The New York herald., 1864-05-19

neued With Increased intensity The extreme right
Colonel brakes brigade han arrived and the Ono Hun
dred and Twelfth New York Is cnastising tho enemy and
coming 70 the rescue OF Hickman This brave officer Was
reported captured but am happy to say that he was
only missing for time and is now with the remnant d
his valiant command About one third OF hecknan's
force succeeded 10 cutting their by tho assistance
which had now arrived 10 them
OUR ARTILLERY oRDERRD rHE REAR.
Aost OF Burke's artillery was now ordered TO
tho rear, and was parked beyond Palmer's
could sSoOs mt, ~ . s snd ss S os A
THIS fact The explanation OF the disposition OF our can
non. There was lu in the strife Our troops had
changed their positions rendering the advantages hther
TO derived by the enemy the fog useless II was
now about six O'Clock. Tho rattle OF skirmshng still
The enemys artillery Numbered away the exploding
shells compelled us 70 move OFT our ammunition trains
along 10 places OF security others to hospi
tails oy their companions but shells soon began to drop
into some OF these, aud advanced hospital
abandoned, but not until the wounded were removed
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before nine O'Clock and the next movement OF the enemy
was awaited with mpatience.
Believing the battle TO be over now hurried back to
Bermuda Hundreds after having seen and heard enough
10 enable me TO give intelligent description Of t.
subsequently learned that Il removed on General
Gllmore front but the accompanying reports from your
other correspondents with the different corps viii suffice
10 complete tho picture have here tried to present to
the reader Few incidents OF the strife could bo learned
on account Of the impenetrabty OF the fog
OUR FORCES GOOD ORDER.
In tho evening the order tofal back to new position
given by General Butler and his column is in
should DO driven upon him.
While the battle was going on which have above do
scribed an attack made guard in the di
recton OF Petersburg This consisted OF squadrons
OF the First and Second United States coored cavalry
sanger's Qormerly sherman's Battery A. New York
maDd OF Col. Dobbs, OF the Thirteenth Indiana. The
rebels attacked with vc regiments two batteries and
some cavalry Col Dobbs threw out his whole force as
skrmlshers to impress the enemy with the beet tnat
bis force was large
rHE cUSBoArs ENGAGED.
The diminishing but the gunbOatS up tho
appomattox took part In the engagement and compelled
u mss 10 S. nn, r.se OUR os IN sns
was about fifty men. In the battle of the
morning We probably lost two thousand killed,
General Gilmore which occurred subsequently, our loss
was comparatively trhng. perhaps two hundred The
We lost no wagons or other maerteI OF war.
Our gains were the developing Of the enemys strength
in our 'front.' and compelling him to retain large army
in position Of little value in the real struggle.
The engmys Losses estimated at from two thousand
70 four Thousand men three Thousand is probably
the mark. or these six hundred are prisoners
, one r @ q on. u are o
that their frst temporary success was no equivalent o
the sangunary records made upon their col
by army. Among their losses are General Nat
Ransom, who commanded brigade. and several field
ofncers Bushrod Johnson was in the battle with :
brigade OF Tennesseeans One OF bis aids and ono o
/ General Rausom's aids are captured.
l SITUATION.
Our forces have tested the strength OF the enemy IN
their front and can reoccupy their original position when
General Butler considers advisable to resume his
advance. The spirit OF the army Is good as ever
and they still ready and desirous to push forward to
Richmond.
lam indebted 10 Captain Answorth and other gentle
connected with his ONCE the master OF the post at
Bermuda Hundreds, for facilities which enabled me 70
reach the front promptly and be in time for the battle
General Butler cool throughout the entire engage
ment and issued hts orders with the utmost debera tion
and prompsitude, asd indeed this may be added Of a
tho generals present on the occasion.
There many parallels between this battle and the
battle Of 1nkerman, la the Crimsa. The hour, ioI
instance at which the attack was made tho fog. ths
surprise the overwhelming numbers Of the assailants
the sturdy resistance they tho
of beseeers and the ANAL repuse Of the enemy The
there bayonet charges hand TO hand
deeds OF heroism around which obscurity will foreve
| fold her opaque mantle.