared for resistance.
The horses we're cut from the batter,
, and the guns spiked. When the line wa
re ormed the rebels came up sgsln AM
we're twice repulssd with dreadful slsugh
ter. The 9th Corps charged the rebel
! driving them some distance and formin
= on the left Of the I'd Corps. Xxx