Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-17
AFTERNOON


ataranps Line Advanced Hair g Mile
pdsoners OaptHred-Our Lines knRsxe 81
Lsft-GsIlanry Of Bnrlowa Driden
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be seen fha. this correspondent,
arknewledee a defeat, has rot the hga@
4 vIetorv in fact, he infinates very
enemy paid very dearly for Their GRTTs
To-day has bean marked By In -
has been no general battle, hut 5s - NsFi
cisut sevsriry % add largely 70 - cneiosed tabiss
snd wounded. -Four thousand men Wlk returas. ehoe
Imam cover our easualues Evegything
been gained BY hard work, aud has co.. 40 ?
A. average advance OF our hne Hou Of the eemms
bsIf : nile, and the capture ef aS4 eonnsrs.s =
nTisoners. form the result Of this days
Tbs formation Of our line OF battle LIVES hInlsnlne'
tion. across The Gaines NIL road, hay1nSsnporss exPsl
ted Yesterday, and full connection esiAbt mnlion for
ne several corps, an early hour this mornf
mon for Al assault on the enemy's worEs 1
Ire line; the principal effort hoWeYsE top trcn q
our left and Sgsinst the rebel Hgnt; our fneresss
sxtsnied from Bsthesds church, on the rgat -.h.
nesr two miles below Cold Hzrsor, on te -
Warren and Burnside on tbs right, NJ q raw q
smith. Qsth corpa) then General Wrig6 m-a
md on he extreme left, General Hancock
CORR was the hrst to open the at.Hck, T4Alest rec
saeopd divisions, under Generals Barlow annF3o- har
beIpg assigned to make the assault, while -
vision was hsld ssressrve. At precisely s.
was AIRED as a signal and both divisions suals rsssioi
az Miles and the fourth brigade, Colonel brooH
formed in two lines, led the assault the former P0en
L s~4r.Ua left. Gibbons diVtatonf On hhaEunSl - iucre
krIeades CT Colonel Smyth, General Tyler and sat
/ NcKeea in the front line, arranged from leit 70 n
/ tHe order in which they ara mentioned SIt
/ yaneinR, General Owens brigade moved ohhqA4ed K
| came 40 on the left of Col Smyth's 30 nat the s6s f.
| eadea went In together. nro,
Thsrs was nearly q nils Of ground to TaYen
rssrhina he f~ntrenehments that were TO be eatf 30
.nd ovsF this our msn advanced As silently a. aseaon
/ Through = part OF the distance they "ers -
from the observation Of the enemy by MoIas o.
l nils. hat In the Immediate front OF the DreesrHlot
ebsTs VAS 4 spacs OF considerable breadth Nhordin /
shelter whatever from the rebel fire. Athe1s.
aneuv WAS on the alert, 6 portion OF barl0Ub o4fA
Snccasded Ia charging ever this space and getting
norsrv possession Of the rebel works Bus the nu
that succeeded in %efeetlng an entrance was n9t ~ q
enough TO retain possession, ana they "ers oOnE-
rbsv hroueh on, however, two hundred snd ffseel
prisoners, including g msior and fourteen NE emeeH
and the hsg of the goth Virginia regiment As are|aE
on Their proWess. Corporsi Ferrenes blgler' coapsH;
d 7th New York heavy aIhNsry n Coienei 3iSS =
regiment to which II belonged was hayonetted IS OIL
lmsn entered the intrenehmsnts. A.bsttsry OF SIX gan
which was behind the brehstWorks Wa captured, %
co1ld not b brought of. Il wss, however, rendere
useless 10 the enemy by the complete rage Of u "hl9
our men obta' ned with their Husksts. They have hei
n tbns under FIRE all Say, the enemy neither daring
atieunt TO use or remove Il Although we found II "
practicable to held the rebel intrenchmenis at5his pom
cur ewn Lies war constructed withia twenty-five yAtu
Tskiax advantage Of The shelter afforded by 3 e7ei
Of land, our men lay down just behind i, and TO
their eonesalmsut kept mp such q eonstant and wei
lined IRE that scarcely q single rebel head could bel
ducsd to lift itSelf shove the shelter OF ths TIC nv
Under cover Of this Ere the l4Sth PsnnsyivsniA rs
ment, Col. Beaver, advanced up almost to the snemJ
line, and under thsir very eyes th they had dared
use those organs to look ouD constructed a substanti'
line Of rife pits, which We have since been ocoupyM
our men have shot down several rebel flags visiel
within their works, and tsuntingy invited the . jon
MES" to pnt up sons more.
Radinaees we're exchanged to-day between the oppo
ing lines almost as freely as bullets, but the speaks
on either side have been obliged 10 lay 10" themseISe
however higa they may pitch their voieeE
On The line Of Gen. Cobhcpes division two comp
nIes. belonging to Owens brigade, ~forgattiag the maxi
that discretion is the better pari Of Yalor' tuAnea ~
ward In asvaEee Of their comrades, and succeeded
entering the enemys intrerchments only TO mad ta@n
selves In the position Of the man who bought the ell
plant. They fOundi 1t Impossible TO get out again, al
were unfortunately made prlsonerG
Col. McKeen, commanding the lst brigade, with abo'
800 men of>hs command. was placed Ia = somswh'
awkward snd unpleasant situation, which the force
/ circumstances compelled them te retslu all day. VI
1 willing 10 ~relfnqush the assault, and thinking only
sueeess, he and ths number Of men stated above, bel
their rrouad after the remainder Of the brigade ha
| fallen back to a better position, and found th5m1elyl
IsoIsted, without ~sufscisnt force 10 advance, and unab'
to retreat without running a gauntlet OF rebel ire whiC
woulS nave lei few escape. Thsy have therefore bee
Obliged 10 remain all day In q recumbsnt position, pr
teeted IRON q Eortle Of the enemy by the muskets
their frisnds IN the rear, WIN in the mea1iime have be-
engaged ia running cut 3 brssstnoEk, under the sesle
Of which they can withdraw. They will get out surin
the night. TIE distance gained by Gibbons division
about half q mile, sad they captured 2oou' iO prlso
The 9th corps, with Rnsssl's division on tbs RICH
Rics ettG on the centar, sud Hells on the left, a
yaneed shortly after tbs advance Of the % corps, Al
gained nearly the same amount Of ground, which III
have held ell day under sn extremely heavy IRE, az
fortified themselves In their new position Rieketi
division Is said to have besn most severely engaged, b.
the sighting was extremely sharp and the easusita
heavy Ia the entire corps.
Ga the right Of the 9th corps, Gen Smithw was engage
with about the same results, and pechsps heSvier lose
The SIst New York regiment, of Marstonis 6rigad
Brooks division, had the front 81 thst brigade Ia maklE
The charge, and suffered terribly. Nearly every one
Of the ~regimsnth either killed Or wounded. Gn. Ma.
ton was struck by 8 fragment Of shell early lie the nor
ing, but remained on the field throughout the day.
The entire corps was sharply engaged, and its loss'
were particularly heavy. The 81 corps, on the extTeH
right, advanced their line to some extent, and exp'
rienced very sharp fighting ia doing so. The 10
in Grfias division alone il stated at about $50 In
loss in The lssh corps through the day must amount {
1860, Is about 1900 wounded have been received 10 th
hospitals of the corps. The casualties IN the ID and Of
esnaot be less than 1000 each, and the entire LOGS Of Il
army viii, I think, not fall short Of the figure nam:
above, viz; 1000 In killed, wounded and missing.
Abouts P. n, the enemy made a charge On our lei
attacking tue portion Of the lino held By Col Smith
and Owens brigade, Of Gibbons division 2l corps, ais
Col UPtons brgade, Of Russel's division, oh corr
Gen. Rs low, who was en- the front Of his line, owe
heard the rebel officers give the order, FIX bayOusis
and i~nEtsntly sent to warn Gen. Gibb0R to be On tb
alert The men were st the moment busily engags
in intrenehlnE, but by the time the enemy eaae {
were perfectly ready to receive him, and repulsed hi
in bandEoms style, with severe Establishment for his I
merity. Since this repulse al has been quist.
Yaskss FiHaEess.
Ths following paragraph from a late Northern journ
accounts for the milk In The eocosput:
NEW YORK, Monday, June 6.-The stock market WI
very dull, but without much fuetustion in prices "a
msagernesa Of the news from the army and the sudit
advance In the premium on gold caused some little fee
ing Of distruEt, sud therefore 3 general unTiiingnets
operate on the part Of both bpysrs and sellers Go
opened At 1854 aud rapidly advanced to 1893, but 81 4
e-cse fell to l93I, and an advance Of a per cent. oV'
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