The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-25
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CHARLES CRY COURT HOUSE, Va, June
1872: M.-But little Of general interest ha'
transpired for week. Our skirmish line
and rife pits were gradually pushed up t.
the enemy's front, and his strength ant
position revealed along the entire line
The fighting was mainly confined to skir.
mishing, with an occasional artillery due
to enliven the monotony of life in the
tren ches, and the casualties Of the week are
Consequently much smaller than for any
corresponding period since We crossed the
But the period for inaction ended day be-
fore yesterday. In the afternoon General
Warren's corps moved from it's position,
one mile in the rear Of Coal Harbor, and
marc he'd south ward. across the Richmond
and York River Railroad, taking the road
to Long Bridge, over the Chickahominy.
! a short portOon Of thirty PAGES in length
was sufficient TO span the main branch OF
the river. An old structure was still in
existence across the muddy arm or branch
of the river beyond the little island IN the
! centre. The troops commenced crossing
about ten o'clock last evening. No enemy
! was in front to oppose our progress, and
the whole corps was soon over and ready
to defend the passage Of the balance Of the
army il necessary.
| A number Of rebel soldiers, left in tri-
! fling rifle pits to observe the approach OF
our army, should the movement be made,
| were surprised and captured at their post.
| Hancock's corps left its ntrenchments
yesterday and followed in the rear Of War
rem. The head of the column began cross
Ing early this morning, and at noon the
whole corps was over. The men Of this
particular command are in fine spirits and
cond 'tiOn, notwithstanding the immense
amount Of work and exposure they have
| been subjected to since the beginning Of
this campaign.
| virgins corps moved at the same time
Hancock's s did, on . parallel road leading
to jones' Bridge, four miles below Long
Bridge, and was nearly, if not entirely,
across at noon. He neither tired gun nor
saw rebel, I believe, on the march or ct
the bridge.
Burnside's corps follows Wright, aud il
on the rightSbank Of the Chickahominy al
daylight to mr. orrow. Smiths corps march
ed to the White House at the same time,
and are embarking on transports to-day.
They are said to be ordered to Bermuda
Hundred again. There is no longer any
reason for concealing that the Army Of the
Potomac is executing another flank move
! ment similar to those that have preceded
| il. These movements have distinguished
this campaign from all others in history,
and it will be the most brilliant, because
the most difficult and dangerous one 0fthe
wR7. The army is also changing its base
OF supplies, and before this reaches your
readers, will be on the James river, occu-
pying the heights Of Malvern Hill and VIZ
City landing, a few miles below.
HEADQUARTERS 18TH ARMY CORPS, /
In THE FIELD, June IA, 1864.
| Again at Bermuda Hundred. After
nearly two weeks Of absence the Eighteenth
Army Corps is once more on the sonth
| bank of the James. Sent to reinforce
Grant, General Smith fought two severe
battles on the rebel line in front of Coal
Harb bOr, and now has returned to the line
of the AppOmattox to accomplish results
! that will probably facilitate the triumphal
entry Of our forces into Richmond.
| For the last three or four days we have
been lying Immediately in front of the en-
envy, and although The endless succession
| Of bullet and shell has not made as large a
vacuum iflucr ranks as it has in the rebel
| caissons and' ammunition wagons, it has
lnevertheless rendered stopparefh front
| Of their work = a matter altogether too warm
| to be either pleasant or agreeable. Beaten
repeatedly In the open field, Lee has found
| it best to resort to holes in the ground, and
| the strongest possible intrenchments that
engineering skill could devise, to stop our
conquering army in the last great and final
onward march to Richmond. Preferring
to overcome the enemy rather by military
science than by the waste Of life, Grant has
turned aside from their breastworks, and
by moving towards the James obtains q
position Favorable for supplies and admir-
ably situated for obtaining support from
the navy. sa
Early day before yesterday orders were
| received from army headquarters, for the
/ 18th corps to move to White House and
| take transports for the James River. Al
though we had lest heavily in the last bat
ties, yet owing 70 the reinforcements re-
ceived, as many men embarked as Gen.
Smith had brought with him.
| At night the last Of the column had lef!
| the trenches in front Of the enemy, and
moving through roads at least foot deeE
with dust pushed for the White House.
Orders had been given to have the road en-
tirely cleared for US; but owing to the i'm.
mense number OF teams, carrying every
conceivable article of baggage for every
corps in the army, the men were greatly
retarded in their progress, and did moi
reach the White House until early yester.
day morning. Here everything was found
in the usual condition, not the slightest ev-
idence of an intended change Of base being
observable, with the exception OF the rail.
read ties exposing their uncovered wood
devoid of rails. Crowds of hospital tents
numerous detachments Of troops and
countless baggage wagons dotted the plain
| and the appearance af the 18th army corps
and the arrival of the news that the army
was changing its base created an excite
ment and a turmoil almost indescribable
Panic stricken suffers proceeded TO strik,
tents without delay, while the moro know
ing ones, with m unbroken confidence il
\ Grant, still kept open house, and largel,
increased their personal property by sup
plying the ravenously hungry commandO o
Bsldy Smith with can-meats and stronl
cheese ay ta Hs9I
White House to-day il probably vii
derness. Il Nature without Q doubt agail
reigns supreme, and the vast multitude o
men and enormous accumulation Of sup
plies that cover the ground on whicl
Washington was married, have disap
peared with a. 'celerity that would astonisl
even a enploye Of Adams express.
i JUNE 1A-l2:30 r. N.-At half past tWelv
O'Clock to-day Lieut.. Gen. Grant, accom-
panied BY Gen. Rawlins, his chief Of stan
and several other officers, arrived . Gen
| Buffers headquarters. den. Grant rod
rapidly mp 70 the horserail, dismountsd
and leaving his horse . the care Of an o.
deEly, advanced 70 Gen. Buffers TENT
GEN. Butler, however, had seen him ap
preaching and met him few yards awa,
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