The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-08-25
Another Severe Battle.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAc.
Aug. 2.-Erly this uornlnc the epe;nv
made vigoronS attack on tho 9Th corps on
The left of Weldon. They were partially
successful Friday. hut to-day they me,
with a different reception. Our line was
hrmed about the slme time as it was on
that day. the first division being on the OK
IRENE left connecting with cavalry which
covered the Railroad towards Reams Sta.
lion. The Cd Division was next, Cutters
4th division was across the Railroad and
The 50 division, Crawfords, right joining
with the 9Th corps, which connected the
right with the left near Jerusalem plank
road During Saturday our mon had
strengthened the breastworks which thew
had temporarily erected. besides throwing
up others. Early this morning very heavy
cannonading was opened by the enemy
from their works further down towards Pc.
tersburg, and our guns replied very briskIy.
neither party however doing particular
damage. About z "a. m force of the en- !.
envy were being moved as if TO attack The
9Th COPS, but a few well directed shells
sent them ont of sight Shortly af er a
column Of rebels emerged from the woods
on the left Of the Railroad and formino in
Inc. charged on what they thought our
LETT flank. but which proved to be the left
Of Ger. Avres font The rehe,s advanced
IN f1ne style and with the utmost confidence,
evidently thinking tn, work before them
easy, but what was their surprise on dis.
covering second line behind and extend
ing 20 the left of the first, from which a
row Of bavonets glistened, with battery
on their left and one on the right pouring a
IRE into their ranks. every discharge caus.
ing large vacancies in their lines.
AS soon as they discovered the critical,
position in which they were placed, the en-.
tire command made signs to indicate their
willingness to surrender. and the order To
cease hr'ng passed along tho breastworks
but as soon as they discovered this, a LARGE
portion 1t them broke and started for the
woods, the remainder coming in and sur
rendering. Our batteries sent several mes
GERS after the remaining party, many of
whom fell
The troops who rade this charge con
sisted nf the rebel divisions of Hooke and
Bushrod Johnson. of Gen. HIS CORPS. and
we're principally South Carollnlans and
Mississippians.
Among the prisoners are one Colonel
three Lieutenant Colonies, and thirty-se seven
Captains and Lieutenants.
Our loss in killed and wounded is ahout
loo. while nearly 100 were taken prisoners
The rebel loss IS believed to BE- at least 300
or 900 killed and wounded. The number
of rebel prisoners taken is about as. about
20 OF whom are wounded and in the bosp
tails. 81 g@cc
Gen. Hazard commanded the sssaulinr
column, and was shot nv Capt. Dary. Of
Gen Cutters staff Gen. Hazard was
seen to fall from his horse. and is be;iev ed
to be killed. Ills body lies between the
lines. and is covered by sharpshooters from
both sides, so that neither can get posses
sion of 1t. Prisoners also report him killed.
We took 5 sets of colors, and some say
more. The Sd Delaware took Q and the
76'b New York one; three of the colors are
entirely new, while the others are muc,
dliapidated. 10 the fight ola Friday our
loss in pri onerS is believed to be larger
than he,el fore reported. The 90lh Pa.
was more than half taken, as was the case
in tact with all the regiments OF tie brigade
The l04th N. Y. lost every officer on the
field. and can muster but comparatively