The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-09-02
War News.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9

tho First and Second Divisions Of the Sec
ond Corps and Hills aud Longstreei',
I Corps. isg Ht.rr... All. .r"
The Second Division was marching down
tho track to tho position about three miles
below the station, from which the First Di.
vision was Withdrawn on Wednesday night
whore tbey were attacked DDder a strong
force under the rebel General Anderson.
They retroated until tn cir rigb, connect.
cd with b4tho FIRST Division, which, under
General Miles, occupied tho entreuch men Is
in front and around the station. au.sa
Our line was q crescen,--the right fsnk
being nearly at right angles with tho rail.
road, the center little beyond and nearly
parallel with 10, aud tho loft recrossing and
rcceding from it. ..tr... $4,000.
Two rgiments belonging to the First Brig
adc, Tweutieth Division, wero posted ou;-
side the works. upon tho oxtreme right, to
take any returning party from that direc.
lion in the flank and rear. .. .,. ..l.
-Four assaults were made upon our posi-
tiOD--'ho frs directly upon our front -
This charge, as also the next two. in which
the enemy threw themsoivs upon our more
extreme right. was repulsed with fearful
slaughter OF rebels. ,.aUI. 5..aa.
The fourth assault was one of tho most
desperate struggles of tho war. Tho rnassed
troops 0f the enemy we're thrown with wild
i'm petuosity upon our extreme right. while
a vigorous attack was made simultaneously
upoc our loft, Hardly shot was fired by
thu enemy. who were instructed to reserve
their fire ill they reached our outer works
The two regiments on the outside Of the
works at the right were driven wildly back.
but otherwise our line did not move. We
poured dcatb dealing fire Of musketry and
artillery into their ranks. and tboir repulse
again seemed certain. Forward, however,
ihcy came, driven by reckless frenzy to
tho very front of our eDtrepchments, but
somo few recruits upon the right center be-
came panic strcked and fed, and before
Genera, Miles couId I'LL the gap with reserve
troops. the enomy were within our works,
A brisk hand TO hand epoounter ensued -
The cnemy, in overwhelming masses. crowd
ed in, aud our mon were forced to retire.
In attempting to get away Clsik's Bat
terry on our loft. the horses we're all shot,
bus mon. enough we're left TO work the guns
The 4 h New York heavy artillery, act.
ing as Infantry, rallied around tho guns, and
turned them upon the enemy almost 10
their teoth. i,fF ,s's.wa' l-r - lsttt7 e.
Seventeen f,the officers. with u grea,
portion Of the command. we're w0unded or
go, NJ 80. Ho'"'s e'S'"' ~ P''''"N'o"'
Our whole iiue fell back afterwards into
sbclter of the woods. Reforming and nny.
ing up the railrond, and across IL. our men
began to pour fro into tho flank and rear
Of tho enemy. who occupied The works up
o" me right OF the track
After q sharp contest the rebels we're
bsh;nd on,rsncnmsn, p Usr.,'.,, ".u w;,h '"be ,ho
road Alter da,I our ,rpons onie,Iv Win. m.
drew. 80 80
Our loss IL probsbtv not over one ,hou.
sand and eieh, pieces Of artillery. The
rebel loss was fearful. l, 10 reck oned by
many good judges at 4 900. Their gain Ia
nothing. ns the abandondment Of iheir po-
sitlon was unirnportapt. except to proven,
the OBSTRUCTION" OF the railroad. which had
a'reaay oeen acoo%pnsnao. IN -.
,ba ,shs, NJ" U apmv AUG" ''''o's WI" '"n''"A'e
The snjrit 81 onr nrmv i. n nnn;mn.;rsd.-
Our position on the lof,'is secure
We are having heavy rsin while write,
midnight as .-y s a-r.s'f .'jd- ~
[.r... alrly4 WARRINGTON. Aug. 81.
= bO soio"i"S NV -utSphbCuCe
from Generals Grant, Meade and Hsn-
cock: ,. - D., ..,..,.,,....t .... O..
SECOND CORPS, Aug. s7.
For General Humphrys:--The attack
about $50 r. NJ was probably intended
70 be simultaneous BY Wilcox on my CEN
ire. and Heath on the left. The enemy
formed in woods. placed their artillery in
position and opened a. heavy cannonade,
lasting about fifteen minutes. and then as.
saul,ed Miles force, He resisted tena-
ciously, but the enemy, broke his left.
Some oi Gibbons troops were hurried
over to repair damages, and the enemy
only gained slight foo'hold. They soon
attempted. my extreme LETT and drove
e'ooSns, DIVISION from h,s lines. Ills
men naa oeeu nucn wear'ea 10 Iusn'ng
over 70 zen. M'es ano oack during re-
PeaNI assau''s' uen' o'ooons succeed
co ~ forming sucng "ne, ana 'he enc
my. however pressing on w"n great en-,
'husiasm' were cnecSed oy dismounied
eaVairy unaer Gregg: wh'ch ne handled
handsomely. Zen. Miles regained most
OF ms en,rehchmen's' distinguishing him
se''' Al ne mao 10 WORK WIN were such
smn. Pafues as coula DC rsl6ed oy MS